Articles by Date : 16 July 2007 - 19 July 2007
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- DKV launches Service Package for French Toll System
DKV Euro Service is launching a service package for the new French toll system TIS PL, which has been in place since January. more
(19 July 2007 00:00) - Driver death in bridge bash
A truck driver who died when his vehicle collided with a bridge over the M1 last week has been named as Mark Anthony Gibbins. more
(19 July 2007 00:00) - 65 jobs go as Ramage buys UFD out of administration
After collapsing into administration, one United Freight Distribution depot shuts with the loss of 65 jobs; the rest of the company is bought by.... more
(19 July 2007 00:00) - London event promotes green driving
The 2007 Capital Arrive 'N' Drive, sponsored by Transport for London, is being held to encourage fuel-efficient driving by providing green driving.... more
(19 July 2007 00:00) - Binotto builds plant to keep up with demand
Italian tipper hydraulics company Binotto has built a plant in Stanghella, Padova, Italy, to increase production to keep up with growing market.... more
(19 July 2007 00:00) - Asda to implement Isotrack
Asda is to implement Isotrak's transport management system with the aims of significantly reducing its carbon footprint, improving service quality.... more
(19 July 2007 00:00) - Hijackers get away with truck load of brandy
Police are looking for witnesses after a truck was hijacked from a lay-by on the A34 near Didcot, Oxfordshire, in the early hours of Thursday 12.... more
(19 July 2007 00:00) - Trucks ran without O-licence
A Tonbridge, KENT-based operator failed in its bid for a 12-vehicle/two-trailer licence after an inquiry heard it had illegally operated vehicles.... more
(19 July 2007 00:00) - Operating centre change refused
An operator has been refused permission to change the operating centre of its one-vehicle restricted licence on environmental and road safety grounds. more
(19 July 2007 00:00) - Owner-driver warned over brake safety
A Merseyside owner-driver escaped with a formal warning after admitting several offences including operating without an O-licence and failing to have.... more
(19 July 2007 00:00) - Drivers' viewing behaviour is cause of accidents
LGVs turning left can be a huge danger to cyclists. Dylan Gray looks at a German study which says the mirrors aren't to blame. more
(19 July 2007 00:00) - HGV Licence Entitlements
As an HGV driver can I drive a bus or coach? more
(18 July 2007 00:00) - Working Time Directive Exemptions
Is there any way a company can buy exemption from the Working Time Directive or offer employees bonuses to waive their rights to be covered by the.... more
(18 July 2007 00:00) - About Bonneted Trucks
Why do Aussies and Yanks use predominantly bonneted trucks? more
(18 July 2007 00:00) - Nightfreight CEO resigns
Steve Allen, CEO of delivery service Nightfreight, has resigned with immediate effect to pursue other interests. more
(18 July 2007 00:00) - T&P awaits licence checks
Tachograph checks by VOSA will determine whether T&P Logistics will retain its licence. more
(18 July 2007 00:00) - 28 days for digitach data downloads
The Department for Transport (DfT) is proposing a maximum downloading time on digital tachograph driver cards of 28 days. more
(18 July 2007 00:00) - Heaps changes depot rules
South Eastern and Metropolitan deputy traffic commissioner Christopher Heaps has varied operation conditions at two depots in Wyke and Guildford run.... more
(18 July 2007 00:00) - Wincanton runs diesel/bio-fuel mix on 750 trucks
Logistics giant Wincanton has revealed it is trialling 750 vehicles running on a 50:50 standard diesel to bio-fuel mix. more
(18 July 2007 00:00) - On-board AdBlue check
Tracerco, a company working in collaboration with catalyst maker Johnson Matthey, has developed a novel technique for verifying the quality of AdBlue.... more
(18 July 2007 00:00) - High regrooving rate cuts Nuttall tyre costs
Rochdale-based James Nuttall (Transport) claims to have recorded one of the highest tyre regrooving rates of any UK haulier, with consequent.... more
(18 July 2007 00:00) - ATS and BOC tackle wheel loss problem
ATS Euromaster and BOC have joined forces in an attempt to reduce the risk of wheel loss across the company's 950-strong truck fleet. more
(18 July 2007 00:00) - Daily to dig up roads
Ten new Iveco Daily vans are being put into service by Gallagher the Manchester-based public utilities company, which undertakes road surface.... more
(18 July 2007 00:00) - Davies Turner starts Bristol hub expansion
Davies Turner has begun work on a multi-million pound expansion of its existing freight and logistics hub at Bristol. more
(18 July 2007 00:00) - TNT - thats entertainment
TNT has launched a new division to become the market leader in the UK's growing multimedia distribution sector. more
(18 July 2007 00:00) - Derailed freight wagons difficult to recover
Clean up operation creates a challenge after freight train derailment in Cambridgeshire. more
(18 July 2007 00:00) - New member joins Palletline
Uttoxeter-based Professional Handling Withcare has joined Palletline. more
(18 July 2007 00:00) - Empty running still a problem for food deliveries
DfT figures show that different stages of the food supply chain face different issues. Research into the transport issues surrounding the delivery of.... more
(18 July 2007 00:00) - Tilbury gets new ro-ro ferry
P&O Ferries has commenced a roll-on roll-off service between the Port of Tilbury and Zeebrugge in Belgium. more
(18 July 2007 00:00) - TfL's list of Euro 1/2 trucks that comply with LEZ
Transport for London has ended weeks of speculation and confusion by publishing a list of all the Euro 1 and 2-engined trucks which should comply.... more
(18 July 2007 00:00) - Ramage buys UFD out of administration
Ramage Group has bought rival Scottish haulier UFD Group out of administration for in excess of £40m. more
(17 July 2007 00:00) - Renault goes for air freight
Sixteen new Renault trucks with two-pedal control have been put on the road by Heathrow-based Plane Handling for air cargo collection and delivery.... more
(17 July 2007 00:00) - WVC adds five Volkswagen Crafter vans to its fleet
WVC Self Drive Hire, with six rental locations to the south and west of London, has added five Volkswagen Crafter refrigerated panel vans to its.... more
(17 July 2007 00:00) - London CCC may close
A lack of interest from the building industry may force London's pioneering Construction Consolidation Centre (CCC) to close, according to one of the.... more
(17 July 2007 00:00) - Eastern demand causing trailer shortage
Growth in the trailer market in Eastern Europe has resulted in a shortage of axles in the West, according to UK consulting group CLEAR. more
(17 July 2007 00:00) - Clearstone bought out of administration by RCapital
Clearstone, an LGV training and recruitment agency involved in a high-profile government scheme to tackle the lack of women in transport, has been.... more
(17 July 2007 00:00) - Internet shopping boom fuels rise in CO2
The boom in internet shopping and subsequent increase in commercial vehicles delivering to home addresses is fuelling an overall rise in carbon.... more
(17 July 2007 00:00) - LDV builds first ambulances at Birmingham factory
Central London based M&L Ambulance Service has ordered 50 LDV Maxus ambulances from Ashford dealer Channel Commercials. more
(17 July 2007 00:00) - No EU cash yet for East Anglian plans
Local authorities in East Anglia demanding European funding to help shift freight movements from road to rail are premature, according to the.... more
(17 July 2007 00:00) - Councils get more powers to control roadworks
The government is to give local councils more powers to co-ordinate roadworks in an effort to minimise the disruption of the road network. more
(17 July 2007 00:00) - Driver awarded £28k for unfair dismissal
Driver awarded £28,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal after an operator asked him to ignore driver's hours legislation. more
(17 July 2007 00:00) - Inverview: Frank Heinrich-Jones of FHJ Services
In the 1980s, says Frank Heinrich-Jones, truck crime hardly appeared on the radar. It went on, of course, but the authorities only began to take it.... more
(17 July 2007 00:00) - Bartrum wins Scania prize draw at MT awards
Robert Bartrum, Director of Bartrums Road Services of Norfolk was the winner of the prize draw at the Motor Transport awards. more
(16 July 2007 00:00) - Montracon launches drop nose trailers
Montracon has launched a 'drop nose', wind-cheating, double-deck curtainsider. more
(16 July 2007 00:00) - TruckPol vehicle to highlight theft hotspots
Truckpol has bought a vehicle to be made available to police forces around the country to highlight areas that are known hotspots for truck thefts. more
(16 July 2007 00:00) - 582 jobs at risk at Morrisons distribution centre
The closure of a Morrisons distribution centre in Tamworth next month will see 582 workers either being made redundant or moving to another site,.... more
(16 July 2007 00:00) - Hutchinson buys two Volvo FH16s
Quarry equipment specialist Hutchinson Engineering Services has taken delivery of two Volvo FH16-660 trucks. more
(16 July 2007 00:00) - Plane Handling buys 16 Renault Trucks
Airline handler Plane Handling has taken delivery of 10 Euro-2 Renault Premium 450.18 4x2 tractor units and six Euro-4 Renault Midlum 240.18 rigids.... more
(16 July 2007 00:00) - RAC to run Renault Trucks training
The RAC is to take over the administration of Renault Trucks' Advanced Apprenticeship Options programme following a three-way pitch that included.... more
(16 July 2007 00:00) - Islington goes electric with Modec
Islington Borough Council has introduced a pure electric Modec vehicle to its fleet. Modec vehicles have zero emissions and battery power. more
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