Articles by Date : 03 August 2009 - 05 August 2009
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- MiX launches telematics for small hauliers
MiX Telematics has launched FM-Protector , an affordable telematics system aimed at small hauliers. more
(05 August 2009 15:25) - Motor Fuel applies to open Cornish truckstop
Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has applied to open a 27-place truckstop. more
(05 August 2009 15:14) - GlobalLive customers pay up
Causeway says the majority of former GlobalLive customers are paying the controversial extra charges it has introduced for them to continue to use.... more
(05 August 2009 14:30) - Home Delivery Network wins Sainsbury's contract
Sainsbury's has appointed Home Delivery Network Limited (HDNL) to handle the transportation for its new online non-food business. more
(05 August 2009 14:01) - Motor Transport gets a new editor
MT has a new editor, Steve Hobson, who joins the publication this week. more
(05 August 2009 11:14) - Meachers Group to bring all divisions under one brand name
Southampton-based Meachers Group Holdings is changing its name to reflect the range of services it offers. more
(05 August 2009 09:28) - Iveco calls on EU to revise Euro standards
Guiliano Giovannini, sales and marketing product director at Iveco , says the EU needs to rethink what it is trying to achieve with its Euro.... more
(05 August 2009 09:28) - TDG saves costs via rentals
TDG is increasingly turning to rental vehicles as a way to manage costs and ensure maximum fleet efficiency. more
(05 August 2009 09:28) - Welsh hauliers demand toll reduction
Wales has been branded a "second-class relative of England" by hauliers fed up with the huge costs they are forced to shell out to cross the River.... more
(05 August 2009 09:28) - Norbert Dentressangle saved Salvesen’s future
Christian Salvesen was a business that would have been in "severe jeopardy" had it not been taken over by French firm Norbert Dentressangle (ND) in.... more
(05 August 2009 09:28) - Technology is key to keeping up with big boys
Technology provider Isotrak believes that truck operators of all sizes will increasingly be forced to use telematics if they want to be able to keep.... more
(05 August 2009 09:28) - New FTA president outlines his goals
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is preparing for a change of government as part of meeting the goals set by new president, Stewart Oades. more
(05 August 2009 09:28) - Lafarge holds safety events
Lafarge Cement UK's logistics team held a range of events throughout the UK as part of the Lafarge Group's global Health & Safety Month, which takes.... more
(05 August 2009 09:28) - VOSA faces further ATF scrutiny
VOSA's plan to switch 85% of annual tests to privately run Authorised Testing Facilities (ATFs) by 2013 is facing further scrutiny after draft ATF.... more
(05 August 2009 09:28) - Former Boalloy Fastruck Bodies staff 'out of pocket'
Staff made redundant from Boalloy Fastruck Bodies, the firm bought by transport icon Edward Stobart, claim they have been left thousands of pounds.... more
(05 August 2009 00:00) - Ceva wins home delivery contract with furniture-maker
Ceva Logistics has signed a deal to manage home delivery services for North Wales-based Westbridge Furniture Designs. more
(04 August 2009 16:45) - Driver gets seven years for smuggling drugs
A British lorry driver has been jailed for seven years for smuggling £89,000 worth of cocaine into the UK. more
(04 August 2009 16:45) - Kögel files for insolvency
German trailer giant Kögel has filed for insolvency, citing "drastic market distortions in the logistics industry". more
(04 August 2009 16:42) - Stobart and DB Schenker in chilled rail and road link-up
Stobart Rail , part of the Stobart Group, and DB Schenker Raul (UK) plan to run temperatire-controlled intermodal services. more
(04 August 2009 13:40) - CitySprint buys Jaguar Couriers
Courier group CitySprint has acquired Telford, Shropshire-based Jaguar Couriers for an undisclosed sum. more
(04 August 2009 10:41) - Fight crime with a sat-nav mat
A new satellite-navigation mat is being billed by its manufacturer as the latest "crime-fighting device". more
(04 August 2009 10:30) - Wincanton opens Berkshire container hub
Container specialist and general haulier Wincanton has expanded its container business by opening a new, off-quay container hub. more
(04 August 2009 09:00) - Volvo Trucks launches next-generation ESP
Volvo Trucks has launched the next generation of its electronic stability program (ESP). more
(03 August 2009 16:47) - Carrier Transicold revamps Foretrack system
Carrier Transicold has updated its Foretrack satellite tracking and fleet management system. more
(03 August 2009 16:47) - Roho launches Airhawk truck seat cushion
The Roho Group has introduced a seat cushion specifically for trucks, which it says "will eliminate the discomfort... more
(03 August 2009 16:31) - Avery Weigh-Tronix launches mobile service network
Avery Weigh-Tronix has launched a nationwide service network for its onboard weighing systems. more
(03 August 2009 16:01) - Teen sentenced after taking lorry on motorway joyride
A former employee of Canute Group has been sentenced after taking a truck on a joyride in Nottinghamshire and stealing £135 of fuel. more
(03 August 2009 12:20) - Humber Bridge toll increase rejected
The Humber Bridge board has been told by the government that it will not be allowed to increase tolls this year. more
(03 August 2009 00:00) - CV recalls top 90,000
Nearly 100,000 commercial vehicles were recalled in the first half of 2009 according to VOSA's biannual Vehicle Safety Recalls Bulletin. more
(03 August 2009 00:00) - Longer semi-trailers: picture gallery
In June, the Department for Transport commissioned a study into longer semi-trailers (LSTs), "focusing on the benefits and impacts of increasing the.... more
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