Articles by Date : 19 September 2007 - 24 September 2007
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- Defra relents on livestock restrictions
Defra want to allow movement of livestock wherever it is safe to ease pressure on livestock hauliers. more
(24 September 2007 00:00) - Seatruck plans to increase Irish services by 300%
Capacity for unaccompanied freight crossing the Irish Sea is expected to increase following Seatruck's purchase of Celtic Link's Dublin-Liverpool.... more
(24 September 2007 00:00) - Brussels needs to future proof digitach designs
As Brussels looks towards the next generation of digitachs, Tachodisc warns officials not to fall into the same trap twice. more
(24 September 2007 00:00) - Armstrong is awarded dairy contract
About 20 drivers will be recruited to work on WM Armstrong's major new dairy goods contract. more
(24 September 2007 00:00) - Lloyd Fraser on target for strong results
Rubgy-based logistics firm Lloyd Fraser says it is on target to post strong results for the year ending August 2007: it says that turnover will be in.... more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - Scania Young European Truck Driver Update
Scania's Young European Truck Driver of the Year 2007 is in full swing in Sodertalje, Sweden - with the UK's entrant William Herron proving to be.... more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - MT's Saving fuel debate
MT is holding the Saving Fuel debate, sponsored by Bunkercard, in London on Thursday 18 October. more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - Wincanton nominated for health & safety awards
Wincanton has been nominated in two categories of Safety & Health Practitioner magazine's awards. more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - F Swain wins deal with Cheasapeake Plastics
F Swain has won a deal with Chesapeake Plastics to distribute products to its agrochemical customers. more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - TNT's early risers
TNT has added two new time-guaranteed services to its portfolio this week. more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - Fuel hike plea
The Road Haulage Association has renewed its call to the Treasury to abandon the 2p/litre fuel duty increase planned for October. more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - AA buys 300 Ford Transit vans
The AA is buying 300 medium-wheelbase Ford Transits, which will be used to provide roadside assistance to drivers. more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - Xmo Strata purchases 12 Iveco Daily vans
Kent-based sign installation and maintenance firm Xmo Strata has purchased 12 Iveco Daily 35S12 panel vans. more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - RDC deliveries-what can be done to cut the queues?
Losing a truck for a whole day while it waits to make a delivery into an Regional Distribution Centre is every haulier's nightmare. Roanna Avison.... more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - MAN develops TipMatic without manual override
MAN says the poor quality of UK truck drivers has inspired it to offer a version of its TipMatic transmission without any manual override. more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - TGS/TGX range puts safety first
The new TGS/TGX range has a strong emphasis on safety, with a number of new features appearing on the options list. more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - TPN eyes expansion
A pallet network is there for its members, not the other way round. And, according to Adam Leonard, MD at The Pallet Network, this philosophy is.... more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - Euro 5 with EGR by 2009
The UK, France, Italy and Spain are all shouting for MAN's Euro 5 EGR option, according to MAN's director of engineering and purchasing, Karl-Viktor.... more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - Durable Caddy to offer British Gas longer life
British Gas is extending the length of time it keeps its LCVs, and is citing this as one of the key reasons for ordering 1,000 VW Caddy vans. more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - Daf to preview revamped CF in Amsterdam
Daf has made some revisions to its CF range, which it will be previewing at October's RAI Show in Amsterdam. more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - Euro 4 TGA tractors perform well for TML
TM Logistics (TML) says it is delighted with ten new MAN Euro 4 TGA tractors that have joined its 170-strong mixed Scania and MAN fleet. more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - Hargreaves: back on the acquisition trail
Acquisition hungry Hargreaves Services says it is aiming to become a top-five player in the bulk haulage and tanker sector after it snapped up.... more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - Business Post integrates its mail
UK Mail: Express Parcels and Mail is to become the brand name for Business Post's express parcels and mail service. more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - UK Pallets to push in Europe
Business Post-owned pallet network UK Pallets says growth in Europe is the network's current focus. "Europe is an area of growth for us," says.... more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - Brit European Transport achieves steady growth
Brit European Transport (Holdings) says the industry needs to target a net margin of around 4% "to maintain investment and to have a strong balance.... more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - Innovate opens country's greenest office building
Innovate Holdings showed its commitment to environmentally friendly transport and logistics last week when it opened the green-est office building in.... more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - RD Anderson granted operating centre move
Scottish traffic commissioner Joan Aitken has authorised RD Anderson Haulage to move its operating centre, and increase the number of vehicles.... more
(21 September 2007 00:00) - MAN V8 TGX road test
From its exterior, the V8 flagship looks great, with a chrome V8 badge, unique graphics and alloy wheels to ensure everyone else on the road knows.... more
(20 September 2007 00:00) - MAN launches Europe's most powerful truck
Europe's most powerful truck, a 16-litre V8, has been developed with LHVs in mind. more
(20 September 2007 00:00) - Road goods vehicles travelling to mainland Europe
UK-registered trucks currently account for about 25% of road-freight traffic heading from England to the Continent. But who carries the rest? Dylan.... more
(20 September 2007 00:00) - More money for SAFED
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that a further £1.2m will be spent on the Safe and Fuel Efficient Drivers (SAFED) scheme for vans,.... more
(20 September 2007 00:00) - Lead times better than you think
British hauliers angered by the long wait for a new truck can count themselves lucky compared with some other European countries. more
(20 September 2007 00:00) - AW Jenkinson orders 100 Volvo FHs
AW Jenkinson Forest Products has taken delivery of its first '57'- plate truck, a Euro 4 Volvo FH. It is part of an order for 100 similar-spec.... more
(20 September 2007 00:00) - Salvesen fined following pollution incidents
Christian Salvesen has been fined £17,000 after waste from one of its plants in Lincolnshire escaped into nearby drains, polluting water and killing.... more
(20 September 2007 00:00) - Scottish drivers' rules must be eased, says RHA
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has called on the UK government to relax drivers' hours regulations in Scotland "as a matter of urgency" following.... more
(20 September 2007 00:00) - Business Post launches i-mail
Business Post's UK Mail business has announced the New Year launch of its i-mail next-day service in a partnership with Royal Mail. more
(20 September 2007 00:00) - Stan Robinson staff strip for cheeky calendar
Staff at Stan Robinson Transport (Stafford) have stripped off for a nude charity calendar. more
(20 September 2007 00:00) - Nobles gets formal warning after operator's pledges
Whitby-based Wilf Noble Construction & Plant Hire has escaped with a formal warning from North Eastern traffic commissioner Tom Macartney after.... more
(20 September 2007 00:00) - AS Taylor's six-wheel purchases following fine
Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire-based AS Taylor Transport is planning to spend thousands buying six-wheel trucks to avoid overloading offences.... more
(20 September 2007 00:00) - Cemex driver strike confirmed
The elected representative of the Cemex ready-mix concrete drivers at the centre of a lengthy pay dispute with the firm says a one-day stoppage will.... more
(20 September 2007 00:00) - TDG delivers £5m a year savings for Corus
TDG says it is delivering £5m a year in cost savings for Corus after taking on the management of its logistics operations. more
(20 September 2007 00:00) - Moment of madness leads to O-licence suspension
A Lancashire pallet manufacturer whose sole vehicle was given an S-marked prohibition at annual test has had his O-licence suspended for two days.... more
(20 September 2007 00:00) - Milk tanker suspended for six weeks
A milk wholesaler's sloppy maintenance regime has cost it the suspension of one vehicle for six weeks. more
(20 September 2007 00:00) - Operator expansion put on hold
A timber haulier who racked up two prohibitions in the first two months of his O-licence has been refused permission to add a further three vehicles.... more
(20 September 2007 00:00) - No-show skip firm loses O-licence
A skip operator who failed to turn up at a public inquiry has had his five-vehicle licence revoked because of concern over poor vehicle maintenance.... more
(20 September 2007 00:00) - MAN launches TGS/TGX
MAN has launched the TGS and TGX, which together replace the TGA range. more
(19 September 2007 00:00) - Volvo makes alcolock a special order
Volvo is making its factory-fit alcolock available as a special-order item for UK customers, but at about £1,000 per unit, demand is expected to be.... more
(19 September 2007 00:00) - Allan is named Deutsche Post finance chief
Deutsche Post World Net's (DPWN) newly-appointed chief financial officer, John Allan, says most of his time will centre on making the group's capital.... more
(19 September 2007 00:00) - Lib Dems propose lorry tariff scheme
The Liberal Democrats plan to raise £12bn from a tariff scheme on lorries using motorways in the UK. more
(19 September 2007 00:00) - Nissan's revised specs for Navara pickup range
Nissan has unveiled revised specifications for the Navara pickup range. more
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