Articles by Date : 15 October 2007 - 22 October 2007
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- New adviser for Scottish Government Committee
Transport expert Iain Docherty has been appointed adviser to the Scottish Government's Climate Change Committee. more
(22 October 2007 00:00) - Suspended every weekend for a month
Vehicle maintenance problems have resulted in the licences held by associated Lancaster companies John S Dainty Plant Hire and Eurowaste UK being.... more
(22 October 2007 00:00) - Overloading fine cut due to good company history
A 50-year-old haulage firm has had its fine for overloading cut from £5,000 to £1,500 by Solihull magistrates after they were told it was the.... more
(22 October 2007 00:00) - Collapsed Boalloy set to make budget curtainsider
Collapsed trailer manufacturer Boalloy was on the verge of launching a new cut-price curtainsider called the Tautliner Express, MT understands. .... more
(19 October 2007 23:00) - VOSA releases data on foreign hauliers
While previous talk about the safety of foreign operators was just speculation, Vosa now has data on which countries have the best and the worst.... more
(19 October 2007 00:00) - Women: use them or lose out
Skills For Logistics (SfL) is in danger of losing its £1m grant to encourage more women into the industry because of the slow uptake of Women & Work.... more
(19 October 2007 00:00) - Langdon Transport opens new facility
Langdon Transport has opened new premises as part of its expansion plans. more
(19 October 2007 00:00) - Keith Jones joins Rico to help boost turnover
Slough-based technical courier specialist Rico Logistics has appointed Keith Jones, former deputy chairman at Unipart Logistics, as a non-executive.... more
(19 October 2007 00:00) - Long on promises, but short on detail
Last week's Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) announcements by Chancellor Alistair Darling failed to provide much meaningful.... more
(19 October 2007 00:00) - Pension contribution hits Gist profits
Pension payout hits profits A £56m contribution to its pension fund wiped out any pre-tax profit at the retail and grocery haulage specialist .... more
(19 October 2007 00:00) - Operators warned to use funding or lose it
The road transport industry has been warned to use government cash to train women drivers and warehouse workers or risk losing the money. more
(19 October 2007 00:00) - Thomas Harwood sticks with Volvo
After 20 years of buying Volvos from Thomas Hardie Commercials Lancashire-based, Thomas Harwood and Sons has bought an FH to add to its fleet of 11. more
(19 October 2007 00:00) - HA carries out mock crash in M25 tunnel
A mock car pile-up and truck fire was staged in the Holmesdale Tunnel on the M25 during the night of 13/14 October to test its fire and safety.... more
(19 October 2007 00:00) - Only one vehicle until VOSA checks maintenance
A Wirral operator has been granted a restricted licence for three vehicles on condition that he only operates one until there has been a satisfactory.... more
(19 October 2007 00:00) - TC rejects licence increase
An application to increase a licence by two vehicles has been turned down after West Midland Traffic Commissioner Nick Jones expressed concern that.... more
(19 October 2007 00:00) - Assurance over sleeping director wins licence
An international removals firm has been granted a licence after it undertook that a director who had been involved with a revoked licence would not.... more
(19 October 2007 00:00) - International freight forwarders raided by EC
The European Commission has raided a group of international freight forwarders in an anti-trust inquiry into price fixing allegations. more
(19 October 2007 00:00) - Women: who needs them? We do.
Why employ a woman? That was just one of the provocative questions asked at the third Women In Transport conference, organised by Skills For.... more
(18 October 2007 00:00) - Iveco claims to have shortest lead times
Sales of the Iveco Stralis are booming, with a 25% growth in the UK since the start of the year. Second-half UK sales are on course to match the.... more
(18 October 2007 00:00) - Pentalver shows boost in pre-tax profit
Pentalver's contract to supply refrigerated containers to the MoD boosted its profits in 2005 - and accounted for a slight dip in 2006. more
(18 October 2007 00:00) - Second revocation for Rex Haulage
The Eastern Area licence held by West Drayton, London-based Rex Haulage has been revoked for the second time and its bid for a new licence in the.... more
(18 October 2007 00:00) - All the details about CM's legal seminars
Over the past six weeks Commercial Motor, with the support of ATS Euromaster, has staged a series of nationwide free legal seminars. Here's a summary.... more
(18 October 2007 00:00) - European drivers break EU working time rules in UK
Roadside tacho checks by the Highways Agency officials and police indicate that Continental truck drivers are more likely to break EU working time.... more
(18 October 2007 00:00) - Eight out of ten male truckers are overweight
Health education specialist DeVille Almond warns that truck drivers across the UK must improve their lifestyle or face serious consequences. more
(18 October 2007 00:00) - Why are women under-represented in transport?
At the Skills for Logistics (SfL) and Freight Transport Association 'Women in Transport 2007 - Better Balance, Better Business' event in London last.... more
(17 October 2007 00:00) - SJ Bargh announces drop in profits
Profit at SJ Bargh has dipped, with the firm, describing the current market as "challenging". more
(17 October 2007 00:00) - Truck drivers to be hit by MSA diversions
Lorry drivers are set to be affected by diversions near a busy service station due to new motorway lighting being installed. more
(17 October 2007 00:00) - CitySprint acquires Axa Courier Express
The largest privately owned same-day courier network, CitySprint, has acquired Axa Courier Express. more
(17 October 2007 00:00) - Associations disappointment over DfT report
Little surprise was drawn from the Department for Transport's (DfT) Freight Data Feasibility Report released last week. more
(17 October 2007 00:00) - Body and trailer builder Boalloy collapses
Boalloy, widely regarded as the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of trailer manufacturers, has collapsed into administration and closed with immediate effect. more
(17 October 2007 00:00) - DHL Exel trials electric van for Ikea
DHL Exel Supply Chain's home delivery division is conducting tests for Ikea with a Smith Newton battery-powered 7.5-tonner. more
(17 October 2007 00:00) - Handy tacho reader launched
Tachosys thinks the keyring-sized Digi-fob will appeal to drivers, VOSA and fleet managers
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(17 October 2007 00:00) - Electroservices opts for 'highly economical' Vitos
Test-equipment calibration specialist Electroservices has purchased three new Mercedes-Benz Vito vans on the strength of their low running costs. more
(17 October 2007 00:00) - KN holds driver competition
KN Drinks Logistics has held its annual Driver of the Year competition. more
(17 October 2007 00:00) - Browns launches online tracking system
Browns Distribution has launched a new service that allows customers to track and trace deliveries online in real time. more
(17 October 2007 00:00) - Smith Electric trials Li-On batteries
Smith Electric Vehicles is trialling a 7.5-tonner with lithium-ion (Li-On) sulphate batteries, and is confident that the technology will be available.... more
(16 October 2007 00:00) - Kögel fits reinforced rear under-run protection bar
Kögel is fitting a reinforced rear under-run protection bar as standard across its MAXX trailer range. more
(16 October 2007 00:00) - Grocontinental switches to ATS Euromaster
Grocontinental has appointed ATS Euromaster as its sole tyre services provider, bringing an end to a 30-year Goodyear policy, which had been managed.... more
(16 October 2007 00:00) - Hanbury Davies buys 100 Euro 5 Volvo FH 480s
Hanbury Davies has taken delivery of 100 new Euro 5 Volvo FH 480 tractors. more
(16 October 2007 00:00) - Overloading incidents increase in LCV sector
There is growing concern over the high number of incidents of light commercial vehicles being overloaded. more
(16 October 2007 00:00) - Ceva Logistics fined £120k for driver death
MD Neil Crossthwaite says the firm is 'deeply saddened' by the fatality.
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(16 October 2007 00:00) - Government favours EC truck database
The government has ruled out a vignette scheme to help UK operators compete with overseas competitors instead it favours a shared database. more
(16 October 2007 00:00) - Geoff Martin beats lead times with mixed fleet
Rugeley, Staffs-based Geoff Martin Transport is expanding its fleet with vehicles from a range of manufacturers to counter the long lead times in the.... more
(16 October 2007 00:00) - Heritage listing could be template for truckstops
The man behind the novel request to have Alconbury truckstop marked as a listed heritage site says he wants to create a process for protecting.... more
(16 October 2007 00:00) - Orwell bosses to meet with HA and council
Bosses at the Orwell Crossing Lorry Park will meet representatives from the Highways Agency (HA) and Suffolk Coastal District Council on Wednesday 31.... more
(16 October 2007 00:00) - Manpower predicts increased logistics hiring
Recruitment company Manpower predicts an increase in haulage industry hiring for the fourth quarter of 2007 following a survey of employers in the UK.... more
(16 October 2007 00:00) - Third-quarter UK haulage failures up on 2006
The number of transport companies going bust is continuing to rise in 2007, with 7% more firms going under in the third quarter compared to 2006. more
(16 October 2007 00:00) - HA warns of A50 link road closures
The Highways Agency (HA) is warning that from Monday 29 October there will be a series of weekend closures of the link roads leading to the A50,.... more
(16 October 2007 00:00) - Wreford's chooses Scania R420 due to EGR
Northampton-based Wreford's Transport has taken delivery of a Scania Topline-cabbed R420 6x2 twin-steer tractor. more
(15 October 2007 00:00) - EWS drops plans for road freight arm
Rail freight operator EWS has told CM it has investigated the possibility of launching its own haulage arm and says it is now "inevitable" that it.... more
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