Articles by Date : 12 December 2007 - 31 December 2007
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- Happy New Year from Roadtransport.com
Happy New Year to all our readers, from the team here at Roadtransport.com. 2007 has been an amazing and eventful year for us, but 2008 is.... more
(31 December 2007 00:00) - Businesses demand answers over A14 upgrade delays
The chief executive of Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce (CCC) has written to the government demanding to know why vital upgrades to the A14 are.... more
(28 December 2007 00:00) - Daimler signs joint venture deal with Hero Group
Following Volvo's announcement of a joint venture with Eicher Motors, Daimler Trucks has signed a deal with Indian OEM Hero Group. more
(27 December 2007 00:00) - Merry Christmas from Roadtransport.com
Merry Christmas to all our readers, from the team here at Roadtransport.com. It's been a hugely exciting and eventful year for us, and so many of.... more
(24 December 2007 14:00) - EU to fund secure truckstops
Pan-European pilot to build secure truck parks has been agreed by European Parliament. more
(24 December 2007 00:00) - IRHA objects to toll increase
Irish hauliers say they are being unfairly penalised by an electronic tolling scheme planned for the M50 West Link Bridge in Dublin. more
(24 December 2007 00:00) - Parcelforce employee jailed for stealing parcels
A Birmingham Parcelforce delivery driver with a gambling addiction who stole £12,500 worth of items from a depot and then sold them on online auction.... more
(21 December 2007 00:00) - Thornton's formidable Christmas Schedule
Thorntons has a formidable schedule running up to Christmas. Louise Cole asks how it pulls it off. more
(21 December 2007 00:00) - £10 billion to cut emissions?
One of the UK's leading transport academics last week called for the Government to invest at least £10billion in cutting carbon emissions by 2035 or.... more
(20 December 2007 00:00) - TDG trading in line with expectations
Haulage giant TDG gave its shareholders a modest amount of pre-Christmas cheer this week when it announced its performance in 2007 had seen good.... more
(18 December 2007 00:00) - Fuel protests fail to capture the imagination
One of the chief organisers of last weekend's fuel protests has vowed to continue campaigning in 2008, even though he accepts support for the latest.... more
(18 December 2007 00:00) - Renault announces new Magnum
Renault Trucks has announced a facelift to the Renault Magnum tractor, to appear in the first half of next year. In a press release today,.... more
(17 December 2007 18:00) - ERF name finally disappears
The ERF name has finally been axed, as MAN has dropped the brand from the title of its UK operation. The company had already stopped producing.... more
(17 December 2007 16:29) - Transaction 2007 concedes defeat on fuel protests
Transaction 2007 says it has “conceded defeat” and that the Road Haulage Association was right to say there was little appetite for fuel protests..... more
(17 December 2007 13:00) - Fuel protests fizzle out
The fuel price protests planned for Saturday were a washout - so what went wrong? more
(17 December 2007 10:00) - Active Traffic Management
A new consultation is under way to see how far we can take Active Traffic Management on our motorways. more
(17 December 2007 00:00) - Haulier banned for 21 days for 77% overload
A 77% overload for haulier leads to 21 days' disqualification - during holidays, so he can still take his children to school. more
(17 December 2007 00:00) - Theresa Villiers: The Tories' road haulage plans
Shadow Transport Secretary Theresa Villiers made a good impression on the RHA. Andy Salter went in search of substance behind the rhetoric. more
(17 December 2007 00:00) - Winter tyres 'a must' on the continent
Continental Tyres is advising operators to make sure their vehicles are fitted with suitable rubber for winter weather. more
(17 December 2007 00:00) - UPS and TNT donate warehouses to WFP F.O.C
UPS and TNT are providing the World Food Programme (WFP) with free warehousing space to help boost its Humanitarian Response Depots in both Ghana and.... more
(17 December 2007 00:00) - All the latest from the IEVS
The US refused to sign the Kyoto Protocol to reduce emissions, but many American truck operators are still prepared to cut their carbon footprints -.... more
(17 December 2007 00:00) - Italian protest hauliers in talks with government
Truck drivers in Italy were due to have a meeting with government officials after their blockades brought the country to a halt this week. .... more
(14 December 2007 18:00) - Traveller 'put large firms to shame'
A semi-literate traveller won his bid for an O-licence after satisfying North-Western Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell that he intended to operate.... more
(14 December 2007 11:38) - Bulgarian driver nodded off on the A55
A Bulgarian truck driver who fell asleep at the wheel in broad daylight and veered into the path of an oncoming van, forcing it to crash to avoid a.... more
(14 December 2007 00:00) - Fleet cut after hours and maintenance offences
Problems over vehicle maintenance and drivers' hours have led to the licence held by Crymych, Pembs-based Harry Morgan being cut from 15 vehicles and.... more
(14 December 2007 00:00) - 2007 Freight Transport
This week's Yardstick looks at trends in the amount of freight moved since 1980 and the average length of haul. more
(14 December 2007 00:00) - Trailers were used on road without being tested
Maintenance problems and the use of three untested trailers have resulted in the licence held by Spennymoor, Co Durham-based Katem Hire being cut.... more
(14 December 2007 00:00) - Jailed haulier loses appeal on O-Licence ban
A haulier currently serving a prison sentence for running his trucks on red diesel has lost his bid to overturn an indefinite disqualification from.... more
(14 December 2007 00:00) - Industry’s managers failing to motivate staff
Research for the Chartered Management Institute suggests transport and logistics managers are failing to get the best out of their workforce. Roanna.... more
(14 December 2007 00:00) - MT tests Volvo Alcolock
MT sent a team of technical journalists to Sweden to test Volvo's Alcolock. more
(14 December 2007 00:00) - Pallet growth report 'optimistic'
Pallet sector bosses disagree with logistics analyst Transport Intelligence over future growth.
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(14 December 2007 00:00) - Q: How do you make a small fortune in transport?
A: Start with a big fortune. A well-worn industry joke that may be, but it's founded in truth. This week MT, in association with Barclays.... more
(14 December 2007 00:00) - Volvo EGR beats Volvo SCR
Volvo's Euro 4 EGR engines are more fuel-efficient than its Euro 4 SCR engines, according to Boughey Distribution, which has run extensive trials.... more
(14 December 2007 00:00) - Boughey slashes fuel bill through driver training
Boughey Distribution has seen its fuel bill drop by 5% since rolling out a driver training scheme. more
(14 December 2007 00:00) - Wolverhampton truck park could not be saved
Planning permission to build industrial units on a truckstop is rejected - but this will not save the facility, which shuts this week. more
(14 December 2007 00:00) - Drivers must make tachograph data available NOW!
Tachodisc is warning the industry to be ready next month for the changes to the law with regards the retention of charts, which comes into force on.... more
(13 December 2007 09:00) - Lead times unlikely to improve in 2008
Lead times are unlikely to get any better in 2008. Louise Cole looks into the underlying causes and asks operators how they are coping. more
(13 December 2007 00:00) - Driver fined for hours offences blames bad weather
Two 4½-hour driving offences cost a Blackpool lorry driver £619 in fines and costs when he appeared before the Wrexham magistrates. more
(13 December 2007 00:00) - TC's decision on licence bid after previous refusal
Walsall-based DC Haulage & Storage must wait to see if its second bid for an O-licence is successful following a Birmingham public inquiry. more
(13 December 2007 00:00) - Undertakings allow licence to remain unscathed
Four undertakings over vehicle maintenance enabled a West Yorkshire own-account operator to escape with a warning at a Leeds disciplinary inquiry. more
(13 December 2007 00:00) - Licence cut imposed as a 'rude awakening'
Licence cut imposed as a 'rude awakening' A string of maintenance problems led to a County Durham operator having its licence authority cut from.... more
(13 December 2007 00:00) - APC reports 10% profit rise
APC Overnight says that ongoing consolidation in the parcels sector is leading to poor service levels for customers. more
(13 December 2007 00:00) - Firm shrinks operations
A haulier that has drastically shrunk its operation has slammed firms that run sub-standard vehicles and ignore drivers' hours regulations. more
(13 December 2007 00:00) - Robert Heald collapses with the loss of 35 jobs
UK container haulier Robert Heald Ltd has gone into liquidation with the loss of 35 jobs. It blames difficult trading conditions and the rising price.... more
(13 December 2007 00:00) - Blue Arrow to fully fund driver training
A recruitment agency is planning a driver-training pilot scheme in which it would fund licence upgrades for its workforce entirely from its own.... more
(13 December 2007 00:00) - Italian truck strikes make UK nervous
The Italian fuel protests are having a devastating impact on the Italian economy underlining the importance of road transport on the eve of the.... more
(13 December 2007 00:00) - Interview: Alex Nelson, MD of RTITB
It is now a little more than 18 months before the Driver CPC begins to have an impact on the UK truck driving industry - but as Alex Nelson, managing.... more
(13 December 2007 00:00) - PC World to go for Don-Bur Teardrop trailers
Computer retailer PC World has become the latest operator to purchase a fuel-efficient Don-Bur tear-drop trailer... more
(13 December 2007 00:00) - EU plans Tyre safety labelling scheme
EU plans to bring in an environmental labelling scheme for tyres could be putting people's safety at risk, Continental Tyres warns. more
(12 December 2007 10:03) - Vosa completes digitach/analogue tacho analysis
VOSA has completed the analysis of the trials to record any potential difference between digital and analogue tachographs conducted by two RHA.... more
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