Truck & Driver articles from March 2005

Truck & Driver archives from March 2005

A nifty little.(Iveco Cargo )
March 1, 2005... MOVER The Iveco Cargo is a deceptively powerful little 7.5-tonner. Dave Young takes one out for T&D Should you find yourself driving a 7.5-tonne lorry these days the chances are it'll be an Iveco. The Italians are market leaders in...

CANADA WANTS YOU!(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Another recruitment company has been trying to woo drivers from the UK over to Canada (T&D News, February) through the national press. Last month we reported on drivers' experiences with Yanke.com. The latest firm - www.esirecruitment.com -...

Citizens revolt over lorries in towns.(lorry traffic regulations)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... According to The Bath Chronicle, almost 98% of local people support a ban on through lorry traffic in the historic city. More than 600 people have so far expressed their views on what should be done to ease the city's congestion headaches via...

DELIVERING IN STYLE.(Car hauling for car shows)
March 1, 2005... Classic-car enthusiast George Richardson has taken his hobby to its logical conclusion - he moves his collection round the shows on a restored ERF LV plus Hoyner trailer combo not that different from the one on which the cars left the...

DHL Delivering the goods?(DHL's logistics division)
March 1, 2005... Considering changing your job, or just keen to know if the grass is greener elsewhere? Each month our Fleet Focus insider guide sets out to discover what transport firms are really like to work for by asking bosses and (confidentially) the...

Drugs, bugs and boxing.(traffic congestion health problems)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Truck drivers in Thailand face massive traffic congestion, dangerous pollution, exhausting hours and an interesting diet. Claude Barutel reports from Bangkok Despite the recently built highways, the tube lines and boats provided for...

Duty on bosses with new H&S.(health & safety practices)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... The campaign for tougher laws to prevent workplace death and injury - and to hold company directors to account for negligent health & safety practices - began in January with the first reading in parliament of the Health & Safety (Directors'...

Firm wins third gong.(awards and achievement of Lubefreight)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Lubefreight, a Stanlow, Cheshire-based petrochemicals firm in which the drivers are shareholders, has just picked up a Best Road Transport Contractor prize in the new Shell Marine Products Safety Heart Awards. The awards scheme is designed to...

Frites the caff.(Appel Meal Snack menu)
March 1, 2005... Out on the road with a way to go before dinner on the ferry, Dick Flute stops for a quick refuel at a chippy - Belgian style It has happened before and will no doubt happen again. Driving across Belgium to-wards Calais in the late...

GALLOWAY.(Dumfries Truck & Bus Show )
March 1, 2005... GALLIVANT If you like your weekends packed with enjoyment you'd have loved the 2004 'Guid Nychburris' bash in Dumfries. Bob Tuck, resplendent in kilt and sporran, signed up for some serious candle burning Once you join the classic...

Give it stick.(Tata Morris Marina)
March 1, 2005... While its styling, quality and technology is reminiscent of a '70s Morris Marina, at least Tata's pickup is cheap and should take plenty of abuse. Starting with some from Dave Young The Tata utility range is located firmly in the bargain...

Little change on pay with WTD.(Working Time Directive)(surveys of drivers pay )
March 1, 2005... The new Working Time Directive is just around the corner and driver shortages continue to bite, but there's little evidence of pay rates for drivers leaping upwards Widespread expectations that drivers' pay will have to increase because...

Lorries look for Lucy.(Construction Helping Missing Persons Scheme)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Missing teenager Lucy Sefton is the latest person to feature on the back of trucks run by Lafarge Plasterboard. Lucy has been missing from her home in Hackney, east London, since November 2003. Lafarge is one of a number of construction...

Lower speed limit threat for vans.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... The beginning of 2005 saw the beginning of a new programme of EU legislation which will eventually reduce the speed levels of a range of UK commercial vehicles, including many vans. Speed-limiters restricting speeds to 56mph will need to be...

PAT OF THE pda SAYs.(Professional Drivers Association training course for drivers)
March 1, 2005... January has been hard work for us all on the roads with the high winds and bad weather. Once again it brings home just how skilled and professional we have to be. We're expected to cope with any situation and deal with it, end of story. We...

Scot free.
March 1, 2005... Sam Collins' Gone Truckin' article (T&D November) was a good read. It remind-ed me of the week I took my girlfriend with me for a week around Scotland in the Daf 95 I drove for the sadly now defunct household goods manufacturer Beldray. The...

Scottish Tories raise fuel issue.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... The Scottish Tories are already gearing up for the general election by putting the focus on the high price of fuel which has to be met by local hauliers. Shadow secretary of state for Scotland, Peter Duncan MP, joined Alex Johnstone MSP,...

Second driver hit.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... The start of 2005 brings another case of young people throwing a brick through a lorry cab window. The lorry driver, who has not been named, was struck on the forehead by the brick as he drove down the A518 Newport Road, in Stafford, at...

Sisters for Stobart.(Eddie Stobart Ltd. marketing by Harriet and Charlotte Affleck )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Harriet and Charlotte Affleck from Weston Favell in Northampton have received the ultimate in road transport honours - they have joined the country's elite by having Eddie Stobart trucks named after them. Seventeen-year-old Harriet is doing...

Skye bridge toll ends.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... At long last, the Scottish Executive has decided to end the collection of tolls on the Skye Bridge, having announced just before Christmas that it would be buying the bridge from Skye Bridge Ltd. Scottish first minister Jack McConnell...

Stevenson will fight on.(Dave Stevenson of Hastings, East Sussex)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... A former haulage boss who was jailed in France on suspicion of drug smuggling is taking his battle for justice to the European Court of Human Rights. Dave Stevenson of Hastings, East Sussex, was arrested in November 2002 after picking up a...

TO THE POINT.(Working Time Directive)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... In this issue you'll find a guide to the new Working Time Directive regulations, specially written for T&D readers by a transport lawyer to ensure that they're as accurate as possible (see pages 42-43). 'But it's still complicated,' many of...

The truck's the star.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... The Truckstar Festival held in the Netherlands is a European truck show season highlight - and the 2005 event promises to be even better. Jonathan Reeves reports from the TT circuit, Assen The Truckstar Festival held in the Netherlands is...

Toll Collect doomed to success.
March 1, 2005... The introduction of the German truck toll at the beginning of January caused no major problems. But, after an embarrassing series of mishaps preceding the event, Toll Collect, the operators' syndicate, probably won't make money on its...

Vulcan's wagon.(Iveco's Trakker )
March 1, 2005... Iveco's Trakker completes the manufacturer's plan to revive its fortunes in the heavy sector. Dave Young puts one through fire and brimstone to find out if the Italians have succeeded Over the years I've tested many new trucks to keep T&D...

WTD under close scrutiny from the fta.(Working Time Directive)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... The Freight Transport Association and property consultancy NAI Fuller Peiser have launched a detailed study into the impact of the Working Time Directive, which comes into force on March 23, on the transport sector. The directive will cut...

diary dates 2005.(Calendar)
March 1, 2005... Truckfest series, 2005: Truckfest 2005, East of England Showground, Peterborough, May 1-2; Yorkshire Trucking Spectacular, Driffield Showground, June 4-5; Truckfest South West, Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, July 2-3; Truckfest...

endurance test.
March 1, 2005... Everyone knows trucking can be a dangerous way to earn a living, but there's danger and then there's danger Reader Eric Wells gets a taste of everyday risks at the top of the world As they leave Kula-Manali in the state of Himachal...

home from home.(Britannia Lanes removals company)
March 1, 2005... As house removals are usually one-offs, getting it right first time is down to the crew being ready for anything. Mark Roberts reports on a firm whose people know a thing or two about professionalism No truck loads itself. And although...

portugal caught out.(working Hours of truck drivers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... British operators who have long suspected that drivers from certain other European countries are bending the hours rules, thanks to lax enforcement, may have had their fears confirmed this week. The Portuguese government is being threatened...

TAKE.(Guide for Working Time Directive)
March 1, 2005... OUT It's almost here! The Working Time Directive comes into force next month (March) so, if you are bemused by what it all means, David Chant of Ford & Warren Solicitors offers readers a simple guide A new set of working time...