Truck & Driver articles from May 2003

Truck & Driver archives from May 2003

from clampers.(Trucker Dave Young describes clamping ordeal at Thurrock Retail Park in Essex)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... police defend truckers Driver Dave Young (no, not that Dave Young, this one works for a living) wants to warn drivers parking at the Thurrock Retail Park in Essex that unscrupulous clampers are chaining up vehicles with no warning in the...

Apiece of cake!
May 1, 2003... Bob Tuck's been eating out at the Nocton Heath Truckstop &Country Kitchen which is on the A15 near Lincoln. With its new management, new name and a meal voucher that effectively gives free overnight parking he reckons this one's well worth a...

the driverS' guide to bristol.(Commercial Vehicle Drivers' Atlas )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Bristol City Council has published the Commercial Vehicle Drivers' Atlas with support from the European Commission's VIVALDI project. The Atlas covers Bristol and the adjacent parts of the neighbouring authorities of Bath & North-East...

driver driven round the blend.(truck driver hijacked and held hostage)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... A driver in Scotland was held hostage for nine hours when a gang hijacked his truck and its load of whisky. The driver, who was kidnapped near Lockerbie, was eventually released in the Worcester area, about 300 miles away. The artic was...

dvla and doctor do.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... not see eye to eye The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has refused to renew Brian Doherty's HGV licence after a medical revealed that a small scar in one eye affected his binocular vision - even though he still has 93% of his...

TRUCKFEST 2003.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... Don't forget to visit the Truck & Driver stand at Truckfest - naturally we'll be covering the entire series, so watch this space... MAY 4-5 Truckfest Peterborough. East of England Showground. 31-June 1 Yorkshire Trucking...

Wincanton transport.(Column)
May 1, 2003... Thinking of a career change, or just want to know if the grass really is greener on the other side? Then this regular column has the answers. We set out to discover what transport firms are really like to work for, so T&D doesn't just get the...

irlam ignores.(James Irlam and Sons' non-union drivers)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... union deal Union recognition is back in the spotlight following a decision by haulier James Irlam & Sons to impose a pay deal on its drivers without negotiating with the United Road Transport Union. The union is 'considering its...

flair trade-in.(Product/Service Evaluation)
May 1, 2003... It looks great, it goes well and it represents good value for money. But somehow the Citron C3 fails to live up to its early promise. It's not a bad car, but some of the opposition is better Here on T&D we have a soft spot for Citrons....

moto launch big drink deal for truckers.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Motorway service area chain Moto has launched a cut-price hot drinks promotion as part of its ongoing "Making It Better For Truckers" programme. Anyone who buys 100 litres of fuel will be entitled to buy a "Moto Trucker" branded...

new theory; on hgv test.(multiple briefs)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Driving Standards Agency has published a revised edition of The Official Theory Test for Drivers of Large Vehicles. It covers changes to the HGV and PSV theory tests that came into effect on April 1. There are 180 new questions for...

By McGEORGE; it's max!
May 1, 2003... T&D reader and letters page contributor Max McGeorge from Huntingdon (that's Huntingdon in California... warmer and no tiresome associations with John Major) contributes a trio of gems from his personal trucking history. Top pic is a...

2003 DIARY DATES.(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... April 27: The Cheshire Run, starting at 9am from Popular 2000 Services at Lymm, just off M6/J20. Follows the usual route via the A50 and A49; ends at Little Legh's Let's Eat M56 Truckstop by about 4pm. For entry forms send an SAE to Maurice...

special delivery.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Vivienne Jones thought she would have to forget her dream of driving a bonnetted Scania T-cab when she fell ill and was forced to give up the family haulage business. Vivienne, from Wigan, had been planning to buy a T-cab Scannie with...

east mids; pay rises; by 4.3%.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The East Midlands RHA JIC - the joint negotiating body for employers and the unions - has agreed on a pay increase of 22.5p an hour. This equates to just over 4.3% on basic pay. Drivers' overnight subsistence allowances rise to pound...

p-cab is back in; the news.(case against Scania)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Bristol legal firm Veale Wasbrough Lawyers has been receiving more enquiries from Scania 4 Series drivers who are considering legal action against Scania and/or their employers. The group action will centre on allegations of personal...

cab searches at rdcs.(regional distribution centres )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Drivers on the TruckNet UK website say cab searches by security guards at regional distribution centres are on the increase. RDC gate passes now carry printed warnings that anyone entering the site will be subject to a vehicle, baggage...

steady eddie giveaway.
May 1, 2003... Steady Eddie rides again! The fourth video in the kids' favourite animated adventures series includes two new stories: Steady Eddie to the Rescue and Day Trip to Paris, as well as a feature on what it's like to drive in a real Eddie Stobart...

stowaways.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... to scotland As security gets tighter at the Channel ports truck drivers have been warned that Rosyth could become a major route into the UK for illegal immigrants. Security at the port has been tightened after stowaways were found on a...

no hything place for norfolk.(depot in Kent to close)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Norfolk Line has closed its depot in Hythe, Kent, making 25 drivers redundant. UK managing director Eddie Green says the company needed to reduce its overheads following a sharp drop in exports over the past few years. He explains that...

q's down unDer.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Reader Simon Morton from Victoria, Australia got in touch after reading our stories about Safeway RDCs. 'I was born in England and my parents emigrated to Australia when I was very young,' he says. 'I got my artic licence at 19 and began...

TO THE POINT.
May 1, 2003... Welcome to our biggest-ever issue. You lucky people, it's spring and an editor's thoughts turn to, well things a court injunction prevents him from pursuing. So full of bonhomie are he and the T&D team to their readers for buying the book,...

safe from slashers.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... There are still plenty of secure truck parks in the North, according the man who owns one of them. In our March issue we passed on warnings from a number of drivers on the Trucknet UK website about dangerous parking areas, including...

school crash driver was popular.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The truck driver who died in a head-on collision with a school bus near Chipping Camden in February was a family man who 'made an immediate impression on people', according to relatives. Andrew Arthurs, who had worked for Parking Knoll in...