Commercial Motor articles from July 2009

Commercial Motor archives from July 2009

Legal.(Armet Logistics's drivers licences suspended for reckless driving)
July 2, 2009... Twenty-six drivers appear before TC after more than 300 convictions over tacho fiddling offences. Drivers employed by Liverpool- based edible oil tanker operator Armet Logistics have had their HGV licences suspended or revoked. The...

Legal.(equality law for transport workers)
July 2, 2009... Useful contacts Balancing act A new equality law will place pressure on industry employment practices, obliging firms with government work to introduce and fulfil equality policies. The Equality Bill promises to Bring all...

TC's decision is overturned by Tribunal.(Legal)(John Coyle and J Coyle Haulage into licensing fraud cases)(Brief article)
July 2, 2009... The Transport Tribunal has quashed a Traffic Commissioner's decision to revoke a haulier's licence and issue a disqualification order. South-Eastern & Metropolitan Traffic Commissioner Philip Brown (pictured right) had revoked the licence...

'No-show' operator loses his O-licence.(Legal)(Hudson's Transport company's licences investigated)(Brief article)
July 2, 2009... A haulier with a history of prohibitions, including one for loose wheelnuts, has had his licence revoked after failing to appear at a Birmingham public inquiry. The three-vehicle licence held by Clun, Shropshire-based Aubrey Hudson,...

Revocation after firm's fleet goes missing.(Legal)(Al-Le Logistics Northern's licences and vehicles under investigations)
July 2, 2009... CASE FOUR The licence held in the North-Western Traffic Area by Sheerness-based Al-Le Logistics Northern has been revoked with immediate effect. In addition, the company has been disqualified from holding or obtaining an O-licence for...

Legal.(Malore under driving licences investigations)(Brief article)
July 2, 2009... Licence cut over 'appalling' maintenance A demolition company has had its six-vehicle licence cut to two vehicles after allowing its maintenance to degenerate into an "appalling mess", including inspection gaps of more than 30 weeks. ...

This Week.
July 2, 2009... Well, that's that all over with, then. Transport secretary Lord Adonis has admitted the Labour Party will not include plans for a national road user charge scheme in its next manifesto. Surely anything that uncouples fuel duty for the road...

Operations.
July 2, 2009... BIG PIC OF JIMMY ON THE BEACH PICTURE OF BIG WRECKER HOISTING POOR JEEP . PICTURE OF THE SEABEES DUKW. PICTURE OF SPEEDING GMC

Operations.
July 2, 2009... The IT crowd Richard Goodall looks into the reasons why more and more businesses are turning to outsourcing for their IT needs. OUTSOURCING IN ACTION One organisation that has gone through the outsourcing process is Managing...

This Week.(diesel fuel price hike affects freight transportation)
July 2, 2009... The average cost of diesel continued to rise in June, and the RHA believes that recent fuel price rises have added an extra [pounds sterling]1,000 to the cost of running an HGV. Words: Christopher Walton The price of diesel at the...

This Week.(waste disposal regulations for transportation industry)
July 2, 2009... A load of rubbish 'Where there's muck, there's brass' couldn't be more apt for the burgeoning multi-billion-pound recycling industry. We look at how hauliers in this area seem to be surviving the recession. Words: Lindsay Clark ...

Fuel economy isn't a new thingHGV training is taking alesson from days gone by.(This Week)
July 2, 2009... I had to smile at the article on the new ECOnetic model of the Ford Transit achieving 39.2mpg ('ECOnomy heaven', CM 18 June). I bought my last new Transit on 24 December 2002 - a two-litre diesel - and it has never done less than 40mpg. On...

Used Trucks.(Krone Trailers online services)
July 2, 2009... We like a Good search functionality a Comprehensive information about the Krone range a Innovative use of video We're not sure a Navigation could be more straightforward a Not all the trailer information is translated...

This Week.(LD Lines services and labor issues)(Brief article)
July 2, 2009... LD Lines condemns French unions' attempts to 'disrupt' its services LD Lines, the French-owned ferry operator that has recently begun services from Dover to Boulogne, has criticisedFrench unions for attempting to disrupt its services. ...

This Week.(Morrisons recruits lorry drivers)(Brief article)
July 2, 2009... Morrisons recruits hundreds of drivers for giant new depot Hundreds of lorry drivers are being recruited by supermarket Morrisons in preparation for the opening of a giant distribution depot in Kent. The 920,000ft2 Sittingbourne...

This Week.
July 2, 2009... Hauliers hit back over DfT's speeding figures By Joanna Bourke Hauliers have hit back after the Department for Transport (DfT) released statistics accusing the industry of widespread breaches of 40mph and 50mph speed limits. They have...

This Week.(wheel safety check campaign)(Clipper Logistics Group in deal with ASDA Group Ltd.)(Brief article)
July 2, 2009... BREAKING NEWS... BREAKING NEWS... J BREAKING NEWS... JOST is extending the free 10-point fifth-wheel safety check it launched earlier this year as part of its national Stay Safe With JOST campaign. The scheme will now run until the end...

This Week.
July 2, 2009... The Driver CPC legislation takes effect from 10 September this year, and from that date all truck drivers will need to carry out 35 hours of approved training every five years. To ease the burden on road transport, we've teamed up with...

This Week.(road transportation pricing policy )(Brief article)
July 2, 2009... Labour backtracks over road pricing plans By Roger Brown The government has admitted that the recession played a part in its decision to drop proposals for a national road charging scheme. Last week, transport secretary Lord Adonis...

This Week.(Eric Short Haulage's profit reports and fraud investigations)(Financial report)
July 2, 2009... Failed firm sold for By Chris Tindall Eric Short Haulage (ESH), the Newcastle haulage company that went into administration less than 18 months after it was sold in a highly leveraged deal, has been purchased by a relative of its...

This Week.(truck drivers employment and wages)(Brief article)
July 2, 2009... TruckNet UK's Rikki Chequer looks at working practices and the hard graft of earning a living. There is one thing that shows through very clearly on the TruckNet UK forums, and that is the diversity of working practices across the...

Operations.
July 2, 2009... By being adaptable and showing a willingness to embrace new technology, courier firms seem to have bucked the worst of the recession. CM looks at the changing face of the industry. Adapt and survive Conventional wisdomclaimed the...

Used van prices still rising.(Used Trucks)
July 2, 2009... The used van market continued to hold firm at Manheim's weekly Lombard sale in Haydock, with Volkswagen Transporters and pickups starring. Words: Kevin Swallow Manheim Auctions' weekly Lombard sale at its Haydock site offered further...