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 | ‘Brick Shaped’ Trucks To Go Aerodynamic THE EUROPEAN Commission has published long awaited proposals which would allow exemptions to the current length restrictions for lorries for environmental and safety reasons. These will... Read More |
| Takeover Time? THE ROAD haulage industry should brace itself for takeovers as a series of curious circumstances begin to shape the industry, argues a new market report from analysts Plimsoll... Read More |
| Transport Breakfast In Perth THROUGHOUT 2013, Graham Robison Transport (GRT) will be hosting a number of FREE transport business breakfasts around the country. The first breakfast will be held at Perth College on... Read More |
 | Hoisting The Fun Side of Harrogate THE SIGNS are that this year’s Tip-ex, under its new organiser, will be bigger and broader based than before with a host of new attractions filling the three day CV exhibition at Harrogate (30... Read More |
| Tachos To Aid Compliance IN THE near future, the ability to download data remotely from a tachograph will be included in TomTom Business Solutions’ Webfleet offerings, using the standard in vehicle on-board unit TomTom... Read More |
 | GTG Open And Recruiting In Wolverhampton THE IMPRESSIVE £10 million GTG Training Academy in Wolverhampton is now open and aims to deliver a wide variety of training, from first aid to fork lift truck driver training, LGV driver training... Read More |
| Turnover Up, Profit Down For Maxi Haulage IRVINE BASED Maxi Group companies involved in haulage and warehousing throughout the UK and Ireland, and construction as main contractors and project managers in Scotland, have shown a turnover of... Read More |
 | Birmingham’s Orange Appeal The sun rose over Euro 6 trucks at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show at the NEC, Birmingham, giving the event an eerie orange glow. Road Rover joined the throngs of visitors to offer a look at... Read More |
 | Volvo Extends Flexi-Lease To Used Trucks VISITORS to the Volvo stand at the CV Show took more than a passing interest in an unusual ‘truck of two halves’ – an FH13 500hp Globetrotter XL used tractor unit. While the nearside half... Read More |
 | 20 Tonne Tip-ex! MOST people are looking to lose weight these days but rigid tipper operators are doing the opposite, hoping to increase payload weight, preferably to over 20 tonnes on a four axle... Read More |
 | Keep Your Cat Under Control SITED gratefully in a virtual ‘Piccadilly Circus’ at the CV Show, Greenchem’s stand exhibit faced the huge DAF Trucks stand which was heaving with road haulage operators for the entire three day... Read More |
 | Deadline Looms For Declaration Of Container Weights WHEN THE MSC Napoli ran aground off the UK’s south coast in January 2007, 137 out of the 600 containers it was carrying on deck were at least 10% heavier or lighter than was declared on the ship’s... Read More |