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Volvo has lifted the lid on its New for the Arocs are the product designed with Trucks driver in mind Stalks and arranged in priority so area the most NETWORK aided by ancontrols increaseare in the cabʼs usable window and an “Millions of people rely on our road network... but all-new FH series of heavy trucks, The new Mercedes-Benz Actros premium onand the heels of the new Loader and Grounder.

The important ones are groups now closest to the driver, and the The new Mercedes-Benz Actros premium a focus on fuel economy. innovative slimmer rear-view mirror design. ourThe road new system has been decaying forActros decades,” Mercedes-Benz premium Visit steering wheel has aare neck tilthas function – another Arocs Loader been fully optimised designed with the driver in mind Stalks andnow controls arranged in priority so the most long-haul tractor unit range was thestar star Actros for long-distance long-haul tractor unit range was the Alexander said.

“Without further significant investment OCTOBER 2012 • ISSUE Read the paper online at www.truckingmag.co.uk world-first in the truck world. to reduce its kerb weight, and important ones are now closest to the driver, and the long-haul tractor unit range was the star and a for focus on fuel economy.

Details were scarce when we went to attraction some of the North-West’s www.adrnetwork.co.uk now, by 2040 nearly a quarter of all those motorists’ Safety is high on the agenda, An all-new cab attraction for some of the North-West’s steering wheel now has a neck tiltsaid function – another transport the Antos Mercedes-Benz the result provides press ahead of and the official launch on the North-West’s attraction for some travel time could beroad spent stuck of in traffic. structure more upright4x2 A-pillars, which world-firstfeatures inpayload-optimised the truck world. leading transport operators, ataa tractor units September 5,Details but the Swedish were scarce when weoperators, went to for nationwide leading road transport at for heavy-duty shortisan high on the agenda, all-newspace. cab “So today, I announce the biggest programme of at a give Safety the cab additional 1 m3 ofAninterior leading road transport operators, press ahead of the official on leading manufacturer told Truckstop News thelaunch which are among the 304 lightest vehicles LGV driver opportunities launch event staged by FOR THE MAY 2013 ISSUE FROM: KAREN WAYMAN structure features more upright A-pillars, which launch event staged by leading This means an extra 300 litres (10.5 cu ft) of investment in available our roads 40 years.

September 5, but the Swedish new FHs will be ininboth Euro in the construction sector – as well as radius distribution.

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OCTOBER 2012 •ft)ISSUE new FHs will be in both which Euro has left action to fix theimprovements. backlog ofavailable maintenance, Read the paper online at www.truckingmag.co.uk of upgrades and storage capacity, as well as greater comfort on rom 2013 onwards, the German maximum permissible weight. position, optimised to provide a better view of leisure time,” said. “A better bed, Volvo Trucks has lifted the lid on Nilsson its 5 and 6 form, and pack a vast amount road surfaces up and the country crumbling, by Leading charge fordown fuel aided by an increase in the cabʼs usable cab is optimised work and vehiclethe manufacturer said all its The Arocs Grounder is for designed all-new FH series of board.“The heavy trucks, of upgrades and improvements. integrated parking cooler, new both lighting and low innovative slimmer rear-view mirror design. investing £10 billion in road repairs between 2015-16 efficiency is Volvoʼs new I-See leisure time,” Nilsson said.

“A better bed, Held at the Oulton Park race circuit in Cheshire, the designed with the driver in mind Stalks and controls are arranged in priority AMENDMENTS TO AD AD APPROVED FOR PRESS trucks and tractor units used for for among operating under extremely difficult Leading the charge for fuel noise levels other features, all increase Held at the Oulton Park race circuit in Cheshire, the will important ones are now closest to the driver, and 2020-21.

More than £4 billion ofchance that money function (Truckstop News, issue 301). and a focus on fuelintegrated economy. parking cooler, new lighting and low event gave invited guests their first to put the efficiency is Volvoʼs new I-See Held at the Oulton Park race circuit in Cheshire, the steering wheel now has a neck tilt function onand off-road applications in the conditions.

According to Mercedes, the chance of pleasant relaxation and a good event gavethrough invited guests their firstroads. chance to put theto Centres noise levels among other features, all increase The which works alongside the besystem, spent on national road maintenance enough vehicle its paces on News, UK world-first in the truck world. function (Truckstop issue– 301).

Details were scarce when we went to which in turn means drivers are less event gave invited guests their first chance to put the across the nightʼs sleep, construction sector will be known under it is extremely stable and resilient vehicle through its paces on UK roads.

Safety is high on the agenda, An of pleasant relaxation and a good press ahead of the official the launchchance on I-Shift automated transmission, isroad. claimed New Actros is the ultimate truck for longresurface over 21,000 miles ofpremium Theissystem, which works alongside the structure UK features more upright vehicle through its paces on premium UK roads. tired more alert.”

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From the outset, designers and give the cab an additional 1 m of to cut consumption five per cent by TheActros other £6 billion ofthe that money will beclaimed spent manufacturer told Truckstop News the I-Shift automated transmission, is New is the ultimate premium truck for longThis means an extra 300 litres (10.5 Also of benefit drivers in are improved seats and driving Production of uncompromising thealert.”

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From outset, designers and tiredinand more FHs will be available both Euro The new dump trucks, all-wheel drive and robust for the ranges from 1000 to 3000 Nm and will and two steering frontnewaxles.

Fourengineers were determined to provide the best possible about the route the truck storing information We give £5 to as well as greater to cut consumption by five per cent by storage capacity, view of the road.

This is position, optimised to provide a better at a local level – allowing Local Authorities to fill the is also essential we as an industry see money being Volvo Trucks has lifted the lid on its 5 and 6 form, andthe pack European a vast amount market. distance transport.

From the outset,productivity designers and engineers were determined tosafety, the best possible Production of the aided Volvo FHincrease will start in spring 2013 board.“The cab is optimised both comfort, driving dynamics, and by an in the cabʼs usable window area and an charity dump trucks, concrete mixers, tractor toughest jobs on the construction site. bethe achieved by spent the four engine for axle versions with oneof upgrades front for and three drives along.

“The next time theprovide truck uses and improvements. about the route truck storing information all-newsizes: FH series of heavy trucks,of spending.” equivalent of 19 million potholes a year. as opposed to hearing intentions leisure time,” Nilsson said. “A engineers were determined to provide the best possible innovative slimmer rear-view mirror design. comfort, driving dynamics, safety, and of cab Leading the charge fuel European market. forforthe operating economy, as“The well as a productivity sweeping range every medical integrated parking cooler, new the same route, I-See operates the drives along. next time the truck uses ESSENTIAL REVISIONS ONLY • CORRECTIONS TO THIS PROOF MUST BE RECIEVED units and drop-side chassis vehicles will The Arocs will premiere at the Bauma 7.7, 10.7, 12.8 and 15.6 litre.

The latter rear axles, a wide range of air-sprung designed with the driver in mind Stalks and controls are arranged in priority so the most efficiency is Volvoʼs new I-See “Secondly, we will all ofproductivity the major projects But Dunning warned that while the commitmentfunction (Truckstop comfort, driving dynamics, safety, and operating economy, as deliver well as a sweeping range of cabinto noise levels among other features, sizes, engine ratings and options, allowing customers onesDanny are now closest to the driver, and the News, issue 301).

In his Spending Round speech, Alexander and a focus fuel vehicles, economy. or a load-optimised concretethe same route, I-See operates theis completely new and comes accelerator, gears andthreebrakes to ensure besizes, available asratings two-, and trade fairimportant in April 2013. the onwas the chance of pleasant relaxation steering wheel now has BY a neck RETURN tilt function – another The system, which works alongside the BE CONFIRMED operating economy, as well as afoursweeping range cab the Highways Agency Pipeline,” he said.

“We willofadd of £10bn in roadinrepairs good news, the engine and options, allowing customers to APPROVAL MUST EMAIL, FAX OR POST tailor vehicles perfectly for any application. nightʼs sleep, which in turn means accelerator, gears and brakes to ensure highlighted other road improvement plans, including: progress is aswith economical as variants possible,” saidcustomers I-Shift automated drive transmission, is claimed world-first in the truck world. axle vehicles, 16 output form Record of thetonewassociation OM 473 Details engine. mixer with single-tyred were scarce when wethat went to tired and more alert.” sizes, engine and options, allowing tailor vehicles perfectly for anythe application. two lanes to ratings the busiest motorways – bringing was concerned for chassis some areas, the to cut consumption by five per cent by The current Actros holds Guinness Worldanother Safety is high on the agenda, An all-new cab progress is as economical as possible,” said press ahead of the official launch on the A19 between Newcastle and South Shields; the Production of the Volvo FH will start in Claes Nilsson, president, Volvo Truck storing information aboutof the route the truck ranging fromeconomy 238 bhp to 625 bhp.

Mercedes the Arocs will 5,also be tandem are examples of the variety structure features more upright A-pillars, which tailor vehicles perfectly for any application.

The current Actros the Guinness World Record for the European market. for lane fuel atholds 40 tonnes gvw,Volvo but road tests have said but the Swedish 221 miles to our road network.” repairs willSeptember come too late.

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A63 Hull; the M6 junctions between Birmingham manufacturer told Truckstop News theArocs versions available The current Actros holds the Guinness World Record for fuel economy at 40 tonnes gvw, but road tests have The engines have been designed setting an example with its drive system. new straight off the same route, I-See operates the shown the new modelalso is seven per centthe more frugal litres (10.5 cu ft) of This means an extra 300 THE PRODUCTION SCHEDULE Corporation.

The chief secretary announced have seennew many road users faced FHs will be available in both Euro with appalling An fuel additional fiveatper cent saving in accelerator, gears and Manchester; brakes to ensure and the M5 junctions Bromsgrove to comfort onor 0870 6091540 storage capacity, as well as greater new isHighways seven per cent more frugal for economy 40 tonnes butfuel road tests have power when specified tothe meet Euro 5 emissions regulations, toshown meet the future Euro 6 emissions 5 and 6 form, as and a pack a vast amount The engine’s willconditions be transmitted the production line. The Anmodel additional five gvw, per cent saving in fuel progress is as economical as possible,” said transformation of Agency into a publiclydriving result of extreme weather. board.“The cab is optimised both for work and use is possible with Volvo Trucksʼ new Fuel of upgrades and improvements.

Worcester; the A38 Derby Junction; the M1 junction Claes Nilsson, president, Volvo Truck when specified to meet Euro 5 emissions regulations, shown the new model is seven per cent more frugal while the ultra-clean Euro 6 version shows a four per leisure time,” Nilsson said. “A better bed, use is possible with new Fuel standard, and the trucks will beVolvo Trucksʼ by the PowerShift 3 automated The Arocs has seven cabs available Leading thecoupled charge for fuel owned This corporation: “An organisation that will have the knock-on effects, with under-investment inCorporation.

Package. package encompasses integrated parking cooler, new lighting and low near Long Eaton and south of Rugby; the A21 while the Euro 6 version shows regulations, a transmission, four per when specified toas meet Euro 5 emissions cent improvement. efficiency is Volvoʼs new I-See An additional five per cent saving in fuel Package.

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As supplements noise levels among other features, all increase long-term funding certainty and flexibility toadeliver the fitted maintenance over many years, seen many side training and monthly assistance –head Fuel use is possible with Volvo Trucksʼ new Fuel function (Truckstop News, issue 301). cent Tonbridge to Pembury; junctions on the M4; the The 81 guests took turns to assistance out on 17-mile whileimprovement. the ultra-clean Euro 6 version shows four per test training and monthly –aFuel the chance of pleasant relaxation and a good The system, which worksleading alongside the version only. programs are available have been to the 2.3 mPackage. cabsThis inpackage L, Mencompasses or – Fuel best network for UK’s motorists.” roads, inwhich particular those to compact industrial sites Advice –possible and its road aim to its cut fuel costs by nightʼs sleep, which in turn means drivers are less The 81 guests took turns to head on a costs 17-mile training and monthly drive, carefully chosen toaim simulate a variety of typical Advice – is and isthe toout cut fuel bytest cent improvement.

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enault Trucks has completed the manufacture of the last of its big-cabbed flagship Magnums. On June 26 – just two weeks after the launch of the company’s new range of trucks in Lyon (Truckstop News, July) – the keys to the last Magnum were presented to haulier Robert Chabbert at its Bourg-en-Bresse factory in France.

Transports Chabbert offers combined transport solutions and also the transportation of maritime containers. Its fleet is made up exclusively of Renault trucks and consists of 60 tractors – 50 of which are Magnums. The company placed an order for 22 Magnums earlier this year.

The first AE, which was to evolve into the Renault Magnum, rolled off the assembly lines 23 years ago with its signature flat-floored cab.

The last two Magnums rolled off the Bourg-en-Bresse production lines at the end of June. While the first was delivered Robert Chabbert, the

Last ever Magnum is destined for French operator Robert Chabbert

other will be presented to the Berliet Foundation Conservatory, where it will join a long line of vehicles bearing witness to a history which began in 1894.

The Renault AE arrived in 1990 with a cab that measured 1.87m high. The innovative design, with unprecedented space, total freedom of movement and comfortable on-board living made it one of the most comfortable trucks on the market.

A redesign in 1997 produced an updated in interior, aimed at further improving driver comfort. In 2005 and 2006, the Renault Magnum was offered with a new chassis and new units to meet the demands of Euro 5.

In 2008, the Renault Magnum cab was given greater height and additional storage capacity, and in 2011, Renault launched the Magnum Legend – a limited edition of 99 numbered vehicles which adopted the black and white colours of its ancestor, the AE.

T High Sleeper is Renault’s new flat-floored flagship – though there’s no right-hand drive version

Sleep condition demystified Rehab courses rejigged

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new guide has been put together which aims to help inform truck drivers of the dangers of sleep apnoea and answer the most commonly asked questions about the condition.

Called Sleep Apnoea and Driving – The Facts, the document has been written to demystify Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (OSAS) – a condition particularly prevalent among HGV drivers and thought to be a contributing factor in a significant percentage of motorway traffic accidents.

The document, which has been developed following collaboration between the OSA Partnership Group and the DVLA, has taken into account input from clinicians and the haulage industry itself, while adhering to the strict legal framework within which the DVLA operates.

Professor John Stradling from the Oxford Sleep Clinic has played a prominent role in agreeing the wording. He said: “It is vital we do not push the problem underground by making it difficult for commercial drivers to admit they have symptoms. Therefore, members of the OSA Partnership Group have worked closely with the DVLA to agree a consistent process that highlights the importance and the longer term benefits of seeking treatment quickly.”

Experts said those most at risk of having the condition are overweight middle-aged men – and due to the sedentary nature of their job, HGV drivers are at higher risk of OSAS. However, OSAS can be fully treated quickly and easily; and when the symptoms are controlled, quality of life can improve considerably.

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Truck drivers are particularly at risk of suffering from sleep apnoea

However, if left untreated, OSAS is likely to impact on overall health and wellbeing, and can impact on life expectancy.

Ian Gallagher, head of policy for DVLA Policy at FTA, which is a member of the Group, said: “We understand from talking to our members that many drivers have concerns about seeking medical advice for fear of losing their licence.

However, this document provides answers to many questions about OSAS and also offers advice on how to access treatment as quickly as possible.”

The OSA Partnership Group has been established to bring together organisations from the commercial vehicle sector, clinicians, patient groups and those interested in health and safety at work to raise awareness of sleep apnoea and address the road safety issues associated with the condition.

Jan Chandaman, acting head of medical licensing policy at the DVLA said: “Our medical team has worked closely with the OSA Partnership Group to provide answers we hope will allay drivers’ concerns if they believe they have symptoms of OSAS, and to encourage early notification of the condition.

“Our concern, first and foremost, has to be the safety of road users – both drivers and others – and we want drivers to come forward straight away if they have any symptoms of the condition. Once they are receiving treatment and their symptoms are brought under control, driving can resume without jeopardising their safety and that of other road users.

“There is a European Working Group in progress on OSA and OSAS which DVLA is a member of and we are awaiting their recommendations on European standards for this condition.”

The document can be accessed at http://tinyurl.com/np7n8nj

he Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has announced changes to the Drink-Drive Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) to offer what it said are more consistent quality standards and wider availability of courses – as well as transferring the full cost to the user rather than the taxpayer.

The DSA put DDRS courses in place to help offenders recognise the problems associated with drink-driving and address their behaviour. Courts can refer drinkdrive offenders who have been disqualified from driving for at least 12 months to an approved DDRS education course. Successful completion of the course can reduce the period of disqualification by up to one quarter.

Road safety minister Stephen Hammond said: “We are determined to tackle the menace of drinkdriving, and rehabilitation courses are an extremely effective way of ensuring drivers who have committed the offence in the first place do not repeat their error.

“These changes will make it easier for courts to place offenders on these courses, as well as ensuring more consistent standards and shifting the costs from the taxpayer to the offender.”

DSA chief executive, Alastair Peoples, said: “This scheme increases offenders’ appreciation of the risks involved in their behaviour and the importance of separating driving from their consumption of alcohol.

“The measures we have announced will enhance the integrity and thus the potential success of the scheme. In turn, the likelihood of offenders re-offending is reduced,

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DSA is hoping improved courses will reduce the risk of drink-drivers re-offending

with all the social and economic benefits that brings.”

A new course approvals process has been introduced and took effect on Monday, June 24. The scheme has been updated with a prescribed course syllabus consistent with DSA’s national driving standards that set out what is needed to be a safe and responsible driver.

There will be a risk-based quality assurance process to ensure course providers are consistently delivering courses of the required standard. Administration and quality assurance costs will move from the taxpayer to the offender.

In addition, the DSA said the scheme has been opened up to new providers and the minimum course fee removed to encourage take up and innovation.

In 2012, approximately 45,000 offenders were referred to courses by the courts, with nearly 24,000 successful completions.

The changes to the DDRS work alongside the government’s other measures to tackle drink-driving, such as the new rule introduced on June 1 this year that makes the most dangerous drink-drivers pass a medical before they are allowed back on the roads.

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Are carrots on the menu in your cab?

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uropean palletised freight network Pall-Ex has teamed up with vegetable grower Freshgro to uncover the truth about truckers’ eating habits.

As part of its ongoing campaign for a greater choice of healthy snacks for consumers on the move, Freshgro is working with Pall-Ex to survey more than 300 of the network’s drivers. The research aims to find out exactly what they are eating while spending hours a day on the road.

“All the evidence shows we are fast becoming a nation of snackers – but it’s essential we start delivering a broader range of healthy options for consumers who are on the go,” said Freshgro’s Martin Evans.

Within many of Britain’s service stations and convenience stores, there are often a limited number of snacks that are quick, mess-free, healthy and, most importantly, tasty.

Martin added: “This is a unique opportunity to find out what snacks are currently

consumed, where from and importantly what drivers really want. We hope the results of this research may also go some way to encourage truck drivers to think about their eating habits.”

Adrian Russell, managing director at PallEx, said: “As a network, we’re well known for looking after our members and their drivers.

They are the ones that literally keep our freight moving.

“We’ve run a number of incentives for drivers over the years, but handing out carrots is certainly a first. We look forward to viewing the results of the survey and seeing if there is anything else we can be doing to meet the needs of our drivers.”

The results of the survey from Pall-Ex and Freshgro will be revealed shortly.

Freshgro launched its new Chantenay Snack Packs in May as part of a move towards a greater choice of healthy options for people on the go – like the Pall-Ex lorry drivers.

CHARITY SEEKS FINES HIKE

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n response to the government’s announcement that it is introducing onthe-spot fixed penalty notices for careless driving offences (Truckstop News, July issue), road safety charity Brake has called for higher fines to deter risky law-breaking.

The changes, which were set in place in July, include new police powers to issue on-the-spot fixed penalty fines for less serious careless driving offences, and existing fixed penalty fines for most driving offences – including mobile phone use and not wearing a seat belt – rising from £60 to £100.

Julie Townsend, Brake deputy chief executive, said: “We welcome the introduction of on-the-spot fines for careless driving to make it easier for police to catch

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and prosecute risky law-breaking drivers. We are also pleased to see a much-needed rise in driving offence fines, but think this doesn’t go far enough.

“It’s crucial we encourage greater respect for laws on our roads, which are in place to protect people’s lives – and higher fines can help achieve this. £100 is not enough to pose a strong deterrent to potentially lifethreatening behaviour, like using a mobile at the wheel.

“We are also calling on government to stem worrying cut-backs in traffic policing levels. We believe traffic policing should be made a national policing priority to ensure we have sufficient numbers of officers enforcing vital safety laws on our roads.”

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Held at the Oulton Park race circuit in Cheshire, the event gave invited guests their first chance to put the vehicle through its paces on UK roads.

New Actros is the ultimate premium truck for longdistance transport. From the outset, designers and engineers were determined to provide the best possible comfort, driving dynamics, safety, productivity and operating economy, as well as a sweeping range of cab sizes, engine ratings and options, allowing customers to tailor vehicles perfectly for any application.

The current Actros holds the Guinness World Record for fuel economy at 40 tonnes gvw, but road tests have shown the new model is seven per cent more frugal when specified to meet Euro 5 emissions regulations, while the ultra-clean Euro 6 version shows a four per cent improvement.

The 81 guests took turns to head out on a 17-mile test drive, carefully chosen to simulate a variety of typical driving conditions. The route included single- and dualMark May reckons the new Mercedes-Benz Actros is ʻbrilliantʼ. carriageway roads. Each of the four demonstrator trucks provided for the event made 10 journeys - a total of almost 700 miles covered on the day.

On each trip, the mpg figure achieved was recorded and at the end of the day the winner was Craig Stewart, logistics manager at Widnes-based Ray Stewart Haulage, who averaged an impressive 11.4 mpg in the 510 bhp V8-powered Actros 2551, and 11.8 mpg in the 450 bhp Actros 2545 model. Between journeys, guests also enjoyed ‘hot laps’ of the Oulton Park circuit in two-seater racing cars piloted by professional drivers.

PERSONAL INJURY SPECIALISTS Transport manager Mark May of food waste and animal by-products recycling specialist John Pointon & Sons, summed up the feelings of many when he said: “It was a great day, very informative and enjoyable, and superbly organised. The new Actros is brilliant. The driving experience was fantastic and if the fuel performance figures are to be believed it will be an unbeatable all-round package. The previous Actros is a very good truck - but this new one is a huge step forward.”

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The S.SF 24 with sliding floor trailer, manufactured at Schmitz Cargobull’s Gotha plant in Germany, was brought over to the UK exclusively for the Tip-Ex show in Harrogate, where the firm said it received significant customer interest.

Paul Avery, managing director of Schmitz Cargobull UK, said: “Following the sliding floor trailer’s

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The new trailer carries Schmitz Cargobull’s European Whole Vehicle Type Approval and is designed to handle demanding workloads. It is also aimed at offering low maintenance

OPERATOR DISQUALIFIED FOR FALSE EVIDENCE

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he traffic commissioner for the North East of England, Kevin Rooney, has issued a warning to the commercial vehicle industry that operators need to make sure they provide accurate and genuine evidence to regulators.

Mr Rooney’s remarks came after his decision to disqualify an operator licence holder who produced a false parking permission letter as part of his original application.

During a public inquiry on June 6, operator Patrick Fleming accepted the document did not provide genuine authorisation for his HGVs to be parked at the site in question.

Concerns about the document’s authenticity came to light after the site’s owner wrote to the Central Licensing Office (CLO) confirming that Patrick Fleming did not have permission to keep his vehicles there, and had not been given that authority by the company.

The owners additionally confirmed their employee had no knowledge of signing the paperwork provided with Mr Fleming’s application.

During his evidence, Mr Fleming also admitted a statement he made to the CLO – that there had been a minor disagreement with the site owners – was not true.

The false paperwork meant vehicles used on the licence had been kept at unauthorised locations.

Mr Rooney also examined evidence of convictions sustained by the licence holder for failing to keep a record. The offences were originally heard in his absence on September 25, 2012, but Mr Fleming had the case reopened. He was reconvicted on March 28, 2013.

Mr Fleming did not disclose the convictions to the traffic commissioner.

During the inquiry, the operator said he was hiring his vehicle from Sarah Boyes, an operator based in the West of England. The licence held by Sarah Boyes was revoked in February 2013, along with a linked licence in the name of Barry Boyes. Mr Fleming added that insurance in the name of Sarah Boyes, relating to operations under her own licence, also covered his vehicle. However, documentation available to Mr Rooney indicated the policy, valid to August 13, 2012, did not permit vehicles to be used beyond the policyholder’s business.

An appeal lodged by Sarah Boyes was dismissed in July by Upper Tribunal Judge Mark Hinchliffe.

Reviewing the evidence, Mr Rooney concluded the operator’s repute was lost. He was also unfit to be a transport manager. As a result of the loss of repute, the regulator indicated the disqualification order against Patrick Fleming as a transport manager would be in force until June 5, 2015.

“Mr Fleming has today refused to tell me who was responsible for procuring or producing the false parking permission letter,” Mr Rooney said. “That false letter formed part of the application which caused a licence to be issued in my name, and I am entitled to know where it came from.

“It is also an offence in its own right to make a false statement to secure an operator’s licence.”

The TC added the seriousness of the matter had meant a token disqualification was not sufficient.

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s part of a general restructuring of the way the company handles its transport and logistics, two ‘Classic’ Volvo FH-500 6x2, 44-tonne GCW tractor units and a Volvo FL-240 18-tonne 4x2 GVW rigid dray vehicle have joined the fleet of Black Sheep Brewery.

The ‘Classic’ FHs are the first Volvo tractor units to join the Black Sheep Brewery fleet of eight vehicles. Following an intensive evaluation programme involving several truck manufacturers, the award-winning Yorkshire brewery - which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2012 - has restructured its transport fleet to reduce operating costs and improve vehicle uptime.

The trucks were sourced from Crossroads Truck and Bus at Boroughbridge. All are on Volvo Repair and Maintenance contracts.

Black Sheep Brewery’s production director Alan Dunn, and Andy Wallace, who is transport & distribution supervisor, said the company was attracted to Volvo by the reputation for good fuel economy and overall operating costs.

“As part of the evaluation process, Crossroads and Volvo Financial Services provided the most competitive purchase cost and source of lease purchase funding,” said Alan Dunn.

Crossroads is also carrying out trailer maintenance for Black Sheep Brewery. In addition to ambient trailers, the trailer fleet includes a Lawrence David chilled curtainsider which doubles up as a mobile bar for use at outdoor shows, such as The Great Yorkshire Show at Harrogate.

While the Globetrotter XL-cabbed ‘Classic’ FHs handle primary distribution duties to

wholesalers and retailers’ distribution centres nationwide, the FL - which is double-manned - is engaged on deliveries to free trade pubs, other breweries and pub multiples direct.

These ‘local’ deliveries are typically made within a 50-mile radius of Masham, the picturesque town in the Yorkshire Dales where the Black Sheep Brewery is based.

Part of the restructuring included the introduction of four Transit vans which have recently replaced non-Volvo rigid trucks on local deliveries to the licenced trade and retail multiples.

Andy Wallace said the FHs, which have dedicated drivers and are expected to cover in the region of 160,000 km per annum, are achieving 10.9 mpg overall. This represents an improvement of 3 mpg in fuel economy compared to the older non-Volvo trucks they replaced.

Chris Bright, an experienced Black Sheep Brewery driver, took part in the finals of the Volvo Trucks UK Driver Challenge 2012. The event was held in Co Galway and Chris was one of the top 10 competitors.

According to Alan, the FL is achieving 12 mpg and, with only around 6000 km on the odometer, that is expected to improve, he said.

The FL was specified for distribution on the narrow roads of rural areas and country towns. It is equipped with a 7.3 m, low-height Micra body, low-profile 295/60R22.5 tyres on the drive axle, a D’Hollandia tail-lift and Volvo’s I-Sync auto transmission. The truck has a low chassis height for side unloading and a kerb weight of 7900 kg, giving a 10,100 kg payload.

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mbient, chilled and FMCG logistics specialist Fowler Welch is boosting its on-road visual presence with the launch of a modern, new livery. Based on the well-known Fowler Welch roundel, the new look has been freshened-up as a more contemporary ‘globe’ design alongside a striking new typeface.

The new look is being rolled-out initially on Fowler Welch’s truck and trailer fleet as and when new equipment is introduced, and will feature the strap-line ‘Listening, Responding, Delivering’. Managing director Nick Hay said he believes the new ‘globe’ and the new look make a strong statement of the firm’s forward-thinking credentials, while retaining

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“The Fowler Welch name and the distinctive roundel are well recognised on the UK’s roads,” Hay said. “We now have a strong, new image that’s synonymous with our customers’ view of Fowler Welch; a service provider that listens to its customers, responds to their needs and delivers solutions.

“Our objective was to retain the core of our culture and build on the strong reputation we have, while modernising the image. We added the strap-line ‘Listening, Responding, Delivering’ as this is at the very heart of who we are, how we act, and how our customers describe our relationship.”

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The Great North Road: Then and Now Publisher: Battle of Britain International Ltd Web: www.afterthebattle. com ISBN: 9-781870-067799 Price: 14.95 Rating: «««««

In this book, Chris ‘Wolfie’ Cooper retraces the steps of the Great North Road (which, since 1922 has been otherwise known as the A1), which stretches from London to Edinburgh.

As with all routes, over the years the path of the Great North Road has changed to reflect growing urban development and the shifting requirements of

15-day period was up.

Surprise, surprise – the 15-day period finished and I still don’t have a digicard.

I phoned DVLA to ask where my digicard is, and they said they sent it out in the post four days ago. However, I spoke to them two days ago about another matter, and they sent me a letter dated two days ago which was delivered to my address today.

I am trying to recoup some of the wages I lost after my heart attack and find DVLA’s attitude to be completely disinterested. I’ve explained my predicament and the fact that if I don’t work, I have no money coming into the house to pay my rent and my bills. I would have been better off phoning the RSPCA for all the good it has done. They are not interested in my problem and will only ever say: “It’s in the post.”

I am seriously thinking about contacting a solicitor with a view to taking DVLA to court for loss of earnings. Surely they must take some responsibility for this kind of bad management and service?

On a final note, if you do have a heart attack, don’t send your licence to Swansea.

Tell them you’ve had a heart attack, but you are under no obligation by law to return your licence. You can only have you’re licence taken off you if it’s a medical reason where a doctor has told them you’re unfit to drive, and by a court that has found you guilty of a crime or offence under the Road Traffic Act. If DVLA ask you to surrender your licence for any reason other than these two, then as I understand it, you are under no obligation to return it.

James Robertson Essex

increased traffic volumes.

Within these pages, the author sets out to travel every twist and turn of the the 400-mile original track, past remains of old carriageways, long-forgotten byways, dead ends and sections that have now all-but completely disappeared. It’s a fascinating read.

FTA Drivers’ Handbook Publisher: FTA Web: www.shop.fta.co.uk ISBN: 1-905849-36-2 Price: £6.75 (members) / £8 (non-members) Rating: «««««

The Freight Transport Association has released an updated version of its Drivers’

Write to: The Editor, Speakback, Truckstop News, Kelsey Publishing Group, PO Box 978, Peterborough, PE1 9FL Or email: tsn.ed@kelsey.co.uk

WEDDING DAY CHARIOT

HEART ATTACK HASSLE

On January 13, I had a heart attack. As soon as I left hospital after a week, I contacted DVLA and advised them of what had happened, and they duly sent me a letter explaining that I couldn’t drive a car for four weeks or a truck for six weeks as long as my doctor said it was okay. I was also advised that at some time in the future, I would have to undergo a fitness test to determine whether or not I would be allowed to keep my HGV licence.

On May 25, I attended the local hospital where I undertook a nine-minute physical test on a walking machine while connected to an ECG monitor, and in the presence of the heart surgeon who had fitted my stent.

It wasn’t as easy as I had thought, but I passed the test and the results were sent off to DVLA, where their heart consultant would look at them and advise DVLA as to whether I was still fit enough to drive HGVs. At the start of June, I moved house and decided to send my licence back to DVLA for a change of address. The day before I sent my licence off, my digicard malfunctioned and wouldn’t download or operate in any of the trucks at my workplace.

I decided to send my digicard and licence off to DVLA at the same time, which meant I could do manual entries on the tacho for a maximum of 15 days.

I sent the digicard and the licence to swansea by Royal Mail and paid a premium service, which got them both to DVLA the next day.

I telephoned Swansea the next afternoon and made sure they had actually arrived, and this was confirmed by a female who told me they would try and get my digicard back to me ASAP as I couldn’t work without it after the

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see a pattern forming? This is why me and Rob are called the Swedish lovers!

Also, the biggest challenge of the day was climbing in and out of the wagon with 6 inch heels. But I did it!

It would make my new husband’s year if he was featured in your newspaper.

Caroline Thompson By email

FAME ON FACEBOOK

I have recently seen the article about the new FH16 model in Truckstop News, and I just wondered if it could be possible for me and my new husband to be featured in the magazine?

We borrowed a prototype FH16 from Thomas Hardie Commericals in Preston (where my husband works as a mechanic) on February 16, which we used as wedding transport to and from the church.

We had some professional pictures taken with the truck, and I think we are probably the first couple to use the new FH16 as wedding transport in the UK – or even ever!

Our wedding day was going to be nothing but Volvo transport all the way.

My dad owned a successful haulage business for 42 years and had nothing but Volvo trucks; my brother-in-law has got his own business and, you guessed it, he’s got a Volvo – and my husband is a mechanic for Volvo trucks. Can you

Handbook, which has been written to offer truck drivers easy-to-digest information that directly relates to the job they are doing, without having to wade through mountains of legal jargon.

New for this edition is fresh information on current legislation and new sections on PCNs, load security, roadside checks and driver conduct.

There is also new information relating to driving best practice, reversing, urban driving, coupling and uncoupling and weather conditions – making it a useful book to keep in the glove box.

I read Truckstop News every month to find out what’s new in the industry, and I also frequently visit the Trucking Facebook page – which is very good because it has lots of detailed pictures of eye-catching trucks with regular updates. And I was particularly pleased to see a picture of my truck on there a few days ago!

I have been working at ADT almost 10 months now. It is a very good company to work for and takes great pride in the visual appearance of their trucks – and what’s underneath. The trucks are done to a high standard with immaculate paint jobs and stainless Kelsa light bars, and with drivers are also encouraged to look after their vehicles.

A&D Transport is a family-run business based in Widnes in the North West of England, and has been in operation for 25 years. It runs over 40

DVD Australian Heavy Metal Certificate NA Run time 75 minutes Publisher: Old Pond Publishing Web: www.oldpond.co.uk Price £16.95 Rating: «««««

This new DVD from CP Productions focuses on the monster moves undertaken by hauliers working in the expanding iron ore extraction business on Australia’s North West coast. The filmmakers have captured the movement of massive mining equipment and essential goods between Perth and Pilbara on extra-long road train outfits, to two-engined Powertrans specials working offroad. Fascinating stuff.

trucks and trailers – mainly walkingfloors, but it does have a few tautliners.

My truck is a Scania R420 midlift with a three-month old Legras walkingfloor trailer.

Huw Williams By email

SIGN OF THE TIMES I drive a truck around the roads of Scotland, and from the lofty heights of my cab I see many ‘Police Slow’ and ‘Police Accident’ signs left behind on the roadside after traffic collisions.

Since the introduction of the new 101 non-emergency number, I regularly call in to report these and allow for their uplift. I recently gave very precise details of the location of one such wayward sign on the M90 near Kinross – three times in one week!

On the fourth occasion, I stopped in the emergency lay-by and picked the sign up myself (yes, I know – a bit naughty!). I then phoned Police Scotland and told them I would be at the nearby services for 45 minutes, after which time the sign would be handed to police elsewhere in the country at a time of my choosing.

Amazingly, despite the division being ‘very busy’, an officer quickly arrived and picked it up.

In these straitened financial times, it is surely prudent the police keep a tight control on expensive assets. I served in the police back in the ’70s and ‘80s, and we had to account for all accident equipment on our vehicles on a weekly basis. Any missing kit resulted in much scrambling about looking for replacements.

David Russell Penicuik

Inferno Author: Dan Brown AUDIO Read by: Paul Michael BOOK Runtime: 17 hours 17 REVIEW minutes Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Web: www.audible.co.uk Price: £19.99 (digital download) Rating: «««««

The new book from sensationalist thriller writer Dan Brown has arrived with no small amount of fanfare, and your enjoyment will vary depending on how prepared you are to suspend your disbelief and let the story move you along. It goes at a fair clip (as usual) as we follow Brown’s returning hero, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, as he races to unravel a mystery centred around Dante’s classic tale of good and evil.

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DRAGON’S DEVEY GETS CBE

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ilary Devey, founder and CEO of European palletised freight network Pall-Ex, has been awarded a CBE as part of The Queen’s Birthday Honours List in recognition of her work for both charity and the logistics sector.

Alongside her own business, Devey supports many charities – and among her numerous charity roles, she is vice president of The Carers Trust and has donated thousands to

the cause via Pall-Ex’s Penny-APallet scheme.

In her television roles, Hilary has helped a number of charities on Secret Millionaire, given financial backing and advice to entrepreneurs on Dragons’ Den, and tackled the issue of youth unemployment on The Intern.

Commenting on the announcement, Hilary said: “In every sense of the word, this is a great honour and I am equally flattered and flabbergasted.”

SHROPS SHOW THRIVES AT NEW HOME

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he Shropshire Truck Show – dubbed the UK’s friendliest truck event – rolled into Shrewsbury on May 11-12 and the general consensus from visitors and exhibitors is the West Mid Showground is a great new home.

The Shropshire Truck Show grew significantly this year, with six manufacturers showing their new products at the event – namely Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Scania, DAF, MAN and Renault. This was the biggest ever industry presence at the show, and exhibitors have reported healthy trade and enquiries from visitors with significant business being done.

The show also saw long-time supporter Pentons Haulage celebrating its 40 years in the industry, with owner Gary Penton picking up a special award. Gary received the award on Sunday from show sponsor Towergate Insurance and training partner Transportwise.

“As sponsors of the Shropshire Truck Show, Towergate Insurance was delighted to present Gary Penton with his replica model truck to celebrate his 40 years in the haulage industry,” said a

Towergate spokesperson. “Forty years is a long time in haulage terms, and Gary and his team should be extremely proud of all the hard work that has helped to build up such a successful business. We would like to wish Gary many more years in the industry.”

The show also attracted some of the best trucks in the UK, including some superb classic and vintage vehicles and incredible working trucks. With well over 350 vehicles on show plus the recovery

Pentons used the show to celebrate the firm’s 40 years in the business

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vehicles and super trucks, the new showground handled the number of vehicles with ease – and superb ground conditions meant easy parking for all, despite some bad weather.

This year, 12,000 visitors enjoyed the event and the organiser has confirmed the show will be staying at the West Mid Showground in Shrewsbury for next year (though dates are still to be confirmed).

Show director Jason Lunn said: “Despite some wet weather during the event, we still matched our 2011 attendance with 12,000 visitors over the weekend, and moving the show meant we never saw any of the famous mud so often seen at Oswestry.

“We are incredibly grateful for the support of our sponsor Towergate, our exhibitors, truck entrants and visitors and will definitely be back next year – hopefully even bigger, as we now have the space to grow and take more trucks. It’s great to have so much local and regional support for a show of this kind.”

Picking up the prize of Overall Best Truck at this year’s show was Shirley’s Transport from Stoke on Trent, which bagged the award for its Scania T144-530.

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Issue 313 august 2013 ADVERTORIAL

ACCIDENT

In this month’s issue Steven Hinchliffe of the specialist Personal Injury Compensation firm Hinchliffes Solicitors (see their advert on the front page) considers “SUMMER FUN? - ACCIDENTS ON HOLIDAY AND HOW TO MAKE A COMPENSATION CLAIM”

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hould you be unfortunate enough to have an accident while on holiday, either here in the UK or abroad, and want to make a personal injury claim to recover compensation for your injuries and financial losses, as long as the holiday package was booked through a tour operator in the UK (online or in a travel shop) you may be able to direct the claim against the tour operator and keep it within the scope of the Courts of England and Wales.

It is important that the accident circumstances relate closely to the holiday package, and several examples are set out below. Under the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992 a tour operator may be held responsible for all of the services provided as part of a package holiday, even where the operator had no day-to-day control over the situation causing the accident.

The following instances have resulted in successful compensation claims:1. Injuries in an accident on an excursion (as long as booked as part of the holiday package).

2. Injuries in an accident while taking part in sports/leisure activities, such as diving or skiing (as long as booked as part of the holiday package).

3. Injuries in an accident in the hotel, resort or on board ship during a cruise, including those within your room/cabin or en-suite facilities.

4. Injuries in an accident during air travel to or from your holiday destination.

5. Injuries in an accident during coach or taxi transfers.

6. Food poisoning at the hotel or on board a cruise ship.

For a claim to be successful you have to show that someone who owed you a duty of care was in breach and this caused your injury.

I have come across cases where people have cut themselves on

broken tiles in a swimming pool, or have fallen at night when returning to their chalet because there was no lighting, or have been struck by doors falling off8their hinges. NEWS Food •poisoning common • also • TRUCKSTOP ISSUE 299 is JULY a2012 occurrence.

However, there are limitations in succeeding with a claim and the Regulations define a holiday package to mean:“The pre-arranged combination of at least two of the following components when sold or offered for sale at an inclusive price and when the service covers a period of more than twenty-four hours or includes overnight accommodation

SOLICITORS HS HINCHLIFFES

Steven Hinchliffe

PERSONAL INJURY SPECIALISTS

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Internet, any claim injury compensation would need to be made In this month’s issue,for Steven Hinchliffe of the specialist Personal Compensation firm Hinchliffes against theInjury negligent party direct (eg theSolicitors owner of the hotel) under their advert of on the the front page)where considers the (see legal system country theanother accident happened. The “READER’S SUCCESSFUL ACCIDENT CLAIM”to UK based claims and procedure is likely to be significantly different will almost certainly require advice from foreign lawyers or a UK firm of solicitors that has foreign links.

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Regulations willhearing only offer 3. Other tourist services not ancillary to transport orofaccommodation In the summer of 2010, HGV driver Mr Rof of Telford (name claim, there was alsoThe some affect on his pre-accident Truckstop News that resulted in an award withheld at client’s request) was strapping a load that had difficulties. injury compensation. you protection if that excursion had been booked through your UK and accounting personal for a significant proportion of the package” already been placed on a trailer by a colleague when an item My firm sent a detailed letter to his employer, who passed All of the accident victims mentioned in these articles are actual from the load fell, striking his head. tour operator at the time the wasWithin arranged.

However, this holiday on to their insurers. just over 2 months the insurersif your clients of my firm, Hinchliffes Solicitors. They have kindly given To successfully claim personal injury compensation from an accepted responsibility for the accident. By this time steps were their permission disclosure of theircan details,also and in particular holiday ismust in the UK and this situation arose, any claim against the Booking your holiday usingforathecredit card provide additional solicitor have extensive employer the injured person’s already well underway for Mr R to be examined by an ENT of their real life experiences of incidents resulting in personal knowledge of the Health and Safety Regulations that have surgeon fall so thatunder a comprehensive medical report, setting out and be excursion provider would likely the UK legal system consumer protection, including toadirect injury claims, and thethe steps option taken to make successfulyour accidentpersonal been breached, and be able to comprehensively set out details full details of the injuries and their consequences, could be claim.

All of provider these clients contacted firm after much easier tolevel pursue. injury claim against compensation the credit card if for my some reasonwhen it is firstnot contacting the employer.

Without this of obtained. Once this was available and had been approved by seeing our details in Truckstop News. awareness the employer’s insurers will almost certainly try and a copy was sent Community to the insurers, together withmeans details of that Finally, a recent change Mr inR,European law possible to pursue it against tour operator.

In this article Ithe highlight a fairly common situation where a driver exploit any perceived deficiencies or weakness in the case in his very modest financial losses incurred as a direct result of is requiredto to deliver and unload a lorry or trailer that has been rightful an effort pay the injured person their in are involved a roadtheaccident in a member country (such as The Regulations relate all package holidays whether in the UKto avoid havingif toyou accident. packed by someone else - either a fellow employee of the same compensation.

Settlement negotiations thenthe started, withCourts. offers and counter France), your claim can beoffers pursued through UK or abroad, and can company, also apply business travel.

Tour operators or by an to employee of an entirely different company In Mrare R’s claim, the allegations of breaches of Regulation being put forward by both sides. Within a few weeks it even based abroad. It is often the case that your own as follows:Whatever the cause of the accident, always sensible was possible to reach it an is acceptable settlement at a total to figure increasingly offeringperhaps all inclusive family holidays at designatedwere resorts employer will be held responsible for compensating you for an (a) Failed to take suitable and sufficient steps to prevent the of £2250, the vast majority of which was to compensate Mr R speak tocontrary a specialist with experience of this type of claim caused by a scope defective load, matter who packed it. If you and most will come injury under the of no the Regulations. item within the trailer from falling, to Regulationsolicitor for his pain and suffering. He kept the full sum recovered, as are self employed or an agency driver, you also benefit from the 10(1) of the Work atbefore Height Regulations 2005. what to do. my firm’s costs and the expenses webe had able incurredto in dealing deciding They will normally give initial One cautionary note is that the standards of health and safety that same rights enjoyed by the employees of the company you are with the claim (eg paying for his medical records and the (b) Failed to take suitable and sufficient steps to prevent our to work for.

However, it is by worththose noting that were countries. advice without obligation and if report) theywere aresubsequently able tonegotiated take on case apply in the UK are contracted not always matched inif you other medical with your the insurers client being struck by the item, contrary to Regulation 10(2) in charge of loading the vehicle the accident may be found to have andwin paid separately. of the above Regulations. will probably offer you a “no no fee” service. A direct approach A possible defence happened to a claim standards ofa claim health and entirely is duethat to yourthe negligence, in which case Fortunately, despite the accident circumstances Mr R (c) Failed to ensure that the trailer was loaded in such a way compensation would probably be successful. by you to a tour operator will often met with denial liability, safety applicable in for the area where the not accident happened have suffered only abe relatively minor injury,aand this was of reflected by as been to prevent unintended movement of the contents, As with previous articles the common trend remains the effect theof levelthe of compensation contrary to Regulation 10(4) of the above Regulations. merits despite the apparent claim. he recovered. His employer’s met, and if these areonnot high the life, claim mayusing betheunlikely to succeed. the injured person’s and although process of law insurers took a sensible approach to the claim and handled (d) Failed to ensure the trailer was loaded in a safe manner. claims as a means of redress cannot truly to make personal injury matters with reasonable efficiency, which meant it was possible It is also essentialcompensate to be aware that the Regulations do not apply to for the trauma and inconvenience suffered, it can (e) Exposed our client to a danger or a trap and a foreseeable to reach agreement and for Mr R to be in funds in just under six all accidents abroad.

Ifinyou booked your travel and accommodation Steven Hinchliffe, solicitor and Principal Solicitors risk of injury. assist requiring the guilty party to provide medical treatment months fromof theHinchliffes date the first letter was sent to his employer. and rehabilitation, in addition to financial relief by way of awards He suffered a painful© cutCopyright to the top of his head and, as was This also had the effect of keeping the legal costs to a separately, perhapsofbecause of a good deal on a flight via the 2013 Hinchliffes Solicitors compensation. As previously indicated, under the current law

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and procedures the basic aim of an accident claim is to try and return the injured party to the position that he or she would otherwise have been in had the accident not happened.

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Next month we report on our visit to the Truckfest event held in Malvern over the weekend of 6 and 7 July. If you have any questions concerning making Next month’s topic will consider “TRIPPING AND SLIPPING IN THE WORKPLACE” - please e-mail your questions to a personal injury claim please e-mail us at hinchliffes@hinchliffes.co.uk Steven (heading “Truckstop News Legal Advice Page”) call 01684 Hinchliffeyour and hismessage team at hinchliffes@hinchliffes.co.uk (heading your message “Truckstop News or Legal Advice Page”) 580900 or call 01684 580900 quoting “Truckstop News Legal Advice Page”. You can also find the firm on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. quoting “Truckstop News Legal Advice Page”. MOBILE/DEVICE FRIENDLY WEBSITE LAUNCHING SOON - making it even easier to get in touch.

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LEGAL ADVICE David Glover of leading commercial and transport law firm Marshall Glover is on

David Glover of leading commercial and transport law firm Marshall Glover is on hand to offer legal advice to Truckstop News readers. If you require advice or further information, head to www.marshallglover.com or call on 0844 801 1422.

Vocational licence holders should beware Legal advice Confirmation / amendments by email,tel or fax should be addressed to: using mobile phones while driving hand to offer legal advice to Truckstop News readers. If you require advice or further information, head to www.marshallglover.com or call on 0844 801 1422.

Parliament has recognised the inherent dangers caused by drivers of motor vehicles when using mobile telephones while driving and brought forward specific legislation. There has been an unacceptable increase in the number of vocational licence holders using mobile telephones without a hands free device while driving large goods and passenger carrying vehicles. This practice is unacceptable and presents an undue risk to road safety. Studies have indicated that even the use of hands-free devices can distract a driver to the extent that they may be prevented from applying the requisite care and attention.

A report for an offence received from an enforcement agency that a vocational driver has used their mobile telephone while driving without a hands free device in the last three years will result in that driver being called to a hearing before the traffic commissioner. Each case will be decided on its own facts and merits and the presiding traffic commissioner will be keen to ascertain the reason the driver is engaged in the telephone call.

In cases where drivers are speaking with their employers or their customers, the traffic commissioner may consider the effect this might have upon the operator’s repute”.

So you are likely to be called to a hearing in order to show cause why an order should not be made. The guidelines which a traffic commissioner will be considering are to suspend vocational entitlement for 14 days, 21 days if driving a commercial vehicle, to commence with immediate effect. For a second and/or subsequent offence to multiply accordingly, for example, second offence in a commercial vehicle 2 x 21 days.

Prosecutors states the following inOffi respect cethe course of work and had no reason to KAREN WAYMAN Kelsey Publishing Group, Cudham

The law concerning road traffic offences

One of the offences some drivers have committed is using a mobile phone while driving. The legislation defines this offence as follows: No person is to drive a motor vehicle on a road if he is using a hand-held mobile telephone or a hand-held device of a specified kind. No person is to cause or permit any other person to drive a motor vehicle on a road while that other person is using a handheld mobile telephone or a hand-held device of a specified kind. No person is to supervise a holder of a provisional licence if the person supervising is using a hand-held mobile telephone or a hand-held device of a specified kind at a time when the provisional licence holder is driving a motor vehicle on a road.

following: sending or receiving oral or written messages; sending or receiving facsimile documents; sending or receiving still or moving images; and providing access to the internet.

If you’re caught using a hand-held mobile phone or similar device while driving, you can expect to get an automatic fixed penalty notice. This means you’ll get three penalty points on your driving licence and have to pay a fine of £60. However, your case may go to court. If it does, you may also face disqualification from driving on top of a maximum fine of £1000. If you were driving a PCV or heavy goods vehicle, you could face a maximum fine of £2500.

Also if the matter were considered of a serious nature you could face prosecution for other road transport related offences, which carry more serious sentences.

suspect that the vehicle was not insured. of issuing summonses for no insurance: Unlike some other jurisdictions in the UK, Under section 143(1)(a) of the Road ■ Failing to co-operate with a preliminary there is no requirement to display proof of Traffic Act 1988 (RTA), “a person must test insurance in a vehicle. not use a motor vehicle on a road or ■ Failing to provide specimen for analysis In these circumstances, a statutory other public place unless there is in force or laboratory Exemptionstest from prosecution are few defence is provided by section 143(3) RTA in relation to the use of that vehicle by ■ Failing todoes allow specimen of blood toif, be A person not contravene any of these provisions at the Repercussions hard-hitting time of the alleged contravention: they are using the telephone or in relation to a driver who unwittingly drives that persona are policy of insurance”. Under other device call the police, fire, ambulance or other emergency subjected toto laboratory test However, if you are the holder of a vocational licence the service; they are acting in response to a genuine emergency; and it implications of a mobile phone offence do not end there. You are their employer’s uninsured vehicle. 09/07/2013 section 145, the policy must be issued is unsafe or impracticable for them to cease driving in order to ■ Motor racing and speed trials likely to be called to vocational driver conduct hearing in front of make the call (or, in relation to the supervision of a provisional a traffic commissioner. The senior traffic commissioner has licence holder, for the provisional licence holder to cease driving The statutory defence is as follows: A by an authorised insurer and must insure ■ Driving or riding in a motor vehicle in issued a document entitled ‘Statutory Document No 6 Vocational while the call was being made).

Driver Conduct, which gives a detailed view of vocational driver Under the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations, a person charged with using a motor vehicle for death or bodily injury to any person, or conduct.

Here I have reproduced the paragraph on the use of contravention of regulations requiring mobile telephone or other device is to be treated as hand-held if it mobile phones “A specific starting point is provided in respect of is, or must be, held at some point during the course of making or in contravention of this section shall not be toheld property, by, or arising the use of hand devices suchcaused as mobile telephones wearing seat belts any other interactive communication damage receivingof a call or performing because of the prevalence of this offence in recent years. function. An ‘interactive communication function’ includes the convicted if he proves: out of, the use of a vehicle on a road in ■ Driving motor vehicle with child not Disclaimer: No information in this column shall be construed as legal advice and information is offered for general information purposes only based on the current law a) thatspecific the vehicle did not belong to him Great Britain – ie, third-party insurance. when the article was first written.

You should always seek advice from an appropriately qualified solicitor on any legal enquiry. wearing seat belt [or with child in a rearand was not in his possession under a The minimum penalty points imposition facing child restraint in front seat with an contract of hiring or of loan for the offence of using a vehicle when active air bag b) that he was using the vehicle in the there is not in force a Certificate of ■ Prohibition of parking of heavy course of his employment, and Insurance is six points, plus a fine plus a commercial vehicles on verges and c) that he neither knew nor had reason contribution towards prosecution costs. footways to believe that there was not in force in However the points can be increase and ■ Leaving vehicles in dangerous positions. relation to the vehicle such a policy of indeed the court is capable of imposing a insurance. discretionary disqualification.

There is also As stated, these are just a selection of So if you are an employed driver using the offences for which notice of prosecution a likelihood that if you already have six or a vehicle in the course of your employment more valid points on your driving licence, might be required. and the vehicle is not subject to a loan or then attracting a minimum of a further six Moving on to my second topic, this leasing agreement with yourself, and you will mean you are likely to face mandatory relates to uninsured vehicles and the have no reason to suspect the vehicle is disqualification on a totting-up procedure. implication for an employed driver in using uninsured, then a statutory defence may be One of the issues of concern is a vehicle without insurance. The offence available to you. where an employed driver faces criminal of using an uninsured vehicle is taken If you find yourself with any issues proceedings for using a vehicle when there seriously by the enforcement agencies relating to insurance, you should obtain is not in force a Certificate- of Insurance and by the Courts. The Crown Prosecution some specific advice. when that driver is driving the vehicle in Service in their advice to Crown

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In response to some requests I have received regarding road traffic offences, this month I am going to look at two issues: firstly, Notices of Intended Prosecution and their relation to certain road traffic offences, where I will look at what a notice 20. TSN Hinchcliffes.indd 1 of intended prosecution is and what it is meant to do; and secondly, I will look at the offence of using a vehicle without insurance, in particular how this affects an employed driver.

A Notice of Intended Prosecution is provided for under Section 1 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988. In essence, this states a person shall not be convicted of an offence to which this section applies unless: a) They were warned at the time the offence was committed that the question of prosecuting for some, one or other of the offences to which this section applies would be taken into consideration, or b) within 14 days of the commission of the offence a summons (or, in Scotland, a complaint) for the offence was served on them, or c) within 14 days of the commission of the offence a notice of the intended prosecution specifying the nature of the alleged offence and the time and place where it is alleged

to have been committed, was in the case of an offence under section 28 or 29 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (cycling offences), served on him, in the case of any other offence, served on him or on the person, if any, registered as the keeper of the vehicle at the time of the commission of the offence.

There are a significant number of offences to which this section applies, but below I have given a selection of them: ■ The offences to Causing death by [dangerous] driving ■ Causing serious injury by dangerous driving ■ Dangerous driving ■ Causing death by careless, or inconsiderate, driving ■ Careless, and inconsiderate, driving ■ Causing death by driving; unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured drivers ■ Causing death by careless driving when under influence of drink or drugs ■ Driving or attempting to drive, or being in charge of a mechanically propelled vehicle, when unfit to drive through drink or drugs ■ Driving or attempting to drive, or being in charge of a motor vehicle, with excess alcohol in breath, blood or urine

Disclaimer: No information in this column shall be construed as legal advice and information is offered for general information purposes only based on the current law when the article was first written. You should always seek advice from an appropriately qualified solicitor on any specific legal enquiry.

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he government has announced hauliers and drivers will benefit from more convenient and cost-effective motoring services - such as driving tests and goods vehicle testing - under changes announced by roads minister Stephen Hammond (Truckstop News, May).

The services currently provided by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) and the Vehicle Operator Services Agency (VOSA) will be brought together into a single agency in 2014. A transitional board, under the leadership of VOSA chief executive Alastair Peoples, who will head the agency, will start work in July to determine the structure of the organisation.

Rosemary Thew, DSA chief executive, stepped down and left the Civil Service on June 30.

Stephen Hammond said: “We need to make sure we continue to keep pace with customers’ needs and deliver services in a way which is both convenient and cost effective.

“These changes will put customers at the heart of the services they rely on and allow for a more coherent approach to service delivery.

By bringing testing and standards services into a single organisation, we will make life easier for customers and potentially reduce the fees we charge.

The announcement follows the consultation on the Motoring Services Strategy, which ran from December 13, 2012 to March 7, 2013. The strategy proposed rationalising the roles and numbers of agencies to provide an improved and more efficient delivery of motoring services to customers. Respondents to the consultation were generally supportive of this proposal, recognising the benefits such a move would bring – but were keen to protect the quality of services.

The Freight Transport Association said it welcomed the news – as long as it meant an improvement in service and value for money for commercial vehicle operators.

Karen Dee, FTA’s director of policy, said: “FTA supports any move which can deliver improved services and better value for money for its members, and we can certainly see some potential for this in the proposed merger of DSA and VOSA – for example, if this allows transport managers to check their OCRS scores at the same time as their drivers’ DCPC status, that would be a big step forward.

“However, we will be looking very carefully at the detail behind this to ensure such benefits are delivered.”

The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) also welcomed the merger. Sue Robinson, RMI director, said: “The RMI responded to the Motoring Services Strategy consultation and called on the DfT to rationalise its four key agencies. The move to bring VOSA and DSA under one single agency will avoid duplication of duties and make the agencies more efficient.

“Bringing the agencies together should help to simplify processes for businesses, as well as keep fees down.”

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recent study of 2000 people conducted by JUL-EYE, the recent sight test and eye health initiative aimed at motorists and bikers, indicated that one in 10 were unable to see road signs properly and 12 per cent of those that were required to wear glasses or contacts failed to do so.

A staggering 85 per cent of motorists thought being unable to see properly didn’t affect their insurance. The JUL–EYE

campaign was launched in July to heighten the awareness and need for good eye health and vision while on the road. The month-long campaign urged all road users to visit their local opticians for an eye examination.

Drivers can test how eye-savvy they are with a free online Eye-Q test at www. whatsyoureyeq.co.uk and use the online optician finder tool to locate their local optician and book an eye exam.

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ixon Hire has said its first Fuso Canters have given the national plant, accommodation and toilet hire firm further flexibility to tackle a wide range of jobs.

The five new 3.5-tonne Canter 3C13s were supplied by Newcastle Upon Tyne Mercedes-Benz dealer Bell Truck and Van – the German manufacturer’s dealer network is responsible for sales and support of the Fuso range in the UK – and are now hard at work for Nixon Hire’s toilet division.

Nixon Hire is using the vehicles to deliver portable, self-contained toilet cubicles to construction sites, music festival and sports event sites, and other locations across the North of England and as far afield as Inverness.

The company specified its Canters with DUONIC gearboxes.

The first twin-plate, dual-clutch automated transmission to be fitted to a light truck, DUONIC provides smooth shifting and economical performance with none of the frictional losses found in traditional automatic gearboxes.

Features include an Eco Mode for fuel-efficient cruising, as well as parking and ‘creep’ functions for low-speed manoeuvring.

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Transport manager Graham Wood said: “We provide toilets to a wide variety of locations, events and customers. Our workload ranges from delivering over 300 units to a single site, to supplying a single toilet for a domestic customer, so we need to adopt a flexible approach to the number of cubicles we can safely transport.

“The Canter’s cab-forward design and the availability of a long-wheelbase chassis has allowed us to fit a 5.0 m body capable of holding eight cubicles, without needing a very long rear overhang.

“The vehicle’s 3.5-tonne towing capacity means we can operate

at a gross train weight of 7.0 tonnes – each truck can pull a trailer carrying a further 10 toilets,” Wood continued. “This outstanding towing capability was key to our decision to work with Bell Truck and Van to fulfill this order.

“We can now carry 18 toilets at a time, but the Canter remains suitable for multi-drop runs, which sometimes require access to tight locations. It’s a multi-purpose vehicle and suits both needs extremely well.

“We’re certainly impressed by what we’ve seen so far, while the response from our drivers has also been very positive – the DUONIC transmission makes these vehicles very easy to drive,” he concluded.

xol Lubricants, one of the UK’s largest lubricants firms, has increased its fleet of delivery vehicles to 18 with the introduction of an additional Scania tractor unit capable of transporting a new 36,000-litre capacity tanker – the largest in the Exol fleet – which is also specially fitted with pumping and metering equipment.

Exol’s fleet features a mix of dual-purpose vehicles and large tanker trucks to transport both bulk and packaged Exol products to customers across a variety of sectors, including agricultural, automotive, industrial, marine and rail.

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vehicles also operate pumps and meters, as well as tail-lifts to assist customers during pallet deliveries.

Steve Dunn, Exol sales director, said: “As our business grows, so to must our infrastructure and the acquisition of new vehicles is just another example - in addition to product, production and customer service - of where we are investing in our business to support customers more effectively than ever before.

“It is also exciting to see the Exol brand imagery featured across the fleet, and this is part of a wider strategy to increase the awareness of the brand throughout the UK and abroad,” he added.

New Scania tractor unit marks the 18th vehicle to join Exol’s specialist fleet

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Firstly, the pack includes five months’ free trial Renault said both packs have been of Optifleet, Renault’s telematics solution. All developed to add further value to its ‘total cost medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in the new of ownership’ approach, helping hauliers to range are pre-equipped with the appropriate maximise uptime, productivity and profitability telematics gateway for quick and easy RACthe _V1_Quarter Horizontal June 2013_Layout 1 25/06/2013 PageFull 1 training on the use of over life of the vehicle. activation 10:04 at delivery.

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Secondly, the Fuel Eco pack includes Renault’s one-day Optifuel driver training course. In addition to providing advice and guidance in rational driving for optimal fuel efficiency and safety, the course counts as seven hours towards a drivers’ DCPC. Thirdly, the Fuel Eco pack encompasses a specific bundle of features identified to give further fuel saving benefits. These include Renault’s Softcruise and Ecoroll systems, plus an optimised gear shift pattern, engine idle shutdown, a clutchable compressor and a variable flow power steering pump.

With the Simplicity pack, Renault is offering operators either a free two-year service and inspection deal on all new heavy rigids, or a

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The two new packages will be available on all new heavy D range distribution, T range long haul and C and K range construction truck orders placed before the end of the year.

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THE ALBION Pitstop Cafe Pitstop Cafe Open Marsh Barton Trading Estate TRUCKSTOP Marsh Barton Trading Estate GL20 6HB • J1 M50...follow A38 Worcester MM5, Exeter EX2 8PQ on J23-A39 – Fri 6am-­‐10pm Sat 7am-­‐ 2pm TA7 9QT towards Glastonbury, Ashcott Exeter EX2 8PQ Truckstop 200 yards on left Only 10 mins from M5 Bear left at traffic lights.

Open 7 Days 6.30am to 7.30pm www.watlingstreetcafe.co.uk 01582 840270 Open 7 Days 6.30am to 7.30pm Under New Management, Home Cooked Daily Specials Open 7am to 2pm • Monday to Friday Home Cooked Daily Specials Now Open Monday To Saturday Roast Dinners, All Day Breakfast Roast Dinners, All Day Breakfast Food Served 8am –3.00pm & 5.00pm – 9.00pm Licensed Bar All Day Breakfasts Transport Welcome Shower Facilities & 24hr Toilets , Sky Sports Transport Welcome Overnight Parking: £12.00 1 Home Cooked Daily Specials Overnight Parking from £15

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A47 Lynn Road, Swaffham, Norfolk,PE37 7PZ

• 10th Wash Free!

Services include: • All Commercial Vehicles

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Truck Wash Centre

Tel: 01494 482121

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Pitstop Cafe • Concrete hard standing 24hr security plus CCTV • Vehicle wash Toilets and showers

Seb Thomas – 07740 404 488 Just a few miles from Junction 9 off the M40. Waddesdon – HP18 0NF

Oxford Road... Turn off at J5 M40 - 3 miles down the old A40 towards High Wycombe and London Opening times Monday - 6.30am-7pm Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday - 6am-7pm Friday 6am-2pm • Saturday - 7am-12pm Overnight Parking with 24hr CCTV in car park, TV Room, Toilets, Showers and 14 single bedrooms

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Use your SNAP account at these sites in London, South East/West and Wales.

Parking sites Ardleigh truckstop, Stop 24, Folstone services, J11 Colchester, CO7 7SL M20, CT21 4BL Portsmth trckstp, PO6 1UJ Extra services baldock, SG7 Extra services, Cambridge, 5TR CB23 4WU Airport cafe A20 nr, Ashford The Green Welly Motel, TN25 6DA Chatteris, PE16 6UA J26 M25 Truckstop, Waltham, Orwell crossing, A14 East I EN9 3QU pswich, IP10 0DD Parking sites truckstop, Extra Services Beaconsfield, HFArdleigh Veale and sons, Stop Colchester, CO7 7SL HP9 2SE24, Folstone services, J11 Chilcompton, BA3 4JW 4BL Portsmth trckstp, PO6 1UJ UKM20, TruckCT21 STOP Ltd, Ceaser's Albion Inn and Truckstop, Extra services baldock, Extra services, Way Folkestone CT19 4ALSG7 Ashcott, TA7 9QTCambridge, 5TR CB23 4WU Airport cafe A20 nr, Ashford The Green Welly Motel, TN25 6DA Chatteris, PE16 6UA

Swindon trckstp, SN3 4ER Extra services, Cullompton, EX15 1NS Chippenham pit stop, SN15 5LH Extra services, Peterborough, PE7 8UQ Extra services M25, Cobham, Surrey, (J9/10) Swindon SN3 4ER Chris’ Cafe,trckstp, M40 J5, Extra services, Cullompton, HP11 3XB EX15 1NS Chippenham pit stop, SN15 5LH Extra services, Peterborough, PE7 8UQ

Washing sites Red trans clean LTD, Stanstead Airport, CM24 1RY Truckin’ world, Alconbury Truckstop, PE28 4WD LPW Purfleet, Juliette way, RM15 4YD Purfleet Truckwash, Beacon hill, RM1 1SR Washing sites HB Commercials, 76 the Red trans clean LTD, StanHavens, IP3 9BF stead Airport, CM24 1RY Sittingbourne commercial Truckin’ world, wash, ME10 3SJ Alconbury Truckstop, PE28 4WD LPW Purfleet, Juliette way, RM15 4YD

Also accepting fuel cards

LPW Ashford truckwash, J6/5, M25 TN16 2ER TN24 0LH Rownhams Southbound, M27 Combined sites J3/4, SO16 8AP Erith truckstop, Belvedere, LPW Felixstowe (BP garage), Kent, DA17 6AB IP11 4HU Avon Lodge Truckstop, UK truck clean, South Mimms, Avonmouth, BS11 9YP accepting fuel cards EN6 3QQ Cardiff TruckwashAlso and Junction 9 Truckwash, M1 Park, CF10 4ED LPW AL3 Ashford J6/5, M25 Luton, 8HAtruckwash, Havant LorryTN16 park,2ER PO9 1JW TN24 0LH Bristol, BS11 9YP LPW Avnmth, Rownhams Southbound, M27 Combined sites Bridgwater Tankwash, TA6 5LB J3/4, SO16 8AP lane (East) Erith truckstop, Belvedere, Roadchef Clacket LPW Felixstowe (BP garage), Kent, DA17 6AB IP11 4HU Avon Lodge Truckstop, UK truck clean, South Mimms, Avonmouth, BS11 9YP EN6 3QQ Cardiff Truckwash and

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Sponsored by SNAP: the cashless parking and washing solution that works for drivers, and operators.

Junction 19, M74

01576 300 500

LOCKERBIE LORRY PARK LOCKERBIE

SCOTLAND & THE NORTH

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£10 ith aa meal £10 for for parking parkingonly only••£15 £15 wwith meal voucher

Excellent café Open Monday – Friday 6am until 9pm; Saturday 7.30am until 1pm Excellent truckwash Open Monday 7am until Saturday 1pm (24 hours) Excellent showers & TV room

Home Cooking Cooking • SKY Home SKY SPORTS SPORTS Licenced at 6pm every night exceptand Saturdays Licenced Bar bar now open Open 6pm every night except Saturday Sunday Open 6am-10pm OpenMonday Mondayto toThursday Thursday 6am-11pm 6am-11pm • Friday 6am-10pm Saturday Saturday6am-2pm 6am-2pm && Sunday Sunday 8am-3pm New open -- selling selling drivers every day day necessities New shop shop now open

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OPENING HOURS FOR FOOD

MONDAY – 8.30AM – 8.30PM TUESDAYS – THURSDAYS7.30AM – 8.30PM FRIDAY – 7.30AM – 3PM

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OVERNIGHT PARKING • CCTV • HOMEMADE FOOD • SKY TV + ESPN • SHOWERS BAR • POOL TABLE • WI-FI ACCESS

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NEWTONMORE GRILL & BAR 1 mile from A9 Opening Times: MON 7am – 10pm TUES – FRI 6.30am- 10pm SAT- 7am– 8pm SUN-8am – 8pm Fresh Home Cooked Food, Overnight Parking Showers, TV etc. WiFi available A Warm Welcome Awaits If your arriving between 9.30 – 10pm Call before and have a meal waiting for you.

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9 JustJust off junction 40 on40 M6on motorway CA11 9EH off junction M6 motorway

CA11 9EH

● Open 24 hours Monday to Friday, closing at Open 24 hours with Home Cooked Food 12.00 noon on Saturday & re-open at 06.00 on Overnight Parking is £15 with £2.00 Monday morning Meal Voucher andisFree ● Overnight Parking £15Shower with £2.00 Meal Voucher and Free Shower

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Tel: 01768 866995

The Cedar Cafe A1 trunk road, Grantshouse TD11 3RP

Tel: 01361 850 371 Sunday to Friday 8am - 8pm Saturday 8am - 5pm

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Home cooking and all day breakfast

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Scotland/North Parking sites The Redmoss hotel, Abington, ML12 6SX Kingstown truck park, Carslile, CA3 0EU Purdy lodge, Belford, NE70 7JU NT Truckstop, Carlisle, CA3 0JR Crawford arms, ML12 6TP Edinburgh truckpark, EH15 2QA Newton Aycliffle truckpark, DL5 6AJ Washing sites Wash n go, Chester le street, DH2 1AA Combined sites Eardley International, Lockerbie, DG11 3JD

Scotland/North

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Crewe Lorry Park 07894 622250 BACK TO ORIGINAL SIZE, 100+ SPACES

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McDonalds, Tesco, many shops, takeaways and restaurants in easy walking distance Snap accepted - Accounts can be opened - Insurance company approved

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01332 361 344

RED LION TRUCKSTOP 500 yards from Junction 16 M1

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• Good home cooked meals • pool table • darts • Sky TV • rooms to rent from just £15 per night • Shower Facilities • Takeaway Available • Overnight Parking Available – Competitive Rates

Easy access from the M1, A52, A38 & A6 Great value, home cooked food Friendly staff Darts, Pool & TV free WiFi 24hr Security Male & Female Showers Toilets & Washroom - Open 24hrs Hard Standing Carpark – just £5

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Now Open Under New Management

Chequers Road, Derby, DE21 6EP

M6 J16 Whole site block paved, fenced, gated and manned 24/7 Separate area for fridges and trailer changes Toilets/showers (Newly Opened Facility) Cafe open until 9pm - Pub next door NOW WITH WIFI

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Cowley Way, Crewe CW1 6AE

Located behind the BP Garage.

Call: 0775 730 7885

Can be found using postcode PE7 3UJ

• FRESH FOOD SERVED ALL DAY • BREAKFASTS LUNCHES SNACKS PRE-ORDERS TAKEN FOR EAT IN OR TAKEAWAY • DRIVERS’ LOUNGE WITH BAR, POOL & DARTS • OVERNIGHT PARKING £15.00 • SNAP PARKING AVAILABLE • CCTV & SHOWER FACILITIES • OPEN 7 DAYS

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A17 Holbeach, PE12 8LT

A45, Weedon Road, Upperheyford, Northampton, NN7 4DE

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New Management, Recently refurbished Cafe, Showers & Toilets • Parking £12.50 includes £2.00 voucher for Food, Drink, Gym, Showers usage • Loyalty cards - for use in our diner • Membership Cards for Stormin Normans bar • Freshly Prepared Food available 6am-9pm Mon-Fri &Sat 6am-1pm • Newly open Gym available on a pay as used basis • Free Wi-Fi

Tel: 01977 517 690

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1 mile from junction 5, M5... A38 Worcester Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. B61 7ER

The Fox Truckstop

WHITLEY BRIDGE TRUCK STOP

A1 Colsterworth NG33 5LN

Pole dancers at The Fox 16 Open for food all day (Café) Breakfast 6am – 3pm Parking £20 Inclusive Pool Table, Free Showers, Sky TV

Tel: 01572 767 697

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 Roast Carvery/Steak & Chips  Fresh Homemade Recipes  Meal Deals/Healthy Options

OL10 2TT The new Hollies, Cannock, WS11 1SB The kitchen, Sleaford road (A15), LN4 2AN Caenby corner, Glentham (A15), LN8 2AR Lodge farm cafe, Holbeach, PE12 8LT

Visa and Mastercard accepted Free Wi-Fi Find us on Facebook

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M62 Burtonwood Services, J8/9 WA5 3AX B Taylor and sons, Notts, NG17 2HU RCS Logistics, Corby, NN17 5XZ LPW Castleford, WF10 5QH Junction 1, Hellaby, Rotheram, S66 8QL Welcome break, Hartshead moor, HD6 4JX Washing sites Roadchef M6, Stafford Lymm truckwash LTD, WA13 0SP southbound, ST15 0EU

Open 7am – 4pm 7am -12pm Sat

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Use your SNAP account at these sites in the North and Midlands.

3UJ Truckers rest, Cannock, WS11 1 SF Extra services, Blackburn, BB3 0AT North wales truckstop, Deeside, CH5 2NR Hessle Truckstop, HU13 0EG NT truckstop, Rugby, CV23 0AG Newark lorry park, NG24 1BL Crewe lorry park, CW1 6AE Heywood distribution park,

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Peters Pan Café

Sat nav: CV3 4PY

Parking sites Red Lion truckstop, Northampton, NN7 4DE The Fox, A1 Colsterworth, NG33 5LN Jacks hill cafe, Towcester, NN12 8ET Lincoln Farm cafe and hotel, Solihull, B92 0LS Stibbington diner, A1 nr, Peterborough, PE8 6LR Kates cabin, Peterborough, PE7

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LODGE FARM CAFÉ

NORTH & THE MIDLANDS

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Tel: 01476 860916 / 861543

We are 1 mile past Peterborough services going North - PE7 3UJ

24 Hour Parking with Security Guard and CCTV Parking for 100 trucks Cafe open from 5am till late Licenced Bar open until 11pm Digital Widescreen TV Open 7 days a week OPEN ALL BANK HOLIDAYS Free Male and Female showers

Food SUNDAY 8 till 8

They also take fuel cards.

Chester motorway service area, CH2 4QZ Victor Valet, M6/M42, B76 9DS Truck jet clean, Ellesmere port, CH65 4LB Combined sites Docklands Logistic Support, Goole, DN14 6UD Junction 29 Chstrfld, S42 5SA Junction 23 Lorry Park, Shepshed, LE12 9BS

Use your SNAP account at these sites in the North and Midlands.

0330 123 9110 @snapaccount

They also take fuel cards.

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TGS TIPPED FOR SUCCESS VOLVO TEASES FH BUILD TRICKS

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and, gravel and aggregates supplier Smiths Bletchington has taken delivery of three new MAN vehicles for tipper operations. A TGS 35.400 8x4, a TGS 26.360 6x4 and a TGS 24.400 6x2 mid-lift tractor unit are now in service supplying sand and aggregates to the building industry.

Smiths has six MANs in its fleet of 29, although the company has said MAN is now its preferred supplier of 8x4 chassis and the marque will begin to feature more prominently in the fleet.

Transport manager Paul Needle and workshop manager Tim Norridge said they were impressed with both MAN’s products and aftersales support. “The MAN 8x4’s greatest asset is its build quality,” said Norridge. “It just looks like it’s up to the job.

The straight-beam front axles provide ample clearance height and, coupled with the light-weight Charlton body, we’re seeing an excellent 19.4-tonne payload. Driver feedback is also very positive.

“Our local MAN dealer, Cordwallis Commercials in Eynsham, is providing us with good back-up with parts supply and any warranty issues,” he added.

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Smiths’ first MAN was delivered in 2008, and the vehicle remains in service and is reported to be ‘problem free’. The company said MAN’s ‘No AdBlue’ EGR engine technology continues to provide a major operational advantage.

The firm has fitted a number of devices to its trucks to promote the safety and welfare of its drivers, other road users and pedestrians.

Bodywork is fitted with guard rails and sidescan cameras. External audible warning alarms for reverse and left turning, and close proximity cameras are also fitted.

“We are determined to set the highest standards regarding road safety and have worked closely with the Mineral Products Association and its members to improve the safety of cyclists,” said Paul Needle.

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orthampton-based road surfacing contractor Tripod Crest Ltd has taken delivery of its first tri-axle semi-sloping step-frame from Andover Trailers, which will be used to transport a combination of rollers, pavers and planers.

Worth more than £40,000, the trailer is built to carry a payload of up to 26 tonnes, supporting the company’s road surfacing operations across the UK. Tripod Crest has been buying custom-built trailers from Andover for more than a decade, and the new 13.6 m long bespoke SFSL 41 will join a fleet of 16 Andover trailers already in service, including drawbars and standard step frames.

It is equipped with a low-profile neck and a specialist semi-sloping frame which allows Tripod Crest to maximise usability of the trailer’s load space, thanks to safe and easy loading of plant onto the upper deck. To aid manoeuvrability and minimise tyre wear, the new trailer’s specification includes two fixed and one self-steering SAF axles, with manual and solenoid control so the steer axle can be locked from the cab.

SAF air suspension with Wabco raise/lower valve is also fitted, which can be used to lower the trailer for loading and unloading. The trailer also features extra-wide 1.2 m ramps with access toes and two-speed leg gear.

Jim Tough, plant director at Tripod Crest, said: “We’ve had a long and very successful relationship with Andover Trailers and it was following its advice that we decided to go for a semi-sloper.

“It is still early days, but so far the trailer has proven to be both reliable and durable, plus its

Tripod Crest spent over £40,000 on its new Andover semi-sloping step-frame trailer

semi-sloping frame means the neck doesn’t get in the way when loading. This enables us to maximise use of the load space and makes it easier to carry machines such as rollers and pavers, which in turn helps to reduce vehicle movements and makes our fleet even more productive.”

Other key features on the trailer include Andover’s innovative slide-out safety lights, which maximise visibility of the trailer when the ramps are lowered. Tripod Crest has also specified full LED lighting and a strobe beacon on the ramp to further enhance its ability to operate safely during hours of darkness.

The SFSL 41 is finished in ‘Ford Ambassador Blue’ and has been coated with an epoxy primer, similar to the finish used on deep-sea containers, to help maintain the condition of the trailer. It will operate with a Volvo 6x2 mid-lift axle tractor unit at a combined vehicle weight of up to 44 tonnes, and is expected to remain in service for up to eight years.

wedish truck-maker Volvo has shed a bit more light on the manufacturing process of its all-new ‘ultra-modern’ Euro 6 FH. “This is an entirely new cab; an entirely new truck. There isn’t a single body component that is carried over from the previous model and this imposes demands on both our personnel and on our equipment, since the latter is often product-specific,” said Hans Elmqvist, project manager for overall production of the new Volvo FH at the Swedish firm invested heavily in new company’s European plants. manufacturing process for Euro 6 FH Volvo said an ultra-modern truck requires ultra-modern production tools – and the firm said one of its most important investments process – and to find out whether it was even was in the new presses, which are used in the possible to build the truck in the sequence production of all the cab parts. and with the tools the engineers had in mind.

“One thing that is unique in the new Volvo Volvo said it is now building the FH’s FH is that we press many parts in five steps,” chassis upside-down - which promotes a Elmqvist said. “The focus here is on geometry more ergonomic working position with easier assurance – the more times components to access all the various components – and are pressed, the better the various parts fit bonding the windows into place to increase together, thus improving cab assembly.” cab strength. Another feature has been to Another important role for the plants was route all the electrical wiring down the right to participate in the development of the new side of the chassis, while air and water lines truck. To do this without disrupting ongoing are located on the left side – all to make production, pilot plants were established in assembly easier.

Volvo’s two Swedish factories at Tuve and “I’d say with absolute conviction that Umeå. Volvo described these as miniature everything that has improved in the production replicas of the production plants’ full-scale process also benefits the customer. Improved assembly operations, where new tools could working conditions lead to increased product be tested and prototype trucks could be built quality. If something is easy to assemble, it is with the aim of determining the best assembly also easy to do correctly,” Elmqvist concluded.

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eturnloads.net has introduced a new function to place multiple loads on its online service in a move designed to significantly cut down the time it takes hauliers to arrange transportation.

According to the company, the new functionality enables members to list the available loads for delivery and wait as interested hauliers make contact to arrange pick-up, either via their mobile phone or online.

In addition, for an extra £50 per month, up to 10 team members can have access to www.returnloads.net to update listings throughout the day, making it easier for manufacturers needing to respond rapidly to customer demand without the huge distribution costs involved in doing so.

Richard Newbold, owner and founder of returnloads.net, said: “We’ve been genuinely surprised by the number of members listing in excess of 50 loads a day. Increasingly, consumers are demanding purchased goods to be rapidly delivered in pristine condition, and suppliers are under increasing pressure to respond to the demand to remain competitive.

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MARKINGS UPDATE

OSA has introduced some changes to the annual test requirements for conspicuity (a conspicuous tape positioned on the sides and or rear of a vehicle/trailer intended to indicate it’s dimensional presence).

According to June’s issue of Moving On, the Agency’s free online bulletin, the revised standards now give a minimum requirement which can be met by line markings only on the sides and rear of any vehicle or trailer.

Any additional markings over and above these, while not subject to inspection

Read the paper online at www.truckingmag.co.uk

“In the past, suppliers would have to phone around to develop a trusted network of hauliers, often struggling to find a driver with suitable space and within close proximity.

It would be exceptionally time-intensive to do this several times a day; it would almost certainly require at least a full-time administrative assistant just to identify opportunities.”

TLT (The Logistics Terminal) based in the Port of Tilbury in Essex is fast becoming the major ‘Portcentric’ warehouse operation within the Port, and managing partner Mike Brown uses www.returnloads.net to move a broad range of products. “TLT offers a complete service to importers, and so total distribution at the lowest possible cost to the customer is vital. We started using www.returnloads.net a few months ago and have saved over £20,000 so far by using backload haulage directly,” he said.

“It’s an incredibly beneficial resource and most of the haulage companies who are members are well-known UK transport businesses, making it extremely reliable.”

at annual test, may need to be fitted to comply with other legal requirements – such as the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989.

A further change is the standard for conspicuity markings on the side of rigid vehicles. Where side markings on a rigid vehicle meet the 80 per cent requirement of the vehicle length on the body, the cab must still be marked within 600 mm of the front of the vehicle. Where this requirement is met, any gaps between the cab markings and body markings must be disregarded.

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tates of Jersey Police is running an ultralow, six-cell custodial vehicle designed specifically for use in a detention bay with restricted access at force headquarters in St Helier.

Based on a 7.5-tonne DAF LF 45 chassis, its state-of-the-art body is the work of Gray & Adams’ Specialist Vehicles Division and built to full Prisoner Escort & Custody Service Contractor specification. The truck’s 2730 mm overall roof height, coupled with DAF’s active

DCPC RULES UNDER REVIEW

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he Driving Standards Agency has issued a consultation on the possibility of exempting technicians taking vehicles to test from the scope of the Driver CPC, following the suggested inclusion of these roles by the Department of Transport in May (Truckstop News, Summer).

The Freight Transport Association and Road Haulage Association have both welcomed the decision, and the two associations said they are pleased their recent joint letter to under secretary of state for transport Stephen Hammond has prompted the government to take quick action on the subject.

FTA and RHA wrote to Hammond in May voicing their “deep concern” at advice issued by the DfT which implied garage technicians and mechanics driving heavy vehicles to statutory annual tests would be considered in-scope of the Driver CPC Directive. They raised the point that according to industry estimates, there are more than 30,000 technicians in the UK, adding that although they were aware a few companies have taken the decision to include these employees in their DCPC training programmes, they believed the vast majority have not.

The associations added that for all of the firms to achieve full compliance for their staff in just over one year would be a massive task and cost for the industry, and one that would deliver relatively little benefit.

The associations argued they felt the Directive was never intended to cover this type of activity and would impose a burden on UK industry – particularly as there are a number of other EU Member States which consider such activities as exempt from the requirements.

FTA’s chief executive Theo de Pencier said: “We’re really pleased that government has listened to our case and has acted so quickly to try to provide a solution. We will be offering all the support we can to ensure this issue can be resolved fully in advance of the deadline for DCPC.” RHA chief executive Geoff Dunning added: “In our view, the intention of the EU Legislation has always been that it applies to drivers who are directly and substantially involved in the delivery of goods – and that was reinforced by specific exemptions for some categories of drivers.

“Applying the legislation where it was clearly not intended would make no sense, and we are delighted the minister has accepted our arguments.”

rear air suspension, allows it to get into and out of the low-ceilinged detention bay, which is situated at the foot of a steep slope.

Designers employed various measures including minimising floor thickness without compromising strength, and fitting a vertical exhaust, to keep the vehicle as low as possible. As well as three secure cells down each side, the body has a saloon with two seats, rather than the more conventional single seat, for guards.

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BAKERY FLEET RISES TO THE CHALLENGE

llied Bakeries, one of the UK’s largest bakery businesses and a division of Associated British Foods plc, is putting an additional 73 Iveco Eurocargos into service to support a major new nationwide contract.

The fleet additions are all Eurocargo 140E18Ps 14-tonne rigids mounted with Ecostream teardrop box bodies, manufactured

by Don Bur, and with tuck-under Dhollandia tail-lifts. Their sleek profile is further enhanced by bespoke wind deflectors and cab collars, provided by Don Bur as part of its aerodynamic bodywork package.

The 73 Eurocargos will be used for a combination multi-drop urban distribution to smaller retailers, as well as deliveries to major multiples. Each vehicle has been carefully specified for its ability to transport up to 540 baskets of bread, carrying out a number of drops per day.

Chris Davies, fleet engineer at Allied Bakeries – best known for grocery brands including Kingsmill, Burgen, Allinson and Sunblest – said: “We put this order out to competitive tender and Iveco came out top based on the Eurocargo’s competitive whole-life costs.

“We also considered every element of aftersales service provision from different manufacturers, looking at dealer network coverage and roadside assistance performance to engineering back-up. We operate a fleet of more than 1000 commercial vehicles, and the aftersales care on our Ivecos has been second to none.”

Allied Bakeries has taken delivery of 73 new Eurocargos

Allied Bakeries began specifying 14-tonners for its fleet several years ago, and Davies said the vehicles suit the company’s requirements perfectly in terms of manoeuvrability and payload capacity.

“Unladen chassis weight has gradually increased on all marques of commercial vehicle with the introduction of new technology and emissions legislation, so we took the decision to step up from 12-tonne rigids to 14-tonners.

It suits our business and the types of deliveries we make, while cutting down on vehicle journeys,” he added.

Each of the new Eurocargos will cover in the region of 40,000 miles per year. They will be on the road seven days a week to maintain

a supply of the freshest baked products to customers.

Like all 4x2 models in the Eurocargo range, the 140E18Ps feature a two-pedal automated EuroTronic transmission as standard, complete with a software control package developed to optimise fuel economy.

Power is provided by an FPT Industrial 3.9-litre Tector engine, which is capable of producing up to 182 bhp at 2700 rpm and up to 610 Nm of torque between 1300-2100 rpm.

Meeting EEV emissions limits, the new fleet is even cleaner than current Euro 5 and features an engine immobiliser as standard for maximum security, together with a driver-programmable speed limiter up to 90 kmh.

MAN HOLDS BACK THE FLOODS

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erman truck manufacturer MAN has said it has supplied 3000 vehicles to support helpers tackling the recent floods in Germany and is donating €30,000 to the ‘Help for Helpers’ fund of the State Fire Department Association of Bavaria.

MAN said it was threatened directly by the floods as its Diesel & Turbo plant in Deggendorf, which is located right next to the Danube River, was only saved by the tireless work of its employees. Thanks to timely preparations and the exceptional commitment of the staff, MAN said the plant stayed a dry island surrounded by the deluge of water.

Site manager Dr Josef Dachs praises his staff’s team spirit: “It was only with the exemplary and untiring work of the employees at the Deggendorf location that we were able to protect the location and the production facilities, despite this historic high water level of the Danube River.”

MAN employees who were personally affected by flooding and thus unable to come to work or had to clean up damage to their homes

Recent floods caused devastation across parts of Central Europe

and property were excused from work without any paperwork. Vacation, flexitime or unpaid leave were also granted without red tape.

MAN said its vehicles have also made an important contribution to the cause. Disaster relief agency THW and the Bundeswehr used MAN all-wheel trucks, which can also work longterm in depths of water of up to 1.20 m, to clear a path through the flooded streets, remove tons

Read the paper online at www.truckingmag.co.uk

of rubble and transport the teams of aid workers from one place to another.

MAN TGA heavy-duty trucks provided health care for inhabitants as Bundeswehr emergency vehicles, and the THW brought its helpers to the places of deployment in the MAN TGM 4x4 series to work side by side with the firefighters to pump water out of basements and cellars.

When the worst part of the clean-up work is finished, vacuuming and flushing vehicles like the MAN TGS 26.440 will be needed to clean the sewers to make the cities inhabitable again.

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he transport commissioner for London, Sir Peter Hendy CBE, has praised Visitheadlamp VOSA has reported the “vital role” of traffic commissioner aim is still top of the failure list staff in supporting the freight, bus and coach for trucks - though the figure industries during last year’s Olympic and has fallen by almost half since Paralympic Games. for nationwide 2007/08.

Sir Hendy also praised the freight, bus and LGV driverOn, opportunities In Moving the Agency coach industries for their desire to work with said there are two main the regulators and TfL during the Olympic and reasons for the high failure rate: Paralympic Games. The operators he had met equipment and worked with had shown the “good” side No. 302shortcomings and OCTOBER 2012 • ISSUE Read the paper online at www.truckingmag.co.uk human error. “All headlamp aim of the commercial vehicle industry. testers are built to engineering He also said traffic commissioners have the tolerances. These differences “overwhelming” support of operators because can add-up and make a it is clear as regulators they care about the repeatable test a bit difficult. It industries they oversee. helps to make sure headlamp Sir Hendy commended staff working at ddie Stobart: Trucking Songs – a covering 750,000 miles per day, the company’s aim testers are properly the Central Licensing Office (CLO) – part of iconic red and green trucks are familiar sights compilation of classic rock and driving the Office of the Traffic Commissioner – by Also of benefit to drivers are improved seatsmaintained and driving and calibrated to the road. This optimised to provide Volvo the lid on its to the top of the official on the UK road and position, motorway network.

The a better view ofminimise – rocketed anyistolerance issues,” marking their contribution to the success of Trucks has liftedtunes aided by an increase in the cabʼs usable window area and an all-new FH series of heavychart trucks, business boasts a 25,000-strong offi cial compilation on Father’s Day after dads the article said. the events. innovative slimmer rear-view mirror design. driver in mind Stalks controls5are arranged in priority “There so the most are also differences in members club and has its ownand Channel across the UK were treated to its 58 tracks.

Speaking to an audience of traffic designed with the important are now closest to the driver, and a focus on fuel theand waytheindividuals see the light series charting its distribution ofones goods to the Aftereconomy. entering the charts at number two, it commissioners and their deputies, steering wheel now has a neck tilt function – another spectrum.

We also regularly find nation. sold over 43,000 copies in the week running up representatives of the Department for world-first in the truck world.

Details were scarce when we went to is high on the agenda, Anheadlamps all-new cab where one is high Laura Tinkler, Stobart Group Safety retail manager, to Father’s Transport, and staff from the CLO, Sir Hendy press ahead of the official launch onDay to knock Now That’s What I Call structure features more upright A-pillars, which September 5, but the Swedish said: “This is a fantastic achievement and really and the other is low; so if you 30 Years off the top spot. said the licensing team in Leeds had been give the cab an additional 1 m3 of interior space. manufacturer told Truckstop the motored ahead of the pack showcases the strength and diversity of thean extra 300 litres (10.5 don’t have TheNews album critical to the commercial vehicle industry’s This means cu ft) of a headlamp aim tester new FHs will be available in both Euro storagetrucks capacity, as well as greater comfortto onyou and you use Eddie Stobart brand. Spotting Stobart available Eddie Stobart fans across the country success.

5 and 6 form, and packafter a vast amount ESSENTIAL ofREVISIONS ONLY • CORRECTIONS TO THIS PROOF MUST BE RECIEVED IMMEDIATELY board.“The cab is optimised both for work and upgrades and improvements. has always been a traditional pastime for long a garage wall instead, at least helped the firm deliver its first-ever number one.

He also noted the significant achievement leisure time,” Nilsson said. “A better bed, Leading the charge for fuel journeys and we hoped the Trucking Songs CD adjust them to the same position Boasting a plethora of hits from major artists like in delivering legislation to facilitate changes integrated parking cooler, new lighting and low APPROVAL MUST BE CONFIRMED BY RETURN EMAIL, FAX OR POST efficiency is Volvoʼs new I-See noise all increase would prove popular in this respect aslevels well.among other features, to give yourself a chance.”

Queen, to operating centres, praising the workfunction of (Truckstop News, issueMeat 301). Loaf, Kiss, ZZ Top and Bob Dylan, the IF chance of pleasant relaxation and a good REVISIONS TO ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS MAY BE OMITTED OBSTRUCTING The system, which works alongside the “But to achieve an officialnightʼs number VOSA has issued a diagram Stobart said its Trucking Songs CD makes for lead traffic commissioner Sarah Bell. The sleep, which in turn means drivers are less I-Shift automated transmission, is claimed one, especially on Father’s Day, really is a of tolerance bands at http:// good listening for long motorway journeys. lessons learnt, he said, will be carried forward tired and more alert.” to cut consumption by five per cent by THE PRODUCTION SCHEDULE Production of the Volvo FH will start tinyurl.com/oa5j9bz in spring 2013 Eddie Stobart’s fleet of 2500 trucks pleasant surprise.” to delivery in support of the Commonwealth the route the truck storing information aboutWith for the European market. drives along. “The next time the truck uses Games in Glasgow next year.

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An additional five per cent saving in fuel use is possible with Volvo Trucksʼ new Fuel Package. This package encompasses training and monthly assistance – Fuel Advice – and its aim is to cut fuel costs by changing driving styles and increasing knowledge of how to drive for maximum fuel-efficiency.

Volvoʼs new I-Torque Euro 6 driveline – production of which for the European Find us on facebook market will get (www.facebook.com/truckingmag) under way in autumn 2013 – should make for additional fuel savings. “IFollow us on twitter (@truckingmag) Torque reduces fuel consumption by up to With its new Volvo FH series, Volvo is ʻpushing four the envelopeʼ in re-defining what a premium per cent. Together with I-See and other minor truck can offer. improvements, the result is fuel consumption can drop by up to 10 per cent. For the average truck, this can equate to a saving of up to 4100 litres of fuel a year,” Nilsson continued.

On-road manners have received much attention, and Volvo is claiming the new trucks offer exceptional handling thatʼs much like a car. “To put things into perspective, we can even offer independent front suspension, although initially only on left-hand drive vehicles. This world-first takes handling to unsurpassed levels in the truck world,” Nilsson said.

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A Unless cover has been specifically agreed, the answer may be no. From a thirdparty liability perspective, some commercial vehicle policies only cover trailers whilst attached, others cover them only whilst attached or accidentally detached. And some only provide cover for specified trailers, whether attached or detached. Ask your broker to make sure appropriate cover is arranged for both attached and detached trailers, either under your commercial motor policy or, as regards third-party cover on detached trailers, possibly under your public liability policy.

Q My truck insurance policy is arranged on a third-party fire and theft (TPF&T) basis. Should I be able to get ‘new for old’ cover under my truck policy similar to what I get under the comprehensive policy for my car?

A Most truck insurers only offer ‘new for old’ cover under comprehensive policies.

The reason for this is that generally speaking, as with private cars, a customer is only likely to insure a truck on a TPF&T basis if it’s a relatively old vehicle. As ‘new for old’ clauses typically restrict the ‘new for old’ benefit to vehicles up to 6 months old, occasionally up to 12 months old, offering ‘new for old’ cover under a TPF&T policy is likely to be tantamount to offering a benefit with one hand and taking it away with the other.

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A The nature of the protected bonus that insurers offer does vary. With some you are covered providing you don’t make more than one claim in a 12-month period. Others allow one claim in a three-year period.

Some allow up to two claims in a five-year period. What is also worth keeping in mind is that some insurers offer NCD protection for ‘free’ providing you meet their qualifying criteria (such as being at least six years without a fault claim), whereas other insurers charge for giving protected bonus. Ask your broker for advice.

Q My truck has a HIAB crane fitted to it which I use when I’m unloading building materials such as bags of sand or pallets of bricks. Sometimes I unload at the roadside, but generally speaking I’m unloading at sites that are off the road. Will my truck policy cover me for loading and unloading?

A Most policies will cover you

as the driver whilst loading and unloading. That will typically extend to using a HIAB type crane for such purposes.

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The issue that needs to be considered carefully is whether your commercial motor policy covers you as the driver when loading and unloading off the road in circumstances where the Road Traffic Act does not apply.

Most commercial motor policies do provide this cover but one or two restrict cover for loading and unloading to carrying out this work at the roadside meaning unloading on a building site wouldn’t be covered. Check your policy carefully and ask your broker for advice.

Q As well as having a couple of tractor units, I also have half a dozen or so trailers which I use for different purposes. If one of those trailers was stolen while detached from my tractor unit, would it be fully covered?

A That depends on what your policy wording says. Some insurers will only cover specified trailers, details of which have been disclosed to them. Some only provide cover for detached trailers whilst not in use. Some will only cover them if kept in secure premises owned or occupied by you or secured premises used for delivery or collection by you. Others will apply, say, a £250 excess if a trailer is stolen when not being

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Our advice would be to read your policy wording carefully, make sure details of all your trailers have been disclosed to your insurer and make sure they are providing the cover you need that reflects how the trailers are used and where they are kept when not in use. Ask your broker for advice as regards the cover you need and make sure appropriate cover is arranged.

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