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LAST MONTH SOME 150 delegates from both the HGV and PCV sectors arrived in Warrington to attend Backhouse Jones Solicitors' Compliance & Transport Law seminar. There, Backhouse Jones employment law [...]

The article discusses heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver shortage in the United Kingtom. It mentions Heathrow-based haulier has been finding it hard to get good-quality, experienced HGV1 drivers for more than a decade; and also mentions payments have risen in an effort to fi ght the acute operating staff shortage.

In this article, author talks about the professional drivers need to know what their rights are in the event of an accident in the United Kingdom. It mentions about the importance of the first notice of loss as the initial report made to an insurance provider following loss, theft, or damage of an insured asset.

The article offers information on the work of Hallett Silbermann's Mark Gunning, who has been organizing moving abnormal loads operations for almost 10 years. It discusses that Gunning is in his 24th year with the company, having started as a driver's mate. He progressed onto driving an escort van for 14 years, then was asked to move into his current role in the office in 2013.

Kerbey Motors Kerbey Motors (a subcontractor to Grampian Continental), pictured right, has 11 vehicles and works internationally catering to the oil industry from its Aberdeen and Norfolk bases. Owner Bim [...]

The article features Massey Feeds, a company that produces 250,000 tonnes of feed yearly and has been supplying customers from its Holmes Chapel, Cheshire mill since the 1870s. Topics discussed include information on its two more manufacturing sites, reason that feed company fleets are always interesting, and feedback from farm customers about the vehicles.

The article offers information about the surge in online shopping has created more demand for warehousing space. It mentions that construction specialist, Wordsworth Excavations specialization in preparing sites for infrastructure and large-scale distribution. It discusses about the operator license (O license) received by the company.

The article offers information about the family-run business of the KC Transport in the Great Britain. It mentions that DAF, Scania and Volvo tractor units have spent their share of time with specialist customisers TorTrucks and Kelsa Truck Products. It discusses about the policies associated with the driver safety.

The article focuses on distinctive red and grey livery, Moody Logistics of Cramlington, Northumberland seem to have been all over the press thanks to the driver shortage and their eye-catching new S-Ways. Topics include the firm's MD and spokeswoman, Caroline Moody, was named Northern Transport Woman of the Year 2021 by our sister publication Transport News, and Moody Logistics employs around 50 staff, and has 32 trucks on the road.

The article focuses on how Commercial Motor has marked the festive period in previous decades, so grab a mince pie and join us on a journey back in time. Topics discussed include the Commercial Motor of 1920 is a serious affair, and the Christmas issue is no exception; and Reed Business Publishing Group has entered the scene, and Brian Weatherley is now the editor.

The article features the firm Brocklehurst Transport, which was bought by its managing director (MD) Dave Webster in December 2019. Also cited are the business of the company as a general haulage contractor in England, the business relationship of the company with Northern Commercials, and the training conducted by Webster to their drivers.

The article explores if there's one thing in haulage you can pretty well rely on, it's that the best jobs are to be found at companies where transport isn't the main point of the business. At face value, WCF Fuels North East doesn't quite fall into that category, in that it exists to deliver gas oil, diesel, kerosene and petrol across the top right-hand quarter of England.

The article explores the contentious issue of employers providing paid time off for illness beyond Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). Some operators offer full remuneration from the first day of illness, while others provide a smaller payment on top of SSP, and a significant number offer no additional pay. Topics include the potential implications for operators when sick drivers, motivated by financial constraints, continue working and surrounding the cost-effectiveness of offering sick pay.

The article presents the views of legal panel on the introduction of an additional raft of red tape by the British Department for Transportation (DfT) that will be tough for longer semi-trailers (LSTs) operators on United Kingdom (UK) roads to manage. Topics include the need to prevail health and safety according to Lesley O'Brien of Freightlink Europe, Freight Train and Freight People and how the DfT made the use of LSTs inoperable according to Dave Ashford of KBC logistics.

ONE OF THE biggest dangers any business can face is uncertainty, either political or economic, but since Brexit became a reality, it's one thing we now have in spades. For [...]

The article discusses that Brandsby Agricultural Trading Association, a farmer's co-operative, BATA Group is today based in the village of Amotherby, near Malton, North Yorkshire. Topics discussed include it serves farms directly across an even greater area, as well as running a fuel oil and LPG delivery service; and the point of all this is that Richard Burley knows BATA's fleet and its task inside-out.

The article features Nick Brown Transport and its sole director Nick Brown. Topics discussed include the three things that Brown has stuck with, Brown's requirements of the lorries themselves, and Scania as the only vehicle that Brown might be tempted by. Also mentioned is Volvo's Dynafleet telematics system, accessed via the Volvo Connect app as one thing that Brown is particularly glad to have use of.

The article discusses planning of Iveco operator, Brocklehurst Transport to launch their new S-Ways as the Italian brand continues its resurgence in Great Britain. Topics discussed include information on Iveco S-Way AT440S46TX; information on e standard-issue Cursor 11 460 engine and 12-speed Hi-Tronix transmission; and fous on bigger storage space.

The article offers information on the truck driver shortage across the Great Britain. It mentions the comment from Andrew Malcolm, Owner, W. H. Malcolm Limited; Steven Granite, Chief Executive Officer of Abbey Logistics Group; and Ian Barclay, Operations Director from Roger Warnes Transport; and highlights that as an industry, need to work out how we can make transport more welcoming for people to come into for a new career.

What's the most cost-effective way to buy AdBlue, and how long should you store it and where? CM finds the answers FEW OPERATORS CAN avoid buying AdBlue these days, and [...]

AS THE PRICE OF secure overnight parking rises, the question of whether hauliers should reimburse their staff directly for these expenses has never been more pertinent. A CMinvestigation has found [...]

The article offers information on the company profile of County Durham haulier BM Stafford which has shifted its operation to meet the needs of a changing market . It discusses that BM Stafford has been an MAN operator since the ‘rebirth', although never exclusively as MAN is the current marque of choice at BM Stafford; and mentions that he firm had its own direct work as well by then, so was in a much stronger position when it was approached by UK Pallets in 2008.

The article focuses on WG Tanker Group, which aim to designing and building the equipment customers asked for like the special vacuum tanker. Topics discussed include increase in the size of the compressor; reputation for hands-on design and invention; and focus to supplies new and used Feldbinder and Spitzer complete tankers.

The author discusses her conversation with Aaron Catley, the transport manager at Catley Chilled Foods, about the purchase and restoration of a Scania 143 500 V8 truck. Topics mentioned include the mechanical work done including the renewal of brakes and brake linings, the use of wind deflector kit from the company's retired Scania 92M truck, and the original parts kept including the side pipes.

The article evaluates the Mercedes-Benz AROCS 3243K 8x4 truck.

The article presents the discussion on Warren Taylor and Dave Parker seeming unlikely business partner including automotive work.

The article focuses on the necessity of doctors, especially General Practitioners (GPs), conducting D4 medical exams for drivers, discussing whether they should have access to drivers' records to prevent critical information from being withheld. It mentions questions about pricing, accountability, and ensuring proper medical assessments.

THE LEGAL VIEW JAMES BACKHOUSE BACKHOUSE JONES 'A central point of the EC driver's hours rules from an employer's perspective is that the operator must not pay drivers in such [...]

The article reports that the 80-tonne/m Hiab X-HIPRO 858 loader crane is described by its manufacturer as "Mr Versatile". Thanks to its peerless reach and load capacity, the 858 is one of the most popular models of heavy mounted crane supplied by MV commercial which has fitted it to both rigids and tractor units. Some of those customers have opted to add a fly jib, increasing the available parameters yet further.

The article discusses that Scania released its new V8 range, along with mentions that high horsepower engines has originally developed for demanding Scandinavian market requirements. It mentions the views of the Vincente Connolly, sales director at Scania Great Britain on the release of the V8 range.

The article presents a short profile of Terry Hammond of T J Hammond Transport Ltd, logistics service in Great Britain. It reports the firm operate a diverse fleet of vehicles and trailer combinations with the emphasis on quality and excellent customer service. It mentions the firm's warehouse and distribution services with racked and floor cargo, container loading facilities and outside storage are equipped with high security.

The article evaluates the Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3251 truck.

The article offers the views of Scania R540 Highline from L.E. Jones Ltd, North Wales.

The article discusses the need for a deeper understanding of legal aspects related to road use and transportation, such as the hierarchy of road users and the offense of "Causing serious injury by careless or inconsiderate driving," emphasizing the importance of adequate training and awareness.

The article offers information on the technological advancements faced by the transportation industry in the United Kingdom. It mentions that United Kingdom's Ministry of Transport has been asked to consider the growing problem of parking space for commercial vehicles and sleeping accommodation for the drivers.

The article focuses on the AM Professional Tree Surgeons Alistair Magee had managed to get some part-time tree work under his belt while he was training. It mentions Alistair Magee's greatest bugbears is the extent to which his industry is, well, flexible with the rules; and he was looking for students to make the numbers up for his arboriculture course.

The article profiles the family-owned haulier company KC Transport in Great Britain in January 2022. Topics discussed include its business development, its fleet of 17 DAF, Scania and Volvo tractor units that venture into such destinations as Iceland, Ukraine, and Albania, and its old-school principle of not asking drivers to do what the owners have not done themselves. Also noted is KC Transport's professional support of its experienced drivers.

The article offers information on the challenges faced by the transport sector in Great Britain. It mentions that how consumers started to panic buy food and loo roll fearing of impending lockdown imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, along with discusses the temporary relaxation of EU drivers' hours rules.

The article presents a profile of transportation service company Hawthorns Logistics. Topics include Hawthorns' own trucks were bought based on a calculated balance between fuel efficiency and residual value; and rentals provide the flexibility to shrink the fleet at the drop of a hat, something which proved invaluable when Covid-19 hit in 2020 spring.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being grew up on a farm, then moved into a bigger farm with my friend who owned it, and was there for four or five years, then moved onto doing building jobs.

The article discusses that the background is slightly complicated, but rooted in the petrochemical industry, Adam's father, Ron Heward, is MD of Teesside-based ASL Powerstream, an industrial water-jetting company working in chemical plants and refineries. It mentions that he and fellow directors Peter Johnson and Richard Walton also own Poole Process Equipment down in Dorset, along with small lorry-mounted crane specialist Hoggart Haulage.

The article offers information on the Rory J Holbrook, one of the top suppliers of haulage across the Great Britain located in Norwich, England supply all types of aggregates and specialising in waste movements. It discusses Holbrook developed a conveyor floor with the tipping trailer manufacturer Fruehauf which has dramatically improved productivity and is a direct permanent drive consisting of chains and sprockets with Hardox cross member.

The article offers the reviews of Easymix truck from Easymix Concrete UK Ltd.

The article focuses on truck cannot really be greater than the sum of its parts and as commercial motor finds out, a good number of those parts are still made right here in Britain. Topics include the site also houses Cummins Emissions Solutions, which develops, tests and produces exhaust after-treatments for automotive and industrial applications, and Darlington is home to Cummins' European Technical Operations to engine development getting stuck behind a bus.

The article discusses that heavy haulage was inevitably hit hard during the coronavirus crisis. It mentions that Faymonville has great flexibility with three factories in Belgium and Luxembourg, and a fourth in Poland, covering the MAX trailer product range and supplying parts to the other factories. It also mentions that customers have included the Metropolitan Police, who used one to move concrete barricades and abandoned vehicles during the lockdown.

The article offers review of several heavy haulage trucks including Rotinoff Atlantic GR7; Trojan 8870; and Scammell Contractor MK2.

The article focuses on the Nuneaton construction specialist Ivor King Piling has taken a leaf out of the professional heavy haulier's handbook with an MAN TGX XXL 8x4 rated at a whopping 250 tonnes. It mentions that the company still has workshop facilities and a team of fitters to look after its plant, vehicles and equipment. It also mentions the first truck Ivor King has sourced from the German manufacturer.