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EP approves proposals for safer, more aerodynamic truck design
Greener, safer trucks took a step closer yesterday (15 April) when the European Parliament (EP) voted in favour of European Commission (EC) proposals to revise the weights and dimensions rules for … more
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Best year yet for Secondhandtrucks.co.uk
Maritime Transport’s used trucks business – Secondhandtrucks.co.uk – has reported “the best start to a year it has ever had” as demand for Euro-5 vehicles hit new highs … more
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Owner driver Richard Dover passes away
Richard Dover, the Cumbria-based owner-driver who was looking to get back on the road after an accident left him paralysed from the waist down, has passed away. He was 59.
In 2008 he slipped off a … more
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Arnold: pay up or prison
The owner and director of Northern Ireland haulage firm Arnold Transport & Sons has been ordered to pay £82,800 following a confiscation order.
In a hearing at Antrim Crown Court, Paul … more
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More than 200 fines issued since the start of the HGV Road User Levy
More than 200 fines have been issued to operators that had not paid the HGV Road User Levy, two weeks since it was introduced.
More than 92,000 levies have been purchased since the legislation came … more
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