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

New Actros is the ultimate premium truck for long-distance transport. From the outset, designers andengineers were determined to provide the best possiblecomfort, driving dynamics, safety, productivity andoperating economy, as well as a sweeping range of cabsizes, engine ratings and options, allowing customers totailor vehicles perfectly for any application.

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

The 81 guests took turns to head out on a 17-mile testdrive, carefully chosen to simulate a variety of typicaldriving conditions.The route included single- and dual-carriageway roads. Each of the four demonstratortrucks provided for the event made 10 journeys - a totalof 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 510bhp V8-powered Actros 2551, and 11.8 mpg in the 450 bhp Actros 2545 model. Between journeys, guests alsoenjoyed ‘hot laps’ of the Oulton Park circuit in two-seater racing cars piloted by professional drivers.

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, andsuperbly organised.The new Actros is brilliant.The driving experience was fantastic and if the fuelperformance figures are to be believed it will be an unbeatable all-round package.The previous Actros is avery good truck - but this new one is a huge step forward.”

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Mark May reckons the new Mercedes-Benz Actros is ʻbrilliantʼ.

The new Mercedes-Benz Actros premiumlong-haul tractor unit range was the starattraction for some of the North-West’sleading road transport operators, at a

launch event staged by leadingdealer Enza.

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Nationwide’s formula in securing master and lead vendor status is a win-win combination whereby clients are provided with driver continuity, quality and cost effectiveness, while the Nationwide driver has the best of both worlds in having agency work fl exibility together with permanent job stability.

Nationwide never loses sight of the fact that its team of professional drivers is the company’s most important asset, and it has set about seeking new recruits by carrying out a national recruitment campaign.

Paul White, MD of Nationwide, said: “The aim of the our campaign was focused on the most effective way to the driver market with a twist on the Lord Kitchener ‘We Need You’ wartime posters. We have placed billboard posters at truck stops and service areas countrywide, as well as embarking on a programme of national newspaper advertising. The response has been tremendous, with

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� We offer a completely free, no risk service -no matter what the outcome of the claimyou do not have to pay us.

� If the claim is successful you keep 100% ofthe compensation recovered.

� Our aim is to achieve the maximumcompensation you are entitled to as quicklyas possible.

� We negotiate hard for the right result -it is always in your best interests not tosettle before the full extent of your injuriesis known.

� There are 2 elements to your compensation(1) for the injuries suffered - (2) for financiallosses or expenditure because of theaccident, including lost income.

� We ask the other party’s insurers to pay forprivate medical treatment if this will helpyou recover more quickly.

� All enquiries are immediately passed to asolicitor - who can usually say straightaway if we can help with your claim.

� An experienced solicitor will handle yourclaim and will explain everything clearlyand keep you completely up to date.


� We have a very ethical approach and donot take commissions or pay insurers foryour details.

� We have been successfully helping injuredpeople for a long time - you are in safehands with us.

� An accident can have a significant effect onyour life - in the current financial situationcan you afford to do nothing?

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

New Actros is the ultimate premium truck for long-distance transport. From the outset, designers andengineers were determined to provide the best possiblecomfort, driving dynamics, safety, productivity andoperating economy, as well as a sweeping range of cabsizes, engine ratings and options, allowing customers totailor vehicles perfectly for any application.

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

The 81 guests took turns to head out on a 17-mile testdrive, carefully chosen to simulate a variety of typicaldriving conditions.The route included single- and dual-carriageway roads. Each of the four demonstratortrucks provided for the event made 10 journeys - a totalof 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 510bhp V8-powered Actros 2551, and 11.8 mpg in the 450 bhp Actros 2545 model. Between journeys, guests alsoenjoyed ‘hot laps’ of the Oulton Park circuit in two-seater racing cars piloted by professional drivers.

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, andsuperbly organised.The new Actros is brilliant.The driving experience was fantastic and if the fuelperformance figures are to be believed it will be an unbeatable all-round package.The previous Actros is avery good truck - but this new one is a huge step forward.”

Actros astounds

Mark May reckons the new Mercedes-Benz Actros is ʻbrilliantʼ.

The new Mercedes-Benz Actros premiumlong-haul tractor unit range was the starattraction for some of the North-West’sleading road transport operators, at a

launch event staged by leadingdealer Enza.

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Details were scarce when we went topress ahead of the official launch onSeptember 5, but the Swedishmanufacturer told Truckstop News thenew FHs will be available in both Euro5 and 6 form, and pack a vast amountof upgrades and improvements.Leading the charge for fuel

efficiency is Volvoʼs new I-Seefunction (Truckstop News, issue 301).The system, which works alongside theI-Shift automated transmission, is claimedto cut consumption by five per cent bystoring information about the route the truckdrives along. “The next time the truck usesthe same route, I-See operates theaccelerator, gears and brakes to ensureprogress is as economical as possible,” saidClaes Nilsson, president, Volvo TruckCorporation.An additional five per cent saving in fuel

use is possible with Volvo Trucksʼ new FuelPackage. This package encompassestraining and monthly assistance – FuelAdvice – and its aim is to cut fuel costs bychanging driving styles and increasingknowledge of how to drive for maximumfuel-efficiency.Volvoʼs new I-Torque Euro 6 driveline –

production of which for the Europeanmarket will get under way in autumn 2013 –should make for additional fuel savings. “I-Torque reduces fuel consumption by up tofourper cent. Together with I-See and other minorimprovements, the result is fuel consumptioncan drop by up to 10 per cent. For the averagetruck, 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 frontsuspension, although initially only on left-hand drive vehicles. This world-first takes handling to unsurpassedlevels in the truck world,” Nilsson said.

Also of benefit to drivers are improved seats and drivingposition, optimised to provide a better view of the road. This isaided by an increase in the cabʼs usable window area and aninnovative slimmer rear-view mirror design.Stalks and controls are arranged in priority so the most

important ones are now closest to the driver, and thesteering wheel now has a neck tilt function – another

world-first in the truck world.Safety is high on the agenda, An all-new cabstructure features more upright A-pillars, whichgive the cab an additional 1 m3 of interior space.This means an extra 300 litres (10.5 cu ft) ofstorage capacity, as well as greater comfort onboard.“The cab is optimised both for work andleisure time,” Nilsson said. “A better bed,integrated parking cooler, new lighting and lownoise levels among other features, all increase

the chance of pleasant relaxation and a goodnightʼs sleep, which in turn means drivers are less

tired and more alert.”Production of the Volvo FH will start in spring 2013

for the European market.

Volvo Trucks has lifted the lid on itsall-new FH series of heavy trucks,designed with the driver in mindand a focus on fuel economy.

VOLVO’S ALL-NEW FH

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� We offer a completely free, no risk service -no matter what the outcome of your claimyou do not have to pay us.

� If your claim is successful you keep 100%of the compensation recovered.

� We aim to achieve the maximumcompensation allowable, as quickly aspossible.

� We negotiate hard for the right result - andif necessary will take your claim all the wayto a Court Trial.

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R enault Trucks has revealed its new Euro 6 engines, which it claims delivers reduced

pollution and keeps a check on fuel consumption.

For its heavy-duty range, the French manufacturer is offering a new six-cylinder 11-litre engine designated the DTI 11. This will be available with three power ratings: 380 bhp (1800 Nm), 430 bhp (2050 Nm) and 460 bhp (2200 Nm).

Although its architecture has much in common with the Euro 5 engine, Renault said this latest model breaks new ground with its injection and depollution systems. Injection is based on a common rail system, which offers the main advantage of supplying extremely accurate and high pressure

injection, even at low engine speeds.

The DTI 11 engine is combined with an SCR (selective catalytic reduction) aftertreatment system for reducing polluting emissions to comply with the Euro 6 regulation. To provide optimal performance, this system must operate at a suffi ciently high temperature. Renault is meeting this requirement by combining different solutions, such as exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) during engine start-up phases, the use of controlled valves at the intake and the exhaust as well as specifi c combustion strategies.

Finally, the post-treatment system is fi tted with a particulate fi lter, as is the case with all Renault Trucks’ Euro 5 engines.

This enables the level of particle emissions to be considerably reduced, capturing virtually all of them, even the very smallest.

This technology has also been chosen for the new six-cylinder 13-litre engine. However, this model features an electronic pump injector system, which is particularly suitable for engines with this displacement. The DTI 13 will be available with the following power ratings: 440 bhp (2200 Nm), 480 bhp (2400 Nm) and 520 bhp (2550 Nm).

For its medium-duty range, Renault has developed a new four-cylinder, fi ve-litre engine designated DTI 5. It will be available with 210 bhp (800 Nm) and 240 bhp (900 Nm) versions. As for the DTI 8, this features six cylinders in line with a displacement of eight litres. It will be

available in 250 bhp (950 Nm), 280 bhp (1050 Nm) and 320 bhp (1200 Nm) versions.

The fi ve- and eight-litre Euro 6 engines are fi tted with an EGR system. This recycles part of the exhaust gases during combustion and reduces the amount of nitrogen oxide (NOx) produced by the engine. The remaining NOx is then eliminated by catalysis via the SCR system. Finally, the particulate fi lter enables the vehicle to comply

with the very low level of particle emissions demanded by the new standard.

Furthermore, this engine is equipped with a common-rail injection with a maximum pressure of 2000 bars. Thanks to the fl exibility offered by multiple injection (up to fi ve injection events per engine cycle), these engines deliver very high levels of performance in terms of consumption, noise and performance.

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T he new XF has a completely new chassis, new drivelines including the new Euro 6 PACCAR

MX engines, a new exterior design and an overhauled interior.

The manufacturer said it was never the company’s objective to be the fi rst on the market with Euro 6 solutions. Instead, it took its time to ensure it meets the Euro 6 requirements in the best way possible – practical, well-thought-

through and with the highest level of product quality.

The new PACCAR MX-13 Euro 6 engine can be supplied with outputs of 410, 460 bhp and 510 bhp, with high torque outputs from 2000-2500 Nm, available across a broad engine speed range (1000-1425 rpm). DAF said a key principle when developing the new driveline was to keep fuel consumption at the same low level as that of the current Euro 5 ATe engines, without compromising

durability (its design life is 1.6 million km) and vehicle availability (service intervals are quoted as up to 150,000 km).

The Euro 6 PACCAR MX engines are linked to redesigned manual and automated 12- and 16-speed PACCAR gearboxes, produced by ZF. The new functionalities of the automated transmissions include EcoRoll and Fast Shift, which improve driving comfort and further reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The same applies to the new rear axles that have new, longer fi nal-drive ratios for lower engine speeds.

The new XF offers several innovations as part of DAF’s Advanced Transport Effi ciency (ATe) programme. Included in the package is the Driver Performance Assistant, which uses the central display on the

dashboard to provide the driver with advice to improve fuel effi ciency (for example, by recommending shifts to higher gears).

Also new are the seats, steering wheel, dashboard display and switches. DAF is also claiming the XF offers unequalled interior space, which has resulted from installing the engine and cooling system in the chassis. This means the height of the cab fl oor has remained virtually the same, increasing by just 3 cm to 1.47 m.

DAF reckons the low cab fl oor makes the XF Super Space Cab the most spacious cab on the market, with a total volume of 12.6 m3.

Safety has also been improved. The truck has one-piece door windows, tweaked mirror confi guration and position to reduce blindspots, plus Vehicle Stability

Control (VSC), Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and Forward Collision Warning (FCW) systems.

The manufacturer stated an Advanced Emergency Braking System (AEBS) will become available later next year, which is designed to brake the vehicle independently from the driver and bring the truck to a complete stop if necessary in an emergency situation.

On the outside, a great deal has changed. The exterior has new lower and upper grilles, a chrome panel sporting the DAF logo, optimised air fl ows for cooling, a new galvanised steel bumper, completely redesigned lighting (including headlight units with LED lighting - a fi rst for the truck industry), plus new mudguards, side fenders, sideskirts and roof spoiler.

The new XF will go into production during the spring of 2013.

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DAF Trucks has unleashed it’s all-new fl agship XF heavy truck. Presented to crowds during September’s IAA Show in Hanover, the Dutch manufacturer said the vehicle has been developed to give optimum effi ciency and the highest levels of driver comfort.

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‘RECYCLER’ CLEANS UP BIG SMOKESpecialist tanker operator BPMcKeefry Ltd has recentlyintroduced a unique truck andtanker combination to itsBasingstoke-based fleet foroperation in Inner London.

The Volvo FH540 8x2 rear-steer rigid andspecialist tanker joins a total BP McKeefryGroup fleet of 100 trucks and 200 tankers. It isthought to be the first ever FH 8x2 rigidsupplied by Dennison Commercials, the VolvoTruck & Bus Dealer for Northern Ireland.

The new specialist equipment, knownwithin BP McKeefry as ʻThe Recyclerʼ, hasbeen designed and purpose-built by

Crossland Tankers Ltd in conjunction with BPMcKeefry and Dennison Commercials/VolvoTrucks. “The sales function within Dennisonreally came to the party when specifying anddesigning this vehicle,” said Peter Esler,managing director of BP McKeefry. “Weinitially went out to the market with ourproposed concept, but Volvo came back withthe most detail on the technical side, whichaided us in making informed decisions andgave us confidence in its ability to deliver.”

A number of ECU modifications werecarried out, and the 540 bhp was opted for asit is required to drive a number of features onthe tanker, including the HPT high-pressurejetting pump and liquid ring vacuum pump.The jet system can pump 500 litres per minuteat 200 bar pressure, and the vacuum pumpoperates at 1820 cu ft per minute suction rate. The equipment was purposely designed as

multi-functional, including sewer/culvertcleaning, wet-well cleaning, gully/soakawayemptying, interceptor waste removal,blockages clearance, spillage clear ups, rootcutting and beany block cleaning. And if thatisnʼt impressive enough, the new machinealso has ADR certification for hazardouschemical use.

The ʻRecyclerʼ is so-called because the in-built system recycles water thatʼs taken inand then filters it so it can be recirculated andreused for jetting. The total tank capacity is15,000 litres, with 13,500 litres of capacity forrecycled water and 1500 for clear water.

This recycling functionality has uniquebenefits for operators, the general public andthe environment. Being used in City ofLondon, the fact that the tank can recyclewater means it does not need to be constantlymoved from the location it is operating to berefilled. This means work can be carried out

more efficiently, thereʼs less disruption toother road users, and itʼs more cost-effectiveto run. The environmental benefits are alsosignificant considering the recycling of waterand reduction in required vehicle movements.

A Volvo FH was specified for thisequipment instead of the companyʼs typicalFM420 6x2 models because the unit isoperated by a two-man crew who may berequired to sleep in the truck overnight.

The XL cab includes two beds and has been specified with a ʻDriving+ʼ package,which includes features for enhancedoperator safety and comfort. The vehicle isalso fitted with Volvoʼs I-Shift automatedtransmission.

ʻThe Recyclerʼ was also one of the firstvehicles in the fleet to receive the strikingnew livery introduced to the BP McKeefryfleet in 2012, which was aimed at reinforcingthe companyʼs professional and progressiveimage.

TTC, one of the UKʼs aftermarket suppliers forcommercial vehicle components, has announced anew biodegradable fifth wheel grease which is notonly environmentally friendly, but also has many otherbenefits.

The new product is a durable, all weather grease which can be used attemperatures below -20 degrees C to +149 degrees C. Itʼs also highlyresistant to rain water, weathering, oxidation and heavy loads as itcontains rust, corrosion and oxidation inhibitors.

TTC said the grease has a long life, is tenacious and compatible withexisting lubricants. It also has a metal-free formulation with polymeradditives. Sue Grainger, product manager at TTC, said: “Our fifth wheelgrease will break down harmlessly in the environment. It will not degradein service, but any spillage that comes into contact with soil will do so. Itis also resistant to road salt.”

For more information, visit www.ttcuk.co.uk

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Murray Walker handed over keys for Hope for Tomorrow cancer charity truck.

Hope for Tomorrow has launched its latest mobile chemotherapyunit - with help from Mercedes-Benz dealer Mudie-Bond andBritain’s best-known motorsport commentator Murray Walker OBE.

Jack’s flash firm’s fleet additionNational haulier, Jack Richards & Son, has added the 200th truck to itsfleet. The Daf XF105.460 brings the total fleet number of tractors, trailersand rigids to 557.

None of the Jack Richardsʼ trucks is more than three years old, and all are scrupulouslymaintained by the operator at its various depots around the UK.

Jack Richards, now aged 88, still works at the Fakenham headquarters every day of the week,while his son Anthony, chairman of the company, operates out of the companyʼs fast-growingNorthwich depot. Jack started the business in June 1956, with a used five ton Bedford, bought forjust £150 with a loan from his father.

Todayʼs business is very different. Where the early years were filled successfully with producehaulage from farms to wholesale markets, the modern Jack Richards & Son operation is concernedwith highly demanding work for food and drink, packaging, building products companies – in short,anything that suits the all-curtainside trailer fleet. The only deviation from this has been the take-upof a Palletways franchise in Norfolk, a venture the company has approached with its normalcustomer-focussed approach, backedwith the latest technology.

Talking of the companyʼs growthover the years, Jack Richards said:“Iʼve always offered customers aquality service and complete loyalty.If theyʼve had a problem, weʼve triedto make it a shared problem and helphowever we could. If weʼve saidweʼre going to do something, thenthatʼs what weʼll do. Itʼs a simpleapproach but weʼve only ever lostone customer...and we still work forthem indirectly through the hugedistribution company that took themon, so it must be working!”

Owned and operated by the cancer charityHope for Tomorrow, and staffed by NHSprofessionals, the new cancer treatmentfacility is bringing much-needed medicalsupport to the doorsteps of patientsthroughout Wiltshire.

An 18-tonne Mercedes-Benz Axor 1824chassis supplied by Tewkesbury dealerMudie-Bond carries the Mobile ChemotherapyUnit.

The truck tours the county from its base atSalisbury District Hospital. It visits differentlocations on set days, cutting hospitalwaiting times and saving patients thehardship of travelling long distances.

This is the third Mobile Chemotherapy Unitintroduced by Hope for Tomorrow - twoothers, also based on 18-tonne Axors,provide the same service to patients inGloucestershire and Somerset.

Mudie-Bond provides a comprehensiverepair and maintenance service, covering thechassis and bespoke bodies, built byspecialist motorhome and motorsporttransporter builder MCL of Minffordd, Wales.

The latest unit has been named ʻKayleighʼin memory of local woman Kayleigh Louise

Weeks, who recently lost her battle againstcancer aged just 23. It was officially launchedby Murray Walker, one of many high-profilefigures from the world of motorsport whosupport the charity.

Each Mobile Chemotherapy Unit costsHope for Tomorrow £250,000 to build andmaintain for three years and can provide upto 3000 chemotherapy treatments a year.

Christine Mills MBE founded the Tetbury-based charity. She said: “I am delighted weare launching our first Mobile ChemotherapyUnit in Wiltshire. It has taken lots of planningand fund-raising to get it here and I know thepeople of Wiltshire will benefit enormouslyfrom the services the Unit provides.”

Unveiling the new vehicle, Murray Walkersaid: “I am sure this new unit is going tomake life easier for so many cancer sufferersin Wiltshire. Hope for Tomorrow brought usthe worldʼs first mobile unit. Cancer is badenough but having to travel miles fortreatment when in a concerned state of mindmust make things seem infinitely worse.Having a Mobile Chemotherapy Unit close athand will generate peace of mind and makethings so much easier to cope with.”

Daddy of the fleet, Jack Richards still works at

his firmʼs Fakenham HQ.

Kreme de la crème!Krispy Kreme has improved delivery times to itsstores and retail outlets across the UK by 20 percent thanks to TomTom fleet management.

Managers for the world-famous doughnut firm can now see thelocations of its 33 delivery vehicles in real time and generate bespokereports to improve communications and workflow. With real timetraffic updates, drivers can also avoid congestion, while LINK trackingunits relay accurate times of arrival to office managers.

Krispy Kreme logistics manager Ben Povey said: “We are now ableto deliver a world class service consistently where product is on-timeevery day, an improvement in delivery targets of 20 per cent.”.

Before it invested in TomTom Business Solutionsʼ technology, thecompany operated a manual system that gave limited visibility onvehicle positions, scheduled departure and arrival times.

In TomTomʼs Webfleet fleet management software system,ʻgeofencesʼ have been created around store addresses, alertingmanagers when vehicles enter or leave the area around premises.Each region is aware of the status of deliveries and if there aredelays, stores are informed and issues can be quickly resolved.

Round-the-clock monitoring has also increased the security ofvehicles and drivers, with out of hours alerts sent to managers ifvehicles move between 14:00 hrs and 03:00 hrs.

Krispy Kreme has been delighted with the performance andcommercial improvements and is now considering tackling fuelreduction by monitoring idle time using the TomTom ecoPLUS.

The potential cost reductions would further increase profitabilityand allow the company to reduce its carbon footprint.

Doughnut delivery times improved through use of TomTom fleetmanagement system.

CLEPA is the EuropeanAssociation ofAutomotive Suppliers andis backing the FIAʼsAction for Road Safety.

Road fatalities are now the maincause of death among youngpeople aged 15 to 29 years, withnine out of 10 victims living indeveloping countries. In 2010 roadaccidents accounted for the deathsof 1.3 million people worldwide,with injuries among nearly fiftymillion more. In 2011, in Europe thenumber of recorded accidentsreached 1.1 million in total.

The automotive suppliers invest€15 billion per year in RDI andproduce by far most of theequipment that saves lives. Amongthese are systems for electronicstability control, collision warning,emergency braking, lane departurewarning, blind spot monitoring andadaptive headlights. CLEPAsupports the implementation of thelife-saving eCall system being fitted

in all new models of cars and lightduty vehicles from 2015.

CLEPA chief executive officerJean-Marc Gales said: “Itʼs difficultto accept the figures associatedwith road deaths and injuries wheneffective safety technologies areavailable at affordable prices.”

The Federation Internationale delʼAutomobile, (FIA) launched itsAction for Road Safety campaign inMay 2011 in response to thechallenges raised in the UNDecade of Action for Road Safety.The goal is to prevent five milliondeaths and countless seriousinjuries on roads around the worldover the next 10 years. The FIAʼscampaign targets motorists,motorsport enthusiasts, youngpeople and governments andencourages member clubs andfederations to commit toaddressing critical road safetyproblems in their country.

For more information on thecampaign see:www.actionforroadsafety.org

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F amily-owned Fred Smith & Sons has treated itself to a very special 75th birthday present – two New Actros

tractor units from Mercedes-Benz dealer Midlands Truck & Van.

But the West Bromwich-based fi rm said its rental customers are the ones who should really be celebrating, though, as the 4x2 fl agships have taken pride of place on its spot hire fl eet.

The new trucks are 1845 models

and designed to achieve maximum fuel-effi ciency – features include state-of-the-art 450 bhp engines which drive through the latest Mercedes PowerShift 3 automated transmissions, and aerodynamic, fl at-fl oored StreamSpace cabs. Both also wear ‘75th anniversary’ decals above their windscreens.

Truck rental director Clarke Smith said: “This year represents a very important milestone for our business, so we were keen our new vehicles

should have a high impact on the road and double as a mobile billboard for the Fred Smith & Sons brand.

“The New Actros was the obvious choice. It’s a fantastic vehicle and represents the very latest in truck technology, as well as being a real head-turner thanks to its futuristic appearance. We’ve only had the trucks a couple of days, but have already received lots of positive feedback from customers commenting on how great they look.”

In addition to the two New Actros, the rental fl eet includes a number of 18- and 26-tonne Mercedes-Benz Axor rigids supplied over the last couple of years by Midlands Truck & Van, Wolverhampton, which is also due to deliver another 18-tonner shortly.

“We fi t these vehicles with our own bodies and maintain them in-house,” Smith added. “But the dealer’s sales service, plus parts and warranty back-up, are fi rst class.”

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A ndrade Gutierrez, one of Latin America’s largest infrastructure implementation groups, has just fi nished testing an Allison

fully automatic-equipped concrete mixer in conjunction with projects designed to prepare Brazil for the Olympics and Soccer World Cup in 2014.

Equipped with a 3500 Series fully automatic transmission, the truck was signifi cantly more productive than its manual equivalent and extremely popular with drivers.

“The equipment exceeded our expectations,” said Ermano Silva, the engineer responsible for equipment maintenance at Andrade Gutierrez. “We have been able to verify Allison’s fully automatic truck affords increased equipment availability and greater comfort for the operator, who fi nishes his job in better physical condition than those who drove the manual transmission-equipped mixers.”

During the demonstration period, the automatic mixer worked alongside a manual, accomplishing varied tasks at the BRT Transcarioca construction site – a nearly 150 km-long bus corridor constructed to connect

opposite ends of Rio de Janeiro. Accumulating nearly 200 duty hours, the Allison automatic provided superior fuel consumption (1557 litres verses 1596 litres) and carried more concrete (531.5 m³ verses 488.5 m³).

Allison said this means 8.8 per cent more concrete was conveyed in 7.1 per cent less time, while consuming 2.5 per cent less fuel – an impressive 11.5 per cent improvement in fuel utilisation measured in cubic metres of concrete delivered divided by the number of litres of fuel used. Overall, the automatic truck was far more productive – delivering 16.5 per cent more concrete per hour.

“The results we were able to obtain for a company the size and stature of Andrade Gutierrez make us extremely happy,” said Evaldo Oliveira, South America operations director for Allison Transmissions. “They confi rmed our expectations, but there is nothing more important than the client arriving at this conclusion based on personal experience and quantifi able results. We appreciate the endorsement of the quality and reliability of Allison fully automatic transmissions.”

ALLISON AUTOS MIX IT UP

S nooper has launched the Truckmate Pro S8000 – the latest edition to its range of truck-specifi c satellite navigation systems.

Designed specifi cally for trucks and larger vehicles, by simply entering the height, width and weight of the vehicle, Truckmate calculates a route ensuring any potential hazards such as low bridges, narrow roads and weight restrictions are avoided.

Building on the success of Truckmate Pro S7000, Truckmate Pro S8000 includes a super-sleek 7-inch LCD touch-screen, improved screen resolution for clearer navigation, and DVB-T Freeview television for when drivers are on a break or parked up overnight.

Truckmate Pro features not only the latest street-level mapping supplied by NavTeq, free TMC traffi c information, innovative My

Speed feature alerting truckers to their speed and truck speed limits for most roads across Europe, but also enjoys anti-echo Bluetooth Handsfree for clearer and easier

communication when driving.Steven Ballard, marketing

director at Snooper, said: “Building on the success of the Truckmate Pro S7000, S8000 is the latest edition

to our award-winning Truckmate range. With the improved screen resolution and anti-echo Bluetooth, S8000

will make communication and navigation much easier and

clearer for truckers.”First launched in 2007, the award-winning

Truckmate was the fi rst sat nav to design routes specifi cally for trucks and large vehicles.

Truckmate Pro S8000 is priced at £399.99 and is available from www.snooper.co.uk – or call 01928 579 579.

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vehicles, by simply entering the height, width and weight of the vehicle,

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Steven Ballard, marketing director at Snooper, said: “Building on the success of the Truckmate Pro S7000, S8000 is the latest edition

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Operating from the companyʼs head officein Kettering, Northamptonshire, the newdeliveries include 10 Eurocargo 75E16 7.5-tonners and two Eurocargo 180E25 18-tonners, with a mix of box and curtainsidebodywork and Dhollandia tail-lifts.

A New Daily 35S13 chassis cab with acurtainside body complete the latestdeliveries, with each vehicle supplied on afive-year repair and maintenance agreementvia the dealer.

The new Ivecos join a combined group fleettotalling 170 trucks and 192 trailers, and willbe used for general haulage throughout theUK up to six days per week. They are eachexpected to cover up to 110,000 km a year.

“Ivecos were the mainstay of the MainlandGroup fleet and have delivered exemplaryservice since our two operations merged lastyear,” said Ian Beattie, Knights of Oldmanaging director. “Weʼve been impressedwith their competitive fuel economy andpayload capacity; replacing like for like wasan obvious choice.

“When we order new trucks, the decision isbased as much on aftersales back-up as it ison product,” Beattie added. “Stormont Truck

& Van doesnʼt rest on its laurels and we relyon it to provide us with strategic-levelsupport, around the clock. It has enjoyed along relationship with Mainland Group, andhasnʼt disappointed since we began tradingwith it as Knights of Old.”

Each of the new vehicles benefits from anadvanced Verilocation tracking device and areversing camera, helping to guaranteemaximum load security, vehicle protectionand road safety.

Both of the Eurocargo models are fittedwith Ivecoʼs Eurotronic automated gearbox asstandard, while the Daily has a similar AGileautomated transmission. These two-pedal set-ups suit the amount of time each vehiclespends making deliveries in urban areas,helping to make driving more comfortable andsafer for drivers in an environment wheretraffic congestion means stop/start work iscommonplace.

The automated gearbox also eliminates therisk of over-revving the engine and ensuresthe vehicles are always in the right gear,helping to prolong clutch life and maximisefuel efficiency.

KNIGHTS RIDES WITH IVECOStormont Truck & Van has delivered the first new Ivecos into servicewith transport and logistics firm Knights of Old, which in November2011 merged with long-time Iveco customer Mainland Group.

Selby lands on LanderLeicestershire bulk haulage company Selbyʼs Garage has taken delivery of an 8x4 Renault Lander 430.32 – the first Renault truck to jointhe companyʼs 12-strong mixed fleet of Foden, Scania, Mercedes-Benzand MAN.

The firm said the vehicle, supplied through Renault Trucks distributor RH Commercials, isalready proving a hit with drivers as it was specʼd with a sleeper cab and Optidriver gearbox.

The new Renault Lander is fitted with Binotto tipping gear and a Wilcox bulk alloy tipping body.It will undertake nationwide delivery of Leicestershire granite products and return loads of sand,aggregate and animal feed.

Andy Selby, director, SelbyʼsGarage, said: “The decision topurchase a Renault Lander wasbased on recommendation fromother operators, as well as anattractive price package. The 8x4tipper has been in operation forseven weeks now and driverfeedback is excellent with positivecomments about its ability tomanoeuvre well in ʻtight spotsʼwhere other trucks on our fleetwould struggle.”

“Fuel consumption, at this earlystage, is very positive and payloadmeets our expectations. The cab isspacious and well laid out,something that adds to the drivercomfort,” he added.



SPEAK BACK Write to:

The Editor, Speakback, Truckstop News, Kelsey Publishing Group, PO Box 978, Peterborough, PE1 9FL Or email: [email protected]’s your view?What’s your view?What’s your view?

Star Letter: DITCH THE MOBILES

The following item appeared in the (Glasgow) Herald on September 13:

Bus and lorry drivers caught using their mobile phones behind the wheel could have their licences suspended under a new crackdown.

Police in Scotland have joined forces with the traf� c commissioner to clamp down on the problem.

They have signed a memorandum of understanding, formalising the process whereby police notify the traf� c commissioner with details when drivers of Large Goods Vehicles (LGVs) and Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCVs) are caught carrying out mobile phone offences.

While police can issue a � nancial penalty, the traf� c commissioner can consider further action against the driver and/or the company, which may include the suspension of an LGV or PCV licence.

Joan Aitken, traf� c commissioner for Scotland, said: “Using a mobile phone - whether to take or make a call or text - is a road safety risk. Too many accidents are happening because the driver was on a phone call or

checking texts.“Police of� cers can issue a

� nancial penalty. My powers are different. I can suspend a driver’s licence entitlement to drive his or her lorry or bus. For some drivers this will mean they lose their job and how they support their families. It is that serious.”

A s the driver of a large articulated goods vehicle travelling all over

Scotland, I see professional drivers daily fl outing the regulations in respect of mobile phones and risking the consequences. I contend that ALL those caught should suffer the full force of the law.

What I fail to see is why the commissioner feels it appropriate to consider taking away a driver’s entitlement to drive when this sanction is not available for car and van drivers committing the same offences. My understanding of the law as it applies in Scotland is a person can not be tried for the same offence twice. A person dealt with by a court is deemed to have “Tholed their assize” (yes, really) – or served their sentence, if you like. I know the law has been changed to apply to very serious crimes where new and compelling evidence

emerges, but that’s hardly relevant here.

I also understand LGV and PCV licences are vocational and held at the discretion of the traffi c commissioner, but I feel disqualifi cation from driving is a very draconian penalty for a matter dealt with by way of a fi xed penalty notice for others.

She asserts “too many accidents are happening” because of texts. I am curious where she gets her evidence for LGV and PCV drivers being involved in any greater number of accidents than the wider motoring public.

I think a summons to the offi ces of the commissioner for a summary dressing down where the culprit is left in no doubt as to their shortcomings and warnings of the dire consequences of a return visit would be far more effective.

Using a handheld mobile while driving a large vehicle is not big, it’s not clever and it’s not funny. I implore all professionals to invest in a hands-free device – they have never been cheaper and could be a lot less expensive than an unexpected (and unpaid) holiday from driving.

OK, rant over!

David Russell, Penicuik

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Y esterday I was lucky enough to spot this 62-reg Actros, which had only entered

service about three days ago.It is one of two trucks operated

by GM Cousins of Harwich, and the driver, Colin, is very pleased with it. It has the GigaSpace cab and 450 bhp, 12.8-litre OM471 LA engine. Pretty impressive machine!

It was supplied by Orwell Trucks.

Peter Davies, by email

After the disappointing response from minister of transport for road safety Mike Penning concerning the issues of driver fatigue (Truckstop News, October), I have sent the following reply:

Dear Mr Penning,Thank you for your letter, dated June 17, which I received August 3 from my local MP. Presumably the letter had been left lying on a desk somewhere between your and her of� ce to explain the delay in reply. My response has come from several meetings with relevant parties to determine possible future action, hence the time in responding to your communication.

I would like to make comment that you have addressed none of the issues I raised concerning driver fatigue and unsafe working practices in the haulage industry. Rather, you have resorted to the rule book, which although astronomical in size, all drivers are supposed to know anyway – fairly pointless then, that you have replied at all. Perhaps in future, if you are to try and teach someone to suck eggs, you may care to highlight examples as to why the eggs are there in the � rst place.

Could you please confi rm the following:

Starting work on a Monday morning, sleeping Monday night, and then being told you are working Tuesday night, instead of Tuesday day, is not dangerous.

It is quite acceptable to do three 15-hour shifts within a week, thereby perhaps only getting 15 hours’ sleep in three days.

It is OK for companies to ignore the 10-hour shift working nights rule and ‘persuade’ drivers to do 15-hour night shifts, on threat of losing their job if they refuse.

It is acceptable for companies to plan routes that don’t take regulation breaks into consideration, and pressurise the driver into taking breaks while perhaps they are unloading, or by ‘fi ddling’ their tachograph.

All of the above goes on, on a regular basis, and yet I have witnessed VOSA completely illegally checking drivers’ tachographs while they are on breaks (in motorway services), and some of my driver colleagues have spoken with VOSA employees who didn’t know either the rules and regulations, or who didn’t know how trucks work. Simple procedures, which are violated by the so-called authorities, purely because they are after easy revenue.

In the meantime, a lot of drivers are piloting 44-tonne killing machines on little over minimum wage, and largely over legal working hours, purely because the government is more interested in hoarding fuel duty and letting immigrants work here, thereby lowering standards (a lot of immigrants have never even passed an HGV 1 license), consequently endangering other road users.

But perhaps you approve of all the above also? You may not be aware, but mobile workers are not taken into consideration in the Employment Rights Act (this has just gone to the High Court to be challenged), which is perhaps something to do with this government’s ‘open door policy’ – the door’s open as long as you have no intention of helping the country – and the government’s consistent greed in road tax, fuel duty and lack of regulation over motorway service stations has all but crippled this industry.

But then, of course messrs Blair and Brown made peaceful protest illegal, didn’t they? I strongly suggest then, that you gain some sense of responsibility as the road safety minister and start working to help the drivers, and in turn the hauliers, as opposed to penalising them for delivering the goods you buy every day. It is exactly the legislation that is making this industry so unsafe!

I look forward to your direct reply to the above questions, and then can move forward with the next step should you so wish to dance around the serious issues again.Yours sincerely,Karen Bancroft

THE FIGHT CONTINUES…

I write today with a summer problem I’m sure affects every truck driver at some point:

motorway service stations! It’s bad enough that our parking areas are stuck a good distance from the actual services, but to add insult to injury the world and his wife, kids and dog are not discouraged from using the truck parking area. This creates noise and extra hazards, with kids and dogs running around like it’s a play area.

It’s aggravating having paid in excess of £20 to park up after a 15-hour day, needing rest, to then

be woken up to fi nd the truck surrounded by the ‘Happy Holiday Caravan Club’. It’s soul-destroying enough having to queue for food, drink or a toilet break (one often being sacrifi ced for the other) in a half-hour stop as the general public invade the services, but to be unable to rest due to dogs barking, kids playing, music blasting or even BBQs happening in the truck rest areas is unacceptable.

Speaking to service station management – who are clearly only interested in the increased revenue – is a waste of time. They should,

however, appreciate the truck drivers are their lifeblood throughout the whole 12 months of the year, and not just June to August.

Next time, I’ll be very tempted to park my 18-tonne truck right outside the main front doors – it can’t be any noisier.

Even a sign asking the masses to respect the peace and quiet the truckers need would be a start! Tiredness kills – and makes this driver extra grumpy!

Thanks for listening to my rant.

Anne Tibbett, Manchester

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RETURN LOADS REVIEWED AND RATED

O nline haulage marketplace returnloads.net has launched the UK’s fi rst fully integrated eBay-style user review system.

The company said that for the fi rst time, thousands of hauliers will be able to benchmark each other’s performance and reliability as third-party distributors on the new returnloads.net site.

The relaunch of the service sets the scene for a greater degree of quality and transparency within the marketplace – something returnloads.net owner and established logistics entrepreneur, Richard Newbold, believes is essential to reduce the thousands of vehicles returning back-to-base empty.

“If the road haulage industry is serious about slashing the number of vehicles driving around the UK empty, it is crucial there is a central online marketplace in which hauliers can seamlessly exchange information,” Newbold said. “After all, the carbon emissions, not to mention the cost savings to be made, are phenomenal.

“Some members transact thousands of loads a year on the site. It is not unusual for them to save upwards of £30,000 in administrative costs alone, especially for those with fl eets of 11-plus vehicles.

“Before this technology became available, haulage fi rms would normally have employed a couple of members of staff whose job it was to keep the fl eet moving and to fi nd back loads from wherever the vehicles ended up becoming

empty in the UK. They would have to phone around a much smaller network of trusted hauliers, often struggling to quickly fi nd a suitable load or having to travel many miles empty in order to collect their next load.”

The fi rm said it always been the aim of returnloads.net to make the whole process of identifying a load is as easy as possible. Now the loads come straight to the haulier through the site’s notifi cation system. Alternatively, members can simply click on the interactive map of the UK and easily fi nd the nearest load to where their empty truck is located.

The www.returnloads.net review system works in a very similar way to eBay. Once a service has been provided, both parties are offered the opportunity to leave a 1-5 feedback for one another in the form of a star rating, along with comments. This star rating is then displayed against any loads or vehicles placed and on a company’s profi le page (subject to the subscribed package). This two-way review system enables both the supplier (the company looking to place a load) and the carrier (the haulier with the empty vehicle) to see how reliable each other is.

According to the fi rm, in the last 12 months alone the site’s community of hauliers has managed to collectively save over 200,000 empty HGV journeys. With new functionality constantly being added to improve the site, this is expected to rise considerably over the coming months.

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V olvo Trucks has sold the fi rst series-manufactured new Volvo FH to the highest bidder on eBay for a sum of €150,000

(£120,000). The truck is a unique one-off collector’s item, and all proceeds will be going to charity.

Bids started at €1 (81p) on September 19, and the auction was open for 10 days to bidders from all over Europe – including Russia, Turkey and Israel.

Volvo Trucks said it will donate all the proceeds to Star for Life, a South African non-profi t organisation that aims to reduce the number of HIV-positive high school students. Then, in the spring of 2013, the winner will be invited to hand over the money in person at a ceremony in South Africa.

“Our aim with this auction is to raise as much money as possible for the Star for Life programme,” said Claes Nilsson, president

Volvo Trucks EMEA sales & global brand, at the start of the auction.

The new Volvo FH auctioned was a visibly unique and high-spec special edition truck with an exclusive ‘number one’ emblem on the windscreen.

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One of the offences some drivers have committed is using a mobilephone while driving. The legislation defines this offence as follows:

No person is to drive a motor vehicle on a road if he is using ahand-held mobile telephone or a hand-held device of a specifiedkind. No person is to cause or permit any other person to drive amotor vehicle on a road while that other person is using a hand-held mobile telephone or a hand-held device of a specified kind. Noperson is to supervise a holder of a provisional licence if theperson supervising is using a hand-held mobile telephone or ahand-held device of a specified kind at a time when the provisionallicence holder is driving a motor vehicle on a road.

Exemptions from prosecution are fewA person does not contravene any of these provisions if, at the

time of the alleged contravention: they are using the telephone orother device to call the police, fire, ambulance or other emergencyservice; they are acting in response to a genuine emergency; and itis unsafe or impracticable for them to cease driving in order tomake the call (or, in relation to the supervision of a provisionallicence holder, for the provisional licence holder to cease drivingwhile the call was being made).

Under the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations, amobile telephone or other device is to be treated as hand-held if itis, or must be, held at some point during the course of making orreceiving a call or performing any other interactive communicationfunction. An ‘interactive communication function’ includes the

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

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

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

Repercussions are hard-hittingHowever, if you are the holder of a vocational licence the

implications of a mobile phone offence do not end there. You arelikely to be called to vocational driver conduct hearing in front ofa traffic commissioner. The senior traffic commissioner hasissued a document entitled ‘Statutory Document No 6 VocationalDriver Conduct, which gives a detailed view of vocational driverconduct. Here I have reproduced the paragraph on the use ofmobile phones “A specific starting point is provided in respect ofthe use of hand held devices such as mobile telephonesbecause of the prevalence of this offence in recent years.

Parliament has recognised theinherent dangers caused bydrivers of motor vehicles whenusing mobile telephones whiledriving and brought forwardspecific legislation. There hasbeen an unacceptable increasein the number of vocationallicence holders using mobile telephones without a hands freedevice while driving large goods and passenger carryingvehicles. This practice is unacceptable and presents an unduerisk to road safety. Studies have indicated that even the use ofhands-free devices can distract a driver to the extent that theymay be prevented from applying the requisite care and attention.A report for an offence received from an enforcement agency thata vocational driver has used their mobile telephone while drivingwithout a hands free device in the last three years will result inthat driver being called to a hearing before the trafficcommissioner. Each case will be decided on its own facts andmerits and the presiding traffic commissioner will be keen toascertain the reason the driver is engaged in the telephone call.In cases where drivers are speaking with their employers or theircustomers, the traffic commissioner may consider the effect thismight have upon the operator’s repute”.

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

Vocational licence holders should bewareusing mobile phones while driving

Continuing his review of successfully completedaccident claims, Steven Hinchliffe looks at justone situation experienced by a reader ofTruckstop News that resulted in an award ofpersonal injury compensation.

All of the accident victims mentioned in these articles are actualclients of my firm, Hinchliffes Solicitors. They have kindly giventheir permission for the disclosure of their details, and in particularof their real life experiences of incidents resulting in personalinjury claims, and the steps taken to make a successful accidentcompensation claim. All of these clients contacted my firm afterseeing our details in Truckstop News.

In this article I highlight a fairly common situation where a driveris required to deliver and unload a lorry or trailer that has beenpacked by someone else - either a fellow employee of the samecompany, or by an employee of an entirely different companyperhaps even based abroad. It is often the case that your ownemployer will be held responsible for compensating you for aninjury caused by a defective load, no matter who packed it. If youare self employed or an agency driver, you also benefit from thesame rights enjoyed by the employees of the company you arecontracted to work for. However, it is worth noting that if you werein charge of loading the vehicle the accident may be found to havehappened entirely due to your negligence, in which case a claimfor compensation would probably not be successful.

As with previous articles the common trend remains the effecton the injured person’s life, and although using the process of lawto make personal injury claims as a means of redress cannot trulycompensate for the trauma and inconvenience suffered, it canassist in requiring the guilty party to provide medical treatmentand rehabilitation, in addition to financial relief by way of awardsof compensation. As previously indicated, under the current lawand procedures the basic aim of an accident claim is to try andreturn the injured party to the position that he or she wouldotherwise have been in had the accident not happened.

CASE STUDY - INJURY CAUSED BY ADEFECTIVE LOAD

In the summer of 2010, HGV driver Mr R of Telford (namewithheld at client’s request) was strapping a load that hadalready been placed on a trailer by a colleague when an itemfrom the load fell, striking his head.

To successfully claim personal injury compensation from anemployer the injured person’s solicitor must have extensiveknowledge of the Health and Safety Regulations that havebeen breached, and be able to comprehensively set out detailswhen first contacting the employer. Without this level ofawareness the employer’s insurers will almost certainly try andexploit any perceived deficiencies or weakness in the case inan effort to avoid having to pay the injured person their rightfulcompensation.

In Mr R’s claim, the allegations of breaches of Regulationwere as follows:-

(a) Failed to take suitable and sufficient steps to prevent theitem within the trailer from falling, contrary to Regulation10(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005.

(b) Failed to take suitable and sufficient steps to prevent ourclient being struck by the item, contrary to Regulation 10(2)of the above Regulations.

(c) Failed to ensure that the trailer was loaded in such a wayas to prevent unintended movement of the contents,contrary to Regulation 10(4) of the above Regulations.

(d) Failed to ensure the trailer was loaded in a safe manner.

(e) Exposed our client to a danger or a trap and a foreseeablerisk of injury.

He suffered a painful cut to the top of his head and, as waslater confirmed in the medical report obtained in support of his

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claim, there was also some affect on his pre-accident hearingdifficulties.

My firm sent a detailed letter to his employer, who passedthis on to their insurers. Within just over 2 months the insurersaccepted responsibility for the accident. By this time steps werealready well underway for Mr R to be examined by an ENTsurgeon so that a comprehensive medical report, setting outfull details of the injuries and their consequences, could beobtained. Once this was available and had been approved byMr R, a copy was sent to the insurers, together with details ofhis very modest financial losses incurred as a direct result ofthe accident.

Settlement negotiations then started, with offers and counteroffers being put forward by both sides. Within a few weeks itwas possible to reach an acceptable settlement at a total figureof £2250, the vast majority of which was to compensate Mr Rfor his pain and suffering. He kept the full sum recovered, asmy firm’s costs and the expenses we had incurred in dealingwith the claim (eg paying for his medical records and themedical report) were subsequently negotiated with the insurersand paid separately.

Fortunately, despite the accident circumstances Mr Rsuffered only a relatively minor injury, and this was reflected bythe level of compensation he recovered. His employer’sinsurers took a sensible approach to the claim and handledmatters with reasonable efficiency, which meant it was possibleto reach agreement and for Mr R to be in funds in just under sixmonths from the date the first letter was sent to his employer.This also had the effect of keeping the legal costs to aminimum.

LEGAL ADVICE

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 fi rst written. You should always seek advice from an appropriately qualifi ed solicitor on any specifi c legal enquiry.

I have had a number of queries relating to decisions made by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing

Agency (DVLA). The common ground for the queries is that all the decisions have involved the loss of a driving entitlement on medical grounds. The purpose of this article is to give a broad overview of some of the issues involved.

The DVLA is entitled to revoke a vocational entitlement on medical grounds, if it is not satisfi ed the licence-holder is fi t to drive. Such a decision can be taken if the DVLA feels one or more of the disabilities set out in in the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999 (“the Regulations”) impact on the licence-holder’s fi tness to drive. The Regulations set out the following relevant disabilities:

• Epilepsy• Severe mental disorder• Liability to sudden attacks of disabling giddiness or fainting which are caused by any defect or disorder of the heart as a result of which the applicant or licence holder has a

pacemaker or other such device fi tted• Liability to sudden attacks or giddiness other than those set out above• Persistent misuse of drugs or alcohol, whether or not such misuse amounts to dependency• Any other disability which is likely to result in a driver being a danger to the public, eg diabetes, impaired vision

A decision taken by the DVLA to revoke on medical grounds will be either based on one of the grounds outlined above, or pursuant to guidelines produced by its own medical experts. The two current publications entitled “At a glance guide to the current medical standards of fi tness to drive” and “Customer Service Guide for Drivers with Medical Conditions” are available from the DVLA website (www.dvla.gov.uk/medical/about_dri_med.aspx).

Appealing against the DVLA decision

Once the DVLA has made its decision, the reasons will be set out in writing and the licence-holder notifi ed of the appropriate grounds of

appeal. Upon receiving such notice, there is the option of asking the DVLA to reconsider its decision. To do so, it would be necessary to be able to produce a favourable medical expert’s opinion that states you are able to drive safely. The guidelines set out in “At a glance guide to the current medical standards of fi tness to drive” outline how the DVLA would make a decision, and so any instructed expert should be shown this document. Please note the standards for LGV and PCV licence-holders are much stricter than those for normal domestic use (and are set out in the Group 2 column of the guidelines).

Should a request for the decision to be reconsidered ultimately prove unsuccessful, there is a right of appeal to the Magistrates Court (Road Traffi c Act 1988 s.100), however it must be noted such an appeal (referred to as a ‘complaint’) must be made within six months of the DVLA’s decision.

In establishing the correct grounds for appeal, the applicant must succeed on the ‘balance of probabilities’. This means the

applicant has to satisfy the court it is more likely than not that they, and not the DVLA, are right.

It is important to consider carefully whether your appeal has reasonable grounds of succeeding, and not make a refl ex decision to appeal. This is due to the fact the DVLA will likely ask that an unsuccessful appellant pay any legal costs the DVLA has incurred in preparing for the appeal. By considering the information carefully, and consulting the appropriate experts in this fi eld, signifi cant costs could be saved should there be no prospect of an appeal succeeding.

Preparing for an AppealIn addition to procuring any favourable medical opinions for the appeal, there is other evidence Magistrates will consider before making a decision:• An expert assessment of your driving ability will have signifi cant weight in any decision the court takes. There are a number of centres around the United Kingdom specifi cally set up to make a relevant assessment should you require it.• Providing the Magistrates with a

full driving history that shows no accidents will also assist the court in deciding whether an individual is a danger to the public. If an individual is able to show they have undertaken signifi cant mileage, as is the usual case for LGV and PCV holders, without accident, then the strength of argument for safe driving is increased.

Alternative actionShould the deemed disability only be temporary, there is the option of reapplying for a vocational entitlement once your circumstances change. Such an application will need to be in form D2 (available from the DVLA’s form ordering service) and, by searching the A-to-Z medical to fi nd your condition, there will be the appropriate questionnaire.

If you are aged 45-65, you will only need to submit a D4 form if you have not done so in the last fi ve years. Licences from the age of 65 are issued for one year each, and each subsequent renewal must be accompanied by a completed medical report form D4 (source: Directgov).

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(see their advert on the front page) considers “THE FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES TO PERSONAL

INJURY CLAIMS IN 2013”


ducted as a contributi on to the legal costs, but which cannot exceed certain limits set by the Government. The majority of personal injury claims sett le at between £3,000 and £6,000, but there are others that achieve a lower sum (oft en road traf-fi c accidents) and some serious injuries with a value of many £1,000s. All will be aff ected and perhaps up to 25% of the compensati on will need to be set aside for costs.

There will be increased competi ti on between solicitors and other businesses who are shortly to be allowed to handle legal work. Some may off er lower deducti ons and operate on a shoestring, employing unqualifi ed claims handlers with the obvious need to sett le cases quickly and the real danger of cli-ents being pressured to accept less than their claim is worth. Others may appear to charge more, but the work would be done by a solicitor whose greater skill and experti se results in a higher award of compensati on. Is it bett er to keep 90% of £3,000 (ie £2,700) or 75% of £4,500 (ie £3,375)?

Some low value claims may no longer be fi nancially viable to run, for even in the most straight forward case a consid-erable amount of work has to be done for the claim to be handled properly.

Also, it is not always obvious at the start whether a case has good prospects of success. If it is lost the solicitor receives no payment at all and therefore has to accept that fi nancial risk from the outset. Currently, they cannot aff ord to lose many cases but are oft en willing to accept a borderline claim on a gut feeling. In the future when profi t margins become increasingly ti ght, they will have to harden their risk assessments. This could result in only the strongest cases being taken on, with

many injured victi ms left with litt le or no access to legal representa-ti on and no hope of compensati on.

Undoubtedly the changes will see fewer claims being made and it is likely that some solicitors and other businesses involved in personal injury work will have to cut back on staff or may even have to close. The Government has completely overlooked the potenti al knock on eff ects of this. For example, if an injured person receives hospital treatment following an accident, in a successful claim the guilty party is required to reimburse the NHS with the cost of that treatment. Similarly, if the injured person receives State benefi ts because of the accident the guilty party has to pay these back to the Department of Work and Pensions as part of the overall sett lement package. The Government will lose these income streams if fewer claims are set-tled, and the taxpayer will have to pick up the shortf all. Also, people working in the claims arena who lose their jobs will no longer pay income tax.

To further complicate matt ers, even though the changes are planned to take place from April 2013, the Government has not yet fi nalised the new rules for claims handling!

Change is coming and everyone will have to adjust, but if you have been injured in an accident act now or you may lose out.

There are enormous changes underway that will dramati -cally aff ect the way an injured person recovers compensa-ti on for injuries and fi nancial losses following an accident. The general public are largely unaware of this, because unless they suff er an accident there is no need for them to know how accident claims are handled.

Currently, in a successful claim following most types of ac-cidents caused by another’s negligence, the injured person is able to keep all their compensati on because their legal costs are paid by the guilty party. However, this may no longer be the case for claims made from April 2013. Part of the Govern-ment’s misguided policy is to substanti ally reduce the costs payable by the guilty party and therefore, to remain in busi-ness, solicitors representi ng injured victi ms will be forced to seek part of the legal bill from their clients. Eff ecti vely, these costs will be deducted from the compensati on recovered.

Not only do accident victi ms suff er the pain of their injuries, they also have to cope with the disrupti on to their lives and oft en an inability to work or look aft er their family, even if only for a short ti me. They are compensated by fi nancial awards, which also act as a wake up call to the guilty party to take greater care in the future to avoid the situati on happening again. By reducing the amount of legal costs the guilty party pays, the Government will increase the misery of the accident by transferring a signifi cant costs burden onto the injured person.

It is likely that in future the solicitor will agree with their client that a set percentage of their compensati on will be de-

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LEGAL ADVICE

Overview & eligibilityIn accordance with section 94 of the Employment Rights Act 1996(“The ERA”), every eligible employee has the right not to be unfairlydismissed.

Unfair dismissal is a statutory claim that can only be brought byan employee (as opposed to a third party or contractor) withinthree months (less one day) from the date of dismissal, and isintended to provide a fair remedy where an employer has actedunfairly or unreasonably.

Following a change of the rules on April 6, 2012, any employeewho commenced their employment on or after this date is requiredto have two years’ continuous employment before they can bring aclaim for unfair dismissal. For those employees who began workbefore this date, only one year’s continuous employment is needed.

The five permitted reasonsFor an employer to defend a claim for unfair dismissal, they mustbe able to show the only or principle reason for the dismissal wasone of five permitted reasons under the ERA:

1. The actions of the employee amounted to misconduct (ERAs.98(2)(b)):

1.1 This can either be a single act of serious misconduct, or aseries of acts that are less serious;

1.2 Misconduct has been held to include: violence at work; theftor dishonesty; unauthorised absence from work; disclosure ofconfidential information etc.

2. The employee lacked the capability or qualifications to do theirjob (ERA s.98(2)(a)):

2.1 Capability should be assessed with regards to an employee’s“skill, aptitude, health or any other physical or mental quality”(s.98(3)(a) ERA);

2.2 The capability must relate to the work that the employeewas employed to do (s.98(2) ERA);

2.3 A dismissal will relate to an employees qualifications if itrelates to any “degree, diploma or other academic, technical orprofessional qualification” relevant to the employees position(s.98(3)(b) ERA).

3. The employee was made redundant (ERA s.139(1)) and oneof the following circumstances is relevant:

3.1 The employer is ceasing (or intending to) to carry on thebusiness for the purpose of which the employee was employed(business closure);

3.2 The employer is ceasing (or intending to) to carry on thatbusiness in the place where the employee was so employed(workplace closure);

3.3 There is a reduced requirement to carry out work of aparticular kind, or to carry out work of a particular kind where theemployee was employed to work (reduced requirement foremployees).

4. The employee’s continued employment would contravene anyduty or restriction imposed by any enactment (ERA s.98(2)(d))e.g.:

4.1 The employee was dismissed because continuedemployment would breach immigration rules;

4.2 The employee was dismissed because they had lost theirdriving licence, and driving was a requirement of the job.

5. The dismissal was for “some other substantial reason” (ERAs.98(1)(b)):

5.1 It is only necessary to establish a reason for the dismissalwhich is of a kind which could justify the dismissal of theemployee in question; it is not necessary to show that it didactually justify the dismissal (Willow Oak Developments Limited–v- Silverwood [2006] IRLR 607);

5.2 Some examples include thereplacement by a better qualifiedemployee (Priddle –v- Dibble [1978] 1 ALLER 1058), and dismissal because of aclash of personalities between employees(Gorfin –v- Distressed Gentlefolk’s AidAssociation [1973] IRLR 290).

There used to be provision for retirement to be a permitted fairreason for dismissal under the ERA, however this was removedas of April 6, 2011 and is only relevant if the person has alreadybeen dismissed for retirement under the old law.

Procedural FairnessOnce the employer has shown dismissal was for a permittedreason, the tribunal then must consider whether in thecircumstances (including the administrative resources and size ofthe employer), the employer acted reasonably or unreasonably intreating that reason as sufficient to dismiss the employee (s.98(4)ERA).

Any relevant Code (eg, the ACAS Code of Practice onDisciplinary and Grievance Procedures) should be considered bythe tribunal. A failure to follow the Code, insofar as it applies,gives tribunals a discretionary power to increase or decrease theunfair dismissal award by up to 25 per cent if they consider theemployer’s/employee’s failure unreasonable.

Remedies availableIf the tribunal finds in favour of the employee, it can order one ofthe following:1. Reinstatement - the employee returns to their job with no lossof money or security2. Engagement - the employee gets another job with the sameemployer3. Compensation - the combination of a basic award (a formulabased on age, length of service and one week’s pay) plus acompensatory award to compensate the employee for thefinancial loss he has suffered as a result of the dismissal.

The Law relating to Unfair Dismissal

Continuing his review of successfullycompleted accident claims, Steven Hinchliffelooks at a situation experienced by a reader ofTruckstop News that ultimately lead to anaward of personal injury compensation.

All of the accident victims mentioned in these articles areclients of my firm, Hinchliffes Solicitors. They have kindlygiven permission for the disclosure of their details, and inparticular their real life experiences of incidents resulting inpersonal injury claims, and the steps taken to make asuccessful accident compensation claim. All of these clientscontacted my firm after seeing our details in TruckstopNews.

In this article I highlight an accident involving a slip onwater in a trailer where a major contributing factor was poorlighting. It is not uncommon for drivers to work at night inunlit trailers and poorly lit yards and be injured in accidentsthat would not have happened if proper lighting wasavailable.

As with previous articles, the common trend remains theeffect on the injured person’s life, and although using theprocess of law to make personal injury claims as a means ofredress cannot truly compensate for the trauma andinconvenience suffered, it can assist in requiring the guiltyparty to provide medical treatment and rehabilitation, inaddition to financial relief by way of awards ofcompensation. As previously stressed, under the current lawand procedures the fundamental aim of all accident claimsis to try and return the injured person to the position that heor she would otherwise have been in had the accident nothappened.

CASE STUDY - WORKING IN THE DARK!In late November 2006 Mr D J Trower of Telford, Shropshire,

working as a heavy goods driver, contacted my firm for helpwith a claim following an accident at work earlier that month,which happened at around 3.15am in a yard in Telford operatedby PR Transport Ltd. Mr Trower had just started his shift andwent to the back of the trailer to check the load matched thedetails on his delivery sheet. The floodlight closest to thevehicle was not on so he tried to switch on the light inside thetrailer, but this did not work. As no torch was provided he had torely on light from his mobile phone. After checking the load hewalked towards the rear of the trailer, and was about to lowerthe roller shutter when he slipped on water on the floor that hedid not see in the poor available light. He lost his balance andthe roller shutter came down, striking his hand.

My firm sent a detailed letter to the company setting outallegations of negligence and breaches of regulations, whichincluded the following:-� Failed to maintain our client’s workplace in an efficient state,

in efficient working order and in good repair, contrary toRegulation 5 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare)Regulations 1992.

� Failed to ensure that the floor of the trailer remained freefrom any substance likely to cause our client to slip, namelythe water, contrary to Regulation 12(3) of the aboveRegulations.

� Failed to ensure that our client’s workplace had suitable and sufficient lighting, contrary to Regulation 8 of the above Regulations.

� Caused or permitted the light within the trailer to be or tobecome, or to remain broken, defective or otherwise outof repair.

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� Exposed our client to a danger or a trap or a foreseeablerisk of injury.We also gave an outline of the cuts and injuries to the

thumb and fingers on his hand and noted that because ofswelling the use of his hand was affected for even thesimplest tasks.

Within a few weeks the company’s insurers made contactand agreed to provide Mr Trower with private physiotherapyand ultrasound treatment to assist his recovery at no cost tohim. Shortly afterwards the insurers accepted responsibilityfor the accident.

By this time we had arranged for Mr Trower to beexamined by a medical expert, following which a report wasprovided confirming the extent of the injuries and treatmentrequired. His financial losses were also investigated andfound to be modest, and once we had Mr Trower’sagreement to disclose the details to the insurers we did soand invited them to put forward settlement proposals.

The claim was subsequently settled, with Mr Trowerreceiving compensation for his injuries of £3,250, togetherwith the sum of £25.92 for financial issues. He kept the fullamount as the legal costs incurred by myfirm in handling the claim were negotiatedand paid by the insurers separately.

It took just under 6 months from the time the initial letter was sent to the company toagree the amount of compensation MrTrower would receive.

In this month’s issue, Steven Hinchliffe of the specialist Personal Injury Compensation firm Hinchliffes Solicitors (see their advert on the front page) considers another

“READER’S SUCCESSFUL ACCIDENT CLAIMCAUSED BY POOR LIGHTING”


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LEGAL ADVICE

Overview & eligibilityIn accordance with section 94 of the Employment Rights Act 1996(“The ERA”), every eligible employee has the right not to be unfairlydismissed.

Unfair dismissal is a statutory claim that can only be brought byan employee (as opposed to a third party or contractor) withinthree months (less one day) from the date of dismissal, and isintended to provide a fair remedy where an employer has actedunfairly or unreasonably.

Following a change of the rules on April 6, 2012, any employeewho commenced their employment on or after this date is requiredto have two years’ continuous employment before they can bring aclaim for unfair dismissal. For those employees who began workbefore this date, only one year’s continuous employment is needed.

The five permitted reasonsFor an employer to defend a claim for unfair dismissal, they mustbe able to show the only or principle reason for the dismissal wasone of five permitted reasons under the ERA:

1. The actions of the employee amounted to misconduct (ERAs.98(2)(b)):

1.1 This can either be a single act of serious misconduct, or aseries of acts that are less serious;

1.2 Misconduct has been held to include: violence at work; theftor dishonesty; unauthorised absence from work; disclosure ofconfidential information etc.

2. The employee lacked the capability or qualifications to do theirjob (ERA s.98(2)(a)):

2.1 Capability should be assessed with regards to an employee’s“skill, aptitude, health or any other physical or mental quality”(s.98(3)(a) ERA);

2.2 The capability must relate to the work that the employeewas employed to do (s.98(2) ERA);

2.3 A dismissal will relate to an employees qualifications if itrelates to any “degree, diploma or other academic, technical orprofessional qualification” relevant to the employees position(s.98(3)(b) ERA).

3. The employee was made redundant (ERA s.139(1)) and oneof the following circumstances is relevant:

3.1 The employer is ceasing (or intending to) to carry on thebusiness for the purpose of which the employee was employed(business closure);

3.2 The employer is ceasing (or intending to) to carry on thatbusiness in the place where the employee was so employed(workplace closure);

3.3 There is a reduced requirement to carry out work of aparticular kind, or to carry out work of a particular kind where theemployee was employed to work (reduced requirement foremployees).

4. The employee’s continued employment would contravene anyduty or restriction imposed by any enactment (ERA s.98(2)(d))e.g.:

4.1 The employee was dismissed because continuedemployment would breach immigration rules;

4.2 The employee was dismissed because they had lost theirdriving licence, and driving was a requirement of the job.

5. The dismissal was for “some other substantial reason” (ERAs.98(1)(b)):

5.1 It is only necessary to establish a reason for the dismissalwhich is of a kind which could justify the dismissal of theemployee in question; it is not necessary to show that it didactually justify the dismissal (Willow Oak Developments Limited–v- Silverwood [2006] IRLR 607);

5.2 Some examples include thereplacement by a better qualifiedemployee (Priddle –v- Dibble [1978] 1 ALLER 1058), and dismissal because of aclash of personalities between employees(Gorfin –v- Distressed Gentlefolk’s AidAssociation [1973] IRLR 290).

There used to be provision for retirement to be a permitted fairreason for dismissal under the ERA, however this was removedas of April 6, 2011 and is only relevant if the person has alreadybeen dismissed for retirement under the old law.

Procedural FairnessOnce the employer has shown dismissal was for a permittedreason, the tribunal then must consider whether in thecircumstances (including the administrative resources and size ofthe employer), the employer acted reasonably or unreasonably intreating that reason as sufficient to dismiss the employee (s.98(4)ERA).

Any relevant Code (eg, the ACAS Code of Practice onDisciplinary and Grievance Procedures) should be considered bythe tribunal. A failure to follow the Code, insofar as it applies,gives tribunals a discretionary power to increase or decrease theunfair dismissal award by up to 25 per cent if they consider theemployer’s/employee’s failure unreasonable.

Remedies availableIf the tribunal finds in favour of the employee, it can order one ofthe following:1. Reinstatement - the employee returns to their job with no lossof money or security2. Engagement - the employee gets another job with the sameemployer3. Compensation - the combination of a basic award (a formulabased on age, length of service and one week’s pay) plus acompensatory award to compensate the employee for thefinancial loss he has suffered as a result of the dismissal.

The Law relating to Unfair Dismissal

Continuing his review of successfullycompleted accident claims, Steven Hinchliffelooks at a situation experienced by a reader ofTruckstop News that ultimately lead to anaward of personal injury compensation.

All of the accident victims mentioned in these articles areclients of my firm, Hinchliffes Solicitors. They have kindlygiven permission for the disclosure of their details, and inparticular their real life experiences of incidents resulting inpersonal injury claims, and the steps taken to make asuccessful accident compensation claim. All of these clientscontacted my firm after seeing our details in TruckstopNews.

In this article I highlight an accident involving a slip onwater in a trailer where a major contributing factor was poorlighting. It is not uncommon for drivers to work at night inunlit trailers and poorly lit yards and be injured in accidentsthat would not have happened if proper lighting wasavailable.

As with previous articles, the common trend remains theeffect on the injured person’s life, and although using theprocess of law to make personal injury claims as a means ofredress cannot truly compensate for the trauma andinconvenience suffered, it can assist in requiring the guiltyparty to provide medical treatment and rehabilitation, inaddition to financial relief by way of awards ofcompensation. As previously stressed, under the current lawand procedures the fundamental aim of all accident claimsis to try and return the injured person to the position that heor she would otherwise have been in had the accident nothappened.

CASE STUDY - WORKING IN THE DARK!In late November 2006 Mr D J Trower of Telford, Shropshire,

working as a heavy goods driver, contacted my firm for helpwith a claim following an accident at work earlier that month,which happened at around 3.15am in a yard in Telford operatedby PR Transport Ltd. Mr Trower had just started his shift andwent to the back of the trailer to check the load matched thedetails on his delivery sheet. The floodlight closest to thevehicle was not on so he tried to switch on the light inside thetrailer, but this did not work. As no torch was provided he had torely on light from his mobile phone. After checking the load hewalked towards the rear of the trailer, and was about to lowerthe roller shutter when he slipped on water on the floor that hedid not see in the poor available light. He lost his balance andthe roller shutter came down, striking his hand.

My firm sent a detailed letter to the company setting outallegations of negligence and breaches of regulations, whichincluded the following:-� Failed to maintain our client’s workplace in an efficient state,

in efficient working order and in good repair, contrary toRegulation 5 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare)Regulations 1992.

� Failed to ensure that the floor of the trailer remained freefrom any substance likely to cause our client to slip, namelythe water, contrary to Regulation 12(3) of the aboveRegulations.

� Failed to ensure that our client’s workplace had suitable and sufficient lighting, contrary to Regulation 8 of the above Regulations.

� Caused or permitted the light within the trailer to be or tobecome, or to remain broken, defective or otherwise outof repair.

Next month’s topic will consider “THE FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES TO PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS IN 2013” - please e-mail your questions to Steven Hinchliffe and his team at [email protected] (heading your message “Truckstop News Legal Advice Page”)


� Exposed our client to a danger or a trap or a foreseeablerisk of injury.We also gave an outline of the cuts and injuries to the

thumb and fingers on his hand and noted that because ofswelling the use of his hand was affected for even thesimplest tasks.

Within a few weeks the company’s insurers made contactand agreed to provide Mr Trower with private physiotherapyand ultrasound treatment to assist his recovery at no cost tohim. Shortly afterwards the insurers accepted responsibilityfor the accident.

By this time we had arranged for Mr Trower to beexamined by a medical expert, following which a report wasprovided confirming the extent of the injuries and treatmentrequired. His financial losses were also investigated andfound to be modest, and once we had Mr Trower’sagreement to disclose the details to the insurers we did soand invited them to put forward settlement proposals.

The claim was subsequently settled, with Mr Trowerreceiving compensation for his injuries of £3,250, togetherwith the sum of £25.92 for financial issues. He kept the fullamount as the legal costs incurred by myfirm in handling the claim were negotiatedand paid by the insurers separately.

It took just under 6 months from the time the initial letter was sent to the company toagree the amount of compensation MrTrower would receive.

In this month’s issue, Steven Hinchliffe of the specialist Personal Injury Compensation firm Hinchliffes Solicitors (see their advert on the front page) considers another

“READER’S SUCCESSFUL ACCIDENT CLAIMCAUSED BY POOR LIGHTING”




F rozen, chilled and ambient food product supplier London FoodService has taken deliver of two new 7.5-tonne Fuso Canters fi tted

with the new DUONIC automatic transmission.The 7.5-tonne Fuso Canter’s key

ingredients of high payload and compact footprint have made it the truck of choice for the Heathrow-based fi rm, which runs seven fridge-bodied Fuso Canters with 7.5-tonne gross weights – all of which arrived via Aldershot Mercedes-Benz dealer Rossetts Commercials.

The latest two Canters are London FoodService’s fi rst from the updated 2012 model range, so also its fi rst to come fi tted as standard with DUONIC transmissions – the world’s fi rst dual-clutch automatic gearbox for light trucks.

Both Canter 7C18 models are powered by range-topping 180 bhp engines and have insulated, single-compartment bodies built by Coolfreeze, of Manchester, and are maintained at operating temperatures of -18 degrees C by GAH Javelin refrigeration units. The body and fridge together weigh some 1750 kg, affording each vehicle an impressive 3200 kg payload capacity.

Rossetts also supplied London FoodService’s fi ve 3.5-tonne Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans, and will shortly deliver the operator’s biggest vehicles yet: a pair of 18-tonne Mercedes-Benz Axor 1824s, which will also have Coolfreeze bodies.

London FoodService distributes in and around London and the Home Counties, going as far afi eld as Bristol and Nottingham.

“We were using vehicles supplied by another manufacturer, but because of the benefi ts it offered we changed to the Fuso Canter last year,” said managing director, Khalid Mirza.

“Most of the outlets we serve are in busy urban areas. The fact that the Canter is narrower than most 7.5-tonne trucks is a big advantage when making deliveries, while it also means our drivers can negotiate width restrictions with ease.

“The Canter also offered a signifi cant increase in payload, compared to our previous trucks,” Mirza continued. “We make full use of this extra capacity, which has allowed us to increase the effi ciency of our operation – the Canter is very fuel-effi cient too. It also carries more so we make fewer journeys, which allows us to minimise our carbon footprint.

“The new automatic transmission has been very well received by our drivers. They spend a lot of time in heavy traffi c and as well as making their lives easier, it will also improve safety by leaving them free to concentrate fully on what’s going on around them.”

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Along with a commitment to offeringcustomers high-quality equipmentwith the introduction of new vehicles,the company also believes enhancedtracking systems will add greatersupply chain visibility and improvefuel management across thebusiness by focusing on driverbehaviour.

“Keeping the age profile of the fleetdown is as much about providing acost-effective and reliable service tocustomers as it is about consideringthe impact of our activities on theenvironment and the safety of ourdrivers,” said John Finn, fleet andprocurement director, BibbyDistribution. “By understanding howdrivers perform, including drivingcharacteristics such as acceleration,braking, gear changes, engine idletimes etc, we hope to improvejourney times, fuel costs and alsodriver stress and fatigue levels.

“In addition, the importance ofbeing in touch with drivers while theyare out on the road is often

underestimated and undervalued.Telematics systems offer the chanceto reduce the stress and time-pressure on drivers by allowing formore efficient planning in the eventof unexpected delays.”

An initial 55 of the new Euro 5 MANunits, each displaying Bibbyʼsrevamped livery, are now in operationacross the business and will beclosely followed by a further 131scheduled for replacement inSeptember. The remaining newvehicles will replace life-expiredequipment throughout the course of2013.

It is also anticipated that by theend of 2013, 100 per cent of the BibbyDistribution fleet will featuretelematics systems, which is backedup by an on-going SAFED(Safe and Fuel EfficientDriving) driver developmentprogramme delivered by itssubsidiary training company,System Training.

“Accuracy and visibility are

what make a good logistics companya powerful asset to a customerʼsoperations. Innovating and investingin these areas is something that isalways at the forefront of our minds,regardless of whether we have beenworking with a customer for twoweeks or two years. Itʼs all aboutadding value, and thatʼs where wealways strive to come up trumps,”added Finn.

A limited-edition MAN Corinthian5– launched as part of MANʼs 20thanniversary celebrations in the UKearlier this year – will join the Bibbyfleet in October. The vehicle will visita number of Bibby depots offeringthe chance for drivers to enjoy theluxury of the flagship model.

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More than 450 new MAN TGX 440 tractor units featuring telematics systems fromMicrolise will take to the road with Bibby Distribution over the next 18 months as partof the company’s core fleet replacement strategy for 2012/13.

Brake calls for testing increaseA Fleet Safety Forum report published in August byroad safety charity Brake showed nearly six in 10fleets (57 per cent) do not test drivers for alcohol, andan even greater proportion (63 per cent) do not test forillegal drugs.

Brake said its report was published just days after the Department forTransport posted provisional figures for crashes involving drink-drivingduring 2011. These show deaths resulting from drink-drive crashesincreased by 12 per cent from 250 in 2010 to 280 in 2011, and seriouslyinjured casualties rose by three per cent from 1250 to 1290.

Roslyn Cumming, development manager at Brake said: “The DfTʼslatest figures confirm what we already know about the devastating effectsof drink-driving. Iʼd urge fleet managers to get hold of this Fleet SafetyForum survey report to see how their organisation measures up, and getexpert tips on how to avoid a range of risks to safe driving, includingalcohol and drug use.”

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The four winners of RTITB training flank Ice Road Truckers star, Lisa Kelly.

RTITB ran a special competitionover the course of two days of theTruckfest Peterborough show inconjunction with its Master DriverCPC Consortium members,whereby four lucky drivers couldwin 35 hours of Driver CPCperiodic training.

With the September 2014 Driver CPCdeadline fast approaching, this was a prizecoveted by all who entered, not only savingthem a great deal of money, but also ensuring

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Lucky drivers would get the chance to wintheir 35 hours of periodic training with one ofthe following Master Driver CPC Consortiummembers: DLT Training Ltd, Transport &Training Services Ltd, Gist Limited, the RTITBAcademy.

Draws to identify winners were carried outtwice a day by Ice Road Truckerís star LisaKelly at the RTITB marquee.

The lucky winners of 35 hours of periodictraining are: Dave Smith, from Norfolk,Andrew Jennings, from Staffordshire, LeslieBaker, from Kent, and Michael Currie, fromEssex.

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N ottinghamshire-based construction services fi rm Oakfi eld Plant and Transport has added a

second Iveco Trakker 8x4 on/off-road rigid to its fl eet of 10 trucks – just nine months after purchasing its fi rst ever Iveco.

Supplied by Sherwood Truck & Van, the Trakker AD340T41 has been fi tted with a Thompson all-steel Loadmaster Lite tipper body and will be used for transporting aggregates and recycling, as well as carrying out muck-shifting duties across the Midlands.

The vehicle is expected to remain on-fl eet for fi ve years, covering approximately 60,000 km a year. It will be used primarily for daytime

work, up to six days a week, and joins a mixed fl eet including trucks from three other rival brands.

Alex Bausor, plant manager at Oakfi eld Plant and Transport, said: “We were in the market for a new 32-tonne tipper last year and we looked at a number of different options. We’d not had an Iveco before, but the Trakker’s specifi cation ticked all the right boxes and the price from Sherwood was competitive.

“Based on this fi rst Trakker’s performance, we were happy to consider another one – and Sherwood honoured the same attractive package. Plus we’ve added a telematics system on this vehicle as well, allowing us to monitor fuel performance closely.”

Plated at 32 tonnes, the latest Trakker benefi ts from FPT’s powerful 12.8-litre EEV-rated Cursor 13 engine capable of producing up to 410 bhp between 1515-1900 rpm, ensuring maximum power is available from intermediate speeds to allow smooth driving even on rough terrain.

Also key to the Trakker’s performance is the 1900 Nm of torque available between 1000-1515 rpm, which aids manoeuvring in adverse operating conditions, and is driven through an automated EuroTronic transmission.

The EuroTronic gearbox also allows manual changes made in semi-automatic mode to be controlled via the steering column stalk, while the selection of

automatic and semi-automatic modes, neutral, reverse and the low-speed manoeuvring mode (forward and reverse) are controlled from three dash-mounted buttons located to the left of the steering column.

The specifi cation also includes single reduction Meritor axles and

all-round ventilated disc brakes, which are standard specifi cation on all 6x4 and 8x4 rigid Trakker model variants. The disc brakes ensure the best possible braking performance, while also ensuring simpler and faster maintenance – which helps to minimise downtime during vehicle servicing.

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O ne of the South East’s largest furniture stores, Fishpools, has taken delivery of four new 7.5-tonne Extra Light Renault

Midlum 180.08s with Optitronic automated gearboxes. The Euro 5 trucks mark the fi rst Renaults to join the company’s fl eet of Mercedes and Ford, and have been fi tted with 6.7 m Carbofont box bodies by commercial vehicle body builder Hunter Vehicles.

The Midlums will be used to transport furniture for Fishpools’ home delivery service, from its warehouse in Hertford mainly to customers in all the Home Counties and into London, plus further afi eld with web orders from its online shopping facility as well as existing customers.

Fishpools warehouse manager Sean Dudley said: “The Renault Midlum Extra Light allows us to use a larger box body on a smaller truck, meaning we have the same fuel effi ciency as larger trucks, but with greater manoeuvrability in residential areas, tighter turning circles and better payload.

“We were attracted by the Optitronic gearbox because as we increase our distribution, we need to keep fuel costs down. We are hoping to see fuel savings as well as improved driver comfort for the longer distances being travelled. However, we are so pleased with the new Renaults so far that we are looking to replace our smaller 3.5-tonne Fords with Renaults in the near future.”

FISHPOOLS’ FIRSTS

NEW RENAULTS IN JUNE

D uring the recent IAA show, Renault Trucks president Heinz-Jürgen Löw announced the manufacturer’s complete

product range is to be completely replaced in June 2013.

Highlighting the strengthening of each brand within the Volvo Group as a result of its reorganisation, he said he intends to make Renault Trucks a model of excellence.

During his press conference at the Hanover show, Löw announced the introduction of the new Euro 6 standard

will see a comprehensive replacement of the manufacturer’s Long Distance, Distribution and Construction ranges as of June next year. All the vehicles concerned are currently undergoing trials on the Renault Trucks test tracks and under actual operating conditions with a number of partner customers.

“In June, there will be a real revolution,” Löw said. “Our new vehicles are going to surprise you, not only in terms of their design, but also their performance. We are aiming for excellence and are doing everything to attain it.”

MENZIES BIKES IT FOR CHARITY

A team of 30 cyclists from Menzies Distribution has completed a 1500 km charity bike ride along the East Coast of the UK raising more than

£20,000 for the newspaper industry’s charity, NewstrAid.

The team, led by managing director David McIntosh, took turns to tackle different stages of the journey from John O’Groats in Scotland to Mile End in Portsmouth over 10 days, visiting several Menzies Distribution branches along the way.

The challenge, devised by McIntosh, has benefi tted NewstrAid, a benevolent fund set up in 1839 to provide help for people in need from the retailing, wholesaling, distribution and circulation of newspapers and magazines.

As NewstrAid was founded by Charles

Dickens – a customer of John Menzies in 1839 – McIntosh and the team decided to end the challenge at his birthplace in Portsmouth.

The last leg of the journey – aptly named ‘Please Sir, I’ve Had Enough’ – started in Weybridge and the remaining six cyclists had to endure London traffi c, wind and rain to make it to their fi nal destination.

McIntosh said: “As a company we had never done anything on this scale before, but our motto is ‘going the extra mile’ – so this seemed very fi tting.

“It was hard work cycling, often in heavy rain, but we’re really pleased with the amount we have raised from individuals and sponsors for a cause close to all our hearts.”

To support Menzies Distribution and NewstrAid, visit http://tinyurl.com/cb49nmk

A TS Euromaster is championing wheel security with the release of a specialised training DVD designed to demonstrate the

best practice in wheel security, illustrating the correct procedures for preparing, removing, inspecting and fi tting the most common types of commercial vehicle wheels.

The DVD is being utilised as a valuable interactive learning tool within specifi c ATS Euromaster technician training courses, which help to ensure consistency in knowledge and skills nationwide.

To illustrate the danger of wheel loss, it features footage of a stationary vehicle being struck by a truck tyre at 40 mph, resulting in considerable damage.

The DVD demonstrates the 15 steps to go through to correctly replace a wheel, emphasising that correct procedures avoid damage to vehicles, downtime, missed

loads, prohibition notices, operating license penalties, damage to property, possibility of criminal prosecution, personal injury, and even death.

“It’s one thing to say correct re-torque procedures are crucial after a new tyre has been fi tted,” said Peter Fairlie, group sales director at ATS Euromaster. “But this DVD helps us demonstrate the real dangers of not following procedures on the road.

“In addition, the DVD forms an integral part of our ‘Safe by Choice’ programme, designed to make safety a personal choice for every member of staff. The key message is if our technicians do fi nd any abnormality, they should act on it. And they do.”

ATS Euromaster is rolling out the DVD over its commercial, car and van network, covering more than 2000 employees including centre operations managers and technicians nationwide.

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VOLVO STUNT WALKSTHE HIGHLINE

The woman on the line is Americanslackliner Faith Dickey. She is the worldrecord-holder in highlining, a young sportwhich is all about walking on a line as highand far as possible.

“Iʼm used to heights, long lines and linesthat sway in the wind, but those lines arefirmly anchored to cliff-faces. Walking a lineattached to two moving points is somethingquite different,” Faith Dickey said.

When the Hollywood team behind the filmfirst heard the idea, they were dumbstruck.“And here was I thinking that everyimaginable stunt had already been done,”said Peter Pedrero, who normally works withstunts in films such as James Bond, HarryPotter and Pirates of the Caribbean. “The factis that nobody has ever before walked a linebetween two moving trucks. It felt like anenormous challenge, and itʼs challenges thatget me going.”

The filmʼs director is Oscar-nominatedHenry Alex Rubin, whose feature filmDisconnect starring Swedenʼs AlexanderSkarsgård is currently playing in cinemas.

“My favourite kind of shoot is whensomeone tells me something is impossible tofilm. When I hear no, it makes me want tomove mountains,” he said.

“Faith Dickey is the same way. Tell her ʻnoʼand it will fuel her. She humbled and amazedmyself and the entire crew with her courage.This stunt started off as a way to test theprecision of Volvoʼs massive 16-wheeledtrucks, and ended up being just as much atestament to guts and courage,” added Rubin.

The film was recorded on an almostcompleted new stretch of motorway in

Croatia, with no oncoming traffic. The stuntlooks very dramatic but, as youʼd expect,safety was of paramount importance for VolvoTrucks, as well as for stunt co-ordinator PeterPedrero.

“Stunts are not for the reckless. Safetyalways comes first. You have to prepare forthe worst possible scenario at all times andplan for how to deal with it. Preparation downto the tiniest detail, meticulous planning -theyʼre absolutely vital,” Pedrero said.

The aim of the film is to highlight thedriveability and superior handling of Volvoʼslatest truck model – the new Volvo FH. Thestunt was possible to carry out due to theexcellent stability and handling of the newVolvo FH. It was thanks to this stability thatboth trucks could maintain a steady gapthroughout the stunt.

“Itʼs not enough simply to say we are good.We wanted to demonstrate just how muchprogress weʼve made in the area of bothdriveability and handling,” said Ulf Nordqvist,project manager for the new Volvo FH series.

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A young woman walks a slackline between two brand-newVolvo FH trucks driving at full speed – not even in Hollywoodhas this stunt ever been attempted. Now the film about thestunt is a massive success on YouTube and within nine days,more than 3.8 million people have seen it.

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Baldwins Crane Hire has taken its fi rst pair of heavy-haulage Volvo tractors to move mobile

crane components and their ballast blocks, bringing the fi rm’s truck fl eet to seven.

The FH540 13-litre 8x4 tractors will be operating up to150 tonnes gcw and are rated at Category 3 STGO. Specifi ed with 12-speed manual gearboxes, they will be working with Nooteboom six-axle semi-lowloader and table-top trailers.

Speaking after the new Volvos had been in service for just three weeks, Baldwins transport manager Tony Wilson said: “They are joining a growing fl eet and if they prove their worth, we will look at taking considerably more.”

Ballast blocks are a vital part of mobile crane construction, balancing the structure – and the new Volvos will be operating at over 100 tonnes all the time.

Supplied by Volvo Truck and Bus Centre London, Hayes, the new FHs are on a four-year Volvo service contract and will be working from Baldwins’ Langley, Bucks operating centre to service contracts in and around the capital.

Baldwins provides lifts of up to 1000 tonnes, yet fuel remains a key performance criteria. “With the high gross weights, ours is thirsty work – but I’m hoping for around 6 mpg from the new Volvos, which is very productive in relation to a 44-tonner,” Tony Wilson concluded.

VOLVO TACKLES CRANE GAME


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44-tonner,” Tony Wilson concluded.

VOLVO TACKLES CRANE GAME

Mercedes-Benz has stated its New Actros is beating the fl eet average fuel return by a full two

miles per gallon for South Yorkshire haulier Ken Mallinson & Sons.

The operator is running 10 New Actros 2545 tractor units, including two of Britain’s fi rst ultra low-emission Euro 6 models.

The trucks feature 2.5 m wide, fl at-fl oored BigSpace cabs and are powered by 450 bhp engines, which drive the latest Mercedes PowerShift 3 automated transmissions.

Mallinson’s business development manager, Ian Egan, said: “Within the fi rst two weeks, one of the Euro 5 units came back with an average of 10.65 mpg, and the Euro 6s were recording 9.7-9.8 mpg.

“We carry a lot of plastic products, so we’re not fully freighted all the time – but given our previous overall average of 8.4-8.6 mpg, these fi gures obviously made us sit up and take notice.”

Based at Mallinson’s purpose-built site at Barugh Green, near Barnsley, the New Actros are on nationwide general haulage work. They pull 4.5 m high curtainsiders and a selection

of fl atbed trailers, and are typically on the road for a week at a time.

Supplying dealer Northside Truck & Van, Sheffi eld is inspecting and servicing the new vehicles under the standard – and free – two-year Mercedes-Benz Repair & Maintenance Contracts.

Ken Mallinson & Sons is a long-term operator of Mercedes-Benz trucks and most of its vehicles wear three-pointed stars. “They’re tried and tested product,” Egan said. “We run Axor as well as Actros tractors and they’re the most reliable trucks we own. We also have an excellent

relationship with Northside and if we were to suffer any breakdowns, we know the cover from the rest of the dealer network is fantastic.

“The New Actros builds on the excellent reputation of the previous model and is a superbly engineered vehicle, with a cab that’s certainly proving to be popular with our drivers,” he added.

New Actros was launched on the eve of the CV Show in April and Ken Mallinson & Sons ordered its trucks during the NEC event, making it the fi rst customer in the UK to commit to the Euro 6 model.

ACTROS IS MALLINSON CHAMP

V OSA has reminded road haulage operators that the EU Commission has introduced a number of changes to digital tachographs. These design

changes are being implemented in two generations, more commonly referred to as second- and third-generation digital tachographs.

Second-generation tachographs were

implemented from October 1, 2011. Now, VOSA has warned that any tachograph activated from October 1, 2012 must be a third-generation tachograph and is required to have improved security features.

However, VOSA points out there is no requirement to retrospectively apply this Regulation, so vehicles already � tted with � rst- or second-generation tachographs may continue to use these in the future.

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ACTROS IS MALLINSON CHAMP

S cania has unveiled more of its Euro 6 engine line-up at the IAA commercial vehicle exhibition. On

display were four new nine-litre Euro 6 engines, two with SCR and two with EGR+SCR, as well as the two 13-litre engines introduced in 2011.

The Swedish manufacturer said other Euro 6 engines will be introduced closer to the date when the new standard comes into effect (Euro 6 becomes mandatory on December 31, 2013).

A selection of Scania’s Euro 6 inline engines was shown, ranging from the fi ve-cylinder, 250 bhp powerplant to the six-cylinder, 480 bhp lump.

The basis for all of Scania’s Euro 6 engines is the latest modularised 9-, 13- and 16-litre engine platform, providing benefi ts for customers in terms of easier servicing and parts supply.

SCR aftertreatment alone is used for the new 320 and 360 bhp nine-litre diesel engines, whereas the new 250 and 280 bhp engines have a combined EGR and SCR system, similar to that used on the 13-litre 440 and 480 bhp units. Customers therefore have a choice of SCR or EGR+SCR technology on the nine-litre range.

Scania said the Euro 6 engines feature exceptionally high torque at low revs, which gives them excellent drivability and permits convenient cruising at low revs for maximum fuel economy.

The same compact silencer unit is used for all inline engines, containing an oxicat, a particulate fi lter, twin SCR catalysts and twin urea slip catalysts. The entire package is just as compact as silencers for earlier emission standards, leaving space for up to 1500 litres of fuel on a tractor unit.

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B r itish turkey farming company Bernard Matthews Farms is completing its transition

to a 100 per cent Schmitz Cargobull refrigerated fl eet with the arrival of eight new trailers from the manufacturer – four of which feature the company’s striking new ‘Lean on Turkey’ livery.

The fully integrated turkey producer – which operates farms in Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincolnshire – said it has gradually converted its fl eet to Schmitz Cargobull over the last seven years due to competitive

pricing and an ability for the trailers to stand up to the rigours of its demanding transport operations.

“Our fl eet is really put through its paces on a daily basis,” said Jeffrey Helmore, transport manager at Bernard Matthews. “This requires equipment which not only copes with our gruelling schedules, but has the longevity to perform as well on day one as it does two, three or even seven years down the line.

“Regularly maintaining and servicing a fl eet is all well and good, but if the initial product isn’t up to scratch in the fi rst place, it means

very little. With Schmitz Cargobull we get a good solid trailer, and that’s why we keep coming back for more,” he added.

The eight new trailers – each equipped with Vector 1550 mono-temperature refrigeration units from Carrier Transicold – join Bernard Matthews’ 33-strong reefer fl eet and will be deployed between its production facilities in Norfolk and Suffolk, and its distribution centres to transport both fresh meat as well as frozen and chilled fi nished products.

“A big gain for us is the Ferroplast

panelling unique to Schmitz Cargobull equipment. We’ve had experiences before with competitor products where the outer skin of a trailer has been pierced and water has seeped in,” Helmore said. “This has resulted in water soaking into the insulation and reducing the effi ciency of the trailer – also leading to an increase in the trailer’s unladen weight.

“We don’t get this problem with Schmitz Cargobull equipment, and that’s a big advantage to us as the integrity of the products we carry is critical.”

Schmitz Cargobull’s Ferroplast panels use high-quality expanded, closed cell, polyurethane foam housed between steel skins and make use of all the advantages steel can offer. The multiple-coated steel skin is impervious to vapour intrusion and remains as sealed as only metal can be – despite being ultra-thin. Unlike fi breglass-reinforced plastic, steel doesn’t become brittle or develop cracks.

Helmore said he anticipates the new trailers will remain on the Bernard Matthews fl eet for the next seven years.

NEW TRAILERS ARE NO TURKEYS

Euromaster Group is expanding its operations into a 16th European country – Portugal – with a network of 48 locations there to provide

all-round service for UK trucks visiting the Continent.

“Vehicle downtime can be the difference between a thriving international logistics business and a failing one,” said Peter Fairlie, group sales director at ATS Euromaster. “But British drivers can relax now, knowing they can depend on Euromaster at more than 2000 centres across Europe in the event they suffer an unexpected vehicle issue.

“The moves Euromaster is making in Portugal mean the group is now delivering its customary value for money and customer service from the Atlantic Coast of Western Portugal to the Mezzogiorno in Southern Italy, and from the North Cape of Scandinavia to the Highlands of Scotland,” Fairlie added.

PORTUGAL RUBBERS UP

RDFL ENTERS STO BUSINESS

B uilding products manufacturer Sto has developed a close partnership with

transport specialist Rhys Davies Freight Logistics to deliver its high-quality rendering materials directly to construction sites across the UK.

Products are collected daily from Sto’s warehouses in Glasgow and Basingstoke and transferred to RDFL’s regional depots for delivery the next day.

RDFL’s expertise in transporting liquid products is one of the key reasons for Sto’s long-standing relationship with the company. “We pride ourselves on being an ethical company in everything we do,” said logistics manager Stephen Catterson. “Our slogan is ‘building with conscience’, and it’s very important the pails are delivered in a manner that matches that claim. The render is a paint-like product and although it’s not hazardous, it needs to be handled with great

care so it arrives on site in pristine condition. Spillages or damage of any kind are just not acceptable.”

Last year, RDFL delivered around 14,500 pallets to 2600 locations in the UK for use

on major building projects, including the new Kent History & Library Centre, the waterfront regeneration project at Cranfi eld Mill in Ipswich, and the Waterside Theatre in Aylesbury.

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A new fleet of 11 bespoke-built forklift trailers are being put into operation

by Barloworld Handling and its logistics provider Canute Haulage.

Each trailer is designed to offer the most flexible materials handling equipment delivery service for customers nationwide.

Operating with brand-new Scania 6x2 mid-steer tractor units, the tri-axle stepframe trailers feature curtainside bodywork with sliding roofs and have been built by Hampshire-based Andover Trailers. The order includes nine 13.6 m trailers and two 10.9 m trailers, with the shorter units designed specifically for making deliveries within London and the South East.

The new fleet represents investment of more than £1.2 million by Canute Haulage, with each trailer featuring a striking Barloworld Handling livery. It also marks a notable piece of repeat business for Andover – when the company was established in 1985, the first trailer it built was a forklift carrier for Barlow Handling.

Michael French, group fleet engineer at Canute Group, said: “Every feature we’ve incorporated into these trailers has been selected to combine efficient deliveries for Barloworld with a swift and professional service to its customers.

“The full height and full width power-toe ramps ensure a shallow loading angle, meaning we can accommodate even the lowest ground clearance warehouse equipment, while the sliding roof enables us to transport high-mast machines.”

The TSE sliding roof is an all-steel system which was specifically chosen by Andover Trailers for its sheer strength and durability, which allows it to withstand buffeting

when travelling with the roof open.The roof has four locking

positions giving Canute maximum flexibility for loading high-mast trucks, while keeping as much of the trailer dry for other machines. The trailers also feature swing-out rear pillars to ensure Canute’s drivers aren’t restricted by the width of the door frame when loading larger machines.

For maximum safety, a reversing camera is linked to an in-cab monitor to aid manoeuvring, while the ramps can be operated via

remote-control, allowing the driver to observe every stage of the lowering process.

The trailers are built with a low-profile neck with ramps enabling forklifts to be loaded onto the upper deck. Closed steel crossmembers in the frame help to provide additional strength for concentrated loads, with machines secured via 14 pairs of lashing points. An electric winch is built into the bulkhead to aid with the loading and unloading process, while four storage compartments

have been added for the safe carriage of gas bottles – ideal when delivering fleets of gas-powered forklifts.

The trailers feature BPW axles and air-suspension, with 360 mm brakes and 19.5-inch tyres for greater durability. Haldex brake gear was chosen to make the trailers compatible with other assets in the Canute fleet.

“With an articulated fleet, if a tractor unit suffers a failure we can quickly despatch another truck to pick-up the trailer and continue

deliveries,” French said. “The trailers also enable us to maximise the number of machines we can carry at a time, which reduces vehicle movements and is better for the environment.”

The fleet is expected to cover more than 80,000 km a year operating from Barloworld Handling’s 17 regional support centres throughout the UK. Each trailer will be used for delivering and collecting contract machines, as well as supporting Barloworld’s short-term hire fleet.

ForkliFt trailer Fleet raises the bar


C ommercial vehicle distributor Isuzu Truck UK Limited has appointed Bristol-based

AK Commercials as its latest parts and service dealer.

Keith Child, marketing director at Isuzu Truck UK, said: “Ideally located close to the important M4/M5 corridor, AK Commercials is a significant addition to our presence here in the West Country. Complimenting our existing dealer arrangements, we are now in an even stronger position to further develop and maintain the Isuzu vehicle parc in this region.”

AK Commercials employs 11 members of staff with full

workshop facilities, including mobile service/parts units and recovery support vehicles.

Commenting on being appointed as an Isuzu truck parts and service dealer, Kevin Archer from AK Commercial said: “As a long-established company in the area, we were recommended to Isuzu by some of our customers. There is a healthy Isuzu vehicle parc in the area and we had positive feedback about the Isuzu product range. Already we have found there has been considerable interest in our services as a result of taking on the Isuzu marque, and we look forward to developing the Isuzu business over the next 12 months.”

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Security Guard and CCTV� Parking for 100 trucks� Cafe open from 5am till late� Licenced Bar open until 11pm� Digital Widescreen TV� Free Male and Female showers

500 yards from Junction 16 M1

www.RedLionTruckstop.com

Open 7 days a weekOPEN ALL BANK HOLIDAYS

AWARD WINNING FOODSERVED HERE

LODGE FARM CAFÉNEWLY REFURBISHED TRUCKSTOP

FRESH FOOD • ALL DAY BREAKFASTSPRE-ORDERS TAKEN FOR EAT IN OR TAKE AWAY

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OVERNIGHT PARKINGWITH CCTV & SHOWER FACILITIES - £15.00

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Pit Stop Caféand TruckstopTel: 01527 869245Overnight Manned Security

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RECRUITMENT

Professional LGV Drivers Required

HGV 1 £12 per hour -‐ £16 per hour -‐ Midlands & South East HGV 1 £13 per hour -‐ £19 per hour -‐ NPORS & IPAF -‐ Na8onwide HGV 1 £10 per hour -‐ £14 per hour -‐ Goole & Widnes HGV 2 £10 per hour -‐ £13 per hour -‐ Midlands HGV 1 £650per week -‐ £780 per week -‐ Evesham Earn £500 -‐ £5000 extra with our driver introduc8on scheme!!!

For more informa8on on these and more driving jobs please visit

www.driveragency.com

Ltd Co drivers welcome , Max 9 points, No DR,DC or IN offences, min 12 months experience

Call 01788552241 NOW!

Haul-It Nationwide Ltd.⎢14 Davy Court ⎢ Castle Mound Way ⎢ Central Park ⎢ Rugby ⎢ Warwickshire ⎢ CV23 OUZTel: 01788 552241 ⎢ Fax: 01788 552271 ⎢ Web: www.driveragency.com

Various shift patterns. Immediate vacanciesWork based in the Lincolnshire,Cambridgeshire and Norfolk area

Excellent earning potentialLTD COMPANY DRIVERS WELCOME

Must have held LGV C+E licence for more than 2 years with NO MORE than 6 points

Call Judy today for more information on 01205 351904 email [email protected] or Tricia on 01733 555455

email [email protected]

Regular shift patterns with various start times available. Immediate vacanciesWork based in the Leicestershire, Northamptonshire area

Excellent earning potential upto £800 Per WeekThe Contract is long term and will be busy into next year

LTD COMPANY DRIVERS WELCOME Must have held LGV C+E licence for more than

2 years with NO MORE than 6 pointsCall Wesley today for more information on

01604 239066 or email [email protected]

LGV C+E DriversUrgently Required

Member Allied Industry Member

Please call LIZZIE BUCCIERO on 07818 206847

No DR, DD, CD, or IN endorsements will be accepted. No more than 6 penalty points.

to make an appointment to register

Templine currently have the following opportunities:

CLASS 1CrickNorthamptonDaventryCoventryBirminghamDartfordLutterworthRugbyWorksopLichfieldHuntingdonSt NeotsDunstableMilton Keynes

CLASS 2DaventryLutterworthCoventryBirminghamDartfordRugbyHeathrowThrapstonHuntingdonTamworthAlfreton

C1 - 7.5 TonCoventryRugby

WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THAT

SECTOR OF TRANSPORT.

WE CAN OFFER FREE CPC TRAINING ONCE YOU ARE WORKING REGULARLY FOR US.

Templine currently have the following opportunities:


ADR Network is the largest temporary HGV driver recruitment business in the UK.

With sites across the UK, delivering a managed services solution to most major logistics business and retailers, we are able to offer assignments throughout the year.

Drivers interested should have no more than six points and must be flexible as assignments rotation around our contracts is a common feature.

SCOTLAND – BELLSHILL / LIVINGSTONWe opened this branch in September 2009 and since then we have won two major contracts with two leading food retailers and with the UK’s largest 3pl. We are now one of Scotlands largest suppliers of agency drivers and we have a number of assignment opportunities with immediate starts.Drivers who are supplying services to this branch on a full time basis are earning the equivalent of £29,500 per annum.Interested drivers should contact Steve on 01698 743150

NEWTON AYCLIFFEThis branch covers over 240 driving assignments per week, supplying drivers into major companies in Darlington, Stockton and Flaxby.It has assignment opportunity on all these contracts.Annualised earning for drivers supplying flexible, full time services to this branch are in excess of £27,000 per annum.Drivers interested should contact Tracy or Matt on 01325 327313.

WARRINGTON BURY NORTHWICH Across 4 locations our Bury and Warrington offices cover over 1000 driving assignments per week. We have a new contract requiring 40 LGV Class 1 drivers for immediate starts on full time hours. We also require 20 drivers who wish to work part time.Weekday pay rates up to £9.20 per hr / Weekend pay rates up to £13.50 per hr.Drivers interested in Lea Green please contact Matt on 01925 594449. For Bury and Northwich, please call Jordan on 0845 6076339

WAKEFIELD and DONCASTERCovering over 700 driving assignments per week we have an immediate requirement for drivers who can supply services on both a full time and part time basis to two premier retail contracts. A number of Class 1 drivers currently supplying services to this branch on a full time basis are earning £640 per week.Interested drivers should contact Mike on 01302 247357

ALFRETONCovering over 730 driving assignments per week we have been the managing agent to the NFT Distribution site in this are for over 6 years. A number of Class 1 drivers currently supplying services to this branch on a full time basis are earning the equivalent of £680 per week.Interested drivers should contact Ben on 01773 545860

LICHFIELD and HINCKLEYCovering over 940 driving assignments per week we have a major retail account, with an urgent requirement. A number of Class 1 drivers currently supplying services to this branch on a full time basis are earning the equivalent of £706 per week.

Interested drivers should contact Andy or Rob on 01827 215694.

STAFFORD and MARKET DRAYTONAs part of our national supply agreement with Culina Logistics we currently have opportunities for hightly desirable trunking assignments. Earnings potential is very good given long shift lengths.

Drivers interested should contact Jen Porter on 01785 330614

NORTHAMPTON and CORBYCovering over 850 driving assignments per week we have a major food retail account, with an urgent requirement. We also have opportunities for store delivery assignments on a major clothes retail contract. The work is highly regular with no more than 5 deliveries per run.There is some limited handballing, but the work is extremely clean and light and garments are boxed.Annual earnings are in excess of £31,400 per annum.

Contact Piers, Matt or Will for Corby area on 01536 201260. Contact James or Rob for Northampton on 01604 210298.

SCOTLAND / NORTH / MIDLANDS

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Across the UK we have contracts of employment available which have industry leading terms, guaranteeing up to 37.5 hours per week, whilst still providing drivers with full flexibility.

These are genuine employment contracts, which will also appeal to drivers currently in full time employment who are looking to gain more control over their working lives.

Our full-time employed drivers do need to be flexible as they work across a number of locations but given our size, all locations are within a sensible travelling distance.

BRISTOLCovering 462 driving assignments per week we supply to four major contracts in this area, where we control all agency driver supply. The volume of activity at this branch offers regular opportunity for drivers to work 6 shifts per week, when Working Time provisions allow.Interested drivers should contact Tracy Brock on 0117 906 2260

AVONMOUTH & SOUTH WALESCovering over 550 driving assignments per week, we are currently recruiting drivers for immediate assignment opportunities for this major household name retailer.A number of drivers currently supplying services to this branch on a full time basis are earning the equivalent of £630.00 per week.Interested drivers should contact Dan Puttick on 01633 749910

THURROCKCovering 550 driving assignments per week during June we have two major contracts in this area, with an immediate requirement.A number of drivers currently supplying services to this branch on a full time basis are earning the equivalent of £605.00 per week.Interested drivers should contact Cory Wallace on 01708 200584

SITTINGBOURNECovering over 400 driving assignments per week we have an immediate requirement for work on a major retail store delivery contract. A number of Class 1 drivers currently supplying services to this branch on a full time basis are earning the equivalent of £28,900 per annum.Interested drivers should contact Kristy or Ellis on 01795 432861

HARLOW and ENFIELDOur branch in Harlow covers 640 driving assignments per week in Harlow and a further 250 in Enfield. We have a number of long standing contracts, with an immediate requirement.A number of flexible Class 1 drivers currently supplying services to this branch on a full time basis are earning the equivalent of £38,500 per annum.Interested drivers should contact Millie Smith on 01279 408650 ST ALBANS and HEMEL HEMPSTEADWe have a number of prestige contracts in this area, for which we have immediate assignment opportunities.We would be very interested to discuss these with drivers who can offer their services either on a weekday or purely weekend basis.A number of drivers currently supplying services to this brance on a full time basis are earning the equivalent of £610.00 per week.Interested drivers should contact Tash Bertram on 01582 344294 SWINDONStore delivery drivers required for Monday to Friday and weekend shifts. Immediate early morning and afternoon starts available.Excellent enhanced rates are available for the summer in addition to our full time contacts.Interested drivers should contact Ryan or Lee on 01793 509010 HUNTINGDONCovering over 250 shifts per week, we are Lead Vendor to one of the largest retail accounts in the area. We have immediate requirements for full time and part time store delivery drivers.Weekday pay rates up to £11.50 per hr / weekend pay rates up to £14.00Interested drivers please contact Paul O’Rahilly on 01480 270655

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We are delighted to announce that Julie Beesley has rejoined FS2 UK Ltd to manage our newest of� ces in Loughborough and Leicester. Many people may remember her previously working within our Dunstable of� ce for many years supplying a large workforce of drivers to many independent and corporate companies. With Julie’s 16 years in Driving Recruitment and vast recruitment knowledge, Julie will be managing contracts all over Leicestershire, The Midlands and north to Shef� eld. With our branches in Northampton, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Dunstable, FS2 UK Ltd can now supply a vast geographical area, we even supply a contract in Wales!

Julie Beesley and FS2 UK Ltd!!

Please call: 07711 373703 www.fs2recruitment.com

CLASS 1 DRIVERS NEEDED NOW!

North & West London area’sGreenford, Wembley & Hatfi eld, work also

available in East London & Essex

All CV’s to - [email protected] call our team on 0208 965 7759

www.pertemps.co.uk

Salary: -£10:00 - £16:00 p/h

Regular work offered up until Christmas 2012

Pertemps are recruiting NOW on behalf of our prestigious client. We

require HGV/LGV Class 1 drivers to work with our expanding team.

We offer:-• Confi rmed weekly work until

Christmas with guaranteed hours• Part time or Full time hours• Week days only OR weekends only• Opportunity to earn in excess of

£16:00 p/h after qualifying period• Stability - Regular work• Professional environment, many new vehicles• Holiday pay

Pertemps are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds.

Due to increased demand from our clientswithin the local Logistic Industry

are proud to announce the forth comingopening of a new branch in Loughborough.

The office will be run by bothJulie Beesley and Damion Linnett.

We have immediate work for HGV I+II, ADRand Powder Tanker drivers for both days

and nights min £11.00 ph.

To join a winning team please call

07711 373703

SWANSHAWSLIMITED

Regular work for flats & tauts from all areas

to various destinations in the U.K.

Also require Owner Drivers for UK/European work

01773 742000

Don’t delay, call us now for more information:

0844 209 0800

On behalf of a major UK driving agency to whom Nova provides services on a nationwide basis, we are looking for self-employed subcontract drivers and can pay the following hourly rates for Class 1 drivers:

Southwest £10.00, Southeast £10.50, Northeast £8.00, Northwest £9.20, Midlands £10.00We are always looking to increase the number of subcontractors on our books, so if you are a self-employed driver, or think that this might be an option for you, get in touch so we can explain how you can help us.

CALL FOR SUBCONTRACTORS!

we are looking for self-employed subcontract drivers and can pay the following hourly rates for Class 1 drivers:

£8.00,

CONTRACTING

On behalf of a major UK driving agency to whom Nova provides services on a nationwide basis, we are looking for self-employed subcontract drivers and can pay the following hourly rates for Class 1 drivers:

SouthwestNorthwestWe are always looking to increase the number of subcontractors on our books, so if you are a self-employed driver, or think that this might be an option for you, get in touch so we can explain how you can help us.

CONTRACTING

Name: John Wright

Occupation: Driver

✔ Flexible

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Verdict: Approved for

Nova Contracting

APPROVED

Broaden your Horizons www.novacontracting.co.uk

MRN RecruitmentNew Driving Division Now Open

We urgently require LGV I & II Drivers for our new contracts

with immediate starts in Spalding Lincolnshire and

surrounding areas.

Excellent Rates of Pay Paid. Days, Nights and WeekendsShifts Available. Self-

Employed Drivers Welcome.

Contact Julie on:

07564 833106

RECRUITMENT


We Urgently Require Professional Class 1(C+E) Drivers for large distribution

companies and prestigious retailers in North West, Birmingham, Burton on Trent,

Rugby, Alconbury, London & Home Counties & South East

� 24 Hour Helpline� Holiday Pay, Sickness Pay etc.� Stake Holder Pension Scheme� Genuine Reward Schemes� Fully Comprehensive Insurance

including Personal Accident

� PAYE or unique self-employedpayment option

� Subsidised accommodation - (4 weeks rent free period - conditions apply)

� Free PPE and Uniforms� DCPC training

TOP RATES - EXCELLENT BENEFITS • LONG TERM CONTRACTSWe pay from £10 Basic up to £20 Premium

Manchester: 0161 669 4300 • East Midlands: 01332 638080 • London/South East: 01707 636680

We are pleased to announce we have recently been awarded Lead Vend Status For Asda North West and we are looking to recruit Class 1 (C+E) Drivers

across 4 distribution centres in this region. There are a variety of shifts available & drivers forweekends & part time are also required .

For further information or to arrange an interview please contactGreater Manchester/Lancs - 0161 669 4300 / 07968 961562

Cheshire/Merseyside - 01455 545005 / 07880 194981Staffordshire - 01332 638080 / 07792 576643

H&G is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst our workforce.

You should possess no less than 2 years C+E experience. You should hold a full cleanlicence with no more than 6 points for minor speeding or parking offences.

HGV 2 DRIVERS FORONGOING WORKS

Must have Tipper or Lorry Loader Clamshell Experience

Minimum 2 Years driving experiencewith no more than 6 points on licence

On-going contracts in London and Home Counties

Immediate StartsBased in North London

Call David on 01622 735000

Experienced HGV 1 Drivers wanted for the following areas:Felixstowe, Harwich, Harlow,

Basildon & Enfield

• Excellent rates of pay• Full and Part Time work available

• Flexible hours • Overtime pay

Please call 0800 9990555 or visit us at

www.prodriverecruitment.com

All classes of LGV Driversrequired for on going contracts

nationwideWe also offer

Driver CPC Training.

Work for 28 continuous days and receiveyour first module FREE! (normally £55)

Contact Jo on 01604 764633or email

[email protected]

Class 2 ADR drivers for Leicestershire ongoing 52 weeks of the year £10.75 per hour

plus overtime available

Class 2 drivers in Warwickshire/Northamptonshirefrom £8 to £12 per hour

Class 1 drivers Warwickshire/Northamptonshirefrom £10 to £17.50 per hour

Various ongoing contracts with opportunities for permanent roles

Accommodation arranged if required.

Own Ltd company / PAYE / Umbrella / Self Employed drivers welcome

Tel: 01788 569 740www.gostaff.uk.com

To find out exactly how advertising your business/service here could help you

Call Laura on 01733 353388 or email laura.miller @kelseypb.co.uk

Truckstop News gives you unrivalled access to over 45,000 drivers each month

RECRUITMENT


Class 1 (HGV 1) drivers requiredfor Waste Transport business

Nights out required. Excellent rates ofpay. Full time all year round work.

2 years minimum experience required.

Contact Michael on 07515 328905or 01908 668444

We are based in Milton Keynes but the work is at many different

locations although mainly in and aroundthe London area.

REQUIRED FOR CONTAINER WORK ACROSS THE U.K.FROM SOUTHAMPTON AND FELIXSTOWE - ALSO LOCAL

WORK BASED ON BIRMINGHAM AND LEEDS

HAULIERS OWNERDRIVERS

BENEFITS INCLUDE : COMPETITIVE RATES,FUEL FACILITIES, EARLY PAYMENT OPTIONS BY

BACS,TRAILER LEASING, CABSIDEAND TRAILER DECALS

CONTACT GERRY BROOKS ON 07771 820063www.orchidtransportservices.co.uk

REWARD INCENTIVE FOR DRIVER REFERRALS AND RECRUITMENT

For ongoing major projects across London, Home Counties & the Midlands

Must have Plant experience, 2 years driving experience essential

(max 6 points on licence)

Based in North London. CPCS card an advantage

CLASS 1 & 2 LOW LOADER DRIVERS URGENTLY REQUIRED

PLEASE CALL DAVE ON 020 8495 9837

Maze Logistic Solutions are looking for reliablepartners from all UK Ports to join our

expanding operation.

Benefits for owner drivers includeCompetitive ratesEarly payments

Minimal administrationQuality work

24 hour professional operatorsClear and simple procedures

Friendly and personal working environmentFuel cards available

Please call :Steve Snelling or Jimmy Simmonds on

01473653010

M A Z E L O G I S T I CS O L U T I O N S L T D

Brand New Offi ce to open in Hinckley• * Call for all the latest jobs & ongoing contracts. * Relocation Assistance & Advice for drivers looking to relocate.

• Basildon Inter depot Trucking & Retail Stores deliveries M-F Days up to £10.50 p.h, M-F Nights up to £12.00 p.h. + O/T Sats & Suns available. On-going contract ASAP start – March

• Leicester & Lutterworth Magna Park Store delivery & RDC Trunking Ongoing work M-F Days up to £11.00 p.h, M-F Nights up to £12.00 p.h. Also drivers with Moffett licences required £11.82 p.h.

Igloo has genuine permanent & temporary (Ad Hoc & ongoing) positions for professional drivers, applicants must have a minimum of two years driving experience & have no more than 9 points on their license for minor offences (No DR’s, DD’s or CD offences).

Top Earner Last Week (Ltd Co.) £1057.00 (PAYE) £864.00

T : 0116 26 20 666 OR M : 07920 499 [email protected]

LGV C+E Drivers & +11 Transporter Drivers urgently required� Warrington & Manchester Lead Agency Inter depot Trunking & Retail Stores M-F Days up to £10.14 p.h + O/T, M-F Nights up to £11.15 p.h. + O/T.

� Basildon Inter depot Trunking & Retail Stores deliveriesM-F Days up to £10.50 p.h, M-F Nights up to £12.00 p.h. + O/T Sats & Suns available

� Leicester & Lutterworth Magna Park Store delivery & RDC TrunkingOngoing work M-F Days up to £11.00 p.h, M-F Nights up to £12.00 p.h.Also drivers with Moffett licences required £11.82 p.h.

� Birmingham & Tamworth Dordon Blue Chip Supermarket & Container WorkOngoing work M-F Days up to £10.50 p.h, M-F Nights up to £12.00 p.h.

� Nuneaton Warwickshire Lead Agency ongoing Inter depot Trailer swapsM-F Days up to £10.14 p.h + O/T, M-F Nights up to £11.15 p.h. + O/T.

� Coventry Class 1 trunking between depots & trailer swaps £9.50 - £15.00 p.h.Class 2 with & without Moffett licence £8.00 p.h. - £13.50 p.h.

� Kettering & Corby Ongoing Trunking & Trailer swaps to 10/12 hrs per shiftM-F Days up to £11.00 p.h, M-F Nights £12.00 p.h

� 11+ Car Transporter Drivers Leading Automotive Logistics CompaniesCorby, Sandtoft, Sheerness, Bedford, BristolAverage pay rates PAYE £744.00 p/w LTD S/E £860.oo p/wDrivers interested in training for this position, please call to register your interest

• Nuneaton Warwickshire Lead Agency ongoing Inter depot Trailer swaps M-F Days up to £10.14 p.h + O/T, M-F Nights up to £11.15 p.h. + O/T.

• Coventry Class 1 Trunking between depots & trailer swaps £9.50 - £15.00 p.h. Class 2 with & without Moffett licence £8.00 p.h - £13.50 p.h.

• Kettering & Corby Ongoing Trunking & Trailer swaps to 10/12 hrs per shift M-F Days up to £11.00 p.h, M-F Nights £12.00 p.h. Full Weeks

• 11+ Car Transporter Drivers Leading Automotive Logistics Compa-nies 1x Sandtoft 2 x Corby 1x Sheerness 1 x Northants - Live vacancies with immediate starts available. Average pay rates PAYE £744.00 p/w LTD S/E £860.00 p/w

Igloo has genuine permanent & temporary (Ad Hoc & ongoing) positions for professional drivers, applicants must have a minimum of twoyears driving experience & have no more than 9 points on their license for minor offences (No DR’s, DD’s or CD offences).

Top Earner Last Week (Ltd Co.) £1057.00 (PAYE) £864.00

T: 0116 26 20 666 or M: 07920 499 699 [email protected]ì ì

www.rated-drivers.co.uk is a new website set upto connect Self Employed Class 1 and 2 Driverswith Haulage companies looking for an alternativeto using agencies, with the sole purpose ofincreasing the driver’s hourly rate.

Rated Drivers is an alternative to using an agencyfor your work needs. Instead of your rate beingdictated by some agency, the Rated Driverswebsite will connect you directly with Hauliers. Itgives you the opportunity to quote your own ratesand cut out the agency commission.

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Integrity Haulage Ltd have recently purchased the well established bulk tipper operation of

E Jackson Bulk Transport of Lancashire. We now require additional dedicated owner drivers/sub contractors for bulk tipper work throughout the

North and Midlands.

Good Rates and prompt payment.

If you would like to work for a small friendly family company with a regular established customer base

please contact us on: 01200 444 111

NATIONWIDE DRIVERS LIMITED Recruiting LGV Class 1 (C+E) Drivers For Ongoing Master / Lead Vendor Contracts

* Supermarket contract - Bedford and Northampton * Food RDC contract - Bicester * Fashion to store – Bristol(also Class 2) * Electrical goods to store – Newark and Bristol * Parcel trunking – Willenhall and Hat� eld

* Packaging products – Bedford and Bristol

STOP PRESS – BRAND NEW CONTRACT – PARCEL TRUNKING - OLDHAM. Days, nights, full weeks, ad-hoc shifts, weekend available to suit, you choose!! Immediate inductions and starts

available. No DD, DR or IN endorsements. No minimum experience for Parcel Trunk Work !!!

Ask about our FREE DRIVER CPC training and PERMANENT employment opportunities !!!!

CALL US NOW ON 0800 644 4433 WWW.NATIONWIDEDRIVERS.COM

RECRUITMENT

OWNER DRIVERS & SMALL TO MEDIUM

SIZED HAULIERS

Youngs Container Transport, a division of the YT group (www.ytgroup.com) of companies founded in 1967, is looking to develop long term partnerships to

accommodate a rapidly expanding business servicing high profile customers from all major UK container ports.

■ Competitive trailer hire■ Simplified administration ■ Trailer work as an alternative

■ Consistent work loads■ Experienced knowledgeable staff ■ Unrivalled payment terms

For more information please contact;

Dave Lamb - 07769 670567 • 01708 [email protected] www.go2yct.com

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Email your C.V or contact details to [email protected] or call 0207 788 4891 or 0800 138 9040 Winner of Best Temporary Recruitment Agency Recruiter Awards for Excellence, 2012.

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The four winners of RTITB training flank Ice Road Truckers star, Lisa Kelly.

RTITB ran a special competitionover the course of two days of theTruckfest Peterborough show inconjunction with its Master DriverCPC Consortium members,whereby four lucky drivers couldwin 35 hours of Driver CPCperiodic training.

With the September 2014 Driver CPCdeadline fast approaching, this was a prizecoveted by all who entered, not only savingthem a great deal of money, but also ensuring

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Q) All three of our trucks were recently subject to fuel theft, the fuel being siphoned out of their tanks overnight. The claim has been thrown out by our insurance company, on the grounds, they say, that fuel theft is not covered. There’s nothing in our policy saying this so we feel the claim should be paid. Our insurance company is refusing to budge. What advice can you offer?

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A) Even though your property insurance policy covering your machinery, plant, fi xtures and fi ttings and so on may be on a ‘reinstatement as new’ basis, it should be possible to have the policy endorsed to the effect that fork-lift trucks or, to use a more generic term if appropriate, mobile

plant, are insured on an indemnity basis. The sums insured in respect of such items can then be based on their current market value and if you have a loss such as a fi re, then it’s a payment representing the second-hand value that you can expect to receive.

The important thing to remember with insuring on an indemnity basis equipment on which you rely and that would need to be replaced if destroyed is that there does need to be a viable second-hand marketplace that enables you to quickly go out and buy a second-hand replacement.

Q) We use quite a lot of agency drivers to give us the fl exibility our business needs. As a result, our claims experience is quite signifi cantly affected by claims involving those agency drivers. Is there any way I can hold the recruitment agency responsible for damage caused to my trucks by the negligent acts of drivers that they supply?

A) Some driver recruitment agencies arrange driver negligence insurance to protect themselves against claims for accidental damage to trucks caused by the negligent acts of drivers they supply to fi rms that make the agency contractually responsible for such damage. More information is available on the internet.

Q) We’ve recently signed a new contract for the delivery of laptop computers. We’re thinking about

improving our vehicle security by using telematics to track our vehicles. There are many companies claiming that their system can help us achieve that goal. Is telematics the way to go?

A) Arguably telematics should be viewed fi rst and foremost as a management tool to help increase the operational effi ciency of a fl eet. Some systems do bring a degree of benefi t from a security perspective but in the event of an armed hi-jack or similar, telematics in isolation may prove to be of little real or immediate benefi t. Our advice is to get the basics right fi rst and perhaps view telematics as the icing on the cake.

Getting the basics right includes making sure your entire operational processes have been designed with security in mind, that your premises and vehicles are secure and that your drivers have been appropriately trained in procedures to minimize the risk of theft and hi-jacking. Just as importantly, take steps to ensure that every member of your team can be trusted and relied upon - just one weak link in the offi ce, warehouse or behind the wheel of a truck is all it takes to undermine the integrity of your entire operation.

Q) We currently have a £250 excess under our motor fl eet policy. However, if we have a crash that

results in damage to one of our trucks and the cost of fi xing it is likely to be less than £1,000 or so, we are increasingly tending to get the damage repaired ourselves without involving our insurer. That being the case, we feel we might as well up our policy excess to £1,000. How should be arrive at an objective decision as regards upping our excess?

A) Ask your broker or insurer to analyse all the claims that have been channeled through your insurance company over, say, the past three years and to work out how much more you would have had to pay out of your own pocket had there been a £1,000 rather than a £250 excess.

They can then turn that fi gure into an average annual amount, project upwards to allow for infl ation, and then compare that with the amount by which your annual premium will reduce if you up the excess in the manner suggested.

Before taking a decision though, keep in mind that if three or four vehicles were involved in the same incident – for example if a fi re spread from one truck to others whilst parked in your yard – that each damaged vehicle will represent a separate claim and that the policy excess will consequently be applied to the damage relating to each individual vehicle.

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