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Date	Title	Article
11/12/2002	Be seen, be heard and be safe	The Health and Safety Executive wants to cut vehicle-related accidents in the workplace. This week Commercial Motor rounds up what's available to help make trucks and vans more visible, more audible and safer when they're reversing. CM also looks at giving drivers technology like CCTV cameras to help cut reversing accidents. More information on this vital topic in this week's Commercial Motor, out on Thursday 12 December. More from Brian Weatherley on +44(0)2 086 523 303 or brian.weatherley@rbi.co.uk
04/12/03	Best workplace prize for trailer maker	Bernard Krone A/S just won the prize for the 'best workplace in Denmark'. The judges, from Fagbladet magazine and the SID union selected the Krone plant in Hvam from among 140 contenders. Krone makes 10 refrigerated trailers a day for the European market at Hvam and invested some €7.1m there since taking over the plant in 2000. The plant employs some 200, who entered their factory in the competition at their own initiative More from Martina Schulz on +49(0) 59 77 935 718 or martina.schultz@krone.de
10/06/03	Better body builders for Iveco?	In a more likely to be followed by other truck makers, Iveco has decided on new rules for its body builders. The company has told body builders that to get and stay on its Accredited Body Builder list they'll need accreditation to ISO9000 series quality standards. They will also need to sign a commitment to stick to Iveco's body building guidelines when fitting bodies to Iveco chassis. Industry observers say it was only a matter of time before a major truck maker made a move like this and expect others to follow. The changes in the pipeline to vehicle approval mean that any serious body builder should already have or at least be in the process of getting ISO 9000 series accreditation. Iveco has probably done the body building industry a valuable service by underlining the importance of quality standards. More from John Procter on +44 (0)1 923 259 526 or procter@iveco.com
21/01/03	Better breakfast at the CV Show	Register for advance 'Fast Track' tickets to the CV Show this March and you'll get a £2 voucher to cut the cost of a CV Show Breakfast at the show. The offer only applies if you register on-line at the CV Show website www.cvshow.com for your tickets. And if you've a Fast Track ticket you're much more likely to walk past any queues of people trying to register at the door. You'll be able to take better advantage of the CV Show's earlier opening time of 08:30 and get your breakfast while the others may still be waiting. More from Robin Dickeson +44 (0)2 073 449 222 or rdickeson@smmt.co.uk
05/11/03	Better fuel management	MIS Fuel Monitoring of Wolverhampton has a new unit to connect electronic fuel dispensing systems to a business's central management information system. The benefits include simplified fuel monitoring installation, low operating costs and direct access to fuel data from any network computer running Merridale fuel FX software. The new network interface unit replaces the need for a local PC terminal and telecommunications. A pump monitoring unit is connected directly to the company's IT network with data available whenever necessary from any other computer point on the company's network. More from Paul Ledbury on +44 (0)1 902 870 037 or sales@merridale.co.uk
17/03/03	Better security from Express Locks	Express Locks, on stand 4-783, is showing its new roller shutter lock alongside other van and truck security systems. Express also produces radio and telemetry controlled locking systems in both visible deterrent or hidden systems. The company has recently done successful security systems deals with a Parcel Line, Night Freight and Tibbett & Britten. Peter Adcock on +44(0)1 213 282 700 or sales@expresslock.co.uk
11/12/2002	Better Trucking comes sooner	Trucking, which says it is Britain's biggest road selling transport monthly, just changed its on-sale date and tweaked the design of some important regular features. Trucking is now on sale on the first Thursday of the month, meaning it should be the first monthly with the news. At the same time the Truck on Trial and Masterclass features are redesigned with ‘clearer photography and greater technical weight.’ Editor Richard Simpson says ‘the changes to the magazine reflect its stature as the only road transport monthly with a growing circulation in an otherwise declining market.’ The January edition is on sale now with a 16 page calendar book as well as its normal 132 pages. More from Richard Simpson on +44 (0)1 452 307 181 or richard.simpson@aandspublishing.com
10/03/04	Better workshop safety from Premier Pits	The firm says latest vehicle workshop product, TriFloor, due for launch on stand 20-529 at the CV Show gives better safety and working conditions without cutting productivity. Trifloor has an air-powered platform, fully adjustable to give a range of inspection and working heights. When it's not being used TriFloor can be set to floor level to act as a safety cover over its pit. More from Kate Burrell on +44 (0)1 775 821 222 or kate@mbefabs.com
11/12/2002	Bibbys Budweiser and MAN	Bibby Distribution just took 20 MAN TGA tractor units for its contract with Anheuser-Busch. The Budweiser fleet is one of Bibby’s highest profile contracts and mostly runs out of a national distribution centre in Bicester. All the new trucks are on an MAN Triple-A, five year repair and maintenance deal, with the work done by MAN truck centres in Heathrow, Oxford and central Scotland. Bibby is also trying MAN telematic transport management systems. More from Paul O'Malley on +44 (0)1 263 584 199 or comms@btinternet.com
22/09/03	Bigger incentives needed for biofuels	Rural affairs minister, Lord Whitty, says the Treasury tax cuts on biofuels are too small and jeopardise Britain's hopes of meeting European targets for alternative fuels. Speaking to the UK parliament's environment select committee, Lord Whitty said tax incentives for biodiesel and bioethanol production should be increased to help build a domestic biofuels industry. For more see: www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/environment__food_and_rural_affairs/efra_biofuels.cfm Lord Whitty said the 20p cut agreed by the Treasury in 2002 proved too small. An EU directive may set ambitious targets for biofuel use and would need about 10 per cent of arable farmland in England to grow crops for domestic fuel use. More from Keith Lewis on +44(0)2 073 441 635 or klewis@smmt.co.uk

11/12/2002

Be seen, be heard and be safe

The Health and Safety Executive wants to cut vehicle-related accidents in the workplace. This week Commercial Motor rounds up what's available to help make trucks and vans more visible, more audible and safer when they're reversing. CM also looks at giving drivers technology like CCTV cameras to help cut reversing accidents. More information on this vital topic in this week's Commercial Motor, out on Thursday 12 December.

More from Brian Weatherley on +44(0)2 086 523 303 or brian.weatherley@rbi.co.uk

04/12/03

Best workplace prize for trailer maker

Bernard Krone A/S just won the prize for the 'best workplace in Denmark'. The judges, from Fagbladet magazine and the SID union selected the Krone plant in Hvam from among 140 contenders. Krone makes 10 refrigerated trailers a day for the European market at Hvam and invested some €7.1m there since taking over the plant in 2000. The plant employs some 200, who entered their factory in the competition at their own initiative

More from Martina Schulz on +49(0) 59 77 935 718 or martina.schultz@krone.de

10/06/03

Better body builders for Iveco?

In a more likely to be followed by other truck makers, Iveco has decided on new rules for its body builders. The company has told body builders that to get and stay on its Accredited Body Builder list they'll need accreditation to ISO9000 series quality standards. They will also need to sign a commitment to stick to Iveco's body building guidelines when fitting bodies to Iveco chassis. Industry observers say it was only a matter of time before a major truck maker made a move like this and expect others to follow. The changes in the pipeline to vehicle approval mean that any serious body builder should already have or at least be in the process of getting ISO 9000 series accreditation. Iveco has probably done the body building industry a valuable service by underlining the importance of quality standards.

More from John Procter on +44 (0)1 923 259 526 or procter@iveco.com

21/01/03

Better breakfast at the CV Show

Register for advance 'Fast Track' tickets to the CV Show this March and you'll get a £2 voucher to cut the cost of a CV Show Breakfast at the show. The offer only applies if you register on-line at the CV Show website www.cvshow.com for your tickets. And if you've a Fast Track ticket you're much more likely to walk past any queues of people trying to register at the door. You'll be able to take better advantage of the CV Show's earlier opening time of 08:30 and get your breakfast while the others may still be waiting.

More from Robin Dickeson +44 (0)2 073 449 222 or rdickeson@smmt.co.uk

05/11/03

Better fuel management

MIS Fuel Monitoring of Wolverhampton has a new unit to connect electronic fuel dispensing systems to a business's central management information system. The benefits include simplified fuel monitoring installation, low operating costs and direct access to fuel data from any network computer running Merridale fuel FX software. The new network interface unit replaces the need for a local PC terminal and telecommunications. A pump monitoring unit is connected directly to the company's IT network with data available whenever necessary from any other computer point on the company's network.

More from Paul Ledbury on +44 (0)1 902 870 037 or sales@merridale.co.uk

17/03/03

Better security from Express Locks

Express Locks, on stand 4-783, is showing its new roller shutter lock alongside other van and truck security systems. Express also produces radio and telemetry controlled locking systems in both visible deterrent or hidden systems. The company has recently done successful security systems deals with a Parcel Line, Night Freight and Tibbett & Britten.

Peter Adcock on +44(0)1 213 282 700 or sales@expresslock.co.uk

11/12/2002

Better Trucking comes sooner

Trucking, which says it is Britain's biggest road selling transport monthly, just changed its on-sale date and tweaked the design of some important regular features. Trucking is now on sale on the first Thursday of the month, meaning it should be the first monthly with the news. At the same time the Truck on Trial and Masterclass features are redesigned with ‘clearer photography and greater technical weight.’ Editor Richard Simpson says ‘the changes to the magazine reflect its stature as the only road transport monthly with a growing circulation in an otherwise declining market.’ The January edition is on sale now with a 16 page calendar book as well as its normal 132 pages.

More from Richard Simpson on +44 (0)1 452 307 181 or richard.simpson@aandspublishing.com

10/03/04

Better workshop safety from Premier Pits

The firm says latest vehicle workshop product, TriFloor, due for launch on stand 20-529 at the CV Show gives better safety and working conditions without cutting productivity. Trifloor has an air-powered platform, fully adjustable to give a range of inspection and working heights. When it's not being used TriFloor can be set to floor level to act as a safety cover over its pit.

More from Kate Burrell on +44 (0)1 775 821 222 or kate@mbefabs.com

11/12/2002

Bibbys Budweiser and MAN

Bibby Distribution just took 20 MAN TGA tractor units for its contract with Anheuser-Busch. The Budweiser fleet is one of Bibby’s highest profile contracts and mostly runs out of a national distribution centre in Bicester. All the new trucks are on an MAN Triple-A, five year repair and maintenance deal, with the work done by MAN truck centres in Heathrow, Oxford and central Scotland. Bibby is also trying MAN telematic transport management systems.

More from Paul O'Malley on +44 (0)1 263 584 199 or comms@btinternet.com

22/09/03

Bigger incentives needed for biofuels

Rural affairs minister, Lord Whitty, says the Treasury tax cuts on biofuels are too small and jeopardise Britain's hopes of meeting European targets for alternative fuels. Speaking to the UK parliament's environment select committee, Lord Whitty said tax incentives for biodiesel and bioethanol production should be increased to help build a domestic biofuels industry. For more see: www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/environment__food_and_rural_affairs/efra_biofuels.cfm

Lord Whitty said the 20p cut agreed by the Treasury in 2002 proved too small. An EU directive may set ambitious targets for biofuel use and would need about 10 per cent of arable farmland in England to grow crops for domestic fuel use.

More from Keith Lewis on +44(0)2 073 441 635 or klewis@smmt.co.uk

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