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DAF Trucks Intermodal transport.
Designing vehicles, and the infrastructure for the use of intermodal transport.
The thesis should take account of the cost effectiveness of the system and the equipment, the effect of legislation and the consideration of driver comfort.
It should examine the possible location of after-sales service points, credit facilities, and rationalisation of models. Operationally it should cover road/rail; cross channel; draw bar; skeletals; double -.bottom and rigid vehicle application.
Consideration should be given to harmonisation of legislation in Europe and the development of the infrastructure by EEC states together with the likely effects of a Channel tunnel.
Entrants should be employed in the transport industry in an operational or engineering role or be students preparing for a graduate or postgraduate course in transport studies or hold corporate membership of the Chartered Institute of Transport or the Institute of Road Transport Engineers or the appropriate body in their own country. To set the tone and pace for this auspicious year, we announce today a group of study awards valued at £6000 and co-sponsored by six other companies. The awards are being made to assist people in the transport industry to advance their studies and research in their own subject. They are generally open to a very wide field of prospective entrants in the United Kingdom, Europe, Rhodesia, South Africa, North and South America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
The award scheme requires entrants to submit 10,000 to 12,000 words (in English) on one of the subjects specified below. The entrant may be invited to a personal interview to answers any questions which may arise from his work and to demonstrate the depth of his investigation.
Entries will be examined by a panel of judges who will mark them independently. In the event of two or more entries.
being awarded the same marl the chairman of the panel, Eric Tindall, director-general of th( Road Transport Industr) Training Board, will arbitrate The chairman may ask to inter view the authors.
The awards will be paid tc cover specific expenses, bu• certain classes carry additiona awards. These include the chance to visit, for up to one .week, the research and deve. lopment sections planning de. partments and training organ. isations as the guest of the co. sponsors.
Entry forms and details of the scheme are available from: Commercial Motor (Room 62) Dorset House Stamford Street London SE1 9LU Entries will be accepted on the form which accompanies this announcement, and they must be submitted to the above address before November 3, 1980.
Intertruck Ltd Articulated fleet maintenance programme. Planning an effective maintenance system for a fleet of articulated vehicles with particular emphasis on ensuring adequate maintenance for the trailers.
The thesis will cover establishing an effective programme based on time, mileage or a combination of the two. Include a treatise/ synopsis of savings to be made and economic and safety benefits resulting from regular maintenance.
Pay special attention to methods of measuring and establishing time and mileage intervals, evaluating the benefits of equipment such as hub-odometers to ensure regularity of trailer service. Include recommended designs for desk and wall planners and documentation for use in conjunction with the proposed scheme to ensure adequate control. The scheme should be adaptable to all types of normal operation of articulated vehicles.
Entrants: Entrants should be employed in a transport, warehousing or distribution role or be a student preparing for a graduate or postgraduate course in management studies or transport or hold corporate membership of The Institute of Road Transport Engineers, Institute of Mechanical Engineers, The Chartered Institute of Transport, The Institute of Traffic Administration, The British Institute of Management or The Institute of Marketing, or the appropriate body in their own country.
P&O European Transport Services The development of European road transport. To examine the development of European road transport against the present situation where there are differences of policy in all EEC member states.
The thesis should consider the trends in freight movement in the EEC and the evolutionary pattern in the structure of international haulage companies, taking into account fuel availability and price, environmental considerations, legislation, EEC government policies on rail and waterway carriage, weights and dimensions, infrastructure tariffication, communications, and trade union organisation.
Entrants should be engaged in road transport operation in an EEC member state or be a student, undergraduate, graduate or research fellow engaged in transport studies or Fellows or Members of The Chartered Institute of Transport or The British institute of Management or the appropriate body in their own country.
Renault Trucks & Buses UK Ltd CV 2005AD
To consider the design and development of the commercial vehicle in the next 25 years. The thesis will look at the design of commercial vehicles throughout the weight range, 7.5-40 tonnes, taking into consideration what legislation might be implemented by the EEC.
It will consider cab and body design, power unit and povver-to-weight ratios, aerodynamics, energy, braking efficiency, operational requirements, and maintenance facility.
There must be evidence of research into pending and proposed domestic and international legislation.
Entries are invited on an international scale from anyone engaged in road transport or undergraduates, graduates, or research students or members of professional institutes or associations. /
demand in the 1980s and beyond.
The author should consider the warehousing and distribution functions as an extension of the production line, and design a network to take account of the total operation to the point of sale.
The thesis should consider both trunk haul' and collection and delivery operations together with reserve store, break bulk and point of sale warehousing. In this context vehicles, systems, administration, security, documentation, and costings should be considered.
The economics of different systems, Judging: equipment and contracts should be compared.
Entrants should be employed in a transport, warehousing or distribution role or be a student preparing for a graduate or postgraduate course in management studies or transport or hold corporate membership of The Chartered Institute of Transport, The Institute of Traffic Administration or The British Institute of Management or the appropriate body in their own country.
Sponsor: Rolls-Royce Engines Subject: Engine development in the Eighties.
General theme: The development of the diesel engine, its components, the case for and against alternative fuels.
Parameters: The thesis will trace the development of the diesel engine to date and examine the prospects for future development. It will look at all sizes of diesel engines in use or planned for automotive application.
It should examine the engineering and financial aspects of the use of alternative fuels and materials used in engine construction and calculate the market potential for OE and replacement units.
Entrants: Entrants should be employed in automotive manufacture or as engineers in road transport or be students or graduates with an engineering degree or should hold corporate membership of The Institute of Road Transport Engineers or The Institute of Mechanical Engineers or the appropriate body in their own country. Each entry must be accompanied by an official entry form and six copies of the entry. They should be typewritten to 50 characters and double spaced. The thesis should be of 10,000-12,000 words in English. Illustrations should be clearly marked and pages should be numbered. Pages and illustrations should be secured.
The judges will be chosen from a panel and will include a representative of the sponsors and Fellows or Members of professional institutes, learned bodies, educational establishments or those engaged in the industry at a senior level. Each judge will read each thesis independently and award a percentage mark.
In the event of a tie, the chairman of the judging panel will be invited to make a decision. To assist the chairman the authors of the entries involved may be invited to a personal interview to discuss their entries.
The decision of the judges is final and is not open to appeal.
The winning entrant will receive up to 0000 towards the expense of further study of the subject, may be invited to visit the research and development departments of the sponsor, and may be invited to present the thesis to a conference in London in 1981.
The award of £1000 expires on March 31, 1982.
Entries must be submitted to the Editor, Commercial Motor, Room 62, Dorset House, Stamford Street London SE1 9LU on or before November 3, 1980.
The entry becomes the property of the sponsors.