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NOT BAD, JUST NOT RIGHT
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Plenty of people in this industry of ours won't celebrate the opening of the new M6 Toll. At £11 a throw it's an extravagance many will have to do without on a lot of jobs £22 a day represents the difference between profit and loss. That's not to say the M6 Toll is a bad thing, merely that it doesn't suit the needs of the freight sector. So what's new? Look at the railways, which are definitely more suited to moving people than goods, and most transport legislation. which also puts cars ahead of trucks.
The M6 Toll is best suited to the main cause of congestion cars and motorists should be encouraged to use it wherever possible. So it's ironic that the TV news this week has reported a threatened boycott of the new toll road by the car driving public. It's tempting to throw our weight behind this, because a successful boycott could mean the end of the toll. But that might not be in our interest, because if enough cars use the toll route (and £3 doesn't seem bad value) it will ease the flow on the main M6. making life easier for all. " If enough cars use the toll
route, it will ease the flow on the main M6"
In our 1 January issue we'll be taking a truck along the M6 Toll to see how it compares to the more established routes, in terms of time and cost.
• Our investigation into recruitment tells a familiar story. You can't get the staff, the VVTD will boost our demand for drivers by 90,000.. .yada, yada, yada. The industry is in schtuck. We know this. You know this, So tell us something. Where is your firm at school and university careers fairs? Think your local college doesn't have days where employers come in? And don't just take drivers.., take your transport manager, talk training, talk prospects, talk career, not job. Talk up a future. For us all.
• Next week we're producing our Christmas special issue which will, as ever, be full of all the latest news and reviews from the road transport sector. In addition, we'll have our legendary Christmas quiz giving you the opportunity to win goodies galore, as well as plenty of special end-of-year features. For the best Christmas read by far, don't miss out!