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ARMITAGE-INSPIRED improve ments to lorry brakes an smoke emission will have to b fully justified before operator are prepared to accept then Road Haulage Associatio national vice-chairman Harol, Russett warned this week.
Speaking at Carmarthen Dyfed, he said operators wi take advantage of innovation which save money and improv efficiency, productivity, fuE effectiveness, or long-life a soon as manufacturers incorpc rate them in production vehicle
But the situation is less clea when the improvements don save money, but cost rnone and such developments as in proVed emission control or irr proved braking efficiency woul fall into this category."
Mr Russett said the RHA doe support such Armitage propc sals as better brakes, reduce, spray, and under-run guards i principle, but he continued "The main problem is that, i practice, each individual propc sal would have to be carefull considered, having regard to it contribution to road safety, it reliability, weight, and cost."
He warned that there was n, such thing as a free improvE ment to lorries, and said: "Im provements which cost rathe than save money become ai extra charge on the family bud get and the economy in gen era I."