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• ERF chairman Peter Foden is backing the Freight Transport

26th November 1987
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Association's campaign for 40 tonnes. Speaking at the FTA Scottish Annual Dinner, Foden said: "My company is supportive; the present 38-tonne tractor is quite capable of operating at 40 tonnes and above," and environmentalists should remember that "40 tonnes will lead to a further reduction in the number of heavy vehicles on the road".

Increases in lorry weights may coincide with more stringent environmental requirements, and Foden predicts that an 11.5-tonne rear axle limit might be linked to more sophisticated suspension systems.

Foden is conscious of the shift to air suspension but is dismissive of the introduction of disc brakes: "While some of the toy truck manufacturers fit disc brakes to their vehicles, I don't see them being fitted in heavy trucks until the late 1990s."

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