Seeing green
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ongratulations on your
'Going for Green' feature (CM 6-12 April). Contrary to what some in the industry think, Transport 2000 wants a cleaner, greener haulage industry rather than an end to it, so we welcome clear practical guidance like this. Keep up the good work. Stephen Joseph Director, Transport 2000.
Don't entertain theft
How right are Nicky Clarke's comments (CM 6-12 April) when she mentions the parsimonious attitude to the purchase of vehicle security equipment by some operators.
We were even told by one haulier that the drivers would be offered in-cab entertainment systems in preference to a vehicle immobiliser—an even more tempting theft. Gilding the lorry?
Peter Neale David Bromley Engineering
Growing pains
It seems that every time I pick up the road haulage industry's press, some individual or company faces the courts for excess hours offences. Invariably, in mitigation, the phrase "I must to survive", or similar, is heard.
With this in mind, must we not all be looking—possibly with the Government—for a minimum rate per mile for work and licensing of clearing houses to help uphold this. Already our German neighbours are 50% in front of us on these points.
As rates can be poor and profit margins slim, any time wasted costs money
Today Tread that there are delays in providing 600 bypasses and I heard on the radio that expenditure on the M25 is not going ahead as planned.
These decisions are obviously helped by traffic flow surveys taken, no doubt, over the last four years or so—deep in our recession. As traffic jams and delays cost industry countless millions of pounds, we will next hear a well-used political phrase: "We did not predict the rate of growth!" Andy Vant Independent haulier