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greatest bones of contention between drivers and operators for many 'ears now has been the "overnight". More than 10 years ago we were led to believe nat the Transport and General Workers Union and the then National Freight :ompany were — with Government support — setting out to provide good overnight ccommodation for drivers.
However, "Like the snow falls in the river, a moment white then melts for ever," the Jea died at conception. But drivers are still seeking acceptable accommodation. leeper cabs are a misnomer. Those who design them should be made to spend four ights in succession in them. They are no more than rest cabs.
Who better to design and operate a place of rest and refreshment for drivers than lose who have used today's facilities and who now send drivers on overnight hauls? lperators know best and it is commendable that one operator has acted on his own litiative and used his experience to develop a more than acceptable truck stop (p53). ayside is not the first; a former driver runs one at Carlisle, but it is a trend setter. This is a concept which we commend to other operators and the Road Haulage ssociation. Indeed, while the RHA members sun themselves in Southern Spain next .eek perhaps they will spare a thought for those who are cab napping on a November vening back in the United Kingdom and :solve on their return to give this matter ieir most serious consideration.
It would be both commendable and profitable.