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I am a regular reader of CM for five years and have always enjoyed reading it. I have always believed that it is the duty of a magazine to present a balanced view on important issues.
However since the news that Hino trucks are to be sold in Britain, I feel you have not presented a fair picture of the impact it could have on the road haulage business in Britain. All your reports so far are anti-Hino — surely it is your duty to give both sides!
In 1976 we needed a good heavy-duty truck to transport sugar-beet, grain and other farm produces; we bought a ,36-ton Hino tractive unit with 240 bhp for c:4,000 less than similar size British or Continental trucks.. It has given us very good service and has proved to be both reliable and comfortable.
The impression I get from reading your magazine is that rising costs are putting hauliers either out of business or cutting profits to a minimum, Surely a reduction of 20 per cent in the purchase price of a truck would help both large fleet owners and owner-drivers to keep costs down and profits up?
1 feel that Harris Assemblers have, by supplying the Irish haulier, firm and farmer with Hino trucks at a reasonable price, provided them with the opportunity of running new well-equipped trucks instead of noisy second-hand imported trucks from the UK.
PETER WHYTE, Stamullen, Co Meath.
We do in fact, pride ourselves in giving readers a balanced view. The Hino is not sold in the UK and we have not roadtested it. But we have printed what our Irish readers think of it; there is no censorship at CM. 7Ed.