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14th March 1981
14th March 1981
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lit-man Howe: fuel and duty up

1ARP increases in fuel tax and hide excise duty are the main Ilmarks for road transport in is week's Budget. In his 88-minute...

RHA info

HE FIRST TRIAL of the Road aulage Association's new ehicle and traffic information ervice began this month, entred on the...

Sad Budgei

THE INDUSTRY's immediate ri action to the Budget was one c disappointment. The increase i tax will help neither operator nor...

Stonefield decision?

A FINAL decision on Stonefie Vehicles' future at last loo only days away. Receiver Bill Brownlie set deadline of midday on...

Fowler at CM event

CM'S Fleet Management Conference, to be held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, on October 8, will be opened by Transport...

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Rail-only Chunnel

CHANNEL TUNNEL should be built, and it should be large enough take lorries on piggyback trains, the House of Commons transin...

Mersey's £83 basic

ANOTHER nine Liverpool are hauliers have signed compan wage agreements with th Transport and General Worker Union at - £83 for...

Cv sales down 32pc

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE sale dropped last month from Feb ruary 1980's 25,938 to onl , 17,509. This 32.5 per cent fal meant the...

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Govt must move

MCISION on the Armitage Report must taken soon, Junior Transport Minister Ineth Clarke said last week. ;peaking to West...

Mr Cube's deficit

ESPITE A total income of a'4.8m in 1980 Tate and Lyle ransport made a £0.2m loss for le year. In a report to all TLT emloyees,...

Plea for fixed fines

FIXED PENALTIES for certain traffic offences are planned by the Government to cut down on the number of cases handled by the...

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RHA urges post haste on Armitage

4ULIERS have been urged to fill their MPs' postbags with letters rout the Armitage Report before Transport Secretary Norman...

Trunk-map

k new edition of the Trunk Road Vlap of Great Britain has been iublished by the Department of ransport. It shows all trunk oads...

Accept all

THE ARMITAGE Report must bf accepted as a total package Freight Transport Associatior East Scotland chairman Afar Johnstone...

The role of training

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING coul be - far less bureaucratic ar cheaper if it is run by industry a its own, according to an en ployment...

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TNT motivation

lANSPORT is a people business and the most important people . e management, according to Sir Peter Abeles, deputy chairman id...

Falling off

AN APPEAL to operators to make allowances for depreciation, even in a climate of ratecutting, was made this week by Road...

Container 11/ watch

AN INITIAL £120,000 has bee spent by Containerbases Lti the nationwide group of inlan container ports, in equippin some of its...

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Staying on the road

VIOST of the freight traffic Nithin the London area is not ;uitable for rail transport, British lail has told the House of...

Dover suffers

THE NUMBER of commerci; road haulage units passin through the port of Dover i January was 10.89 per cer down on January of last...

Emerald's Isle Dart

EMERALD Containerline has a pointed Dart Containerline (I; land) Ltd as its operator in t Republic and Northern Ireland Dart...

More to Canada

ATLANTIC Container Line, the North Atlantic roll-on/roll-off operator, is increasing its container capacity on its Canadian...

Two masters served

DOUBTS OVER whether drivers employed by two associated fir might be breaking the law when working for one while being e played...

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PEOPLE

WESTERN BRS has a new Swansea branch manager in Ron Bebbington. After. joining the company in 1973 as a distribution traffic...

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Shell go aluminium

1ELL has specified Alcoa aluinium wheels for many of the Ihides ordered in the cornmy's C12m fleet investment °gramme. Claimed...

New stud hits the road

reflecting stud for delineating carriageways is to be marked by rismo Universal Ltd, part of the Redland group. Based at...

Ditune hits right note

TI DIESELTUNE, the diesel diagnostics arm of TI Transport Equipment Ltd, has been accepted as an Associate Member...

Computer fuel watch

TO HELP light cv operatoi control fuel costs Envirosystems have produce the Fuelstretcher Drive Comp ter. A purpose-designe...

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ASX

TECHNICAL Grp boxes clever LIAISON between Barking Vehicle Engineering Co Ltd and Star Aluminium Co Ltd has resulted in the...

Computers put brakes on

A NEW computer-controlled inertia dynamometer which tests cv braking systems and friction materials has been installed by the...

More tool from Syke

NEW PRODUCTS to corn ment its range of service ti have been announced by Syl Pickavant Ltd. For Ford B-type ohc engii the SP...

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Turbos at Geneva

. VISITOR more used to commercial vehicle shows could be forgien for leaving this year's Geneva Motor Show (which closes on...

Wheel safety booklet out

A SEVEN-PAGE booklet dealing with broken wheel studs, overtorquing, seating of wheels on brake drums or inner cones, loose...

Movable sprayer

A PORTABLE spraying unit dr signed for the smaller flee operator who cannot justify th expense of automatic vehicl washing...

Truckscapi

AN AGREEMENT between Car Automotive Services and DA subsidiary Truckcare NV wg signed in Europe last month. The agreement...

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Shocker

HE BUDGET's increases in fuel luty and vehicle excise duty ame as a shock to the coach nd bus industry this week. A spokesman...

Hino in New York

INO is expected to make a ajor investment in New York :ate and is to supply buses for valuation to the New York . ansit...

Marketing

insRKETING through vehicle dein and by professionals took the second session at the eds Symposium. Dgle designer Carl Olsen...

Bond still in chains

DESPITE the Transport Act increasing the need for some form of bonding on extended tour coach operators to protect the public,...

Bains pin six-day !WI

BUS HIRE and taxi operate Bains of Kemnay, Abe deenshire, are planning a si days-a-week express coach hr between Aberdeen and...

Variety at CPT Fair

EXHIBITS emphasising the wide variety of psv models now avai able were on show at the CPT Trade Fair held at Wallace Arnold'...

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Edi n burg h 's s on top

US PASSENGERS in Edinburgh get the best deal from their munipal bus service, according to Transport 2000, the public transport...

BR, IT to

harmonise? 'HE DEMANDS which have to le met by British Rail and LonIon Transport are different, but here is still a need for...

Busmen win

FOUR DUNFERMLINE coach drivers who were made redundant when Rennie of Dunfermline Ltd decided to sell seven coaches have won...

Whytes

takeover , THE 74-strong fleet of Whyte Airport Services has been i takf over by West London ;coat operator Garners Coaches....

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An elevated idea that can revolutionise rail freighting

HE USE of lorry-mounted fling gear, similar to that of the avit vehicles collecting rubbish kips, is the key to a new-style...

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Transport must get together

I - HE PUBLIC debate which the 4rmitage Report has triggered )ff clearly shows that the road transport industry in all aspects...

Final solution for the shakes

LAST NOVEMBER you printed our letter about our 16-ton Bedford which had a vibration problem, and correspondence still seems to...

Why it's hard to buy UK

MR STUBBS' letter (CM February 21) regarding ERF's lack of interest in a technical problem is typical of most vehicle...

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BIRDS EVE

Be sure TRRL has a word for it 0 FAR I have found neither the me nor the courage to essay le epic report by the Transport id...

Words of praise for BRS Rescue

A BBC BEDFORD van on its wa . to record "Songs of Praise" a St Nicholas Church, Kenilworth was wise in its choice of M1 a...

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Giving industry a lift

You're in the market for fork-lift or reach trucks. Problem is, which in a wide range is best suited for your operation? Brian...

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Dismissal options

by Douglas Ainley IN AN important decision, RollsRoyce Limited v Walpole 1980, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has eased...

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Jumbo warehouse heart of mail order business

MPLE operations can become ghly complex purely because their scale. Take the mail order business. hat could be simpler than...

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SOME OF THE REFINEMENTS THAT MAKE THE NEW 401 SUCH AN OUTSTANDING TRUCK.

T HE NEW Seddon Atkinson 401 is based on one of the most successful British trucks ever produced. But in developing our new...

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Diamonds work wonder!

Returning over 29mpg laden, Mitsubishi's 1,600cc van, with its triple-diamond logo, won't drink you dry. Tim Blakemore has a...

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From the I raking Boar by Graham MontgomeriE With increasing

pressure on manufacturers to cut noise levels and with oil companies beginning to degrade fuel, the time could be right for...