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18th November 1993
18th November 1993
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BRIEFS

• Police have finished investigations into the Sowerby Bridge accident in West Yorkshire that killed six people in September....

VED hike is signalled

• The Government gave its clearest signal last week that it intends to increase operators' costs in the Budget later this...

Tipper bosses lobby Tarmac over rates

by Juliet Parish • A group of 25 tipper bosses working on the new M74 in southern Scotland have united to demand a 25% hike...

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Watch out for redundancy rights

• Workers in the haulage industry and other sectors were last week urged to push harder for their redundancy rights following...

FTA attacks 'tall' order

• A plan by Wakefield City Council to charge operators of high-sided vehicles £20 for route clearance has been attacked as...

Wincanton drivers prepare for action

by Amanda Bradbury • About 250 drivers at three Wincanton depots are threatening to ballot on industrial action if the...

DOT set to axe lorry ban condition 5

The Department of Transport is considering abolishing Condition 5 of the London Lorry Ban along with other proposals in a bid...

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HARWICH CRACKDOWN

by Juliet Parish M ore than half the 188 British truck drivers stopped in a five-day Trading Standards enforcement blitz last...

Linkman backs down on wages

by Juliet Parish • Linkman Tankers has staved off the threat of industrial action at Purfleet by promising it will drop new...

BAR proposes entrance criteria

• Proposals for hauliers to meet stricter entrance standards for acceptance by the British Association of Removers were given...

Private heavy escorts in '94

• The prospect of private companies escorting abnormal loads within months on Britain's roads emerged this week as police...

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PHS taken into Nightfreight fold

• Parcels carrier Night - freight is beginning to realist its ambition of owning all the outlets in its national distribution...

UK driver in French crash

• French police released a British lorry driver at the weekend after questioning him over his role in a motorway accident...

Bromley closes waste tender

by Amanda Bradbury • A "long-term" contract, for transfer station operation, transport and disposal of 150,000 tonnes of...

A One fights for 18p/hr

• About 150 drivers at A One Transport are fighting for an extra 18p an hour to bring their pay up to £160 a week. Last...

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7yremark' on the way

by Steve McQueen and Amanda Bradbury • An organisation aiming to formalise safety standards for second-hand tyres is to be...

Dole dodgers caught in Essex HGV spotcheck

• Some 6% of the drivers caught in an Essex police spotcheck last week were cheating the dole. Officers had to ban 18 LGVs...

BRIE S

Williams Distribution has won a four year logistics contract woe 4 i C',8rn in total From Tetra Pak UK: as part of the deal...

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Cold front approaching

E arlier this month, more than 4,000 tapdancers with Roy Castle in their midst became Record-Breakers at Manchester's G-Mex...

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Sparshatt heads for the low ground

• CRD Sparshatt of Andover has launched a range of low-height vehicles based on the VW Transporter, Renault Traci Master,...

lidd saves with GRP

• Twenty new Tidd Streamliners form part of an order for more than 100 dry freight van semi-trailers Tidd is supplying to...

Euro-2 hits Mercedes for six

EXCLUSIVE • Mercedes will drop its sixlitre in-line six-cylinder engine from the 814 LN2 truck chassis when it launches its...

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Test weight appeal

ri • 0 Peterborough Heavy Haulage and two of its drivers are con sidering an appeal against fines totalling £1,400 for...

Haulier forgot to renew licence

• Hamilton-based David Weir has been penalised for forgetting to renew his licence by it being granted a licence for vehicles...

Speeding appeal

• Bridlington-based RB & D Smith is appealing against the revocation of its 0-licence because of speeding by its drivers....

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North makes VED promise

• No action was taken against the licence held by Llanelli-based Wm North (Transport) and it was renewed without restriction,...

More reports required

• Concern about inspection records and condition of vehicles operated by AS Clark, of Worcester, led to the company's...

Tyre fine reduced by £400

• Halifax-based TI! Holroyd has succeeded in having £.400 cut from a £1,000 fine for using a dangerous tyre which was said...

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Betts takes tough line

Repute should be linked to a company's treatment of employees says Scottish Traffic Commissioner Michael Betts. by Amanda...

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'Home from home' in cabs

• Most drivers yearn for an extra home comfort in their cab, hut few realise that in most cases they could have it for less...

Round the world in a truckstop

• Truckers Rest is luring drivers into its restaurant with dishes from around the world. This month, the West Midlandsbased...

SHEETING MADE EASIER AND SAFER

• Whitwick Engineering has introduced a lorry sheeting platform which is designed to support drivers while they sheet their...

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CHANCELLOR'S TARGET

"I was interested to read in some newspapers of some suggestions for new 'environmentally friendly' policies the Government...

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BUSINESS IVES

Weigher site • PM Electronics has moved to Wakefield Road, Bradford where it has just opened a purpose-built manufacturing...

EVENTS

Global challenge • The International Road Transport Union, Geneva, will hold its 24th world congress in San Diego,...

TRAINING

EP cramming • EP Training Services of Surrey is offering intensive courses for students wishing to take the RSA CPC...

SERVICES

Fax a truck • Sales Express is now offering a computerised sales service for commercial vehicles and plant using direct mail...

PUBLICATIONS

Designed to help • Two new catalogues for systems designers have been launched by Lucas. One covers diesel fuel...

FERRIES

Faster sailing • Drivers leaving Hull for Rotterdam will be able to delay departure until 21.00hrs following the...

PRODUCTS

Window on routes • NextBase has upgraded its route planning software with the launch of AutoRoute Plus for Windows. The...

ROADS

• MI. in Bedfordshire: a 24 hour contraflow is in operation for resurfacing work at junctions 12-11 until 5 December. MI in...

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Basle's faulty towers

ivi ost countries have their fair share of road building projects that are left hanging in the air but not as literally as...

The Irish get the red tape taped

a he Hawk is continually amazed at the ability of the Irish to get maximum benefit from European Community membership while we...

On your marks!

uffed with pride on winning a Government "Charter Mark" the DVLA has generously issued its 3,800 staff with a souvenir goody...

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• CM guarantees publicity for any operator unfortunate enough to

become a victim of truck crime. It may not get your truck or components back, but it should make life harder for the thieves...

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cif = coming into force

SI No 1946 The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No II Regulations 1993—cif 1 September 1993— Implements EC...

FUTURE LEGISLATION

UK • The Vehicle Inspectorate options for the future—Consultation on the privatisation of HGV Test Stations (CM 15-21 July...

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Your &

Adequate insurance against injury or ill health is a must for the self employed—but as HGV drivers face soaring premiums for...

CONTROLLING THE COST

Premiums for permanent health insurance are likely to keep rising in the short-term as insurers bring policies into line with...

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DUTCH

TREAT S by Brian Weatheriey and Piet Wieman W hen the 38-tonner became legal back in 1983 the old 32-tonne artic was soon...

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THE ROUTE

Our test was spread over three days. Day one began at our holding area courtesy of one of Holland's oldest and biggest...

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DAF 75-270

L ike the 85.360 recently-tested by CM, the 75 is a very driveable machine. The reworked 8.65-litre engine has lots of lowdown...

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IVECO EUROTECH

ith 220kW f300hp) on tap the EuroTech promised to give the laziest drive and it delivered too. Like the Daf engine the Italian...

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MAN 18.272FLLT

A ny fears we might have had about the full-air MAN having a soft, wallowing ride like a 12m coach were soon dispelled, We were...

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MERCEDES-BENZ 1927

0 ur rest-cab Merc came with all the trademarks of the marque: typically teutonic hard-wearing cab trim, firm, supportive seat...

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STEYR 18526

A lthough the infant Steyr Trucks UK was strangled at birth following the MAN takeover of its Austrian parent, CMs re...

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On the sidelines

R oadside checks used to amount to little more than a policeman directing a truck into a lay-by so that a Ministry examiner...

ROADWORTHINESS TESTS A t most roadside checks, vehicles will usually be mechanically examined by an examiner of the Vehicle Inspectorate.

The law which gives him power to inspect a goods vehicle—and detain it while he does so—is in Section 68 of the Road...

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INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS

A Community Authorisation is required for hire or reward transport to, from or through another EC member state. A certified...

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VEHICLE WEIGHING 0 niy an authorised person can require a

vehicle to be weighed and they are police, people authorised by a highway authority (usually Trading Standards officials) and...

DANGEROUS GOODS T he driver of a tanker or vehicle carrying

a tank container used for the transport of a dangerous substance must, when requested by police or a vehicle examiner, produce...

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BEHAVIOUR AT ROADSIDE CHEC \ obody likes to be stopped

at roadside checks but there's no reason to take it out on the enforcement officers. Remember that they are out to catch the...

PROHIBITIONS I f a mechanical examination shows up defects which make

the vehicle unfit for service—or likely to become unfit for service—a VI examiner or a policeman authorised for the purpose...

W hile the previous sections detail which documents and records you

are required by law to produce for inspection, carrying the following extra items of could well help smooth your passage...

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Hi-tech meets apathy on tachographs

t is high time some common se was knocked into the EC hi-tech tacho plans, talks about which have been going on for years (CM...

Troubled water over bridge r'rhe Conservative 1 Government has spent

a decade preaching free enterprise and competitive spirit:. How does it reconcile this with the restrictive practices granted...

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Langdons Truckstop

CM'S roving gourmet couldn't manage another wafer-thin mint after a visit to Langdons Truckstop in Taunton where the allday...

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Low sulphur fuel difficulties in the US

• Fleets in the US using low-sulphur diesel are reporting growing incidents of 0-ring failures in the fuel system. Seals made...

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VI updates recall list

• The Vehicle Inspedorateis latest list of vehicle recalls includes: • Foden 2000, 3000 and 4000 Series built in April...

Model offer

Those ordering two cases of 3M tape will receive the latest model in its vintage model collection.

Intensive use

Ingersol-Rand has just published a 20-page brochure Power tools for the automotive service industry. Tools included have each...

More Gunk

English Abrasives and Chemicals' promotions on Gunk and Plus Gas are continuing. The 400m1 aerosol of Gunk has 25% extra free...

Brush buy

Smith Bros & Webb has acquired the brush manufacturer Brierley Brushes for an undisclosed sum. Redditchbased Brierley went into...

Stricken by value

The Road Haulage Association has described as scandalous the IRTE's recommendations that breakdown charges should include an...

Over to Oldham

Seddon Atkinson has completed the move of its aftermarket division and training centre from Preston to its Oldham factory.

Winning shop

K Watson Commercials of Bedford took the title of ERF's Workshop of the year. Penis & Kearon of Liverpool were runners-up.

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High solids Hi-GLoss is EPA compliant

• ICI has reformulated its HiGloss 383 range of one-pack polyurethane CV refinish paint to meet the EPA's 1995 solvent...

Reline `Superkif

• Lucas is running trials in France of fast-fit hydraulic brake relining "Superkits". Each kit comes with the shoes and and...

Fast start Cummins alert

• Experience from the US and off-highway has led Cummins to issue a service note about engine starting procedures. According...

Safety-Kleen takes on oil filter disposal

• Safety-Kleen is to expand its waste collection scheme to include oil filter disposal after successful area trials. The...

Oil pollution increases

• The National Rivers Authority has put a 4% rise in the recorded cases of water pollution down to an increase in the number...

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DON'T LET THE TRAILER BE THE MAIN FEATURE

Trailers are mechanically simple but neglecting them is expensive. T a .ailers tend not to have a fixed depot nd are therefore...

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T o many people the idea of a five cylinder engine never quite seems right: it's neither a

thumping four or a silky smooth six. But despite the non-conformist nature of a five-cylinder, MAN fit such a beast in some of...

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TALKING COSTS DOWN, NOT UP!

Sponsors were thin on the ground but delegates to the ETMC conference found it worth listening to. AL fter wandering away from...

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THE FRENCH CONNECTION

Colin Sowman reports from the year's big aftermarket show, Equip Auto in Paris. F or those who got to Equip Auto by avoiding...

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Hunger for CV disc skimming

• Brake machining specialist Hunger is introducing a CV disc skimmer. The machine will skim discs up to 440 mm diameter and...

Cleaner air

• Hot on the heels of Agriemach's Turbo is Turbo II, an air pre-cleaner which will fit even the largest truck engine. The air...

Small pack but powerful punch

• Deb is claiming cost savings of up to 50% for fleets switching to , its new Powerwash ultra concentrated traffic film...

Japanese parts in the UK

• Parts fur diesel engines fruni Daihatsu, Isuzu, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Suzuki and Toyota can be purchased from SMS...

Halogen on the top of your head

• Tiger Tools is marketing a version of the Lago hands-free headtorch with a halogen bulb. A 4.5 volt battery powers the 0.5A...

Brake tester for lower use

• Rolling road brake tester manufacturer VI, Test Systems is launching the VLT 15000, a lower specification, lower price...

Extinguishers keep powder dry

• 1 new range of multi-purpose dry powder fire extinguishers suitable for fitting in truck cabs has been launched by Guardian...