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19th February 1983
19th February 1983
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A total transport package

WE HAVE NEVER subscribed to the view that late lobbying would influence a Chancellor of the Exchequer in the preparation of his...

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Period of grace for sideguards?

NEYMOON PERIOD for retrospective fitting of sideguards to nne lorries is being given sympathetic consideration by the rtment of...

Chalker: 'We'll stop GLC'

TRANSPORT Under Secretary Lynda Chalker has given the strongest hint so far that the Government will block the Great London...

Dery tax looks good

IT APPEARS that the Department of Transport is backing the transport industry in its call for a cut on dery in the Budget....

Lpg code

RETAIL outlets of liquefied petroleum gas should operate under a strict compulsory code of practice says the Association of...

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S. Wales drivers bid

SOUTH WALES drivers' union representatives this week began to make direct approaches to hauliers in the region, seeking 1983...

50mph limit

A REVIEW of all lorry speed limits is being undertaken at present by the Department of Transport, chief mechanical engineer...

Rate rises below cost

HAULAGE RATES continuf rise at a lower rate than t port costs, according to figures just released by Freight Transport...

Broke firm turned dowr

THE FINANCIAL status of a Bedf and found wanting at a Transport to continue operating was dismiss ordshire company was exarr...

MIDLANDS British Road vices has won a two-vs contract to

distribute he equipment for Prometheul pliances, a West German pany based at Banbury.

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Vlotorail hit by OFT

TREATMENT of express parcel-delivery service Overnight Bag 'prises by the Motorail section of British Rail (CM,November )112)...

)own-licensing gloom

HOPES operators might have had of gaining political symy for proposals to down-license lorries running below their imum plated...

RF Hino deal

ANNOUNCEMENT of a or deal between ERF and Jaese manufacturer Hino is exted to be made early in the ng. present, ERF is only...

EEC strives for unity

EEC TRANSPORT ministers are holding a special Brussels meeting next week in a last minute bid to make at least some progress...

Daf joins in the fight

DAF TRUCKS (GB) added its voice to the pro-down-licensing campaign last week when its 6x2 tractive units were launched (see...

RENTCO Nationwide, the trailer rental and contract hire specialist, has

increased its UK network to 24 branches with a new branch run on an agency agreement with Ford and Slater in Grimsby, catering...

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rish road tax blow

IRISH GOVERNMENT has dealt another serious blow to the try's road haulage industry with the announcement of a 10 per increase...

Waste on an 0-licence

AN APPEAL for a Salisbury, Wiltshire-based company to run its waste-collection vehicles on a restricted operator's-licence was...

St Killian 11 lorry inquiry

AN INQUIRY into why lorries on board the Irish Continental Line ferry, St Killian 11, were so severely damaged during a storm...

Van rate rise sunk

SEALINK, P&O and European Ferries have reduced their charges for light vans on cross-Channel ferries, following protests from...

THE FREIGHT Transport Association Yearbook 1983 is now available —

free to members (extra copies £10.50). It is a comprehensive publication and with more than 50 sections — from drivers' hours...

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Heron grabs Greenwoods

THE HERON Corporation has expanded its interests in road haulage by taking over Greenwoods Transport from Amey Roadstone for an...

Cheap para

A COVENTRY operat launching a low-cost ex parcels service from the Midlands to various poir Britain. The Red House Groi...

Tebbit-Chalker for REV

TWO GOVERNMENT Ministers have been engaged to speak at Haulage Association events later this year. Employment Secretary Norman...

KARRIER MOTORS has renamed its Renault Trucks Cleveland branch as

Karrier (Cleveland). It is still based at Cowpen Industrial Estate, Billingham, Cleveland.

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DTp goes on disk

XPARTMENT of Transport buy 11 of the new Lucas de microcomputer-based ular Fleet Organisation sms (M-FOS). is designed for the...

Driver classes

TRAINING for international drivers of dangerous goods (ADR) can be provided by Class One School of Transport in Huddersfield....

Salford fire charges

THE MANAGEMENT of B and R Transport is being charged with endangering the welfare of the general public, after the explosion at...

Historic towns at risk

BERKHAMSTEAD and Kings Langley urgently need by-passes to reduce traffic levels, the British Road Federation has told the...

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Daf launches 6x2

MOST OPERATORS will use two-axle tractive units for 38tonne operation, Daf sales engineering manager John Beveridge said last...

Laminate call

BRIDGEWATER Windscreens of Watford is calling for laminated screens for cars and light commercial vehicles. Laminated screens...

Whale scales down

WHALE TANKERS has built a scaled-down gully emptier, to less than 1.82m (6ft) in width, for use where access is restricted....

Mini-Marqul

MARQUISS TRANSPORTE Luce Estate, Annan, DUET shire has produced a light r ery vehicle designed specil for the garage which off...

Retractable king-pin for three-axle units

OPERATORS who decide on three-axle tractive units for 38-tc operation will be interested in a retractable king-pin develops...

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Obituaries

RECORD with regret the hs of George Webb and WilMayes. r Webb was the founder of Willingham, Cambridgeml George Webb group of...

Combs to BRS

AS PART of the re-organisation within the membership services division of British Road Services, a new financial position has...

UDS board named

UNITED DISTRIBUTION Services, the newly-formed United Glass transport and warehousing company, (CM. February 12) has chosen its...

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Mahn for Britain?

THE DEPARTMENT of Transport is beginning to take a closer interest in the road/rail O-Bahn experiment now taking place in West...

Willowbrook

WILLOWBROOK International is fighting the recession by increasing the coach service activities at its Loughborough plant. In...

Laminated repair kit

ESPRIT Marketing of Worthing ha repair of laminated coach windscr The method, which is a modification of the Novus method...

Fares fright

THE FARES battle betwes metropolitan counties anc Government is hotting up, fares-cut proposals from Greater Manchester and...

No coach Evan Evans de

INSIGHT International has bought Evan Evans, Wallace Arnc London-based coach tour operation. The company is plannint operate a...

THE NATIONAL Bus Company has combined with the Youth Hostels

Association to publish a map showing principal bus routes operated by NBC operators together with the location of YHA hostels....

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Smiths awaits verdict

ADING-BASED coach company appeared before the South irn Traffic Commissioners last week after maintenance probwere discovered...

Cowie buying

THE COWIE Group of Sunderland is in the market for "small to medium coach operations" which would be compatible with its...

Ulster link

TOWNSEND THORESEN has launched an express coach service between London and Northern Ireland. The service operates twice weekly...

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Half-size tail lift

A HYDRAULIC tail lift that is only half the width of the vehicle has been added to the Scan range made by Ray Smith (Tail...

Ford Carg( deflector

THE STRATOFOIL air-defl from Strathcarran Air Mar ment is now available w new mounting kit design( fit the Ford Cargo cab. The...

Regular service call

VEHICLE LIVES will be prolonged in future by labour-intensive independent fleet inspections, Freight Transport Association er...

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A vehicle-mounted lif going up in the worll

Some experts believe that Continental-st cantilever tail-lifts are about to make a breakthrough in the UK. David Wilcox...

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UK coach builder back in front rovt

Noel Millier reports a revival in confidenc( at Plaxtons, where the customers' wishes are Paramount THE BRIGHTON Coach Rally...

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hree tails wag he dog

1E PROLIFERATION of group inferences with the Road lulage Association must tend drain the main annual inference, at which the...

1161 for the RHA onference

iE IDEA of holding the RHA Irma' conference abroad has 3en kicked around for years. It as once suggested even that a ler should...

Grit left in old fire engines

DOWN IN ESSEX the County Council's supplies department has come-up with a cost-cutting brainwave. The department has saved...

1,800 NFC shareholders

HAD I (perish the thought) strayed into the melee at Cardiff's Arms Park for the England v Wales match? No, I was one of some...

10,500 capitalists scent rich pickings

THE 10,500 NFC shareholders are no piggy-bank savers and those who went to Birmingham did not go just for the ride. They were...

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Boalloy: accommodatini to loads and customer

Tautliners, Insuliners, and Linkliners all originate from the Cheshire stables of thil well-established bodybuilder. Bryan...

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Old flat get new curtain

TALK LOADING to the average transport operator and he will probably say that platform trailers are the most versatile. Ask the...

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Nothing succeeds MI Trac-cess says L. Davil

A newcomer to bodybuilding, but one tl' is finding itself well able to complete wi . its elders. Bryan Jarvis reports LAWRENCE...

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Preparing for the 1983 Budget

"OPERATORS of goods vehicles ... should pay a specific charge per vehicle which will reflect the extra costs imposed on the...

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IA—inane Spain

N RIGHT you are to question RHA holding its conference foreign country. ly company has been a rnber since the RHA started I I...

cal content id Britain

RITE with reference to lancial Market' by George lcolm which appeared in mmercial Motor February 5. Malcolm appears to have...

Seats belts do safe lives

I READ your editorial about seat belts. They do save life — and horrible and disfiguring injuries. I, for one, am alive and...

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C entry — an pensive failure

ARGUMENT about Britain's ibership of the European lomic Community keeps on aling. Even if 1983 were not to see a General...