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24th February 1978
24th February 1978
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The right men

A MISTAKE has been acknowledged and a wrong righted by those who nominate the members of the Committee of Inquiry into...

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alvesen faces blacking

IRISTIAN Salvesen lorries the Aberdeen depot could blacked by drivers if empts to sell or rel-locate are made. rhe firm...

Open door for 0 licensing

IN A BID to gather more evidence from small operators, the Foster Committee on 0 licensing is to set up a series of meetings up...

litiotorways mean profit

1DUSTRY and commerce is Lying some £500 million a !ar from the motorway and unk road network built ming this decade, says the...

Ulsterbus bombing

BUS services in Londonderry were disrupted this week when a firebomb attack destroyed 18 buses and damaged another 19 at the...

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• Stiffer Ii cences proposed

PROPOSALS that would make it much harder to get and keep an operator's licence have been made to the Government inquiry into...

JACK JONES, retiring general secretary of the Transport and General

Workers Union, was given a rousing send-off on Monday at a reception held for him at London's Royal Festival Hall. Gathered...

O wner drivers get warning A WARNING that owner drivers who

form their own freight offices face the probability of be blacked by other clearing houses came at the weekend. Sheerness...

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erseyside mystery tours

MERSEYSIDE County Council has launched a campaign to allow Merseyside to take a bigger share of the lucrative coach tour trade....

WESTM STER HAUL.

NOW all is clear. Discretionary action will be taken against road haulage firms found to be in breach of the pay guidelines, no...

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ickness eons ban for Scot

COTS haulier has been led from using one of his es for a month — although court was told he had an remely serious" record of...

Unhappy haulage 'in low spirits'

HAULIERS throughout the country are "in low spirits," according to a special report published in the Financial Times this...

Builders equal

DRIVERS working in the building industry will get an extra £1.50 a night subsistence allowance to bring them in line with other...

ling wait copy

INCREASING number of British drivers is arriving in ice with only a photostat copy of the necessary green ench customs...

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SHORT HAULS

Norfolk bigger NORFOLK Line has moved its trailer depot from Haydock to Heywood, and gets a big increase in capacity. The new...

New alarm shines out

AN AMERICAN-made vehicle alarm system has been introduced to the UK this week by Intrabel of Brussels. It is an electric...

Forwarde conspirac

IT TOOK two judges and two juries three months to acquit an international transport and forwarding firm and its London manager...

Watch those kingpin;

SPECIAL Notice has been issued for trailer operators i. Intertruck removable trailer kingpin part 313N. A small number of...

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Come to Calais!

places are available for CM's International Conference in ?r and Calais on March 15 and 16. The conference theme is ;lo-French...

Mersey tunnel tolls up

INCREASED Mersey Tunnel tolls have been approved by Merseyside County Council's Highways and Tunnels Committee. The increase of...

New RTITB director

Cohn Nunn has succeeded vices Ltd: vice-chairman—A. E., Peter Haxby as director of Watson. A. M Walker Ltd. L training at the...

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"THE MAINTENANCE and improvement of public transport is the Government's

number one priority in transport," said William Rodgers at the annual dinner of the Confederation of British Road Passenger...

Midland to run independents

SEVEN idependent local bus services in Telford, have been acquired by the National Bus Company and will be operated by Midland...

Bonus combats shortages

IN AN effort to combat acute staff shortages, London Transport has introduced a "double-your-money" recruitment bonus. A bonus...

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Design conference

"DESIGN for Passenger Transport" is the subject of a conference at Nottingham University on April 6 and 7. The conference Is...

Bus-lane axe attacked

MEMBERS of the Greater London Council last week discussed a report submitted by the minority party of the council on the...

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SMALL TORQUE

New tyres for old TYRES WITH damaged breaker plies can now be retreaded with equipment from Retreading Equipment of Alton,...

Bulkmobile back-up

BULKMOBILE LTD of Sudbury has strengthened its back-up facilities on Scotland. Bulkmobile, which supplies lightweight bodywork...

Commandos

CHRYSLER's Dodge Truck Division has won a Elm fleet order to supply a total of 134 trucks and vans to National Carriers for a...

REFRIGERATED van be by Crane Fruehauf will s be on

the road in Ii Lonrho Exports Ltd placed an order for 12 of vans, mounted on the Pen multi-body base frames. The...

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red

- kins 6.354.3 engines, ysler six-speed gearboxes the optional extra power ering. All the 100 Series nmando models will have...

Warranty extended

CHRYSLER is to extend its 12-months' warranty on the 100 series (Commando to include unlimited mileage, bringing it in line...

'mania expands training

SCAN1A is expanding its service training courses to meet the increasing demand from operators. The courses, which started on a...

Tail-lift under cover

Orr-A NEW in-board tail-lift is being made by Wilsdon & Co Ltd of Lode Lane, Solihull. The new Cargo Lifta embodies many ideas...

VIEW SECURITY locks and seals will make he thief's job

much harder, says specialist nanufacturer J. N. Blair of Market iarborough, Leics. The locks have been specially designed to...

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In place of Jack Jones...

JAMES LARKIN JONES, CH, ex-docker, one-time soldier and now the retiring TGWU general secretary, said farewell to his comrades,...

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gu iltame quatifiat

Government proposes larch 1 to increase the or an hgv driving test I £24 to £33.50. Are serious when they say is must be kept...

Reduciug

wit 1Wit In Graham Montgomerie's article - Impressive . . . despite the weather," (CM, February 3), he mentioned severe cab nod...

Re*

jUatiee Your editorial comments (CM February 3) on the views expressed by the Freight Transport Association exhibit an amount...

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Weft !mini

The fourth training centre mentioned in the two pages devoted to bulk liquid interests (CM January 27) is now in action at this...

.Ceatlet

We refer to your leader (CM February 3). As an operator of goods vehicles and an extensive user of hauliers' services, we must...

9K black aid white, gem

So different regulations affect drivers on UK roads when their loads are destined for abroad (CM news February 3). What a load...

Vag* Um

Steve Gray's penetrating insight into Thatcham's influence on Vehicle Accident Repair Costs (CM, January 27) is marred by the...

Faxemealie

Your report (CM February the Freight Transport Association's submission ti Committee of Inquiry into 0-licensing was indeed...

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e seen

in the dark HERE is another CM special offer, designed especially for those who have to work in the dark hours. It's called...

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It's your choice...

In this category vehicles are often sold to operators with little regard to suitability HOOSING the right ecification for any...

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The spring brake system

IN THE middle 1960s there were a number of cases of , heavy vehicles running away because of lack of pressure in the air brake...

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Define your haul

The operator's first decision is: What deck length do you need to carry your basic load? ECIFYING the right -fide for the...

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RHA needs a shake-up

ociation, both at the Lonhq and in the area offices, uffering grievous erosion taff of all grades. Some of wastage, especially...

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golden days...

e year 1928 must have had some special creative significance. There are golden jubilees pping up all over the place. Last week...

Treasure Island

I'm sure it's much cheaper to ) to Palmas at this time of the ar than in June, July and ugust. I just wonder, however, it was...

Hidden exports

There are things going on every day in transport which would astound and amaze us if they all leaked out. For obvious reasons...

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Forming committees

IN THE first article in this series on the Safety Representatives and Safety Committee Regulations 1978, I dealt briefly with...