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29th November 1986
29th November 1986
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"We expect the gearbox to stay fresh way beyond the sell-by date"

"We have all our Mercedes 1628s on a three-year buy-back arrangement" says Ken Needham, Robirch Transport Manager at...

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• COMMENT SELF-HELP

• Freedom of choice has been the rallying cry of the present government ever since it came to power in 1979. It has been the...

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S Yorks E7 and 35 hrs

• More wage claims have been received by the Road Haulage Association from the unions. South Yorkshire and Sheffield drivers...

FTA idles on 40 tonne claim

• The Freight Transport Association's 40-tonner campaign has been put on hold until after the next general election, but...

Leyland *hind the losses

• The full extent of Leyland Vehicles' financial plight was highlighted this week, with the news that the Rover Group's ailing...

Flaming tanker sparks fresh row

• The recent spate of accidents in the north east involving lorries carrying hazardous loads (CMNovember 1) continued last week...

RHA names weight date

• The long, drawn-out argument over whether the Road Haulage Association will press for the weight limit for eightaxle rigids...

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London Bus bust up

• Protracted negotiations between London Buses and its maintenance staff finally broke down this week, when around 2,500...

More cuts for Dip examiners

• Department of Transport traffic examiners have been told that there will be fewer resources available for them to do their...

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Thieves hit Kane

• Two drivers face redundancy at Kane Plant and Services of Redbou.rn near St Albans, following the theft of their MAN tipper...

Giltsave shuts down Rochford

• Giltsave's bodybuilding plant at Rochford in Essex is being closed down, with the loss of approximately 50 jobs. Production...

Truck racing goes East

• The provisional dates and venues for next year's European :ruck racing championships include two new Grands Prix, at the...

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Dropframes on way up

• Arclid Transport of Sandbach is expanding its bulk powder general haulage fleet with six of these Don-Bur aluminium chassis...

Boalloy's One6liner for 16-tonners

• Following the recent launch of its 7.5-tonne quick-fit body range, Congleton-based Boalloy has launched a new fast-turnaround...

Two-way tip from Tamplin

• By using an aluminium base frame and tank Tamplin has cut the weight of its donkey engine power package by 40kg. The...

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• New curtains for old box

• A Southfield Coachworks' curtainside conversion of an original box body has helped increase the productivity of fleet dairy...

GRP springs again

• Montracon has become the second manufacturer to fit GM Liteflex composite springs to a production trailer. The lightweight...

BIS treads quietly

• Following night-time complaints from local residents of noise from its trailers running with conventional steel springs,...

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UK sales drive for Montracon

• Ulster-based trailer manufacturer Montracon Trailers has invested over £300,000 in a new sales and marketing centre at...

BET's new war on waste

• Services giant BET is restructuring its waste disposal operations following last month's £32 million acquisition of the...

NFC Distribution turnover boost

• In its first year of trading the NFC Distribution Group has boosted its overall turnover by around 40%. Much of this growth...

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Shell's radical plan

• Tumbling world oil prices have prompted Shell UK to come up with a radical restructuring package for its oil distribution...

Winamton's profits jump

• Wincanton Transport has boosted its profits by 45% during the six months to September 30. The Yeovil-based transport and...

New hub for Parceline

• Parceline, the Mayne Nickless subsidiary, is to open a new £6 million hub and headquarters building in West Bromwich at the...

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Mitchell blocks LRT

• The Government has blocked London Regional Transport's plans to build a new coach terminal at Paddington (see CM November...

New Euro PSV proposals

• Controversial proposals to open up the EEC's passenger transport market to free competition have been drafted in Brussels and...

Future vehicles for women

IN A bus industry first was scored by Northumbria Buses last week when the company invited representatives from women's groups,...

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Roberts backs Wales

• Welsh Office Minister 4Vyn Roberts has hit back at Labour claims that there has been a massive slump in bus mileages in Wales...

Tar nbrook gets seven days

• Tarnbrook, the company formed to take over the business of the now defunct Invincible Travel (Tamworth), has been given seven...

IN BRIEF

• Sheffield Education Authority was recently presented with the world's largest Sunshine coach by the Variety Club of Great...

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Econofreight wins

• Claims by Derbyshire Police that a driver of a special types vehicle travelling at 16 lon/h (10mph) up a hill on the M1 was...

Taylor misses disciplinary hearing and loses licence

• Failure to attend disciplinary proceedings has led to the revocation of the International Licence for three vehicles and...

Cassidy cleared on tacho charges

• Holrne-on-Spalding-Moor hauliers B M Cassidy, and one of its drivers, Kenneth Reynor, have been cleared of a series of...

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Night out not out

• Mitchell Cotts was wrong to sack lorry driver Ronald Tucker because of his "dodgy nights out" in a northern night spot, an...

Poynton Waste wins through

• Poynton Waste Disposal has been granted a licence without environmental conditions by North Western Licensing Authority, Roy...

Gloystarne hit on poor maintenance

• Maintenance problems have lead to the duration of licences held by Gloystarne & Company and Gloystarne Warehousing being cut...

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II NEWS OVERSEAS WEST GERMANY MORE POWER

• Economic growth so far this year in West Germany has taken place against a background of zero inflation, says the Continental...

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T hose simple components are capable of changing gears faster and smoother than any comparable system in today's heavy truck transmissions.

Even more remarkably, they're capable of making an intelligent decision as to exactly the right moment to effect the change....

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Tiphook's new faces

• Tom Phillips has been made group financial controller of Tiphook, Bromley, Kent, the international trailer and container...

Bonny for Charlie

• Wilcox-Seadyke Scotland has appointed Charlie Taylor, 41, as general manager of its new depot at Newhouse, near Motherwell....

BRS Top Job

• George Hazle has been promoted to managing director of BRS Midlands, from operations director. He will he based at the...

IN BRIEF

• Wincanton Transport Services has promoted Kevin Sleeth to the new position of contracts manager, petroleum services based at...

Holt at the helm

• Eric Holt has joined coach bodybuilders Hestair Duple as quality control manager. He will be responsible for quality control...

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The self-employed Sting

• If Hertfordshire-based haulier Harry Mont ever gets to meet with a Government official to argue the massive £24,750 tax bill...

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A LOT OF BOTTLE!

• Although it was announced over a year ago, and has been on sale in Britain for a couple of months, the MercedesBenz 1644 with...

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BIRDS EYE VIEW

BY THE HAWK • Gosta Nystrom, the 'father' of the Volvo cab, now aged 80, has been made an honorary doctor at Umea University...

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MID WEST

METHODS "Welcome to the world's finest grocery distribution center" (sic) reads the sign above the main entrance to the Jewel...

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DEAR

SIR PROTECTING BOTH PARTIES • Although not involved with the commercial vehicle industry I happened to see a friend's copy of...

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WHY YOU NEED A CPC

SPECIAL OFFER SPECIAL OFFER SPECIAL OFFER SPECIAL OFFER • Whatever potential changes in transport regulations are discussed,...

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• "When is a car not a car?" asks an

ebullient Renault press release. "When it's a van," comes the answer — but is the Renault 5 really a van? Renault's other...

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ONE MAN'S CHOICE

Hauliers with money to spend now have a wide variety of purchasing options. CM has been to see how one Nottingham-based...

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In the run up to a general election we Ye

grown accustomed to accusations va Opposition parties about party polls inspired consumer booms. Plenty of cars on the road...

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Watch danger

• Rubery Owen-Rockwell is warning service centres and operators about a new supply of "potentially very dangerous" wheel bolts...

out for bolts

When removed, it was found that the splines in the bolt had stripped as a result of their softness. In fact the ultimate...

Logging saves fuel

• When the driver of a vehicle fitted with this Stanley speed logging unit reaches his preset speed, he is warned audibly and...

Counterfeits: action in '87

• The concern at counterfeit goods expressed recently by Clayton Dewandre is now recognised worldwide. GATT (General Agreement...

Glasonit 'yes'

• Mazda has given full approval to Glasurit's 54-Line and 21-Line two-pack refinishing systems, which include topcoat s ,...

Spafax wa to up sales

• Wiltshire-based Spafax ha moved Douglas Hewat up t national business developmer manager where his duties ir elude identifying...

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Grundon opens

Elm workshop I Special attention was paid the foundations and floors at le new E1 million workshop nd office complex opened...

Lube package for bus garages

• Alentec Orion has equipped London Buses garages at Stockwell, Willesden, Merton, Finchley, Chalk Farm and Tottenham with...

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;arages go for his DT Iube

• Claydrum Engineering is he exclusive agent for )eutsche Tecalemit, whose ubrication systems are now itted into an increasing...

Body appraisal service plan

• Bill Atkinson, who until recently was research projects manager at the Motor Insurance Repair Centre at Thatcham, has been...

Best of British' well on target

• Moore & Wright is well on target for a record number of entries already over 1,400, for the 1987 "Best of British"...

Hotspur heat switched on

• Hi-Tech Heaters (Mfg) of Walsall has obtained the manufacturing rights of the catalytic heaters which it markets under the...

Special offers on professional sell-adhesive graphics

• The Polymasker, a computer controlled cutting and drafting machine from Folex, has been intrumental in the formation of...

Paint checks

• A paper by Tohru Nishiyama, a Nissan engineer, on the company's paint inspection robots which have optical sensing and...

A&W swatches are now available

• The first set of 621 colour swatches, updating the Ault & Wiborg Paints colour information service introduced earlier this...

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Multiplier in kit form

• A service tool (Part No. 21214975) designed to facilitate the easier application and release of the very high fastening...

Bodyshop range

• Redashe is launching a range of products for paint and bodyshops. These include Combinoto sprayer's overalls and labcoats...

Washing profits

• Details of Contact's range of vehicle wash systems are given in the company's new six-page pamphlet entitled "Programme for...

Reel 'em in . . .

• Nederman has introduced a self-retracting hose reel tc keep workshops clear of hoses left on the floor and designed for...

5p washes, claims Deepclean

• While own-account firms are deepest into livery, many hauliers are content with merely displaying their phone number, yet all...

'Own-label' gun

• Aerosols International, which has relaunched its Jet Pak aerosol propelled spray gun, reckons it could appeal to garage...

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trid rrinq

• London and the South Eastern region has been traditionally short of all kinds of skilled vehicle technicians and engineers....

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onger dodgy to measure

I/ Measuring toe-in, that most critical of steering alignment settings, has always been a dodgy business despite the advent of...

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Power for breakdowns

• X-Amp, from Driftgate, an innovative motor vehicle power supply device, has been developed for the breakdown engineer. A...

Washer saves on chemicals

• The Mini-Chem Mark II compressed-air-operated Jetaway Gun power washer, priced at £69, has a specially designed manifold that...

Tar remover has double action

• Chemsearch says that Fullback, its latest degreaser and tar remover, has a double action, actually thickens when mixed with...

Precision with flange facers

• Two portable flange facers from Sibex (Constructions), designated FF24 and FF40, are designed to replace the 618 and the 1840...

Pans wash with bath

• From Century Hygiene comes a free-standing meta parts washer. The electron. ically powered Centisolve parts washer has its...

Circle turbo card no. 72

system. Radial feed may be disengaged for stationary cutting of '0'-ring grooves. Overall capability is increased with the...

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Cleaner designed For toughest use

I MAC has developed elecrically powered cold-water ressure cleaners — the MAC :E range — designed to cope ;ith heavy usage in...

7.d ifflJith

• The CLM International Corporation, of Denver, Colorado, has been producing metalbased lubricants for over 10 years, and this...

Fester connects in 3

• Souriau's diesel module, which updates the 1585 model, adapts any petrol engine testing equipment fitted with a number one...

Re: lighter compressor

• Rotocold has added the R8 model to its range of multivane rotary compressors for transport and static refrigeration...

Just one in stock

• Designed for use with ICI Autocolor's Hi-dur Rapide, its new additive, Converter, enables the two-pack primer to achieve...

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Winter 'readies'

• Details of Granville's winter range are contained in a brochure from the company, featuring: Arctic Shield anti-freeze and...

This sump plug stays plugged

• The Lubro-Tech sump plug and drainer is being introduced from Europe onto the British market by Tyre-Tech International....

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Kit out for GRP repairs

A GRP-plywood panelled body needs a quite different repair technique compared to a traditional riveted or huck-bolted...

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UK repair patent

III One of the pioneers in GRP-plywood bodybuilding, Tidd Strongbox Ltd, now of Sandy, Bedfordshire, has been granted a UK...

Tricks of the trade

• Repair manuals of the kind published by the manufacturers of composite panelling provide vital guidelines for those having to...

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The reservoir for the power-steering lives at the front of

the chassis on the offside, and though it is shielded from road dirt to some extent, enough grit and mud can collect on it to...

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tester

• Enco Express, the Scottish-based equipment supplier, demonstrated for the first time at the Motor Show the new Enco...

'Cheap' diagnostics

• Allen Diagnostic Equipment, which introduced its computerised scope engine analogue at the Motor Show, claims that it breaks...

Moving units catch the eye

• Most of the exhibitions al the Motor Show using move. ment specified a product frorr the British Turntable Company as used in...

Washer stores 100 programs in micro computer memory

• The Chassisjet 2000 displayed by Concept Equipment at the Motor Show is suitable for routine maintenance and repair jobs,...

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Novel idea lir wash

I A novel portable brushash system was launched at ie Motor Show by MAC lachines and Chemicals of lough. The system is called...

Safety aid to litters

• Europe's fastest heavy truck, which has a Rolls-Royce jet-fighter engine, was used to test Don Red Stripe brake lining, as it...

Speedline up to 700 items

• When the Speedline range from Sykes-Pickavant was launched in the late Seventies, it consisted of just a few products. By the...

'Revolution hits servicing

• Kalamazoo, launching a new computerised workshop control system at the Motor Show, claimed it will "revolutionise" service...

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Basic Questions to answer

In order to work out how many fitters to employ and how many parts to carry, go back over your invoices for the past year •...

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Makita has the drill

• Makita has added a ;eventh drill, model i071DWK, to its cordless )ower tool range. It has a variable speed facility, offering...

mimmip

• Viso, an international group of companies originally founded in New Jersey in the United States, manufactures a range of...

Fuelfree protects to —10°C

• One part of Super Fuelfree in 500 parts of diesel or gasoil will protect down to -16°C, while a greater concentration will...

Stick-an GlIs

MI The latest additions to the range of more than 200 Cosmic accessories are: chromed plastic self-adhesive GB letters;...

A cut above

• The Rubber-Cut, a rubber regrooving machine developed by Tip Top Vulcanising, proved very reliable in workshop trials, on...

Pistol packing head blaster

• Drester bead blasting can be used on a variety of machine parts including vehicle wheels, brake discs, drainage pumps,...

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Oncoming faults monitored

• The week after Automated Fuelling Systems (Northern) installed its Automaster AFI 500 total fuel management system at British...

Longer life exhaust

• The service lives of engine exhaust systems can be greatly lengthened by spraying super-heated aluminium on to the bare...

Vee ring seals:

• Henry Crossley (Packings) has published a new technical brochure covering the range of ve-e ring seals which it manufactures...

wide range

peratures up to 260°C (500°F) to 260°C (500°F) are catered for from "standard" sets. Henry Crossley (Packings) Ltd PO Box No 7...

TIN care

• TUX tyres require particu lar care when being mounted Rough handling or stretchinj can seriously damage th( specially...

Fast charging

• From Baron Instrument Systems comes the SC1 alter nator controller, which allows the battery in the vehicle to be charged...

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Imbalance goes digital • The finish balancer LPi from Hofmann

Balancing Techniques is designed for fast, simple, one-man balancing on the vehicle. It is a single-spin operation, and is...

inside job

• Rondier's Auto Radio Test R4V is so compact that a vehicle radio can be tested from within the vehicle. A himnal 25W...

Better guard against chips

• The Body Gard stone chip resistant coatings from 311 Automotive Trades have been reformulated to allow a wider spray pattern...

Ten seconds to drill

• Following the launch of its redesigned ADKO DS1A drill sharpener in April ADKO has brought out a pedestal stand to support...

ealiug tape

I A leaflet describing Therit lilt TWDB, a heat-shrink uct-sealing band, is available pm Raychem Ltd, the manuicturer, and its...

:repe for paint sprayers

I Limpet Tapes has introuced a range of self-adhesive reped paper masking tapes ir paint sprayers. The tapes are buff coloured...