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30th May 1969
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Troubles shared

British road transport operators delugedc - vith new legislation and burdened by escalating costs might be forgiven for...

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Tachographs for the EEC

NEW COMMON MARKET REGULATIONS MAY GIVE MR MARSH THE LEVER TO INTRODUCE THEM HERE • Tachographs are to become a legal...

Metro-Cammel

New Elmdon busworks to close by Derek Moses • The bus building works of Metropolitan-Cammell-Weymann Ltd. at Elmdon, on the...

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History on parade at Hull

• The Yorkshire (Hull) area of the Road Haulage Association won an award of merit in Kingston upon Hull Lord Mayor's parade on...

Training Board under fire

• Pungent criticisms of the Road Transport Industry Training Board were made this week by the Sand and Ballast Hauliers and...

Mr Marsh in Liverpool

• Mr. Richard Marsh, the Minister of Transport, visits Liverpool today. He is to tour the docks and meet representatives of the...

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Turbocharged 22-tonner from Ford

• Ford Motor Co. has added a 22-tong.t.w. tractive unit to its D series range. The new model is a D800 developed by the Special...

EEC warns Germany

• The EEC Commission has toldthe German Government that, while German plans for the development of feeder lines and integrated...

Roadworks ahead

• "Today, there is nearly £2,500m worth of motorway, trunk and principal road schemes in the programme or in preparation, and...

New van for Old Kentucky

• Operators of a chain of restaurants in London's West End, Old Kentucky Restaurants Ltd.. set Capital Motor Co. Ltd.. Bedford...

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Container ports tour for

Union men from our industrial correspondent • The 12-man No. 1 Docks Group committee of the Transport and General Workers'...

LDoY proposals not accepted

• Proposed changes in the structure of the Lorry Driver of the Year competition were not confirmed at last week's executive...

Increasing accidents

• Fatal and serious casualties among drivers and passengers on goods vehicles rose by 14 per cent during the first two months...

Research in management control

• At a recent meeting the Executive Council of the National Association of Furniture Ware housemen and Removers agreed to...

Creditors will be paid in full

• Allisons Freight Lines Ltd. shareholders received a formal takeover offer from Amalgamated Rubber and Industrial Holdings...

Traffic changes at Tilbury

• The Port of London Authority. British Railways and National Carriers Ltd. jointly announce that with effect from the close of...

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MoT issues loading regs

Extension of Plating and Testing scheme • The Minister of Transport yesterday circulated far comment draft regulations which...

B RS pay impasse

• The National Joint Negotiating Committee meeting which was discussing the TGWU claim for an improved salary structure for...

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Container Transport

by David Lowe Wine by the ton CONTAINER cargoes of many differing types have been mentioned in CM recently and one of these...

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Conferences, courses and training

Container conference • A two-day conference on Containerization arranged by the College of Production Technology will be held...

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Deadlock in LTB pay deal

from our industrial correspondent • London Transport offered a 1 7s a week rise to its 32,000 busmen last week in return for a...

NEWS IN BRIEF

• The name of the director-general for the SEL NEC PTA was expected to be announced yesterday from a short-list of five. The...

First Manx 36-footer

• The first 36ft coach to operate in the Isle of Man arrived on the island this week. It is a reconditioned Bedford VAL with a...

Now it is Swain • From Tuesday, May 20. The

Provincial Traction Co. Ltd., which was recently acquired by the Wiles Group, officially became the Swain Group Ltd. For 35...

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New Strachans minibus

• A new 16-seat minibus by Strachans (Coachbuilders) Ltd., Hamble, Hants, based on a Ford Transit 1 ; ton chassis, is claimed...

Little Red Book

• A must for people in the road passenger transport industry or suppliers to that industry is The Little Red Book, a new...

Daimlers in all directions

• Three 33ft Daimler Fleetlines with Willowbrook 44-seat bodies similar to the example illustrated are the first rear-engined...

Women bus researchers

• Fifteen housewives in the north east of England are travelling more than 6,000 miles between them on buses in a bid to...

Combined committees for Brighton • At its meeting to elect

a new mayor last week, Brighton Town Council decided to combine the highways and transport committees into one, to co-ordinate...

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Automatic chassis cleaner

by David Spain • An automatic chassis cleaner was demonstrated at Leyton (LTB) bus garage on Wednesday. It has been developed...

0-m-o double-deckers for Edinburgh

• One-man double-decker buses could be in operation in Edinburgh this year, forecast Mr. Ronald Cox, transport manager of...

Moves at Primrose

Eric Chadwick has been appointed overseas engineer and export manager of the Primrose Group, Mr. Chadwick is at present on an...

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Quarry owners boycott rates meeting

• A meeting called by the North East Tipper Operators' Association this month to discuss a common rates schedule was virtually...

Two vehicles removed

• The North Western deputy LA, Mr. G. K. Newman, removed two vehicles from the A licence of H. R. Morrison Ltd. under Section...

Removal licence refused

• A new B licence was refused to J. P. Donnelly, a Warrington secondhand furniture and antique dealer, at a public inquiry in...

Northern LA kept busy

• Mr. J. Hanlon, the Northern LA, sitting in Penrith on Tuesday of last week, heard five inquiries into haulage applications....

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NewTaskers Formula 5 machinery carrier

by Ron Cater • Latest in the range of semi-trailers made by Taskers Trailers, the Formula 5 model, was completed last week. It...

Maximum loads sensed simply

• The practical mind of Northants haulier Mr. A. J. L. Partrick has devised an extremely simple method to keep his vehicles out...

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York-Neville export dumper packs

• The first York-Neville Tandem-Dump semi-trailer dumper to be exported as a knocked-down build-it-yourself pack, complete with...

New standard

• The British Standards Institution has recently published a new standard. BS 4430—recommendations for the safety of powered...

Wreck collector

• A Powell Duffryn 17T Dinotrailer semitrailer was recently added to the fleet operated by Thompson Metals ICwmcarn} Ltd. and...

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Road and workshop by Handyman

Loads and forces (2) • From my experience of looking into why vehicles turn over at roundabouts. I would say two regular...

More from radials

• An increase in tyre life from 20,000/ 25,000 to around 40,000 has been obtained by Fyffes Group Ltd., 15 Stratton St.,...

Tachograph importers

• The company trading at 88-96 Market St., Preston, mentioned in our May 16 issue as importers of Zenith tachographs, is W and...

Balkancar distributors

• John Wallace Greenock Ltd., part of the Glasgow-based John Wallace Group. has appointed the following distributors of...

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* Silverware?

Anniversaries again. Last week's annual luncheon of the National Association of Warehouse Keepers was the 25th—and the special...

* Tipper tales

If the NAWK menu was fittingly silver, the latest issue of Hydraulics at Work is appropriately splashed with gold, for it marks...

* Steam lore

If it's nostalgia you're after, a little book received this week may be the answer. Entitled Discovering Traction Engines, it's...

* Traffic blues

Back to anniversaries agaip—last Saturday was the 25th birthday of "B" department of the Metropolitan Police, the department...

* In reverse

Tipper man Les House was this week elected Mayor of the London Borough of Hackney. Les is the first Conservative Mayor of...

* Not by road

Eddie Barber of Essex Carriers and Betty Smith, the admin. assistant to the Lorry Driver of the Year committee, shunned the...

* S. O. S.

CALLING ALL HAULIERS WITH SPARE CAPACITY BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND KENT. THE KIDS AT JOYDENS WOOD, BEXLEY, PRIMARY SCHOOL ARE...

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Rosy outlook for Black and White

ONE of the golden rules in the world of finance is not to overstretch your resources or your organization beyond its...

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AUSTIN 8-CWT VAN

WHEN the Morris 5cwt van was introduced in July 1953 it was heralded as a considerable step forward in light commercial vehicle...

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oc h nitopicS

NOISE is virtually a continuous experience to those of normal hearing. Even a person living alone on top of a mountain and...

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by David Lowe, minstTA INTEGRITY and confidence between parties are

the most important factors in ensuring the success of a joint or co-operative venture. With a business venture, particularly...

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MEMBERS' NAMES AND ADDRESSES

Aliens Transport Ltd., Eastgate, (Seeping St. James. Peterborough. Aclutrorth Transport Co, Ltd.. Wakefield Road, Ackworth....

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ACCIDENTS: whol to do BY LES OLDRIDGE, A.I.R.T.E., A.M.I.M.I. THE

professional driver is almost bound to be involved in an accident sooner or later, even if only as a witness. Immediately after...

Thou shalt not...

While operators are right to take note of the new penalties for licensing infringements which the Transport Act introduces, it...

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Janus comments

Wet blanket I POINTED OUT last week that when speaking to the Freight Transport Association and the Road Haulage Association...

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Mechanical handling the boffins' approach

THE Cranfield College of Aeronautics is not a name that springs to mind when road hauliers discuss mechanical handling. I...

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I have heard that the windscreens of American cars and

trucks are now based on a special type of laminated safety glass. Could you give details of this glass? A All 1966 cars and...

0 . We have a vehicle classed on its log

book as a digging machine and hydraulic shovel. Could you inform us what the tyre regulations are concerning this machine while...

have a long-wheelbase diesel LandRover which is used for carrying

tools for my job (forestry contractor) such as chains, saws and suchlike. At the moment this vehicle is taxed as goods; is it...

Q With the advent of MoT testing and plating would

it be illegal to drive a vehicle to a scrap yard on trade plates when its normal MoT test period has passed? A Among the list...

Q Can you tell me what is meant on the plating

application form "Without restriction of speed other than statutory speed limits"? A The reason that plating application forms...

Q My articulated low-loader unit has recently been. MoT tested, and

plated for 24 tons g.t.w. With the type of irr ivisible load I normally carry! run at 30-32 tons g. t. w. The vehicle conforms...

Q / drive a 12-seater minibus and a 36seater bus and

these buses are used for carrying school children. Can you tell me how many children should be carried on each of them ? A...

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More pictures wanted

Reading that Mr. Galton of the Road Transport Society is about to start a photographic library (CM May 16), I thought it...

British Leyland service

I was roost interested to read the letter (CM May 16) regarding the fears, both real and imaginary, of your correspondent on...

The test dodgers

I read with some dismay your article "To catch the test dodgers" {CM April 18). Is the Ministry of Transport not already aware...

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The RSA Diploma is disappointing

ALTHOUGH in 1968 there has been a reasonable increase in the number of candidates for the RSA Diploma in Road Transport...

Endorsement of driving licences (2)

WHEN a person is prosecuted for any offence listed in Part I or Part II of the First Schedule to the 1962 Road Traffic Act he...

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Metal cleaner

A dual-purpose anti-corrosion product, Omnigliss Permanent, has been developed by the Moly kote Division of Dow Corning...

Wheelnut wrench

From E. G. Allchin and Co. Ltd. comes a planetary-geared power wrench—the Plarad Model XVK—particularly suitable for...

Air conditioning

An air conditioning unit which freshens and circulates air in winter, cools it in summer and also provides the correct level of...

Hand riveting

A hand tool, designed specifically for placing Avex break-stem rivets, has been introduced by Avdel Ltd. Known as the Type 759...

Grease guns

Graco has introduced new 'portable air-powered and handoperated lubricating units and accessories. They are the lightweight...

Servicing unit

A mobile servicing unit, which enables plant and machinery to be serviced and greased on site, has been developed by Multi...

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Trader Handbook

The 1969 edition of Trader Handbook has now been published. The basic design and layout of this 579-page edition is unchanged...

Collision damage

A new method for repairing collision damage is being introduced into the UK following a highly successful introduction into the...

High-top model

Rydgeway Plastics Ltd. has added to its range of high-top van conversions with a model for the Ford Escort van. Conversions are...

Vacuum cleaners

A range of Dustbane vacuum cleaners, a floor scrubber and a scrubbing/vacuum cleaner come from the New Romney Manufacturing Co....

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Engine preservative

Holt Products Ltd. has developed an oil additive, known as EP5, which is a viscosity im prover and is claimed to combat wear...

Aluminium sections

The Baco range of aluminium sections has been rationalized and now includes several new sections as well as a series designed...

Parking buffers

A means of protecting boundary walls and buildings in car parks, particularly the multi-storey type, from damage due to...

KEEPING THEM RUNNING

with Ron Cater Sir William Black, who 10 years ago opened the then new workshops of Commercial Vehicle Repairs Ltd. at...

Refuse packer

A small, stationary refuse packer introduced by Powell Duffryn Engineering meets the requirements of stores, offices, etc....

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Flaw detector

A combined visible red and fluorescent dye penetrant process —Ardrox 9 VF 1—evolved by Ardrox Ltd. is a sensitive method of...

Phone amplifier

A two-way telephone amplifier from the Magnetic Broadcasting Co. Ltd. increases the voice of the caller sufficiently for it to...

Soldering gun

An electric soldering gun introduced by SKIL features automatic trigger feed control which enables the operator to feed solder...

Cleaning fluid

A heavy-duty industrial cleaning fluid has been developed by the hygiene department of Walkers (Century Oils) Ltd., The product...

Cleaner/brightener

An aluminium cleanser /brig htener—R aynap Al-Brite—which is said to be particularly suitable for treating the aluminium...

Anti-skid

Skid-resistant road surfacing called Shellgrip can greatly reduced accidents at junction approaches. This claim follows tests...