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3rd September 1976
3rd September 1976
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Tacho strike date fixed TANKER drivers at Ellesmere Port are expected to go ahead with a 48-hour token strike in protest...

WINNER of the Truck Queen '76 final on Monday was

former Miss England finalist June Butler who steered her 38-25-36 through the High Wycombe course. Runner-up was a man,...

OPERATION CRACKDOWN

...more penalties for trucks on the way ENVIRONMENTAL enemy number one is the "noisy and smelly" heavy lorry — and a...

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Bus industry leeds review'

HERE is general agreement that the bus industry needs a amprehensive review, Dr John Gilbert, Minister of Transport, ild last...

Truck imports up exports down

ULY was the best month this rear for commercial vehicle mporters, who managed to lush their figures up by nearly quarter....

4 .1,THOUGH goods vehicles traffic rose by almost seven pier cent

in the first quarter of this year, road casualties irnong truck and van users fell V eleven per cent. These figures were...

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THE Freight Transport Association is putting pressure on the Government

to take more action to ease the crippling Hungarian haulage permits situation. In a series of leaflets it has told its members...

Dykes Act chaos feared by FTA

A BLEAK and confusing pictures of totally unrelated schemes to control the movement and parking of lorries is emerging,...

Unkindest cut

THE Government is still failing to understand the extent to which industry and commerce depend upon a sound transport...

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SPEAKERS for the National Guild of Transport Managers' one-day conference at Matlock Bath have been announced.

They include CM technical editor Mr Graham Montgomerie and DoE transport chief Mr Reg Dawson, and from the insurance business...

II aboard SHIP

HIP — the Small Hauliers International Partnership — has lected its first management committee and is now open for usiness....

Get it together

The United Kingdom's 32-ton limit is restricting transport efficiency, and before we can get this changed our industry will...

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FODEN have streamlined their breakdown service so that there is

now just one telephone number from which emergency help will be available. The new scheme is linked to the 42 Foden dealers...

Arlington hold their own

ARLINGTON Motor Holdings chairman Mr N. C. N. Housden said in a statement last week that the group trading was on a par with...

Dismissal umbrella covers small firms

PEOPLE working in small haulage and coach firms will soon be able to complain to an Industrial tribunal if they think they have...

High mileage contract

AVON TYRES have taken delivery of the first of three new Bedford TM 2500 tractive units for use on their intensive delivery...

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SHORT HAULS

Seddon order A E1 MILLION contract for truck and bus chassis has been secured from Greece by Seddon Atkinson Vehicles Limited....

COACH OPERATOR TO ENTER MIDDLE

EAST HAULAGE • A WEST MIDLAND coach Operator planning to enter the Middle East haulage field was granted an 0 licence for three...

Royal opening for exhibition

SUPPORT for the Institute of Traffic Administration's first transport exhibition at Ipswich in October is growing. The...

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LISTS of operators with tankers which could be used to

transport water are being prepared by Road Haulage Association area secretaries. This news comes as National Water Council...

RATCLIFF Taillifts have established a network of 35 spares and

service agents to help keep their customers vehicles on the roads. Each of the agents has a trained engineer and offers their...

Unifast first phase ready

UNIFAST International completed the first phase of its depot network with a new London depot complete with Customs and Excise...

Simon expands

TRANSPORT Minister Dr John Gilbert has opened a new £1.25m extension to the Simon Engineering plant at Stockport. The new...

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New constitution for coach operators

THE adoption of a new constitution was one of the important decisions taken at an ordinary general meeting of the Coach...

NEW GENERAL MANAGER of the Seddon Atkinson parts division at

Bamber Bridge is Felix Finch, formerly with DAF, Volkswagen and Lucas. Mr Finch was formerly parts manager of the centre which...

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STRANGE REFUSAL BY NATIONAL

REFUSAL by the National Bus Company to allow an ndependent to use the Cwmbran Bus Station as a picking up Ind setting down...

Fancy a break from the sun?

WITH all this sunshine around it's a bit difficult to think about the coming winter — but that's what National Travel...

E500,000 BUS ORDER

A 000,000 order for doubledecker buses from Walter Alexander (Coachbuilders) Ltd, Falkirk, has been placed by Hong Kong. This...

TRAFFIC Commissioners at Inverness have agreed on a six-week reprieve

for the Inverness-Whitebridge Saturday bus service. Highland Omnibuses had asked permission to withdraw the service because of...

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Wars build own bodies for Terriers

TEN Leyland Terrier 91/2-ton-gross refrigerated vans are now being allocated to various Wall's Ice Cream depots throughout...

La • - ou r savers

speed_ turnround YORK Trailer's Truck Equipment engineers have designed a special platform trailer which incorporates labour...

TWC 'ROM TELEHOIST

TELEHOIST Ltd, manu facturer of bodies and tippin, gear, is showing the bigges container-handling system th , company has yet...

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A MOBILE test plant built in a chassisless step-frame semitrailer,

built by Tidd Strongbox Ltd of St Neots, Cambs, has been bought by William Jones (Chemical Engineers) Ltd to use at on-site...

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BLUEPRINT FOR A BUS OF THE FUTURE

A CUSTOMER'S eye view of the bus of the future has been unveiled by the West York-, shire Passenger Transport Executive. And...

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Who's next

Vha's next to fill the hot seat at .eyland Truck and Bus now that on Ellis is moving on? If the grapevine is to be Rlieved...

ALL GIRL CREW

Despite a plethora of offers from lonely lorry drivers bound for • exotic places, Helen Lowe decided that it would be as well...

It's supertruck

The answer to truckers' demands for the ultimate in luxury. That's the Ken worth Truck Company's two new double-sleeper models...

WAITING IN THE DARK

A colleague in Manchester waiting for a late NBC X60 route coach at Choriton Street coach station tackled the inspector about...

How much an hour?

A colleague in Canada tells me compulsory haulage rates set by Ontario have been recommended to the province's select committee...

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HAULAGE DISCIPLINE PAYS OFF FOR OWN-ACCOUNT OPS

OWN-ACCOUNT transport operators are rarely prepared to profit-disciplines as the The apportionment of overheads makes it...

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Dozens of independents haul for NFC subsidiary

COTRALI TANKS UP WINE DISTRIBUTION by Paul Mungo WHEN Cotrali Ltd was founded in 1953 it was a small company competing in a...

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a l have just taken on a driving job which involves

delivering blood to hospitals. I am told that I can drive for longer than the permitted hours. Is this correct? A No, it is...

a l am an owner-driver of a concrete mixer and l

have never been able to work out the road fund licence fee for this vehicle. Could you explain? A The vehicle would be liable...

Q have an artificial leg ILL which I feel does not

prevent me from driving a heavy goods vehicle. When I applied for a provisional hgv driving licence, however, this was refused...

Q As a West Country farmer I have two vehicles which

are taxed as "Farmer's vehicles". I have always understood that I am entitled to carry only produce on these, but I am told...

"%The brakes on my 7cwt pick-up squeak like mad when

I apply them, especially first thing in the morning. Also, they squeak when I straighten up after having turned a corner. I...

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Putting the brake on

It was with much interest I read the report on the test of the Pennine 7 Bus (CM July 9): Coach safety is a subject which has...

TML EXAM

In Commercial Motor of function and responsibility of August 13, I note a reference on page 14 to the proposed Transport...

ALL THIS COD ON OVERNIGHTS

One wonders how much longer the Alice in Wonderland codswallop about subsistence, etc, is going on, and also, in view of all...

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First do the . pa

Exporters are looking with increasing interest at the overland route to Nigeria, across the Sahara Desert. The advantages of a...

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LONGER ON THE TRAIL

Better seals treble bearing life WHEEL-BEARING life on some trailers has been considerably increased since they have been...

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As fair as we can make it

New rules at this year's finals, says John Darker, give the many newcomers a better chance to make their mark THIS YEAR...

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Brake load tester

n CM August 13, we stressed he need for proper brake esting to be carried out before . he vehicle is submitted for its innual...

Heavy-duty trailer

four-wheel trailer, developed or military use by Scottorn frailers Ltd of Amersham, ;ould have applications appropriate for...