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5th October 1973
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The right to hire and fire

The Industrial Relations Act has put paid to the irresponsibly abrupt dismissal of employees who have a reasonable term of...

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Labour's transport plan: nationalize the over fives

Party's conference votes for massive state ownership from our political correspondent • Nationalization of all road haulage...

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Forty foot ban in central London

starts Monday by CM reporter • As from Monday vehicles in excess of 4011 in length will be banned by the Greater London...

Tayforth rates increase application lapses

• An application for rates increases from Tayforth Ltd to the Prices Commission is one of 12 listed this week as "lapsed or...

The lorry is your best ad, says John Wells

• The lorry is the finest advertisement billboard and should be used as such. This was the message that the Road Haulage...

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Continental lorry inquiry urged

• Secretary for Trade and Industry Mr Peter Walker has been asked to order an inquiry to determine the level of control...

First Scottish NIRC appeal fails

• The first appeal in Scotland against a decision of the National Industrial Relations Court, taken by Mr Norman Wylie, QC,...

Anglo-Bulgarian agreement signed

• The bi-lateral agreement signed by Britain and Bulgaria on October 24 1972 comes into operation on October 20 this year. From...

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Dismissal rehearing: Tribunal gives reasons

• In the case of Conquers Transport Ltd and the application by its former employee for compensation for unfair dismissal,...

'Law encourages inferior bodies'

• Ill-prepared legislation in Britain has cramped the freedom of designers of specialist bodies to the point that unnecessary...

New firm, new factory

• Vanplan Ltd, newly established firm of vehicle body builders, has taken a 30,000 sq ft block, forming part of one of the...

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EEC regs bar transport charges discrimination

• Supplementary Regulations may have to be laid before Parliament arising from the introduction of a 13-year-old EEC Transport...

Ryder Truckstops for

Britain? by CM reporter • Ryder, the American-based truck rental and leasing giant, is talking with the DoE, oil companies and...

Reorganization for RHA?

• After months of work a working party of the Road Haulage Association has presented a report to the National Council which has...

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ICHCA tackles unit load problems

• A conference for those concerned with container and roll-on/roll-oft handling methods is being organized by the International...

Leasing plan from Craven

• Cravens Industries Sales Ltd, is introducing a new three way leasing plan for all of the tranpsort equipment manufactured by...

PEOPLE

R.I.J. Agnew, a managing director of Amey Roadstone Corporation Ltd has been appointed deputy chairman of the company....

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Ten vehicle suspension for Southern BRS

• Southern BRS Ltd had 10 vehicles suspended for one month by the deputy South Eastern LA, Mr G. C. Mercer, at a public inquiry...

Tribunal dismisses two, remits one

• The Transport Tribunal dismissed two appeals and remitted one to the LA when it met in London this week. A further appeal was...

'Wrong section case dismissed

• A case against Bakers' Transport (Southampton) Ltd involving the death of one of its drivers was dismissed at Worthing last...

Operator gave false name

• An East End tipper operator was so frightened of possible acticrn when a Metropolitan Area vehicle examiner called on him...

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Second Leyland National Executive on the stocks

• A second executive version of the Leyland National is currently being planned by British Leyland in conjunction with the...

Confederation men meet in Liverpool

• The eight originators of the Confederation of British Road Passenger Transport met in Liverpool last week during the...

New APPTO president

• During the APPTO conference in Liverpool last week Mr T. Marsden, general manager of Aberdeen Corporation transport...

LN mods to beat fire threat

• A simple re routing of the main wiring loom on all Leyland Nationals has now been adopted following a number of fires. A...

Faulty doors led to woman's death

• A 78-year-old woman was crushed to death under the back wheels of a single decker bus because the safety device on the doors...

Fares restructure for Tyneside

• A major restructuring of fares within the Tyneside PTE is being planned. The new system will incorporate seven different fare...

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On the road with the

Greyhound Crusader by Martin Hayes • Initial reactions to Greyhound's Crusader MC8 vary, but usually the words "big", "bright"...

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Warrington wins top award

• First place in the national Bus Driver of the Year final held at the Road Transport Industry Training Board's MOTEC...

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Anti-skid equipment is big business in USA

From an American correspondent • Ten American manufacturers of antiskid equipment are competing for an estimated $75m to $...

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Berliets on show in Glasgow

• An "English" version of the Berliet TR280 35/38-ton tractive unit will be on show in Glasgow throughout the period of the...

100-vehicle display at Prestage opening

• A demountable caravan body that could take the form of a site caravan or mobile office was one of the highlights of a...

CGL bids for DPL

• A £7.1m. bid by Charrington Gardner and Locket for Dundee Perth and London Securities is likely to succeed. DPL, part of the...

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'One operator for urban services' plea

APPTO conference in Liverpool last week reported by Martin Hayes • One operator must eventually provide all provincial urban...

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HUNGARY IS WHERE A DRIVER'S TRAINING NIEVEVI ENDS

THE VALUE of a good well-trained driver cannot be disputed and, in Britain, the Road Transport Industry Training Board lays...

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The attitude of operators to professional standards

The recently issued final examination pass list of the Chartered Institute of Transport demonstrates clearly the indifference...

What driver shortage?

I thought it was about time I wrote on the supposed shortage of hgv drivers. I hold an hgv Class I licence and do you think I...

Where the best drivers go?

I was very interested in the article ICM September 21) "Speak as you find'' — in .fact it made my heart glad to discover that...

Lipe-Rollway

I refer to page 59 of your September 21 issue and wish to state that this company has no direct connection with the Eaton...

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TODAY GERMANY, TOMORROW

THE WORLD bylaInshemff HOW PICKFORDS INTERNATIONAL IS SPEARHEADING AN NFC HAULAGE EXPANSION WHICH WILL NOT BE CONFINED TO...

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birds eye view by the Hawk II Cheap ventilation

A general manager at last week's APPTO conference in Liverpool told me a cautionary tale. He was visiting another municipal...

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A EUROPEAN CRUSADER

by Trevor Longcroft THERE is good haulage business to be had in Europe, but it is all too easy to get one's fingers burned on...

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Three times weekly to Asia Minor

by lain Sherriff BACK in 1965 Mike Woodman, the founder and managing director of Asian Transport Ltd, was described as an...

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Preparing for Continental coaching

An inexpensive way of being prepared to deal with breakdowns and other emergencies by Martin Hayes NOW that Britain is in the...

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TOE the 'unaccompanied

trailer line by Johnny Johnson Coastway Freight Agency has found that unaccompanied trailers to and from France via Newhaven...

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topic

Party games with transport THE present round of political party conferences may be the last before the next General Election....

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management matters

by John Darker, ArviBim Are transport managers too old at 50? WHEN Mr Dan Pettit answered questions after talking on "The...

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know the law

by Les Oldridge, TEng (CEO, MIMI, ArVIIRTE Using, causing and permitting OFTEN in traffic law it is not only an offence to...

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Q We use two-wheeled and fourwheeled close-coupled trailers which are less

than I ton unladen and less than 34 tons gross with overrun brakes (caravan type) to carry goods, and these are drawn behind...

Q Asa hobby I own an old Dyson trailer with a

lift container on top, which I use as a living van. I tow the trailer with two classes of vehicles, one a steam traction...

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Q We run a commercial breakdown vehicle — unladen weight of

5 tons — fitted with an hydraulic jib. At present we use the vehicle on trade plates and wonder if we could tax this vehicle as...

Q We are thinking of buying an old commercial van to

be used for carrying very light loads in the London area. The vehicle we choose will probably belong to the era of the late 1...

Q I recently bought a 1948 Fordson lorry and I am

wondering what the law is on direction indicators. It has armtype on the front sides and illuminated arrows at the rear. As 1...

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Mobile radiotelephones

A range of VHF mobile radiotelephone systems known as the Lynx has been introduced by Dymar Electronics. Compact circuitry...

High-pressure washer

The latest addition to the Kina range of pressure washers is known as the Giant model 2000D4 which is diesel powered and...

Engine oils

SP has introduced an improved range of Vanellus diesel-engine lubricating oils, which, it is claimed, are suitable for...

Mobile shelving

To meet demands from offices, factories, hospitals and educa tional establishments Welconstruct has introduced a new range of...

Brake-adjuster kits

A range of brake adjuster replacement kits has been announced by Motaproducts in application to smaller commercial vehicles as...