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7th June 1980
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Problem Solving

THERE ARE many problems which beset British industry today. Inflation — spending more than we earn; inability to meet demand —...

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UK-Eire permit plans change on July 1

The Department of Transport announced this week the new licensing arrangements which will apply to road haulage between the...

Frank Tinsdale resigns

FRANK TINSDALE who was appointed managing director of IVECO Great Britain in January resigned his position last Friday with...

MOT test fees go up

NORMAN FOWLER, Minister of Transport, has laid before Parliament Regulations to increase the MOT test fees from July 1. The...

Freightliner md attacks hauliers

CYRIL BLEASDALE the Freightliner Ltd said at the waning of a new FL terminal at Liverpool that trading conditions were now in...

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Pavement parking is dangerous —up MOT

,DRIVERS could be putting themselves at risk when they park on pavements, according to the Department of Transport....

European Profit up

EUROPEAN Ferries annual report for 1979 shows a marginal rise in profit over 1978. The company's pre tax profit just touched...

Problems for PTEs

NALGO has rejected a proposal by the joint Passenger Transport Executives which would alter subsistence payments to staff. The...

BRS launches Datafreigl

BRS Datafreight say the BR Group is a system that w revolutionise road transpo efficiency. It was launched ' London yesterday...

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Roadline will be MFCs parcels spearhead

OADLINE UK which had a bad year in 1979 is to spearhead the NFC's attack n the parcels traffic in the 1980s. Mr Peter Thompson,...

Fowler spells out the British policy

TA MEETING in Bonn last week Norman awler, Minister for Transport, told his uropean colleagues that Britain has three lain...

AS THE political scholars of Westminster trooped for their half-term

'hols' no duo could have been better pleased with their half-term report from their house mistress than the head and deputy...

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Ferrymasters two year safety trials

ERRYMASTERS, has concluded a two-year trial on the use if cargo winches to increase load security on its 30ft and 40ft lathed...

:ustomplan extended

iE "CUSTOM PLAN" contract ickage introduced by Rentco 3tionwide Trailer Rentals has en extremely successful, says e company....

Low height trailers

for European hauls BETTER fuel consumption, less bodywork damage, and legal operation on the Continent are promised by T.I.P....

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Harmony in Europe

THE HARMONISATION of laws relating to Community driving licences and lorry weights are among the topics expected to be...

Action study

report soon THE TRANSPORT Ministe hopes that the action stuc which will reach decisions individual schemes and sub-un...

But we've got overspend now

THERE HAS been a slight overspend on roads this year, in contrast with previous years, said Mr Kenneth Clarke, Parliamentary...

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Hartridge eliminates backlash

A NEW anti-backlash cote piing, for diesel injectou pump test stands, has bear introduced by Leslie Har. tridge Ltd. The...

SAE 1980 Handbook available

THE AUTOMOTIVE engineer's bible, the SAE Handbook contains more than 900 standards and recommended practices. The new 1980...

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Tay Bridge tolls up

IT IS unlikely that the Tay and Forth Road Bridge Joint Boards will ever be able to meet their statutory requirement to repay...

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Absorb cost before fares increases

Bus companies were last week urged by the Government to deal with large wage settlements by looking first at ways of absorbing...

PTE man faces dismissal

THE GLASGOW PTE industrial relations director said last week that he is facing dismissal. Mr Joe Coyle is reported to have...

Midland revision

MOST BUS services run in Leicestershire by Midt,and Red were extensively revised by the Company on May 31 as a result of the...

Buses for

abroad 'BUSINESS is reported to be e) - c cellent at Alexander's Coach. building works in Falkirk. ThE firm had to turn down...

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Roadline sorts it out at Soton

WHEN PETER THOMPSON, the NFC's chief excutive, opened the computerised and fully automatic parcels sorting system at Roadline's...

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Farewell to a tilt

WITH regard to the letter of May 3 from R. M. Castle. I would wish to clarify the situation. When I say the vehicle was refused...

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Trailers will not be trailing behind in the 1980's

We asked Crane Fruehauf how they saw the trailer market developing in the 198a. While they do not swim against the tide in...

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MECHAN ICS Batteries 2 By Preceptor

In the first article in this series, CM, May 20, I described a.simple battery consisting of two plates immersed in an acid...

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Goods news from the Goodwood Conference

LIVELY QUESTION and answer sessions followed the papers delivered at last week's Transport Energy Conservation Conference at...

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By the Hawk

Looking forward to freedom Bobbie Lawrence obviously relishes the prospect of becoming chairman of a private-enterprise...

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Promotions at BRS and National Carriers

MIDLANDS British Road Services has appointed new managers at two of its branches — Chris Harlow becomes branch manager at...

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Man and superman

'The report constitutes the preliminary and because of circumstances, unusually honest — prospectus for the coming sale...

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Why is this man going for a new land speed record today?

It's probably because of poor planning. If his driving schedule has been made out without taking full account of workloads,...