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7th September 1989
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TESTING TIMES

• During the past six months operators in some parts of the country have found it hard to get their vehicles booked in for...

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Public watchdogs

• The BBC television programme Watchdog this week called on viewers to report smoking trucks to their local vehicle examiners...

VI shake-up to beal Lest backlog

• Hauliers are being forced to take trucks off the road because they cannot get appointments for annual tests, despite applying...

Mail stamps on temps

• Fears about over-hours temporary drivers (CM 24-30 August) have prompted many operators to contact us (see Dear Sir, page...

Europeans prime their tender trap

• Leading Dutch, Spanish and French firms will bid in the next round of local authority refuse collection contracts, according...

Panic measure

• Parcels firm Panic Link will have two Irish depots up and running by February next year Rockwood's boast • Rockwood...

Curt wins again

• At the Danish Q8 Truck '89 Race, Curt Goransson came in first, with Rolf Bjork second and Andrew Lewett third.

Flying service

• Securicor Express Parcels has linked with Lufthansa and Aer Lingus airlines to form Partnersystem, an airport-to-door express...

By Royal command

• Royal Mail Parcels has placed an order with Seddon Atkinson for 96 tractors. The 4X 2 day-cabbed 3-11s will Je fitted with...

Sealink's Swede

• Sealink British Ferries is to invest 225 million in its Fishguard-Rosslare route, chartering a Swedish cruise ferry.

Polo standard

• Yorkshire-based Prestons of Potto has gained BS5750, joining the small number of privately-owned companies which hold the...

ADT boosts profits • As CM went to press ADT,

the motor auction and car security group had just announced mid-term profits of 265 million_

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Ford's Scania goal

• Saab-Scania is negotiating with Ford over the possibility of closer links between the two companies in view of the current...

Labour's lorry plan

• The Labour Party's transport policy, due to be unveiled next week, will propose lorryonly trunk routes, narrower motorway...

Cheer for Nem Ford

• lveco Ford made record sales this August, delivering over 200 tractors at 32.5 tonnes and above. Kirriernuir-based haulier...

Key business buy-up in TIP expansion plan

• Tip Europe has bought Key Leasing, the Cheshirebased leasing and used truck and trailer sales firm, in a deal worth up to £10...

Traffic Area pays hauliers costs

• The West Midland Traffic Area was ordered this week to pay £350 towards the defence costs of Gloucestershire haulier Richard...

Growth curbed

• The cost of expanding into Europe curbed TNT's profit growth to 11.5% last year. Net profits rose from £100 million to MI...

Tunnel cleaner

• Seddon Atkinson has designed a customised 17tonne 2-11 to give the Tyne Tunnel a weekly clean. The vehicle carries a...

Bus ban • A trial bus ban in one of

Newcastle's main shopping streets will be imposed at the end of October. The experiment, in Northumberland Street, is a...

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EC regs to boost safety

• Tough European legislation on product safety, which will cover the distribution of goods, is being proposed by the European...

Coming home

• John Ferriday, former chairman of Eagle Trust, which is under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office, is likely to return...

Firemen hit out at planned cuts

• The Fire Brigade Union is bracing itself for strike action i the Government pursues prop osals to slash fire service man...

Jobs fear at Southdown

• Fears of job losses hang over Sussex bus company Southdown, following an announcement by new owner Stagecoach Holdings' that...

Skelly sold N I Harrogate-based Appleyard Group has finally bought

major VW-Audi network Skelly for k18.3 million, after weeks of speculation over the deal. Appleyard intends to develop the...

New commissioner

• Keith Waterworth takes up the post of traffic commissioner for the Scottish Traffic Area from the end of September. He...

More Steyrs

• South Wales haulier Graham Lowder Transport has ordered two Steyr 19S31 tractor units to join its original Steyr unit — the...

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Simon's FUO extender

• There were two notable debuts at this year's Fire International show held this week at the NEC, Birmingham. Simon...

Frankfurt Fleur

• Fleur De Lys Automobiles, the manufacturer of 1920sstyle delivery vans, will exhibit a Newark panel van and a catering...

AWD wrecker gets Whitacres crewcab

• Vauxhall-Bedford distributor Greenhous of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, has taken delivery of a crewcab car recovery vehicle based...

Perking power

• John Marshall Transport ( Wickhambrocik, Suffolk has taken delivery of the first twc production ERFs with the ne , 12-litre...

Integral neck gives more heigli

• Wincanton Bodywork has developed a 12.2m reefer semi-trailer with an integral 127mm neck that allows a 2.6m ceiling within an...

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Closures hit Meeks

• Mansfield-based haulier Meeks Transport is facing an uncertain future following British Coal's announcement that it is to...

Tankfreight's £3m cog

• Third party distributor Tankfreight has landed a £3 million contract with Unilever subsidiary Vinamul for chemical...

Savings in store advice

• Many UK companies could halve their warehousing needs if they tightened up on their distribution systems, claims Joe...

C&R

TRANSPORT C&R stone depot • C&R Transport has opened a high-tech bulk storage depot on a 2.5-hectare site in Caine, Wiltshire,...

Borden Chemicals deal for Imperial

• Teeside firm Imperial Tankers has won a contract with Borden Chemicals to move formaldehyde from Borden's Peterlee plant to...

Arrow Exels

• Exel Logistics has won another year's contract distribution deal with abrasive wheel manufacturer Arrow Abrasives. The...

Volvo profits down

• Volvo has turned in a disappointing set of secondquarter results, showing an 8% decline in profits to £218 million....

Cliva targets Avis

• Avis Europe is being targeted for a .29 million takeover bid from speciallyformed consortium Cliva, made up of Lease...

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Craven centralises design

• Britain's third biggest trailer builder, Craven Tasker, has centralised its design operations and appointed a new design and...

BSG: the flexible friend

• BRS Trailer Rental has igned a unique co-operation igreement with Owner )perators (UK). The association's 200 mem)ers can...

Refuse example

• The Welsh Office has ordered Brecknock Council. Powys to reconsider its decision to retain its current refuse service...

Charrington's E10,000 prize

• Bob Desmond, garage manager for Charrington & Company's Southern Region distribution depot at Newhaven, East Sussex, has won...

Civil go-ahead

• The proposed management buyout of the Government's Crown Suppliers transport division (CM 27 July-2 August) has been approved...

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Steyr goes hush-hush

• Steyr Trucks has introduced a low-noise 231kW (310hp) six-cylinder diesel, completing a range of low noise engines to meet...

Langley break

• lveco Ford has extended its summer shutdown period to four weeks to begin the first phase of a 12-month1217.7 million...

Steering defect

• Owners of Toyota Liteace vans built between August 1985 and July 1988 should contact their local dealer concerning a...

Foden foam puller

• A Foden 6x4 drawbar outfit equipped with twin-deck hydraulic compression-type bodywork has entered service with Harrison...

MBs for Sussex

• East Sussex Ambulance Service has taken delivery of 21 Mercedes-Benz ambulances based on Mercedes' purposebuilt...

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Derby goes for minibuses

• Within weeks of being privatised, Derby City Transport has introduced minibuses on local services. Derby has also increased...

Smiths boost

• Smiths Shearings, based at Wigan, says that bookings are up 15% on last year, with Continental work accounting for around a...

North West in Sheffield

• Drawlane subsidiary North Western of Liverpool is expected to play a major part in future plans for Sheffield, following its...

CIA buys in bulk

• The Community Transport Association aims to sell 50 vehicles a year to its members under a bulk-purchase agreement made with...

Transit plans

• Proposals to run rapid transit services have been made 1:13 two former National Bus Company subsidiaries. Luton & District...

DT expands

• Docklands Transit expanded it operation in London's Isle of Dogs on 4 September to serve Stratford. While agreement to...

More frequent

• LRT has increased frequencies on a London Buses Central route, which has been converted to midibuses. An experimental LRT...

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W Scottish cuts 130 jobs

• The announcement that Western Scottish is to make 130 conductors redundant in the company's Clydeside area has led to fresh...

Five in battle for Scarborough front

• Five operators are now competing for business on Scarborough's seafront. The open-toppers of EYMS Group subsidiary...

Dmmobile midis

• Folkestone coachbuilder Dormobile, acquired by the KBD automotive engineering and design consultancy group in March, has...

MKT buys Hastings

• Former National Bus Company subsidiary Milton Keynes Transport, which operates a fleet of minibuses in the city, is buying...

Beaver minis at East Midland

• East Midland Motor Services, part of the Stagecoach group, has bought 23 Reeve Burgess Beaver-bodied minibuses. Some will...

Preston's Zippys may go

• Speculation is mounting that Ribble Motor Services of Preston is preparing to abandon its Zippy minibus network in the city,...

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UFO drivers fined

• Seventeen drivers employed by Dewsburybased Universal Freight Organisation were ordered to pay fines and costs totalling...

Wilcock loses three 1 • The vehicle authorisation on the

licence held by Robert Wilcock Transport of Liverpool was cut from 10 to seven when it was renewed by North Western Licensing...

Crowthers loses licence

• Craven Arms-based Crowthers Livestock Haul . age lost its licence when it failed to appear at disciplinary proceedings in...

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Another wheel mystery

• Abbey Hill . Vehicle Services and one of its drivers were given an absolute discharge when they appeared before the Ampthill...

Conditions imposed

• Representors have succeeded in restricting the number of vehicles authorised on a new international licence granted to...

Seminar for director

• Disciplinary proceedings involving Reid Freight Services have been adjourned by West Midland Licensing Authority John Mervyn...

Objection dropped • Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council withdrew its objection

to the late renewal of the licence held by Morris Senior after it was agreed that authorisation should be reduced from six...

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Rover stays in the light

• In a week when it finally dropped Austin from its title, and also announced an exciting new range of small petrol engines,...

Viper achieves a bigger bite

• Viper International has replaced its 800 Winch Crane with a new redesigned version which has a greater lift capacity of up to...

Show fire fighter

• The National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham has ordered a Teletender fire appliance made by Telehoist of Cheltenham. Based...

New power for Transii

• Ford's vee-six petrolengined Transits are getting a new powerplant. Production is just starting with the German-built...

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Pickup contest hots up

• The battle for the onetonne pickup market has intensified as the two main protagonists, Ford and Peugeot, struggle for the...

Quick change tipper body

• Builders who have wished they could transform their pickup or dropside body into a tipper could have an answer: the Action...

High-roof bargains

• Ford has announced prices for the new high-roof Escort van being produced by Motor Panels. The van, revealed for the first...

Autumn Sevels

• The long-awaited 4x4 versions of the Sevel vans are scheduled to go on sale in October. Talbot, Fiat and Citroen are all...

Pipe cleaner

• Besco has built a special combination Lutonidropside body on a Freight Rover 350 chassis cab for the engineering works...

Ford goes 24-hour

• Ford is considering roundthe-clock production at its European assembly plants, in a move which could affect light vehicle...

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FIGURES SNOW WRONG PICTURE • Your report (CM 24-30 August)

of our publication Basic Road Statistics implies that the British Road Federation is predicting a fall in the number of HGVs on...

AGENCY ROLES • I was very interested to read your

letter and article regarding temporary drivers (CM 24-30 August). The role of driver agencies and the respective...

ROGUE AGENCIES • With reference to your story headed "Temp

Drivers Cause RHA Concern" — at last it has come to most people's attention about using "rogue" employment agencies. As a...

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BUSINESS MOVES

AVONMOUTH OFFICES FOR DJS CONTRACTS ▪ DJS Contracts, the contract hire and truck rental company which is part of the DJS...

DEALERS

DAYTON WALTHER DOWN SOUTH • Dayton Walther has appointed the Oxfordshire branch of Eminox as its official distributor in the...

SERVICES

ROUTE TO JOBS IN TRANSPORT III The Institute of the Motor. Industry has opened up its appointments division to nonmembers, who...

INTERNA'TIONAL

CREDIT CARDS FOR FREJUS TUNNEL • New arrangements at the Frejus Alpine Tunnel between France and Italy include a special lane...

EVENTS

CHANNEL TUNNEL CHALLENGES II A two-day conference on how the multi-million pound link with France will affect businesses in the...

PUBLICATIONS

EXHAUSTIVE CATALOGUE • Replacement exhaust manufacturer Bainbridge Silencers has published a 400-page export catalogue....

PRODUCTS

DIGITAL RANGE WITH MITSUBISHI • Digital Mobile Communications is expanding its cellular range to include the Mitsubishi MT3...

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ROADWORKS

• LONDON AND THE SOUTH EAST Ml Bedfordshire: Contraflow between 112/13 (Toddington/ Bedford). M4 Berkshire: Westbound outside...

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• The Ryder Cup, which takes place next month, has

already suffered from more than its fair share of careless driving down the fairway. A contractor working on the course at The...

• Champagne corks were popping for a double celebration last

month at Oswestry-based Cadwallader Transport as two G-reg Volvo FL10 trucks arrived to start life with the firm — and their...

• In what really amounted to wrapping a bit of

tin and plastic round the engine and buying a load of proprietary parts that could well have come off the shelves of the lorry...

• When it comes to fundraising, busmen do it on rafts — in Tyne and Wear at least.

Fifteen intrepid drivers, inspectors and engineers from Northern's Wallsend bus depot made a 29km journey along the Tyne on...

• Drivers who developed a mystery sore throat while passing

through the Runcorn area a couple of weeks ago will be interested to hear that their sufferings were caused by a toxic gas leak...

• It's nice to hear of one British company helping

to keep another on the right track — literally. West Midlands-based engineering company Bruff has developed a kit which enables...

• The Hawk would like to applaud the concern that

Ford is showing for charities and voluntary groups by offering a free booklet and advice on how to raise funds to buy a Transit...

• The purclase of a ferry ticket to take you

from Plymouth to Santander, northern Spain, should mean that you travel all the way to your destination by boat. Shouldn't it?...

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THROWING IN THE TOWEL

Why do haulage companies fail? Why do hard-working owner-drivers give up the ghost when they enjoy the job and the camaraderie...

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• Do not despair if you fear 'that your business

could be slipping away from you; help and advice is available. If you cannot get customers to pay promptly, high street banks...

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BLOWING

!.PA STORM After nine years the Renault Master is now available with a turbodiesel option. Will this blown version of the...

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• Small, medium or large: nearly all transport companies rely

heavily on carefully-managed credit control. In simple terms, a typical business cycle sees a company taking credit from its...

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JUGGLING THE

NUMBERS Manufacturers' sales figures for the van market are often contradictory, and with good reason. With no real definition...

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SMALL TALK

If you rush in unprepared, the dream of starting your own business can become a nightmare. Some good advice from a specialist...

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WORKING LASSES

For many truck drivers aiming to become operators by passing their CPC, an intensive classroom course is a necessary evil. We...

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LICENCE QUERY

Q I work for a local authority transport section and on occasions we hire-in goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes for periods in...

OVERLOADING

Q I am at odds with my management team over the problem of overloading. We loaded and weighed a visiting lorry and it was...

OWNER DRIVER

Q After many months of buying your magazine I am seriously thinking of becoming an owner-driver. My present employer is the...

HOURS ADDITION

Q My query is in two parts. First, if a driver drives both HGVs and PSVs in the same day, how does he calculate his hours? Are...

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NOVERCRASH

Q I hope you don't think this letter is a joke: it really happened, and I am being prosecuted. Last month I was driving down a...

INSPECTIONS

Q What is the difference between two-yearly inspection and calibration, and why is the inspection not yearly, as for an MOT?...

ISLAND TRAVEL

Q I travel to and from the Isle of Wight and sometimes spend two days over there. I thought I didn't need a tachograph over...

SPEED LIMITER

Q I have a 36-seat coach which is fitted with a speed limiter. I am told by a traffic examiner that I should have a notice to...

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• HDL CONTRACT HIRE WARD foward Ward has become egional

sales manager of HDL 3ontract Hire, a division of the lillsdown Group. He has held enior positions within the ransport industry...

I APPLIED HSTRIBUTION AcWILLIAM ;ontact distribution specialists ■ pplied Distribution

has ppointed Duncan McWiI[am as business development irector, with a brief to add irther blue chip names to the Dmpany's list...

• FERRYMASTERS WEIR Robert Weir has joined Ferrymasters as groupage

and forwarding supervisor for Scotland, based at the Glasgow office. Weir comes to Ferrymasters after 13 years with Transflash...

• MEI FURNITURE GROUP DOOLEY/RENDELL Joe Dooley, distribution director at

MFI Furniture Centres and head of the MEI distribution Centre in Northampton, is to retire this month. Dooley has been with...

• NFC MAYO

Philip Mayo is to relinquish his executive role as director of NFC's legal services at the end of this month. He will remain a...

• ERF TRUCKS BURNS

Brian Burns has been appointed training manager for ERF Trucks. He joined the company after 15 years with Volvo Trucks. Brian...

• FERRYMASTERS OLOFFSON Ferrymasters Central European division has appointed Theo Oloffson as its new sales manager in Holland.

Oloffson worked in Rotterdam as sales and marketing manager for the Danish shipping and transport group, DFDS, for six years....

II POST OFFICE TEALE/BROUGHTON DRIVER Royal Mail Parcels has appointed

three new transport managers in the north east. Steve Teale takes up the post of district transport manager with responsibility...

• EMERY WORLDWIDE FREEMAN The UK sector of Emery Worldwide,

a CF company has appointed Tracy-Ellen Freeman to the inbound sales team from southern sales. She will be part of a group of...

• OBITUARY BOB EDGE

Bob Edge, managing director of Johnston Engineering, died on 16 August. Edge joined the Dorking, Surrey-based municipal...

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IE base for ADT

ADT Auctions has launched first commercial vehicle opation in the North East, at a w auction centre at Longnton, Newcastle....

Red sale by NCA

NCA Colchester, part of igate's National Car Aucis group, is holding a E.' of light and heavy cornrcials on Wednesday, 13...

CVA plans Elm site

• Commercial Vehicle Auctions is to spend SI million on its first auction centre which is scheduled to open next spring,...

No old stock

• The lack of good-quality stock over five years old is becoming increasingly evident at auction centres throughout the...

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Tribunal decides driver qualified as 'employee'

Brian Preston v C W Griffiths & Sons • LORRY DRIVER Brian Preston was awarded £3,315 compensation for unfair dismissal after a...

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BEHIND LEGISLATION:

by Chris Butterfield CLAUSES FOR CONCERN Take care when tendering under ALTO form WHILE the present Government is in " power...

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TAX AND THE LAW:

by Tim Keeley HAULIERS AT RISK Considerable sums remain undetected • THE DUTY to collect income tax and national insurance...

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ENFORCEMENT COMMENTARY: CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSALS

Document has nine main proposals... • THE LONG-AWAITED proposals for alterations to the operators licensing system are a...

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LEGAL COMMENTARY:

by Jonathan Lawton SAFETY LEGISLATION The message of the month is: Beware COSHH " THE HEALTH and Safety Executive will make...

Scots LA tells applicant of 'priorities'

Mary Ryan (R H Haulage & Plant Hire) of Glasgow • THE FIRST priority of a haulier was to maintain his or her vehicles and not...

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'Unlawful wages deduction' claim fails

R A Davies v Fanwood Transport & Shipping • A CARDIFF industrial tribunal has rejected claims by lorry driver R A Davies that...

Operator did not advertise change of base

Helga Farley of Upton on Severn 111 WORCESTERSHIRE haulier Helga Farley, said to have experienced a "chapter of accidents"...