Eec Light Spray Plans

• A 3.5-tonne weight threshold for the fitting of spray suppression equipment is being considered by the EEC Commission, warns VIA president Garry Turvey. If approved by EEC......

Training — A Radical Rethink

• A radical rethink of training in the distribution industry is desperately needed, says Mike Tarrant, managing director of National Carriers Contract Services. Tarrant claims......

• Vandals This Week Caused £17,000 Damage To This Mercedes

814 truck, owned by Commercial M. Truck Rentals. The threeweek-old vehicle was parked on the Battle Farm Estate in Reading when vandals broke into it, ripped out the radio and......

• The European Transport Council Has Set Up A Working

group which will meet this week to look into the possible effects of cabotage. A number of EEC member states have already expressed concern over cabotage, which allows EEC_,......

Trrl Tips At On-board Scales

• On-board axle weighing systems are neither accurate nor reliable, says the Transport and Road Research Laboratory, after testing the three accredited "most accurate" systems......