Legislamon

SPRAY AGAIN • Clarification is needed about the changes to the spray Legislation, as mentioned in Operators Handbook, October 25. The dimensional change, increasing the ground......

Dangerous Packages • The Law That Applies To Carrying...

packages' by road is about to change. In the Spring of 1987 the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Packages, etc) Regulations are due to come into force. They......

Maintenance

GOOD VIBRATIONS • Regular readers may recall that our long term test Bedford CF2 suffered from particularly bad vibrations from its propeller shaft. According to Bedford, only......

Air - Brakes

• Important advice for truck operators has been issued by Rugby-based air brake system manufacturer Clayton Dewandre in a drive to improve safety and running efficiency this......

Container Corrosion • Mebon Paints A Subsidiary Of Bp...

has developed a cost effective, life long solution to the problem of container baseframe corrosion. During a normal life expectancy of 12 to 15 years, containers are subjected......

Business

VAT GUIDE • HM Customs and Excise has published two new booklets dealing with VAT matters. The first, called "Motoring Expenses", sets out the details of the simplified system......

Events

RNA MEETING • The next meeting of the Road Haulage Association international group will be on March 11-12 at the Dormy House Hotel, Broadway, Worcs. Speakers include RHA......

Security

PARKING PROTECTION MA new security system designed to protect lorries and their cargos while parked up overnight, is now available. The Vehicle and Cargo Security (VACS) system......