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• Iveco has developed a short four-axle construction site vehicle especially for the Swiss market, where the prevailing topography can cause problems for full-length companies (usually motorcycle riders) have gained collective bargaining rights and a 40-hour week at a minimum daily rate of 3,250 pesetas (£16.85) and two annual bonuses.
ITF News, journal of the International Transport Workers Union, November.
GERMANY NEW EZ70
• The latest joint development from Daimler-Benz and Ackermann-Fruehauf — the single-pivot, close-coupled combination EZ70, on view for the first time at Transport '86 in Munich — "will turn the heads of quite a few truckers," according to reports from the show.
Mercedes-Benz Transport, No 147.
ARGENTINA COACHING
• The current charge on users of Buenos Aires coach terminal is 3.20 australs (about £3) per arrival, charged directly to the coach operator ("who, of course, includes the charge in the price of the fare"); around 1,000 coach arrivals and departures are recorded daily. Among the longer journeys is the 50-hour trek from Rio de Janeiro. Scania World Wide four-axle tippers. The lveco 320-30 H is powered by a turbocharged 224kW (304hp) diesel engine, and has a gross vehicle weight of either 28 tonnes or 32 tonnes, depending on specifications.
AMERICA TRAILERS • Fifteen metre (481t) trailers are growing in popularity in the States, but not at the rate many had predicted. A survey of for-hire and private fleet operators by Gelco TIP Trailer Leasing shows that they comprise only 28% of trailer fleets. Asked about width preference, 43% said they require 2.6m trailers — up from 29% in 1983 who said they needed wider trailers. Traffic Management, a Cahners Publication, November.
AMERICA BLACK TOP • Tarmac is paying $22.5 million (£15.76 million) for the Ellis Transportation Company, which operates in Arizona and Southern California.
Financial Times, November 26.
ALGERIA POLICE BUSES • The Algerian police force has ordered 48 Van Hool buses, bringing the total number of buses on Algerian roads from the Belgian constructor to more than 1,000.
The police force buses have polycarbonate headlamp glasses, protected rear wheels and, for long-range desert use, air conditioning, reclining seats, toilet box and "storage infrastructure".