fl CONFERENCE The seventeenth Institute toad Transport Engineers' ual conference
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and exhibireturns to its usual venue iolihull next week on irsday, 22, and Friday 23 V.
lore than 150 companies, uding all the major UK and opean vehicle manufacturand bodybuilders, will be re. This year the display is ected to be to 'Motor w' proportions with a 30% 'ease in the number of extors compared to last year. 'he theme of the two-day ference is "Expertise — Transport Engineer at lt", with the opening ech being delivered by dow Transport Secretary )ert Hughes, MR le will be followed by sevpapers covering a variety opics including operators .vs, training, European conn.ations, deregulation and haps the most interesting Motorway Policeman's Al of the Transport Engir" which will come from n Over — Chief Constable Gwent.
idmission is free to both conference and display, further information can be ained from Ian Trafford on 589 3744.
IBIUTY SEMINAR
The Chartered Institute of nsport, in association with Institute of Road TransEngineers, is holding a -day seminar covering all cts of transport operator lity at the Institution of [I Engineers in London on inesday, June 4.
'he seminar will run from 2 ipm and looks at liability n the point of view of emfees, directors and free:e consultants. Its aim is to t operators to the question egal indemnity so they can imise the risks.
`orrner Freight Transport iociation president Dennis Hutchings will be chairing the seminar. Ian Ramsey, London Regional Transport's risk manager, will be leading the discussions, with contributions from Pat Bailey of Dan-Air Services, public transport consultant Robert Davies, Terry Goldrick of the FTA and Kerry Moore — formerly with Overseas Containers.
Ken Vaughan of consulting insurance brokers Griffiths and Armour, will also suggest the best ways to manage risks.
The attendance fee is 220,
or for CIT or IRTE members. All enquiries to Les Aldridge on 01-636 9952.
ELECTRIC ROADSNOWS • Bedford Commercial Vehicles, in conjunction with the East Midlands Electricity Board and Lucas Chloride Electric Vehicle Systems, will be holding a series of nine Electric Vehicle Roadshows at selected Bedford dealers throughout the East Midlands.
The following dealers will act as hosts: June 3 Batchelor Bowles, Leicester June 10 Cowley & Wilson, Milton Keynes June 12 Grose Ltd, Northampton June 19 Neville, Mansfield June 24 Birdies, Chesterfield July 1 Trust Motors, Nottingham July 3 Charles Warner, Lincoln Each roadshow will be held from 12 to 2.30pm and 5 to 7pm and will feature a display area and demonstration vehicles. A cutaway CF electric chassis cab will also be exhibited. Representatives from Bedford, Lucas Chloride EV Systems and the EMEB will be in attendance to answer any queries from potential electric van users. In addition to the Electric CF models, there will also be displays of other conventional Bedford light commercials.