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BSI for recovery trucks
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• Draft proposals to create a British Standard test certificate for breakdown recovery vehicles have been drawn up by the 15 member-companies of the Recovery Equipment Manufacturers and Suppliers Association (REMSA).
Similar standards are in the pipeline for winches, crew-cab specifications and lift-and-tow equipment.
Some operators and nonparticipating manufacturers fear that the standards might place artificial constraints on pricing and availability of equipment, but chairman Ron Grice of Wreckers International insists: "We don't want to become an exclusive club."
REMSA's plans were revealed at last week's conference of the Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators, at which Motor Agents Association director-general David Gent made the most forceful call yet for the AA and the RAC to abandon uniformed patrols, and to draw instead on the strengths of independent recovery operators. 0 Britain's first Steyr recovery vehicle debuted at the AVRO show. The longwheelbase Steyr 13518 is fitted with an extension to its conventional steel cab to provide space for four passengers.
A Hydraloader six-tonne slide-bed recovery unit, a spectacle lift and a 4.5-tonne hydraulic winch are fitted to the vehicle, which will be operated by Wall's Truck Services, the Newport-based Steyr dealer. The cab is fitted with an electro-hydraulic lift for ease of servicing.