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BIRD'S EYE VIEW
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BY THE HAWK
• Recent political developments in East Germany, including hints by visiting Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachov that no country can resist reforms for ever, have raised hopes for millions and again put the spotlight on the Berlin Wall.
Contrary to reports which speak of a single crossing point, now hurriedly narroweddown to allow even stricter controls, there are a number of "holes in the wall" including one very near the notorious Checkpoint Charlie. Most "holes" are used for intra-city commercial traffic and interna • Around 100 of the capital's traditional Black FX4 taxi cabs are being "Standardised" as part of a promotion. We think tional road transport movements. There are also hundreds of vehicles weekly carrying building materials, sand and ballast from the East. In the reverse direction more than one million tonnes of bulk waste is taken annually by road from West Berlin to landfill sites outside East Berlin.
The West Berlin authorities operate one of the largest waste incineration plants in Europe but there is no space within the city's western sectors for the disposal of the refuse generated by two million inhabitants and industry.
you'll agree it brings a completely different meaning to the phase "Keeping up with the news". Follow that cab. • Labour transport spokesman John Prescott is riding on the crest of a wave following his well-received performance at the Labour Party Conference. His pugnacious almost abrasive style has clearly gone down well with the Labour faithful, but it did not help the former merchant seaman four years ago when he bought a secondhand Rover car.
It appears that the vehicle was cobbled from the wrecks of two models which were insurance company write-offs.
Prescott's experience has persuaded him to campaign for the automatic destruction of logbooks for vehicles declared as insurance write-offs. New logbooks would be issued only if the vehicle passed a stringent safety check.
• A story reaches me concerning AWD and the Royal Military Police mounted display team, which has just taken delivery of a new Lamboumebodied AWD TL 9-14 horsebox.
The new vehicle joins two Lambourne-bodied Beford TLs already in service with the team. The new vehicle was handed over to Provost Marshall Brigadier Norman Allen at Expo '89 at Aldershot. By all accounts, AWD is on first-time terms with the RMP team — the company's press release refers succinctly to "AWD Trucks' managing director Ron". Could it be that one half of the Hale and Pace comedy duo, best known for their "management" characters, is in charge at the Dunstable truck builder? [think we should be told.
• And now for your delectation, here is a selection of choice quotes from the Road Haulage Association's annual conference and shindig, held in Orlando, Florida, last week. . .
"I never thought that to speak to British hauliers, I would have to go to the United States," said Rodolfos Papaioannou, European Commission inland transport director.
"I would like to say that was one of the nicest introductions I have ever received — but it ain't." — Dave Yoho of Dave Yoho Associates after being it troduced by RHA session chairman Bobby Heaton.
"I would like European bor ders made even more difficult to cross. That way I could charge my customers more." Tom Llewellyn of Econofreight.
"Cabotage will be a nonevent." Geoff Simms of Cape Express.
"American haulage dereguk tion — truckers say it doesn'i work, shippers say it does an the public is too busy to care. Eugene Brymer, executive vice-president of the Specialised Carriers and Rigging Association.
• The AEC Society is holdir a meeting on 26 October at Sawston Fire Station near Cambridge. The gathering is open to all interested in road transport, and will include the showing of a video recording the 1989 AEC rally which attracted nearly 100 AECs.
AEC Society secretary Gra ham Edge says regular meetings throughout the winter months will be arranged if suf cient interest is shown. If yot.. love the Southall marque, call him on (0638) 742065 for full details.