CIVI's special publications

20th September 1974, Page 193

20th September 1974

Page 193

Page 193, 20th September 1974 — CIVI's special publications

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Books for the road transport operator

OSTING, tachographs, vehicle replacelent, maximum legal weights and imensions, and a host of practical perating advice — these are subjects overed by special publications produced y Commercial Motor. All are obtainable y post from the address shown in the anel below, or can be purchased by ersonal callers at the Trade Sales ounter in Paris Garden, off Stamford treet, London SE1. They are also obtai nble from CM's stand (No. 11) at the ommercial Motor Show at Earls Court. ommercial Motor Tables of Operating osts. This annual publication, which )sts 65p net or 75p by post, contains a ?tailed breakdown of standing, running -)d total operating costs for commercial 3hicles ranging from 5cwt vans to 32n-gross articulated vehicles, plus ises, coaches and a selection of siness cars. An introduction to the went issue, recently published, sets out )me of the main increases in operating )sts since last year.

Sections of the book are devoted to the ttablishment of a simple costing system, id the addresses of authorities and .ganizations in the road transport field. ommercial Motor Vehicle Replaceent Guide. How does an operator ;sess the best time to replace his vehicle vehicles? One answer is to study this W publication, compiled by a welliown transport consultancy. It costs 70p tst free and, as well as setting out the ctors which should influence a vehicle placement policy, it provides detailed bles showing the ideal replacement ;riod for a range of trucks from 3 tons to tons payload capacity. It also shows e annual cost "penalty" for replacing 'Hier or later than the ideal date. A novel feature of the Second Edition, ivt, current, is a facility by which an ;erator can fill in his own vehicle details a prepared form and, for a nominal m, be given a computer print-out of the placement cost figures for his partilar circumstances. For fleet accountits the book is useful in giving a detailed planation of how the figures are arrived

at -but this information is not necessary for the straightforward use of the tables by an operator.

Tachographs. Subtitled "What they mean for transport operators", this new publication (95p post free) sets out the legal requirements, the costs, the choice of types available and a host of clearly written advice about what managers, drivers and traffic staff need to know about these devices. Tachographs are due to become a legal requirement on most new heavy vehicles and both new and existing hazardous-load vehicles from January 1976 and on existing vehicles from the beginning of 1978.

Interpreting the record charts to the best advantage is the subject of a whole illustrated chapter of the book, which also recounts the experience of some British operators using tachographs. What A Haulier Needs To Know. This book, which costs 65p (or 72p including postage) is a CM-size publication containing reprints of articles on a wide range of practical operating subjects — for example, costing and simple budgetary control, traffic office procedure, coping with VAT, marketing your transport, and the safe loading of vehicles. There is also advice about obtaining—and keeping — an 0 licence. CM Guide to Maximum Legal Weights and Dimensions of Goods Vehicles. This chart sets out diagrammatically the many combinations of axle and bogie spacing and maximum permitted weight for British articulated, rigid and draw-bar vehicles and combinations, and shows the maximum sizes allowed under the Construction and Use Regulations. It ' costs 30p post free.