Commission Fixed on International Traffic
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THE international road transport group committee of the Road Haulage Association agreed last week that the commission to be paid by hauliers on international traffic to shipping and forwarding agents should be 10s. per ton-weight or ton-capacity. This recommendation will come into force at once.
NEW SWEDISH 10-TON DUMPER A NEW type of dumper, known as the Rockerman, has been developed by the Swedish concern, A.B. Akermans. Esleiv. It has a two-way cab and a nonhydraulic, self-tipping body. It weighs 81 tons and the body has a struck capacity of 61 cu. yd. The dumper has
an overall length of 16 ft. 9 in. and a width of 9 ft. 2 in.
A Volvo-Penta six-cylindered 115 b.h.p. oil engine provides the power, and the transmission gives three speeds both forward and in reverse. The steering incorporates a servo, and there are two steering wheels and sets of pedals, with a reversible driver's seat.
No details are given of the self-tipping system, but the body is stated to have a triple-plated bottom, which has a replaceable top plate of manganese steel.
ROADS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
WEST GERMANY'S highway pro
gramme is running well ahead of schedule. Some stretches of four-lane road will be completed a year earlier than planned, announced the Federal Transport Minister. A total of 555 miles of new roads will have been added to the network by the summer of 1961.