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haulage very seriously. However, once a week our quirky corre spondent, , steps off his perch to take a humorous look at the industry to keep us all sane. If you have any off-beat yarns that illustrate the stranger, or sillier, side of the business, he'd like to hear from you. As a softhearted old bird, he's also happy to publicise charitable works— and is always interested in events for the vintage vehicles he drove as a fledgling. Drop the Hawk a line at Commercial Motor, Bird's Eye View, Rm 11203, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5AS, or fax him on 0181 652 8969.
Fantasy fleet winner
aim Earl is a man who has plenty to smile about. Tim Earl is a man who is going places; the Las Vegas Truck Festival to be precise, for Tim is the overall winner of the Corgi Fantasy Fleet competition. You might say that he and . his family are a little bit keen on trucks; he's a project manager with ERF, a die-cast model collector and the owner of a 15year-old ERF C series tractor which he exhibits at shows throughout the country. His father and grandfather were in the transport business and his children Emily, 11 and Craig, 14 are budding enthusiasts. For the competition Tim had to manage a fleet in 1950s Britain before the onset of the motorways. lie leaves for his week-long trip to Las Vegas in May, and it will be his first time abroad. Quite a change, I predict, from his home town of Northampton, which is not noted for its 24-hour casinos and desert sunsets.