Taking it too lightil
29th March 1980, Page 19
29th March 1980
Page 19
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INDUSTRIAL TRANSPOF costs between the UK at overseas will always be high than other countries as long maximum vehicle weigh remain at 32 tons. Jack Weis Scottish Regional controller the Freight Transpo Association, made this clai last week at a meeting of t! Institute of Civil Engineers Stirling.
"No other industrial natit in the world penalised indu: rial efficiency to such a d gree," he said.
Mr Welsh said that WE Germany moved eight p cent more road traffic than t UK with 25 per cent fewer 1( ries mainly because the G, mans have heavier maximt gross weight vehicles ( tonnes).
"A 40-tonne maximum the UK would allow load creases of 100 per cent on sti coil, 33 per cent on sheet ste and 50 per cent on timber p1 ducts.
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