Access is a growing problem at farms
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HAULIERS must watch out for and report on bad access to farms and farm buildings, said Road Haulage Association agricultural hauliers' group chairman Mr George Pell last week.
He said that if and when a national network of lorry routes is established: "It is vital that the last part of the journey to and from the farm or factory must not be hindered by unreasonable prohibitions which could involve long, fruitless and unnecessary delays."
He gave instances where agricultural suppliers and receivers of goads had reduced their staff or closed a weighbridge as an economy measure without regard to the effect on the vehicles waiting to collect or deliver.
"In many cases there is complete failure to appreciate the enormous cost involved in holding up a very expensive vehicle and a driver," said Mr Pell.
A training course for unemployed school leavers run by BRS (Western) had proved so popular that it was to be repeated for further groups during the year.
The course teaches the youngsters the basis of forklift truck driving and warehousing. The groups of 10 end the course as fully certified workers.
Western BRS driver training manager Mr Jack Emery said: "Mainly, it's the first job these lads have had since they left school. As well as giving them a first taste of what work is like it's also providing them with a useful skill."
The teenagers, aged 16 and 17, study braking systems, roping and sheeting lorries as well as driving and warehouse training. On the first course eight boys passed on reach fork-lifts, counter-balanced fork-lifts and warehousing,