CM books for the road transport operator
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COSTING, tachographs, vehicle replacement, maximum legal weights and dimensions, and a host of practical operating advice — these are subjects covered by special publications produced by Commercial Motor.
Commercial Motor Tables of Operating Costs. This annual publication, which costs 65p net or 75p by post contains a detailed breakdown of standing, running and total operating costs for commercial vehicles ranging from 5cwt vans to 32-ton-gross artics, plus buses, coaches and a selection of business cars.
Sections of the book are devoted to the establishment of a simple costing system, and the addresses of authorities and organizations in the road transport field. Commercial Motor Vehicle Replacement Guide. How does an operator assess the best time to replace his vehicle or vehicles? One answer is to study this CM publication, compiled by a well-known transport consultancy. It costs 70p post free and, as well as setting out the factors which should influence a vehicle replacement policy, it provides detailed tables showing the ideal replacement period for a range of trucks from 3 tons to 22 tons payload capacity.
Tachographs. This publication (95p post free) sets out the legal requirements, the costs, the choice of types available and advice about what managers, drivers and traffic staff need to know about these devices.
What A Haulier Needs To Know. This book, cost 65p (or 72p including postage) and contains 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.
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 Regs. 30p post free.