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TIME TRAVELLE
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Our anachronistic review in celebration of the universal law.. .what goes around, comes around.
75 years ago: 3 July 1928
The magazine reported Marylebone Borough Council's decision to dispense with an Opel electric van after fifteen years of service at the council as it had "reached the end of its life". The council adds that, after comparing its performance with that of a similar petrol-driven vehicle "that for the class of work to be carried out, the latter type would be more advantageous".
50 years ago: 3 July 1953
Competition in farm haulage was the tricky topic tackled by Commercial Motor this week. The article claimed that rural hauliers could get away with quoting lower rates than their urban counterparts but needed a detailed knowledge of the various types of loads. It says: "There is plenty of work for rural hauliers, but there are also many vehicles to carry these loads, which makes for keen competition. The farmer likes a keen price but only a few are willing to forgo good service for the sake of a cut of a few pence per tonne. Newcomers are not welcome; the farmer prefers to deal with a man who is familiar with his ways and difficulties and is willing to put himself out in order to meet his requirements."
25 years ago: 7 July 1978
CM reported that changes in regulations governing refrigerated trailers on international work were going to push up costs. The changes to the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs Act meant operators had to pay £433 per trailer to get it certified for the work in question, which would add ii.5o per truck per week in running costs. However, the reaction from the industry was positive, it adds. Freddie Craig from Christian Salvesen commented: "At the end of the day, if this is going to ensure that standards are raised and adhered to and everyone is going to have to compete on the same basis, it has got to be a good thing."