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come much crueller than this unwittingly appropriate message on the cab of a Leyland Roadrunner spotted in Kent last week. The vehicle is operated by South Thames Blood Transfusion Service on its donor rounds. Leyland Daf workers facing the dole would no doubt like to see the President of the Board of Trade Michael Heseltine given a transfusion of plain common sense before truck making in Britain goes the way of the dodo. Jumping on the band wagon awo lucky readers have won a set of two titles offered in a competition in which the Hawk asked which bunch of Merseyside lads had a big hit with 'He ain't heavy, he's my brother'(CM1117 February).
It was of course the evergreen Hollies, a group so squeaky clean you could eat your breakfast off their drum kit. Copies of Heavy Haulage and Abnormal Loads by David Lee, and Drawbar Outfits by Peter Davies, go to Bernard Coomber, depot operations manager at Network Logistics, Brighouse, West Yorkshire; and Roger Mant of Wilstead, Beds. The titles are published by transport specialist Nynehead Books, phone (0823) 662860.
Poet's corner ahe Hawk has received this poem from a reader called Sue, who says she would like to see her verse in print as it "expresses the feelings and anxiety of many owner-operators". I am happy to oblige.
The Long Distance Trucker His truck is his home Financed by a loan The power under his foot The controls at his hands His destination far away The ocean he crosses The mountains he climbs The countries he transits He drives through the day And through the night He drives on the left Sometimes the right The customs and clearance wasting time The different languages he has to mime The weather his friend or enemy The tacho his spy His payments are high His maintenance a must His customers want credit His rates are low He asks for an increase And no one wants to know When you go to the shops And pay for your supplies Spare a thought for the trucker Who has to wait 2-3 months Passed off with excuses and lies Up and Adam Dussex-based haulier JJ Adam reports that a truck tow it organised, in association with its client Nobo Visual Aids based in Eastbourne, raised more than £5,000 for a local hospice.
Teams took part from local banks, supermarkets, motor dealers and sports club& The winning team made light work of their task, hauling a 16-tonne wagon the required 180 feet in just 41 seconds.
JJ Adam's managing director, Jim Hardisty, says the £5,000 raised far exceeded their expectations of £1,000.
There's nowt so kind as folk sometimes. ost bleary-eyed truckers waking up in their sleeper cabs would think they had died and gone to Heaven if presented with a scrumptious cooked breakfast served by a chef in a white hat.
The chef is in fact Andrew Blatherwick, supply chain director of Iceland Frozen Foods which has pledged to raise £500,000 for Hungary's Peto Institute. The institute treats children with motor neurone disorders such as cerebral palsy.
Blatherwick cooked a yummy fry-up for all the drivers and warehouse staff at the North-West depot of BRS Rental after they donated £1,000 to the appeal. The happy chappy tucking in is BRS area rental manager Mike Turner. Hope the handbrake is on.