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haulage very seriously. However, once a week our quirky corespondent, the Hawk, steps off his perch to take a humorous look at the industry to keep us all sane. If you have any off-beat yarns that illustrate the stranger, or sillier, side of the business, he'd like to hear from you. As a softhearted old bird, he's also happy to publicise charitable works— and is always interested in events for the vintage vehicles he drove as a fledgling. Drop the Hawk a line at Commercial Motor, Bird's Eye View, Rm H203, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 SAS, or fax him on 0181 652 8969.
Swiss cheesed off
5 he continentals are well known for their love of fine cuisine, but holding an impromptu fondue across a motorway is taking things a bit far.
This event took place not far from Geneva when a truck loaded with three tonnes of Gruyere cheese overturned and caught alight. Luckily the driver escaped with minor injuries before the fire started. As the situation hotted up, the Gruyere melted, smothering the road in a giant cheese puddle more than 50 feet across. Sadly, nobody had any bread.