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7indsor legal e Windsor Cordon is legal. -d Denning has thrown out joint RHA / FTA/ NFU appeal einst Berkshire County Couns scheme which imposes a a ton weight limit around the vn. Operators see terrifying plications and the ETA says it 'thoroughly disappointed".
/age rate row
lion leaders are angrily nying the claim by the BR S's ■ vid White that haulage pay s outstripped inflation. BRS vers this year got a 203 per it increase. .P3
)ransport act
le Transport Bill has received e Royal Assent and is now the
)80 Transport Act. P3
Irawbar circus
rcuses should be allowed to e drawbar trailers in the city virtue of a permits scheme, it other drawbar operators lould be banned from the ipital, says the London
roughs Association. P5
/ownturn
le demand for labour in road ulage is down, according to ierdrive. Fifteen per cent of 3d transport employers expect shed labour, p4 rig cutback idens have cut their labour rce by 25 per cent in an effort improve their finances, and to eet the effects of the current :ession. The company says it the final part of a "slimming et-. Leyland was also excted to announce some labir cuts as we went to press. p4
111MT jackpot
ie SMMT has aimed for the :kpot by telling the Armitage quiry it supports a 44-tonne eight limit. It says this is in the itional interest, but officials lmit privately that a 40-tonne nit would be acceptable. p5
till waiting
DTp is waiting for the .mitage Inquiry to report bere it takes stock of the counr's road surfaces and bridges. senior official told MPs this eek that he would rather not imment before the Inquiry ports. p17
Dublin break
The Institute of Transport Managers has broken with the previously based Dublin-based organisation and has set up 14 new regions in the United King dom. p18
Transport system
A new company in Manchester has been set up to handle the design, manufacture and marketing of road haulage transport systems. p18
Use tachos now
Operatores are strongly advised to start experimenting with their tachographs now — because January 1, 1982 is approaching fast. p19
Faster to Italy
The Frejus Tunnel, which will cut the journey from France to the industrial area around Turin, will be open to commercial
vehicles in early August. p19
Freight favourite
Freight needs a double-rail channel tunnel, according to a study made for the EEC. A bridge would attract road freight, but not rail traffic. p20
Quiet, please
The Quiet Heavy Vehicle project is a strong indication that lower commercial vehicle noise limits are feasible, says the Noise Advisory Council. It welcomes proposals for an 80dB(A) maximum by five years time. p21
Transquip special
A special type trailer to carry indivisible loads due to weight, bulk or as a combination of both, has been developed by Transquip International. p21
U•turn advocated
The TGWU has launched a late campaign to persuade the Government to perform a U-turn on the 1980 Transport Act. p24
Overruled
The Transport Minister has overruled his inspector's recommendation concerning a North Western coach operator. p25