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Da we put up with deteriorating roads or accept that
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the road transport industry should be forced to dig even deeper into its collective pocket? Fortunately, in the best Blainte tradition, there may be a third way.
Commercial Motor had a long chat with a road surfacing company employee Not surprisingly he prefers to remain anonymous, as he points to the fact that much of what he does for a living can hardly be described as road repairs. Our insider is convinced that much of the resurfacing work currently undertaken in the UK is little more than a cosmetic exercise In his experience common practice is merely to plane off and relay the surface, meaning that much of Britain's road ne may look nice on the top underneath there I f.
unpleasantness It' putting a new shee broken mattress — look nice, but it doe solve the underlyin problem So maybe the government should bite the bullet by replacing short-term fixes with fundamental improvements Once again, we point to the fact that road transport lives or dies by efficiency -there is no margin for error. Of course, a fully functional road network would be of benefit to truck operators, and, given the tax burden already shouldered by the transport industry, one could reasonably assert that this is something it has already paid for The road network is a national asset; one that provides an economic benefit to all While there can be little doubt that trucks do cause wear to that network, there seems to be a problem in understanding that those same trucks are there for a reason and, ultimately also contribute to that same general economic well being There seems to be a danger of the industry going on the defensive here, this would be a foolish move Yes, trucks cause money to be spent on road repairs, lust as ill people cause money he spent on the NHS Are the two so far apart in importance?