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view by the Hawk I Greasing tip
tre's a chance for the bright boys in the lustry to shine. Step Industrial Equipment d, the sole UK distributor of the Swissale range of Wanner lubrication equipIn, is to give away free each month from w until December a grease gun for the best Ictical lubrication tip received at its rkhamsted headquarters. Full details of scheme are available from the company's ice at Lower King's Road, Berkhamsted, rts.
An ill wind
Mintoffs political juggling with a million pounds may or may not have lefited Malta but at Barry in South des they are rubbing their hands with e. Before the Maltese and NATO deal s sealed the British Transport Docks ard had built a special roll-on/roll-off 'go berth at Barry Docks, to receive a ferry from Malta loaded with 198 itary vehicles. The ferry was then loaded h export cars and lorries for her return rney in a total tumround time of six irs. The BTDB is hoping that the success the venture will stimulate an interest in Ty as a ro-ro port.
The Italian game
;eems as if everyone is making for the . Last week I told you about the Road ! Transport Research Laboratory micians who carried out a study on ian motorways. This week it's the turn he Firestone Tyre and Rubber Company. Firestone men have been testing a new 1-cord radial tyre at a test centre in i in southern Italy and on the Italian 3stradas, Still, I suppose if you've to work for a living it's always much er to do it in the sunshine. And Firestone every reason for testing in Italy under hot Mediterranean sun. One of the ors they were trying to prove was that ler running can be obtained with a -ply, steel-cord body — and they did.
Tyre talk
zing of tyres, which we were, what tared to be the strangest piece of evidence ever submitted at a public inquiry in support of a licence was presented in Yorkshire recently. The LA was apparently not entirely satisfied as to an applicant's financial standing and he inquired if the man had any money. "No", came the reply, "but I've plenty of tyres." CM's court man was quite taken aback. At first he thought he had landed a scoop — this would surely make a good story if Yorkshire was leading the world away from the monetary system and back to the bartering system. His mind reeled at the possibilities, but not for long. Another question from the LA brought a full explanation. It appeared that the applicant had a large number of commercial vehicle tyres and required to transport them from Leeds to Newcastle for remoulding at a considerable profit. The explanation seemed to satisfy the LA because he granted the application as applied for,
• Common ground Farmers and hauliers areoften compared, especially when the annual bankruptcy figures are issued, and to be fair many from both camps spend a great deal of time moaning about their ill-luck — usually in some plush conference hotel or from the driver's seat of a very well-appointed car, and there are a number of other common factors. Both industries have a preponderance of small operators. There is a low investment requirement and often shaky financial results. So it's hardly surprising that they rely heavily on each other. According to a letter in The Times there are well over 500 co-operative farming groups, significantly more than the number of haulage groups, but here again there is a familiar ring. According to the correspondent "Progress by nature of the personal relationships involved must be slow" — in a word, mistrust. Tipping group secretaries, please note.
• Euro prospect
Britain's 100 established and highly efficient marketing co-operatives in farming are reckoned to be especially well placed to compete in the EEC. Here, surely, is an opportunity for enterprising hauliers to offer groupage services for perishables to the main European fruit and veg markets.