• ERF has developed a new two-spring back bogie for
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its six and eight-wheeler tippers in preparation for the increased multi-wheeler operating weights next January (see page 12).
Austrian agreement • The European Community has reached an accord with non-member Austria to allow EC trucks to make 1,264 trips across its territory each year.
Wrong year • Last week CM stated that LGVs over 16 tonnes and plated to tow trailers plated at over five tonnes registered after 1977 will have to have limiters by 31 July 1992 — this should have read 1987. The VI adds that the proposal that limiter fitters should carry adequate stocks has now been scrapped.
Safety first • Doncaster operator Glass Glover Distribution has won an award from the British Safety Council for an accident record in 1991 "significantly" below the national average.
Closely guarded • German engineers have designed a guard mounted closer than usual to the lorry wheel which they claim cuts 50% of wheel spray.
Scottish thefts • Lothian police have reported a surge in the theft of fully laden lorries after a series of crimes which they believe are organised by professional gangs.
Road enquiry • A public enquiry begins in June to consider objections to the A27 Polegate bypass in East Sussex.