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haulage very seriously. However, once a week our quirky correspondent, 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 5AS, or fax him on 0181 652 8969.
Top of their class
5 his merry bunch of youngsters that you're looking at represent the future cream of truck maintenance: they're finalists in Leyland Daf's Apprentices of the Year. The lads are studying at the Leyland Daf centre of learning, which was launched in 1995 to teach the skills of truck mechanics. The cen
tre is run on behalf of Leyland Daf by Soundwell College in Bristol. The chap proudly holding the shield is Michael Pearce, one of two overall winners. The apprentice scheme will eventually lead to an NVC) level 3 in heavy vehicle maintenance, and the future looks safe in their hands.