SHORT HAULS
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Record books
THE Freight Transport Association is ready for the compulsory changeover to EEC type drivers' record books on October 31, with ample supplies of books available.
In addition to the information required by law all FTA drivers' record books contain a 'daily vehicle defect report plus space for other non-statutory information. FTA record book prices (per 10 books) are 30-day duplicate ; £5.25; 15-day duplicate £3.65; 15-day single sheet £2.80. For large orders there is a scale of : discounts. FTA record books are restricted to members.
i By-pass plea
, A 'please use the by-pass' plea : has come from Hertfordshire County Council surveyor Michael Hardy this week following complaints from residents that truck men are still using the old routes.
The road he particularly wants used is the new Potters ' Bar by-pass which is a faster ; route than the old A111 and f AI® route through the middle of the town. Mr Hardy has written to hauliers asking them to avoid the town.
: Kuwait cables
. WHITE TRUX INTERNATIONAL have sent five loads ' of cables and one load of groupage to Kuwait with their driver accompanied vehicles. The cable is to be used in . new televistion and radio systems to be installed in Kuwait. ' It was collected from Grave. send by the company. i v .
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. Tokyo office
i tFrOMAS MEADOWS have li established a new far east office in Tokyo to replace their ! old one which had become too r: small. 1The company's airfreight di vision maintains a regular import and export link with i Japan and also groupage services to towns throughout Japan.