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12th November 1983
12th November 1983
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Editorial

Showstopper VHEN the Scottish Motor Trade Association opens the doors at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, oday it will herald the 54th...

fVext Week

111 WHAT can the British manufacturers Ind importers of commercial vehicles Pifer as we near 1984? Are their products, n George...

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Keep neighbours happy: Featherstone

GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD relations may avoid much trouble and aggravation when environmental considerations come under scope of the...

EEC offences

THE NUMBER of infringemen of the EEC drivers' hours regul tions throughout the Comm , nity has remained at a high ley for some...

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Severn stress?

TRANSPORT SECRETARY Nicholas Ridley is to tell MPs on Monday whether restrictions on the Severn Bridge are to be removed. It...

New Monopoly

THE R40E, a development of the Monoply all-steel wide flat treaded tyre, is the first result of a £13m investment at the...

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CV sales soar

SALES OF new commercial vehicles are still on the increase, with October's figures almost 18 per cent above the October 1982...

SA sweeps clean

The winning black and white double-page-spread, headed "You've seen the results, now fill in the coupon," was praised by the...

Blast award

A DUBLIN lorry driver who w blown through the window his windscreen by a gas exp sion while making a delivery meat to Nato...

'Vita by-pass

IT IS VITAL that Coventry's pi posed Eastern by-pass shot. be built, says the British Ro Federation in a written subm sion to...

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Hayward leaves NFC

BRIAN HAYVVARD, one of the leading members of the National Freight Consortium management team, has resigned on medical advice....

Manpower Move

New team at Smiths THE ACQUISITION of Sr Coaches of Reading by E. Mundy's Armchair Travel in 1 has resulted in two new appc...

Salmasi selh trailers at TII

EUROPEAN trailer sales dire with TIP Trailer Rental is Ans Salmasi, who has been cha division operations dire( since he joined...

Two up and one leaving

DOUGLAS CHISHOLM is the new director and general manager at Pickfords Removals. He was previously south east general manager...

York Truck's new MD

JOHN PECK has become managing director of York Truck Equipment, the engineering, conversion and service division of the York...

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One class for Avro

_ BREAKDOWN and recovery vehicles should be subject annual testing and be taxed in a special class, according the Association...

Tacho teach-ins

JRSES on tachograph analysis, transport management, and ty are scheduled in the corning weeks for the transport Indus Id Lowe...

Limelight

IAJOR drive is on to make cats transport customers . e aware of the existence of ional Carriers Parcels. le company, whose...

A65/M6 call

ROADS in Northern England and London are the focus of recent lobbying by the British Road Federation in its campaign for more...

Parking and storage ground

A TRAILER becomes a vehicle when it is attached to a tractor unit, St Helens Council's Planning Sub-committee decided when it...

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TGB settlement

A SOUTH Yorkshire haulier's claim for damages against Primrose Holding subsidiary has been settled in the Sheffield Crown Court...

Freight Alend

Not so vite FRENCH police are preparin crackdown on foreign lorriet ensure they respect the sp limits, especially on motorwo...

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reight News

It's no different down under i AUSTRALIAN Government has recently announced an inquiry the country's road freight industry....

More grants for RT1TB

: ROAD Transport Training Board has applied to the Manpower rims Commission for additional grants but has to hear dher it will...

Stand up and fight

IF LONDON introduces a lorry ban, then other local authorities will be falling over themselves to follow suit. The industry...

Gumless Eire

SEVERE CUTBACKS are on the cards for Coras lompair Eireann. Ireland's semi-state transport company's freight services if plans...

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10 mpg the norm?

THIS YEAR'S Alex Cameron lecture was delivered at Strathclyde University by Dr Cedric Ashley, director of the Motor Industry...

Engineering Nem Iveco 6x2

THE NEW rear-steer lvec. 220.38 is an extremely well-ba anced vehicle to drive, report Graham Montgomerie. On a visit to the...

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oo many regs

:RE MUST be more competiin the provision of bus ser)s, Transport Secretary iolas Ridley said last week. Ir Ridley was speaking...

LT rumpus

SENIOR MINISTERS, including Mrs Thatcher, are keeping a close eye on Greater London Council's controversial plans to appoint a...

Daf Yeats tie up

DAF BUS is trying to dent the sales success scored by Dutch rival Bova by launching a keenly priced rear-engined integral. W....

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West Lothian carved up

A TRIAL scheme offering cutprice bus travel is being launched on November 14 by Eastern Scottish. It is introducing a travel...

Transport 2000 reply Lairg sale

LAIRG BASED Sutherland Tr; port and Trading is up for sal PRIVATE OPERATORS have a role in providing London's public transport...

Passenger New

LAIRG BASED Sutherland Tr; port and Trading is up for sal and the 18 staff fear they r lose their jobs. In November last year...

NBC promotion for London

NATIONAL Bus Company coach marketing company London Crusader is launching a major promotion in the London area. The promotion...

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Tchnical News

Foden gets Cats IS no accident that Paccar 's Foden Trucks division has Isen its lightweight S108 ht-wheeler with which to nch...

at goes down

F has introduced a scheme !Wing its 22 main dealers to Nn-license tractive units for ?.ration at lower train ig hts. he...

More economy

ENGINE POWER outputs at the top end of the weight range are unlikely to rise substantially in the future according to Dr Heinz...

Ford's Heathrow Cargo

Trentham is responsible for laying over 120,000sqm of aircraft apron and taxiways as subcontractor to Taylor Woodrow. Because...

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'Growth essential'

AS IF THE Scottish Motor Show gow also played host from last S ation of British Industry. The CBI was holding its seventh...

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Ootorvvays seen as key to UK recovery

/USTRIAL RELATIONS occupied the minds of the conference for final session on Tuesday morning, with the scene being set by Alex...

Late news briefs Ford record

FORD claims to have achieved its most successful month ever in October with a record heavy truck share of 37.4 per cent. In...

Burton bailed

A former transport manager has appeared in court on ten offences under the Bankruptcy Act. Barrie Burton was committed for...

Scotcross

SCOTCROSS, the holding company of body-builder AC Penman of Dumfries, has gone into liquidation. One of the major loss-making...

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Third-axle conversions

I REFER to your article on page 66 in October 1, concerning third-axle conversions. The final paragraph of that article...

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Coaches sweep clean

FIVE YEARS AGO internal express coaches had a very limited share of the Scottish travel market. Most ran only at peak holiday...

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This is Kelvin Hall, CM's stand by stand guide

KELVIN HALL'S limited amount of exhibition space has caused Volkswagen to show only two of its wide range of commercial...

KELVIN HALL 8 REPOR

VERSIONS of Ford's Fiesta Escort van and Transit !s are shown for the first n the UK. Also on the Ford rs' stand are examples...

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KELVII1 HALL 8 REPOR

tted six cylinder diesels and design changes, and the 38 6x2 tractive unit. There is the first-time showing of the 0 integral...

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LEYLAND'S Freighter 11.11, the lightest vehicle in the Freight range,

makes its debut at Kelvin Hall. Offered with naturally-aspirated or turbocharged versions of the 98 Series engine, with outputs...

KELVII HALL REPOA

New cylinder liner sealing 3n improved thermostat de make contributions to 3r service life, quicker warm id improved fuel...

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KELVIN IL REPOR

rating Costs, on sale now 3.50 including postage, iw our well-established em and cover the range of cies in most common use....

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The light weight, day cabbed TM3800 has shown what a

low power 38 tonner can do, given the right gearing. Tim Blakemore reports after three days behind the Bedford's wheel. FOR...

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KELVIN HALL 8

REPOR 1 the market requiring a ece exterior. 12.2m (40ft) long trailer on has an overall width of (8ft 2.4in) and an overall...

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PERKINS VEHICLES is showing its T6.3544 turbocharged, charge-cooled six-cylinder engine

rated at 118.5kW (159bhp) at 2,600rpm. As one of the Perkins 6.354 engine family, it might claim to be the most popular...

KELVIN HALL 8

REPOR . THE PERIMETER of Kelvin Hall is occupied by 44 small stands covering a wide range of equipment and services. Commercial...

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KELVIN

HALL .8: FIE lerck Services' backing plates easy to fit, giving added protion to number plates against :ident damage caused...

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KELVIN Mil 83

tEPORT duced in bore-seal models up to 16 tons gvw and in displacement models for artic and multi-axle chassis. Underbody...

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Give 'em the facts .

you support our paign to stand up 'ansport? the road transport ry need to mount a led campaign to make the aware of its...

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1 - S in body panels can often ) disproportionate amount le

to repair. To help reduce Rothenberger UK has Juced the Ros pot 2000, 1 allows operators and rers to pull deep dents out uble...

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Haulier puts monopoly report behind it

) YOURSELF not only in elight as Britain's last ined road haulier, but subject of much adverse in a Monopolies and Commission...

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1 - 7cs a7cflpf.crcl=cL)...76_,

I a matter of ntages ,o market share this year cent higher than last is Alan B. Fox, chief 'e. The company has he five per...

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Farmer-cum-haulier finds happy medium

PETERHEAD is the best part of 600 miles from London. That trips off the tongue easily enough but as I stepped from the plane at...

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Curries: a favourite Order for the big boys

MFRIES is not an easy town get to. It is about 340 miles m London, 60 miles from isgow and 29 miles from Care and is tucked...

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Flat race contender

Bulky loads on local or medium-haul distribution work is the forte of this 16-tonner, which Bryan Jarvis has road-tested. THE...

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Despair of inner city driving

CFDC member Barney Abberton has been in transport for over 22 years, gaining his HGV 1 in 1961. He worked for BRS from 19621972...