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13th August 1983
13th August 1983
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ving with the lorry

HEAVY LORRY is here to stay. This is a view held by CM and our ers, To hear the sentiment expressed by the Civic Trust — a body...

lext Week

:T WEEK, CM looks at the final and le say most important link in the chain joins producers to consumers — lbution. .)x...

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Tariff 'nonsense

THE NONSENSE of publishing EEC reference tariffs for haulage should be stopped, according to the Freight Transport Association....

Swansea fern to Spain?

A FERRY service from Swan to Northern Spain and possi France has been proposed West Glamorgan Cour Council and Swansea C...

38-tonners ar 'Special Type:

THIRTY-EIGHT tonne lorries still treated as Special Types unfenced rail crossing purpol although the law is not be rigidly...

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ndustry's new pals

EADING environmental p has surprised the trans industry by joining the iaign for a more extensive ass programme. The Civic I...

ransporters

MJ ARE in the car transport - less and have not yet re)cl a questionnaire for free r in the Motor Trader Direc1984/85, the...

Expect October delays on M62

DELAYS ARE likely on a fivemile stretch of the M62 between junctions 11 and 12 while strengthening and resurfacing work takes...

Ashford port proposed

KENT COUNTY Council has compiled a report on the need for an inland port complex at Ashford and has circulated it to about 40...

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EEC tonnages down

PRELIMINARY indications from the EEC Commission show that tonnages carried by road in the Common Market continued to decline in...

F12 rockets

THE F12 is now Volvo's bigg selling vehicle in the I. displacing the F7. Anders Levin, Volvo's tr sales and service general m...

Iveco link ok'd

THE EEC Commission has authorised the major manufacturing and sales deal between lveco, the second largest lorrybuilder in the...

Yomping ordE

LEYLAND TRUCKS is to su 52 heavy-duty lorries to a Br construction consortium for on the Mount Pleasant air site in the...

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NFC buys Hoults

ONAL FREIGHT is expandits removals activities by g over Newcastle upon -based Hoults, a family mess with four other :hes. will...

Refuse rethink

TWENTY 24-tonne Hestair refuse collection vehicles are being supplied to Birmingham City 'Council as part of a major efficiency...

Scania supports drivers' contest

SCANIA Great Britain is sponsoring Britain's team in the International Driving Championship at Oslo on September 2325. The...

Help Poland

OPERATORS with spare tractive units or trailers could turn their inactivity into an act of humanity by making either or both...

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MEP's tale of woe from his Euro travel

CONSERVATIVE MEP Robert Moreland who took a week off from his duties at the European Parliament to discover for himself what it...

Going , gonE

FRESH from his travels by Ion across Europe, Conservativ MEP Robert Moreland was 1 open the Car Auctions businet at Stoke on...

London guide

THE FREIGHT Transport Ass ciation's Lorry Drivers' Guide London is still available, provi ing maps and reference pant to give a...

Archway inquiry date

WHAT PROMISES to be one of the most-contested road inquiri starts on January 10 next year when the plans for the latest scher...

Permit concessions here

A FRENCH permit concession is available to most vehicles in transit from Dover to Belgium and beyond, says Sealink....

CPC courses in Surrey

NATIONAL freight Certificate of Professional Competence courses are being held by EP Training Services of Esher, Surrey, from...

BRS contract

FABRIC sound-proofing mar facturer Bernard Wardle Gro has placed a distributh contract with the BRS group i its factories at...

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Leyland cuts drag

YLAND is claiming a reducon of 22.5 per cent in wind3ighted drag coefficient (Cdskes allowance for yaw angle) th its Multipart...

Leyland's gap seal

IE RANGE of Leyland aerodymic devices has been exuded as a result of operator mand to include a gap seal. Nith a height...

Down-market Volvo

VOLVO is considering extending further down the weight scale. Anders Levin, general manager truck sales and service, told CM...

Taking to the skies

VOLVO has started to supply some F7 aircraft refuellers for . service at major airports in the UK including Glasgow, Gatwick,...

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Promotions at Western BRS

WESTERN British Road Services has taken on Stuart James as sales and marketing manager. He replaces Gordon North who becomes...

Smith's lveco switch

A FORMER Ford executive, Mike Smith, has moved to Iveco UK as its sales operations director. Mr Smith, who is 34, spent 12...

Gardner's two

L GARDNER and Sons has cruited two sales managers frc other engine and vehicle mar facturers to expand its sales a marketing...

New md for IT International

SIMON COVENTRY has succeeded Arthur Knight as managing director of London Transport International, the consultancy...

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M-B ambulance

he total number of trailers ight increases Central Trailer Ital's overall fleet by 25 per it. The range now in serviceo rers...

BFI takes 50

THE TRANSPORT Division of the BFI Group has added 50 new Iveco 4x2 tractive units to its fleet. The vehicle will primarily be...

To the slaughterhouse

A CHASSISLESS Alcan Bonallack Coldsaver 2000 tri-axle unit operates an intensive abattoir collection service for the Gland...

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Lawrence Day

Mixconcrete's four Trac-Cess FOUR NEW Big Chief tri-axle trailers from York Trailer have gone into 38-tonne gcw operation with...

LANCASHIRE HAULIER W. Holmes of Winmarleigh I taken delivery of

a spec lightweight version of the Ti Cess curtain-sider fri Lawrence David. It is based on a Crane-Fr hauf tri-axle trailer...

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Slimline LT plans

DON'S TRANSPORT'S forthcoming bus trials will help decide t buses will replace the ageing Routemaster fleet, its bus man g...

oach fees up

I for processing all types of ications for international h services are to be inted to £110 from August 18. e new fee will...

LT grievances

LONDON TRANSPORrs "loyal and dedicated" staff has received no consideration in the Government's plans to nationalise LT next...

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PTE told to work with Low Fell

LOW FELL COACHES has been a lowed to continue to operate its cross-Tyne bus service between Gateshead and Newcastle in...

Booms up in Blackpool

A DUAL-POWERED Renault trolleybus will run on a specially wired route in Blackpool on November 15 and 16, when a conference and...

It's got style

A NEW LONDON sightseeing tour service, due to start this month, will be operated by two Neoplan Skyliners in the distinguished...

Regen brakE next year

LEYLAND is on target ft scheduled spring 1984 dal incorporating regenerative ing into its prototype cc uously variable transmi...

Drivers' contest

COACH DRIVERS keen to the Scania International D Championship in Oslo on tember 23-25 still have til take part. The...

Fast midis authorised

A SIX-MONTH stage service licence has been granted to fi Express, the Scottish Highland coach company run by the s Viscount...

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'bey mputing

JR MAGAZINE has recently e an article on the Abbey Hill up, which outlined the vities carried out. (e noticed however that...

ringing to fend itself

LE appreciating the clarity of nical detail in Preceptor's )s on vehicular air tension systems, may I Alan his statement...

Scottish 0-licences

I WAS most interested in your helpful article on "How to apply for an operator's licence" in your issue of July 9. However, in...

BL customer relations

AS I was well pleased with my first Metro, I bought a second within two years. This suffered catastrophic damage to the...

Hire and reward and Avro

I HAVE BEEN reading with interest the articles and letters in CM on recovery. I am sorry but I cannot see their argument. The...

The GLC's deficiency

YOU RIGHTLY point out (CM, Dear Sir, July 16) that Dave Wetzel is being less than truthful when he claims that the Labour...

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Road spending in London

REGARDING your absurd claim that "the current Labourcontrolled Greater London Council has virtually frozen the road building...

The great campaign

THE SOCIETY of Motor Manufacturers and Traders shares CM's view that the public and opinion formers are generally poorly...

Hoak Review

All about tachos FROM its new address Fleet Planning says it can now off wider range of transport loos on a mail-order basis,...

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lules of the road: Spain

8, Senor! Be prepared for riquisition next time you are Dai n with our up to the rte guide to road regulations LIC HOLIDAYS:...

Scania funds Oslo

THE CFDC is pleased to announce that Scania (Great Britain) Limited will be sponsoring our team of drivers at the International...

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Dt SG much

mplistic as barmy UNSELLING "caution when king comments on the lulagel rate situation," the !ight Transport Association ms...

hey share and hare alike in NFC

)U'LL BE LUCKY, I muttered to yself when, in June, Peter iompson, the National Freight msortium's chairman and ief executive,...

Bacon brings home the bacon

HEARTINESS at breakfast, which all God-fearing people eschew, is being shamelessly encouraged by Midlands BRS. Free breakfasts...

Scourge for new London Transport

FOR A GOVERNMENT that prides itself on its realism, the present lot can be remarkably naive. For instance, Tom King, Transport...

Shorts if they must, but only with socks

THE SILLY season is well and truly here. Torbay council, having allowed women to go topless on beaches, has had to rescind its...

Too many pounds in bus tyres?

THE ASSISTANT managing director of China Motor Bus Co Ltd and two other Chinese business executives have, South China Morning...

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Out to banish the unpleasant memories

COWBOYS still ride the ge close to Britain's )rways? task the question as a result )rrespondence we have re?d in recent...

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Defining a )covery vehicle

COVERY VEHICLE, as dein Section 16(8) of the ;les Excise Act 1971, is: vehicle on which is 'tinted or which is drawing which is...

Electrostatic's dramatic savings

FROM Greco UK comes a range of electrostatic spray handguns claimed to be fully fieldserviceable. Each one has a spare kit. A...

Pistol-packin' spray gun

A LOW-COST pressure-wash gun from C.T. (London) is said to be so tough that it can be dropped on concrete or driven over by a...

Blue to yellow means leaks

KENT-MOORE UK has added to its range of diesel engine servicE equipment the KM4016 CO 2 leak tester. To check for leaks...

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They help you get over a shattering experience

Windshields replaces over 3,000 windscreens every week. Its 42 regional branches respond 24 hours a day to the control room at...

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Too many operators for the good of recovery

Cowboys plague this vital section of the industry and their inadequacies are usually painfully clear once they have lassoed the...

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Operators in a minefield

LAST some excitement is be aroused over the proposed inges on operators' licensing. n delighted that Mr Reg Daw1 (CM, July 23)...

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Amon the 38-tonn

FOLLOWING our test on the Cummins-powered 145 at 32 tons last November, Bryan Jarvis has completed the Scottish route with the...

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In memory of Mark

kRE LOOKING for a good aritan. The person we are ing for is one who has vn care, courtesy or courage interests of other road...

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Suspension 8

FORD announced in February that it was offering a Hendrickson RT 440 twin-spring bogie as an option on its 6x4 Cargo truck and...