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14th August 1982
14th August 1982
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More permits for needy operators

EW international permit allocation arrangement is being id from January, with the express object of making nits available to...

Basrah bans trailers

The Iraq authorities have forbidden trailers from going to the Gulf port of Basrah, owing to continuing hostilities in the...

Call for Sherpas

THE LONG-AWAITED British Telecom maintenance van order has been placed with Frieigh Rover, which is to supply 2,500...

LDoY goes to Sweden

IT WAS announced this week that the winner of the CM Lorry Driver of the Year Competition will be visiting Sweden and the...

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HSE under fire over Continentals

THE Health and Safety Executive has come under fire for claiming that there is no evidence that foreign tankers are carrying...

RR impatie

THE British heavy vehicle it try needs the incentive weights increase to attacl port markets, accordin Rolls-Royce Motors mark'...

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Controls near 1,000

I owner-driver was granted an igistrates last week, after being 8 lorry ban. loy Diggle of Haywood, Lan;hire, had pleaded not...

A58 operator acquitted

AMENITY lorry controls continued to be introduced in the first six months of this year, and the total implemented since the...

Materials Handling

THE International Materials Handling Exhibition 1983 is scheduled to take place from April 19-26 at Earls Court in London....

Bottesford by - pass?

A DECISION on the Bottesford by-pass in Leicestershire will be made later this year, Leader of the Commons John Biffen has...

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Peoplre

BRITISH Road Services group of companies has made two staff chages to put greater emphasis on national sales activities. ALLAN...

FTA/IRTE

'THE Freight Transport Assc tion and the Institute of R Transport Engineers have nounced a series of oneseminars on transport e...

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eirt'af look for Atlas Express

ICELS carrier Atlas Express has introduced a new system of rational control and a new-look livery for its 1,600 vehicles. I...

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Rustroy

IN RESPONSE to advice from manufacturers against painting the inside wheel face which bears on the axle hub Air Products Ltd,...

Dowty seals

DOWTY Seals has developed a new metal based gasket for use in environments up to 120°C and pressures up to 735kN/sqm (1068...

First swop-body in use

THE first swop-body version of the Lawrence David insulated curtainsider has been put into service by Worcester transport...

True grit

ECON/ATKINSON of Rip North Yorkshire, has reverie first principles with its n speed-related gritter whicl about to be phased...

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Ambulances go lpg

1LLOWING comparative tests of three systems on 18 vehicles, the imberside Ambulance Service has selected the IMPCO dual-fuel...

Snow blow

ROLBA LTD, manufacturer of highway and municipal equipment, has launched two new snow blowers into the UK to coincide with the...

Manchester firm gets 46-ton tri-axle

IANCHESTER-based haulage contractor B. Wellman Ltd has taken slivery of a new 46-ton payload tri-axle trailer from Transquip...

Cargo chassis

IN CONJUNCTION with Ford Truck dealer Hooleys of Nottingham, Crane Fruehauf's Beeston and Tamworth branches have adapted eight...

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France tightens on motorway coaches

NEW restrictions on coaches using French motorways have been imposed in reaction to France's worst-ever road accident, which...

AMA hits al Govt veto

GOVERNMENT plans to lirr the powers of local authoritii to subsidise public transpo have been attacked by the Ass ciation of...

GLC bus body

THE GREATER London Council transport committee has set up a Bus Priority Group to consider Issues such as bus lanes and queue...

New versions from DAF

DAF Bus of Marlow has announced that the new versions of its mid and rear-engined coach chassis marketed in Britain will be...

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Overtime oddities

HOUS irregularities involving I one of its drivers, John Shen ustrial Tribunal last week. ihenstone, from Swanley, I, took...

Coaches' fringe benefits

SPECIAL arrangements have been made by the Lothian and Borders Police for coach parking during the International Festival of...

Tutti frutti

MERSEYSIDE Transport and CRS Dairies are offering free Sunday travel cards in exchange for soft-drink tokens or £15 of goods...

Not playing the game

UNEXPECTED competition between an independent bingo bus service and a National Bus subsidiary has prompted ratepayers to send a...

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Joint axle project

THE prototypes of the Rockwell/IVECO joint axle project will be exhibited at the Motor Show in October. These axles are the...

Ford's order

EIGHTEEN engine test calls complete with conveyor docking system and engine diagnostic equipment have been ordered by Ford from...

UK first in ipg pumps

MODIFICATIONS made to 1 CEHE regenerative pump p duced by SIHI-Ryaland Pun Ltd of Bridgewater Road, Alt cham, Cheshire, are...

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• CM's compendium oi coaching comparison:

Looking back at the coaches we have test( over the past three years on our Scottish route, it is apparent that operators have...

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See dry rot by coach

THE REV Neville Black, rector of a Liverpool church without roof or congregation, is running coach tours to show the more...

Politicians against transport politics

IT IS comforting to know that at least 11 politicians favour the removal of passenger transport in London from the arena of...

Three-quarters of hired vans fail

IF THE Consumers' Association's experience is typical, at least three out of four self-drive-hire vans up to 7.5 tonnes gross...

Orpheus falls flat on the Underground

A PLAN by the Scottish Arts Council to impart culture to Glasgow's new Underground railway by exhibiting poems on vacant poster...

Helping Mary Rose to rise

NATIONAL CARRIERS is never far away when some worthy social or charitable enterprise needs help. The Portsmouth branch is...

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Tiger, Tiger, burning bright

What immortal hand or eye could frame thy fearful symmetry? Leyland's, replies Noel Millier, for it is the Leyland Tiger 245...

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MAN of substance proves its worth

The MAN Highliner proved worthy of its description as a luxury coach. It gave Noel Millier a very comfortable ride and he...

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Your studies

A WIDE variety of courses in transport studies now exists, and choosing the right one is a very important decision. Many of the...

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Spooning a bargain in secondhand coaches

A sensibly selected secondhand coach can provide a real bargain, but you have to know what to look for. This guide should help...

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STYLING, when applied to the commercial vehicle, tends to be

of two kinds. The "one-off", designed to attract attention at the big European motor show and then to be quietly forgotten; and...

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FINANCIAL MARKET

by George Malcolm II change E IMPORTANCE of currency thange rates for any company it exports in a big way is own into sharp...

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Axle weighers

REGARDING the letter sent by John L. Hathaway (CMJuly 10) . on axle weighers, although on the surface it would appear that the...

Scots fears

THE news report under the heading "Scots Fears" on page 3 of CMJuly 31, contains a serious allegation which is totally...

Question of fact

I REFER to CMJuly 24 which contains a report of the Traffic Commissioners' decision on licence applications by Les Hughes...

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1 :M's Cost Tables

Ire now ready r 1982/83 Tables of itrating Costs provide trators with a guide heir costs and assist m to quote realistic I...