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14th March 1975
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GLC's £30 a day permit scheme is'not on'

cTA slams proposal which would cost f50m a year Or lorries entering London y CM reporter PROPOSAL — now bere the Greater...

racho delay now main FTA aim

TRODUCTION of tachoaphs on a compulsory basis due on January 1 next for iw vehicles and January 1, 178 for old vehicles— must...

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Licence Britain's container depots docks chief

A SUGGESTION that Britains' container handling terminals should be licensed on the lines of the former road haulage licensing...

Overloading theme at conference

THE THEME at the annual RHA tipping convention to be held at the Majestic Hotel, Harrogate from July 3-6, will be overloading....

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Not-so-fast Freightliners average 35mph

DESPITE the prominence paid in publicity material about the 75mph capability of Freightliner trains, last week's national...

See-and-be-seen scepticism

From our political correspondent THE NEW "see and be seen" rules for drivers in poor daytime visibility which come in from...

Hatcher: 'defend freedom'

A WARNING that restri tions on freedom of mov ment on the roads was one a number of encroachmen on the liberties of the citizi...

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Advice to lorry route planners

Don't let planning become political football TGWU: and don't have too many rules and regs local govt officer r HE COST of...

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Driver § redundancy claim fails

A LORRY DRIVER, Mr Albert Simpson, formerly employed by Smith's of Eccles Ltd, failed in an application for redundancy payment...

Profits downturn for Mitchell Cotts

PROFITS for Mitchell Cotts Transport Ltd in the sixth months ended last December 31 fell to £207,000 compared with £283,000 in...

EWL aquires motor firm

THE HAULAGE company of E. H. Jones Ltd, Belvedere, which specializes in the carriage of bulk liquids, has been acquired by EWL,...

FTA law seminars

ROAD transport law, the law and the use of the road, legal aspects of employment and the EEC dilemma will be examined in an FTA...

Newcastle lorry park challenge

PLANS for a new lorry park at Leazes Park, Newcastle, are being challenged by one of the City's MPs, Sir William Elliott, who...

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Glasgow in the red -but better than expected

ALTHOUGH it is well in the red, Greater Glasgow Passenger Transport Authority had a considerably better year than expected....

Closed shop revival?

LONDON TRANSPORT is being pressed to revive the closed shops which were the rule before the 1971 Industrial Relations Act, Both...

London Country's rise

LONDON COUNTRY Bus Services expect to net about £41/2 m from the 25 per cent fares increase just approved by the Traffic...

Scotland's 50 postbuses

BRITAIN'S 72nd postbus service and Scotland's 50th — went into service this week after being inaugurated at Dingwall....

Merseyside Pedestnanization may cost fares rise operator £10,000 p.a. MERSEYSIDE PTE bus fares rise by an overall 15 per cent...

New NT link to Holland

NATIONAL TRAVEL starts a weekend coach link from East Anglia to Holland on May 24. Starting in Chelmsford, the coaches will...

Number!

TO MAKE it easier to identify different bus services, the South Yorkshire PTE, Yorkshire Traction and some other operators have...

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School bus lesson for councils

trona our political correspondent LOCAL AUTHORITIES, particularly in rural areas, are to be urged by the Government to make...

School transport spending up £25m

EXPENDITURE by local authorities on school transport has increased over the past five years from £20m to £45m, Mr Ernest...

Coach 'fair list' updated

GREY-GREEN Coaches and Lacey's coaches are additions to the latest issue of the "Coach Fair List" produced by the TGWU. All...

Milton Keynes

DIAL-A-RIDE services started in Milton Keynes this week. The service is provided by the National Bus Company in partnership...

PTE costs up 59pc

AFTER HEARING that transport costs had risen by 59 per cent in the past five years, the North Western Traffic Commissioners...

Tories slate LT fares policy

THE WAY the massive London Transport deficit had been allowed to build up was slated at the last meeting of the GLC. Tory...

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Caledonian Bulk Liquids slipped up

VEHICLES operated by Caledonian Bulk Liquids Ltd, Immingham, a member of the Tayforth Group, were either not being inspected at...

Yorks LA refuses 0 licence to applicant who flouted law

REFUSING to renew the four-vehicle 0 licence of Mr Lionel P. Golesworthy, wholesale potato merchant Ind haulier of Cardigan...

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New aluminium sideboards

A NEW form of vehicle sideboard system has been developed by Brade-Leigh Products Ltd of Albion Industrial Estate, Oldbury...

People

Derek Worthington, .44, has succeeded the late Mr Alfred Smith as general manager of the Co-operative Wholesale Society's £165m...

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Container trucks from G. Neville

A DESIGN of tipping skeletal semi-trailer for 20ft ISO containers which has a high degree of elevation and a fail-safe system...

Dates for your diary

MONDAY March 17. loME (Automobile Division Derby centre) Talk by R. N. Smith (Lubrizol). Nottingham University. 7.30pm. IRTE...

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A policy of non co-operation

ALTHOUGH there is still co-operatidn between hauliers and the railways on occasion, it no longer seems to be considered a...

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Prize, please

reckon the staff at CM should ippear in the awards list in this Tionth's Ford M otor Company salesrian's quiz. Last week we had...

Dial defectives

I see that recent criticism of the lack of suitable British chassis for intensive minibus work is parelleled by American...

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Trunkers are digging their heels in

CONFIDENCE and independence in the face of a difficult year that will sort the men from the, boys: that is my impression of the...

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)etermination to make aarcels pay

HE express parcels carriers in Britain lave generally raised their rates by 30 Yer cent or more in the past 12 months. Ate...

No transports of delight in car carrying

WHAT can you carry on a car transporter except cars? The question illustrates the classic dilemma of the specialized operator...

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Tipper men having to ;ell their services

'HE TIPPER industry in general has een going through a sticky patch uring the past few months. The iovernment cut-back in the...

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More loads than permits for TIR men

THERE are surely more prospective international hauliers than there are actual operators engaged on crossChannel traffic....

Tank hauliers striving to maintain rates and standards

IN THE words of the folk song "the good times are all gone" and, faced with an uncertain future, rising costs and lack of clear...

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Cleveland's Rolls-powered Fleetline is a gas

An operational trial of Britain's only bus running on LPG by Martin Hayes; pictures by Harry Roberts WITH the continuing...

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Ringing the cost changes can contain rates

by Johnny Johnson then customer resistance to continual rates increases grows then varying )st factors can help to maintain...

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Tank hauliers continued from page 32 effect of their lower standards on the attitude of politicians and the general public.

The industry is struglling towards greater consistency in its standards on safety equipment, driver training and vehicle...

Farm and market ills are extra burdens for rural hauliers

HAULIERS specializing in agricultural transport are as much dependent on the weather and market price fluctuations as the...

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Ways into the IRTE and loTA

GEORGE WILMOT EXPLAINS ENTRY AND QUALIFICATIONS THE Transport Manager's Licence (TM L) legislation which is due to come into...

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THE ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1914(3)

LA now needs whole story by Les Oldridge T.Eng (ICI), MIMI, AM1RTE SECTION 16 of the Road Traffic Act 1974 and the 5th...

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BOOK REVIEWS

Management without jargon DECISION-making, planning and management control in road transport and the methods and techniques...

Opinions on coating

PROBABLY more of interest to the transport engineer and student than to the average operator. Vehicle operating costs in...

Container world

The 1975 Containerisation International yearbook became available on January 31 price £7 from the book distribution manager,...

Freight yearbook

THE 1975 edition of th( Freight Industry Yearboot appears in limp covers whicl the publisher says has en abled the book to be...

Magirus operating costs

ALTHOUGH it was clearly stated in the operating cost assessment of the Magirus Deutz 232D I 6FS (CM February 28) that this...

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We operate a Ford DI016

tractive unit, 3 tons 19 cwt nladen, drawing a 32ft trailer. The it is taxed as private. The trailer is ?signed as a mobile...

I note from "Know the law" in

CM M arch 7 that in terms of the Road Traffic Act 1974, the period on which an endorsement is carried on a licence . hav been...

Q In a recent news item about tachographs you stated

that these would apply to vehicles over 3.5 tons gross weight. yet I have also seen it stated (I think in CM) that it was...

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Why parcels carriers must be quick off the mark

by John Darker AMBIM IF, as I suspect, it is legitimate to compare transport operations to warfare it is right to equate a...

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HiHot air

The Rapn - iac hot air gun will reliquify anti-rust compounds and other similar liquids which tend to harden in cold weather....

Ratchet nutrunner

A new 9.5 mm (0.375 in) drive reversible ratchet nut-runner has been introduced by Desoutter Automotive. The Model 218 is...

Soft ride

The Spenco Emulsion seat and backrest cushion available from Zimmer tare designed to provide effective relief from body...

Portable welder

The Moss M170 portable welde from Trianon Tools is claimed to b as compact as a briefcase and suii able for in-the-field...

On the right track

A galvanized finish roundhole trac has been added to Brownline's rang of load-restraint equipment. Track cross-section depth...