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17th February 1994
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Family firm founders: BO jobs on the line

by Juliet Parish • West Yorkshire-based haulier Sanmar Container Services collapsed last week, three months after four of its...

Police attack 'recipe for cowboys'

• The review of police duties, including those in traffic, that could be privatised, is cost driven and would lead to a new...

BRIEFS

• Elan's liquidator has told over 700 staff at the firm they will not get any outstanding wages and must apply to the...

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Container sale no Tiphook guarantee

by Nicky Clarke • Shareholders of troubled leasing company Tiphook were told this week that even if they agree to the sale of...

Dutch call for clean up

• The Netherlands is calling for tougher vehicle emissions standards and a ban on dirty foreign vehicles in the country on the...

ECO slows Austria's entry • The ECU points transit system

remains one of the major unresolved items in negotiations for Austria's EC membership. Austria wants the transit agreement to...

Labour fights to retain ban permits

• The Labour Party is 'very hopeful" of gaining cross-party support to block a Government proposal to get rid of London lorry...

Crash driver claims damages

• A driver who broke his neck and shoulder three years ago in a road accident has issued a writ against his then-employer, RIC...

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'Wise men' get heavy

by Amanda Bradbury • A group of "wise men" appointed by The European Commission is understood to be looking at the introduction...

Row over the Severn Scots test sites close

• Haulage associations are urg ing regular users of the Severn River crossing to continue shunning the bridge's electronic tag...

P&O plans to pay

drivers 1.5% more • P&O Roadtanks says it will pay at least L5% more to its 600 UK drivers this year, but its 250...

In union is service

• Owner-drivers could be offered financial advice and discounted diesel as incentives to join the Transport & General Workers...

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Allen Munro buys Shanks

by Juliet Parish • Acquisition-hungry Allen Munro Group has bought Tom Shanks Transport, adding £2.5m business to its £7m...

UC to raise up to Min in Market

• Parcels and freight group United Carriers' 3 March flotation will raise Om of new money with which it will add depots, mainly...

Joint venture sales plan

• Independent used truck specialist Chris Hodge Commercial is hoping to set up long-term joint venture deals with large fleet...

RDB asset sale starts

• Receivers have begun selling the assets of RDB Freight Lines ahead of the first meeting of creditors since the company's...

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Steady results for BOC Distribution

• BOC Distribution Services posted unexciting but steady results for the last quarter of last year, in a move that secures its...

ilk hauliers needed

by Karen Miles • The transport of millions of litres of milk is about to go up for grabs as an expanding private milk marketing...

Pig hauliers to save journeys

• Pig hauliers will be able to reduce around 30% of truck journeys they make without full loads, when their transport rules are...

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Dutch target binmen

by Brian Weatherley • Dutch specialist vehicle builders Terberg and Ginaf have targeted the British refuse vehicle market in...

Eureka: Ginaf goes ultra low on cab floor.

• Volvo has developed low-height tractor versions of the FH12 offering chassis heights of 900 and 810mm suitable for hauling...

Volvo 'moves alone' on cab

• After the collapse of merger talks between Volvo and Renault any remaining jointproduct development projects between the two...

Dennis in Holland

• While the Dutch duo are eyeing up the UK refuse market British specialist vehicle maker Dennis Eagle has been hitting back in...

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Raising the roof at Amsterdam

Innovations at the RAI show ranged from high-roof driverfriendly cabs to some very clever bodywork... • Are Dutch drivers the...

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BRIEFS

• Austrian truck maker Steyr seems unlikely to replace its long-serving heavy truck cab before the Euro-2 deadline in...

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Spotlight on ME AND MY CAB...

the top driver By Juliet Parish • Britain's top truck drivers face realistic road condi(ions and a Mastermind-style test of...

Michael Burnett tells us about his 1983 Daf which he spent hundreds of pounds refurbishing before being made redundant.

U ntil a few weeks ago my pride and joy was my 1983 Oaf 330, which I'd had for four years and with which I won nine firsts and...

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Overloaded 21.6%

• Macclesfield Magistrates have fined Able Freight Forwarding of Manchester £1,100 with £30 costs for a front axle overload of...

Financial details

• Disciplinary proceedings involving BJ Skip Hire (Cardiff) have been adjourned because South Wales DLA Gerrard Sullivan wants...

Tax for boiler

• The Court of Appeal has ruled that Barrow magistrates were wrong to decide that an asphalt boiler operated by Derek...

LA rejects bid after late delay

• South Eastern & Metropolitan LA Brigadier Michael Turner has rejected a three-vehicle licence bid by Accurate Scaffolding of...

Motives queried

• An appeal by Sa Hord Stone & Steel against the level of a fine has been adjourned at Bolton Crown Court. Judge Harry Kershaw...

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Doaged determination

a he Hawk has long been an active supporter of the Ramblers' Association, that splendid body which promotes the delights and...

avid Peter, road vehicle engineering manager of Intercity has won

a free week's Vehicle Inspectorate course in a Workshop competition. Peter is responsible for 1,500 vehicles ranging from cars...

Tunnel vision

5 he Rotherhithe Tunnel is due to reopen this week following a month's closure for repairs. This will no doubt come as a...

Searching for Truckel

rowsing through his local paper recently— the Mitcham and Morden Guardian—the Hawk came upon an impassioned plea from a reader...

I I orman Tullett's 1969 Albion Viking removals lorry is not yet

ready for the great depot in the sky, judging by its owner's determination to keep it on the road at any cost. The vehicle was...

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SERVICES

ERF in Leyland • ERF Trucks has opened a new service dealer in west Lancashire. Naylors Commercials of Leyland will service...

Driver bank

• Wolverhampton-based Relief Driver Services has opened a new industrial services division which will supply drivers to the...

PUBLICATIONS

Emplo_yers' rules • Croner Publications has published a new guide to employment law for road transport managers to inform...

Claims cutting

• Fire Protection is a new publication giving guidance on better fire prevention in warehouses and storage areas. This is the...

PRODUCTS

Reverse warning • Ring Automotive has a new generation of reversing alarms for commercial vehicles with outputs ranging from...

First aid

• The Glass Medic screen plaster is designed to stick on to a chipped or cracked windscreen area to help contain damage until a...

Smooth runner

• A new high-speed jam-free curtainside, designed to save time for companies making multi-drop high-street deliveries, has just...

Speed suds

• Vehicle washing manufacturer Smith Bros & Webb has introduced a washing machine suitable for large commercial vehicles where...

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SA alternatives

J ohn Kendall's interesting road test of a Scania/Farid 6 x 2 refuse collection vehicle (CM 3-9 Feb) mistakenly states that...

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CLEAN COMPETITION

The British may well have invented the acronym of N1MBY for "not in my backyard", but judging by rumblings from the Dutch road...

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SPE C IAL

DELIVERY Volkswagen's Transporter 800 Special attempts to bridge a gap in the company's van range— and it's well suited to...

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.40 single passenger seat and driver's seat with armrests; load-floor mat; and a stereo radio/cassette player.

This lot would normally add around £1,000 to the £9,995 of the base-model Transporter, but the Special comes in at £10,180....

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• induce the bowel-loosening lurches that one expects of a

lightweight van and it is possible to maintain illegal speeds as far as the engine will allow. In fact, the drivetrain defines...

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The driving position is good and urban drivers will appreciate

the power steering. The gearchange is far from slick, but it's quite precise and feels dependable. Another welcome feature to...

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Vauxhall Combo 1,41

Price as tested: £7,256 ex-VAT (£7,125 plus £131 for radio/cassette player). Engine: 1.4 - litre petrol, 44kW (59hp). GVW:...

MODEL:

Vauxhall Combo Merit 1.4i

ENGINE:

Transverse four-cylinder fuel-injected petrol engine with three-way catalytic converter. Capacity: 1 ,389cc. Maximum net...

LOAD CAPACITY: Load volume: 2,72m 3 . Axle design weights: front, 690kg; rear, 970kg. GTVV: 2,350k9,

RIVAL TESTS:

Ford Courier Standard Diesel: CM 29 Nov 4 Dec 1991. Nissan Sunny Diesel Van: CM 19-25 Nov 1992 Renault Extra 775 Diesel: CM...

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THE TESTS

• Cetane Index This is a measure of ignition quality: the ease with which the fuel can ignite and release its energy. The...

• Cold Filter Plugging Point

CFPP is a measure of a fuel's likelihood to clog a filter at low temperatures. The British Standard requires a maximum...

• Cloud Point

Cloud point is the other cold-weather test; a measure of the temperature at which wax crystals begin to form. The industry...

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• Froth Volume and Collapse Time

Fuel foaming can be a real irritation at the pumps, particularly for drivers of light vehicles, so the fuel companies have been...

• Sulphur Content

This test was first introduced three years ago and will become more relevant next year when European regulations reduce the...

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FUTURE LEGISLATION

• The Vehicle Inspectorate options for the future—Consultation on the privatisation of HGV Test Stations. • Operator...

RECENT AND IMMINENT LEGISLATION

SI = Statutory Instrument cif = coming into force SI No 3048—The Road Veh ides (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No 3)...

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WHIT WOOD TRUCKSTOP

CM'S roving gourmet samples some West Yorkshire hospitality at the Whitwood Truckstop where Rita's all-day breakfast satisfies...