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22nd September 1988
22nd September 1988
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BURDEN OF PROOF

• One of the real banes of road transport operation in this country is that of overloading and the zeal of the relevant...

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• Sandy Glennie, marketing manager director of bus builder Plaxton,

has been recruited as managing director of a sales operation set up by the newly-merged Volvo and Leyland Bus. He will keep a...

Weighbridges fai

=racy test • Many of the truck weighbridges which Britain's hauliers depend on are dangerously inaccurate, an exclusive...

Jams may up Al rates

• The traffic thrombosis on the Al south of Peterborough is causing such major delays to lorries that haulage rates could soon...

Goransson wins in Belgium

• The Belgian truck grand prix was won by Curt Goransson in his Volvo on a rainy Zolder circuit last weekend. George Allen,...

Dery quality set to stay

• The British Standards Institution has refused to change its minimum dery standard BS2869, despite last-minute pleas from...

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ERF fits Cleries to new lightweight E8

• ERF is extending its range by fitting the Cummins Cseries engine to a development of the El° range, to produce the new...

• Hestair Duple and Dennis Specialist Vehicles have released more information on their new midibus, the Dart.

The nine-metre long midi has a low-floor design and a turbocharged Cummins B-series engine developing 97kW (130hp). It is...

FTA firm on hours law

• A court's decision to punish a haulier who followed Department of Transport and Freight Transport Association advice on the...

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Overweight Enover here

• Police trawled the motorway around Watford last week and pulled in 61 foreign lorries. Thirteen drivers were issued with...

Freight Rover in big export drive

• Freight Rover has launched a massive export drive designed to triple its overseas sales within the next four years. The...

Villagers fail to stop Vauxhalls

• Angry villagers have failed to stop three transporter firm; using their shared operating centre to distribute 300 Vauxhall...

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Perkins shares experts

• Perkins Engines has opened up its 240 million research and development department to outside companies. Perkins Technology...

MAN'S middleweights range nearly complete

• With the arrival of its M90 middleweight range last week, German truck builder MAN took another step to completing its...

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RTI NEC show package

• Renault Truck Industries has added five new models to its UK truck line-up, includng more powerful tractive units and, for...

Silver Arrow's reefer special

• Plans by Silver Arrow Services to build Norfrig reefer bodies under licence in this country (revealed exclusively ii...

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the next three weeks, we'll set you a simple question

based on the Midi — the answers will be found in the pages of back issues of Commercial Motor and in the current Midi...

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RTI enters 'big bus' ring

/ As predicted by Commercial Motor in March, Renault Truck Industries has entered the British single-deck "big bus" market with...

SBG's bus repair unit transferred

• Scottish Bus Group Engineering's bus repair depot in Lambert has been transferred to fellow Scottish Transport Group member...

• Busways Travel Services, the Tyne and Wear yellow bus

company, has announed an operating profit of 0.2 million after its first 17 months of trading. The company says this figure...

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Overweight dynamics

• Evidence that two dynamic Neighbridges had consistently Neighed heavier than static Neighbridges led to an absolute lischarge...

Dozen's tacho charges

• Six former managers at coach operator Trathens have admitted conspiring to falsify tachograph charts. Four others have denied...

Driver's delayed dismissal decision

• A transport company which could fairly have instantly sacked a driver suspected of theft forfeited its right to dismiss him...

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AN: spoilt for choice

• When Leyland launched its Roadrunner back in September 1984 it made great play of the fact that it had completely revised its...

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TNT joins tender fray

• TNT has joined rival Wincanton in launching a specialist public sector division to cash in on Government legislation forcing...

Interlink strike boom

• As the postal strike began to peter out last week, one of the biggest private carriers, Interlink, announced a 23% rise in...

TDS show to debut Lucas cab computer

• Next month's Transport and Distribution Services Show will see the launch of the first British-developed in-cab computer for...

Bees introduces contract service

• Bees Security Distribution has set up a contract services division incorporating its truck rental operation. The new...

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ERF plans increased truck manufacturing

• Independent British truck manufacturer ERF is to open a second production line. The extra capacity at its Middlewich parts,...

New overseas depots for TIP

• TIP, Europe's biggest trailer rental company, is to open eight new depots before Christmas. This move will bring its total...

Perry Group's profits rocketing

• Perry Group, one of the UK's largest diversified motor groups, has boosted its half-year pre-tax profits by 47% to £3.75...

THERE'S NO CYANIDE IN TWO-PACK PAINTS • Your article — 1'wo-Packs

to Success" concluded correctly that many operators are becoming convinced that their benefits justify their costs. But the...

MISSED OUT OF TWO GUIDES

• We were very dissappointed not to have been included in your recent Bodybuilders and Municipals guides. We should have been...

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BUSINESS MOVES

WEIGHING IN WITH A BIG DEAL • PM Electronics of Bradford is to become the sole importer of American Lodec on-board weighing...

DEALERS

NINO DEALERS ARE GO • Irish Hino truck assembler Harris, which is expanding its sales network in this country through its UK...

TESTING THAT SINKING RILING

• The Vehicle Inspectorate is to close its HGV testing station at Kilmarnock because of subsidence. Operators who have booked...

EQUIPMENT TAKING A LIFT vans STOKLIFT

• Stoldift scissor lifts tested to B.S5325 are built to customers' specifications by R S Stokvis & Sons of East Molesey,...

TRAINING

LOAN TIME COMING • Youngsters interested in transport and looking for cash help to undertake HGV, CPC or other relevant courses...

COMMUNICATION

FREE AA CHECKS FOR CAR PHONES • Car-phone users fed up with poor reception and failed calls can have their equipment checked...

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SUCCESS IN A NEW WORLD

Two years after deregulation, the Bus and Coach Council Conference has been examining the way ahead in a fast-changing...

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THE WEIG

THEY WERE • Damage to British roads caused by vehicle overloading is estimated to cost the taxpayer more than £50 million a...

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CENTRAL'S WAY AHEAD

Impending legislation will mean every truck leaving or entering the UK will be legally required to be weighed. Like other...

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EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE

With current legislation and strict enforcement, operators cannot afford a slapdash approach to vehicle loading. Tolerances on...

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TAKING THE OVERVIEW

Martin Pearce holds down a demanding job with English China Clays — but he is also heavily involved with Britain's role in the...

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RENAULT'S

BIG RED SHED Bare and utilitarian, or cleverly styled to fill a perceived market niche, the Renault Master has plenty of...

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BOWING IN AT BTAC

The BTAC fuel economy trials generally attract some interesting technical innovations; this year the emphasis was more on new...

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SHOP TALK

• At the end of August, the Institute of Road Transport Engineers published its findings after three years of investigations in...

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Fleetserve links up

• From late autumn this year, a national Fleetserve network serving heavy goods vehicles will be available to all National...

Travelpilot find-your-way device for cabs

• Yet another piece of apparatus for truck cabs comes on the market next year. It's the Travelpilot, the Bosch electronic...

Benefits for remould users

• A new service from Semperk (UK) gives the remould user the benefit of the Austrian manufacturer's own guarantee on the tyre...

Betaseal starts UK production

• Swiss-American joint venture company Gurit-Essex has begun production of advanced vehicle bonding and sealing products at its...

• A factory is being built by PCL Cygnus for

the manufacture of all types of vehicle washing equipment at Mosborough near Sheffield. The complex will initially assemble...

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Mobile work stations are versatile

• Model 2300 and 2350 mobile work stations from Facom Tools can be specified as "fixed". Available accessories enable the...

Small vacuums

• BVC has introduced two small commercial vacuum cleaners a nine-litre capacity dry vacuum and a 25-litre capacity wet/dry...

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Kent-Moore connectors loom ahead

• Senriceaid loom connectors are an addition to the KentMoore range. When disconnecting vehicle wiring for electrical tests,...

Cover up with K-C coveralls

• Kimberly-Clark has launched a range of coveralls to protect operators against problem liquids in a wide range of...

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III The Mercedes-Benz 814 7.5tonne truck has been on the

UK market for over four years now. In that time it has established a reputation as a solidly-built, easy-to-drive vehicle with...

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Getting clean away

Keeping your fleet clean, says Peter Watt, need not be a problem if you use a purpose-built washer. Here are some of the...

Tankclean . taking the strain

• Why go to the expense of installing your own vehicle washing system when we will do it for you? This is the question posed by...

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Mind the paintwork

• As well as removing the dirt from a vehicle, repeated washing can also take its toll on paintwork over a long period of time....

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What the papers say

SWIFTER SERVICING BY COMPUTER Putting a computer to work in a commercial vehicle workshop. David Lumsden, sales manager,...

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Automotive Products PLC Tachbrook Road Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV31 3ER Phone 0926 27000 Telex 311571 AP PLC G Sales...

carver

2 Carver & Co Engine Lane Coppice Side Industrial Estate Brownhills Walsall WS8 7ES Phone 0543 452122 Telex 338530 Sales...

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Business Dress Design Unit F21 Coppull Enterprise Centre Mill Lane Coppull Chorley Lancashire PR7 5AY Phone 0257 793755 A...

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S P Tyres UK Ltd Fort Dunlop Birmingham B24 9QT Phone 021 384 4444 Telex 337633 An addition to its premium range of heavy truck...

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Bendix Ltd Douglas Road Kingswood Bristol Avon BS15 2NL Phone 0272 671881 Fax 0272 603296 Bendix is a primary supplier of...

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Gulf

15 and 16 Gulf Oil (Great Britain) Ltd The Quadrangle Imperial Square Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1TF Phone 0242 225225...

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Ocean Cory Tyre Co Ltd/Bandag Lamberhead Industrial Estate Leopold Street Pemberton Wigan WN5 8DH Phone 0942 214827 Telex...

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Bear Automotive (UK) Mercers Row Cambridge Cambs Phone 0223 68660 Bear Automotive (UK) introduces to the British market a range...

Motalink k woNEs

22 Motalink Leafield Trading Estate Corsham Wiltshire SN13 9SU Phone 0225 810775 Telex 449580 Sales contact on stand David M...

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Rubery Owen-Rockwell Ltd 1/3 Cranford Court Hardwick Grange Woolston Warrington Cheshire WA1 4RY Phone 0925 823023 Telex 628056...

• – N s r Interface Technologies Ltd

25 and 26 Interface Technologies 22 Chapel Lane Middlesex HAS lAZ Phone 01 429 1277 Telex 9413463 INTECH G Sales contacts on...

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WILCOMATIC LTi, 27 Wilcomatic Ltd 10 Dock Place Edinburgh EH6

6LV Phone 031 554 5559 Telex 727002 Sales contact on stand K H Harrison Wilcomatic, part of the Walker Greenbank Group and...

29 and 30 CHLORIDE Exide Batteries EXIDE Chequers Lane Dagenham

Essex Phone 01 592 4560 Telex 261186 Sales contacts on stands Nigel Monsey and Allan Hookes This company provides a versatile...

IPAICHEIJN 32, 33 and 34 Michelin Tyre PLC Davy House

Lyon Road Harrow Middlesex HAI 2DQ Phone 01 861 2121 Telex 919071 Technical sales contact on stands Tony Shaw-Davis Michelin's...

Motor Trader

35 Motor Trader L426, Quadrant House The Quadrant Sutton Surrey SM2 5AS Phone 01 661 3289 Telex 892084 Sales contact on stand...

Lucas Automotive Av ir 36 Lucas Automotive — Aftermarket Operations Birmingham

Road West Bromwich West Midlands B71 4JR Phone 021 500 5599 Telex 338801 Sales contact on stand Peter Twigg Lucas Automotive...

37 Tecalemit Garage Equipment Co Ltd Belliver Industrial Estate Roborough

Plymouth Devon PL6 7BW Phone 0752 701212 Telex 45124 Tecalemit says it can now without doubt offer the largest range of...

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Institute of Road Transport Engineers 1, Cromwell Place London SW7 2JF Phone 01 589 3744 Fax 01 225 0494 Sales contact on stand...

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BSC (Contracts) Ltd Bloomfield Road Tipton West Midlands DY4 9HB Phone 021 557 4561 Telex 336316 Sales contact on stand Roger...

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The DeVilbiss Co Ltd I DeVI LBI SS R5 7 4 1 Ringwood Road Bournemouth BH11 9LH Maslen of RefinishIng TprIlr.Dluo Phone 0202...

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Bar Tech Systems Unit B Pigeon House Lane Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4QH Phone 0793 828445 Telex 449703 TELSER G Ref BTS...

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American Spray Industries (Interna tional) Ltd 4, Holton Road Holton Heath Trading Park Poole Dorset Phone 0202 632266 Telex...

eff OHS

45 and 46 Elf Oils Woodlands Road Altrincham Cheshire WA14 1HD Phone 061 928 6477 Telex 667757 ELF OIL G Sales contacts on...

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Edmunds Walker Chiltern House Oxford Road Garsington Road Cowley Oxford 0X4 2PG Phone 0865 713868 Edmunds Walker delivers...

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European Truck Parts Ltd Unit 4 Peartree Lane Industrial Park Peartree Lane Dudley West Midlands DY2 OTJX Phone 0384 455079 Fax...

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Metalas (UK) Ltd Moorcroft House Maldon Road Hatfield Peverel Chelmsford Essex CM3 2JP Phone 0245 380798 Fax 0245 481866 Sales...

Part of Michelin Tyre's large display

49, 50 and 51 Michelin Tyre PLC Davy House Lyon Road Harrow Middlesex HA]. 2DC,) Phone 01 861 2121 Telex 919071 Michelin is...

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Harboran Ltd Station Works Dedmere Road Marlow Buckinghamshire SL7 1PE Phone 06284 71727 Telex 849261 Sales contact on stand...

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Kalamozoo PLC SKALA/4AM° Northfield Birmingham B31 2RW Phone 021 411 2345 Telex 336700 The services offered by the company's...

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Abal Engineering Ltd (late entry) Turbo 200 61 Spencer & Halstead Ltd Ossett West Yorkshire WF5 9AW Phone 0924 276303 Telex...

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Jaggard's Tiltman Ltd 40 High Street Edwinstone Mansfield Nottinghamshire Phone 0623 823033 Telex 377538 Sales contact on stand...

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Hefac Engineering Ltd 17/18 Station Lane Industrial Estate Witney Oxfordshire 0X8 6AS Now Phone 0993 773693 Telex 837023 Sales...

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EPS&S Ltd Truck Trading Estate Kenbrick Way West Bromwich West Midlands Phone 021 553 2999 Fax 021 553 1899 Sales contact on...

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European Truck Parts Ltd Unit 4 Peartree Industrial Park Estate Peartree Lane Dudley West Midlands DY2 OUX Phone 0384 455079...

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Wheel-a-Bench Blankside Station Road Thurstaston Wirral Merseyside L61 OAN Phone 051 6478779 Wheel-a-Bench has grown from...

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Diesel Recon UK Napier Place Wardpark North Cumbernauld Glasgow G68 OPB Phone 0236 725981 Telex 58643 Sales contact on stand...

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Associated Tyre Specialists Ltd 180-188 Northolt Road Harrow Middlesex 11A2 OED Phone 0782 744210 Sales contact on stand J C...

2111DGESTOBE

80 Bridgestone Tyre (UK) Ltd Birchley Industrial Estate Oldbury Warley West Midlands Phone 021 552 331 Telex 339259 Sales...

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Lipe Ltd York Avenue Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4HU Phone 0706 228321 Telex 635014 Lipe, manufacturer and supplier of...

PROEFT 2

Hereford Profiles Ltd Unit 18 Beech Business Park Three Elms Hereford HR4 9QJ Phone 0432 50330 Sales contact on stand Arthur...

Kelmac Moor Lane Industrial Estate Perry Well Road Perry Barr

Birmingham B44 8DR Phone 021 344 4606 Kelmac was awarded the Hino distributorship for the West Midlands by Harris (UK), which...

4 Leyland DAF Leyland Daf Eastern bypass Thame Oxfordshire 0X9

3FB Phone 084421 46666 Telex 838848 Sales contact on stand John Sellors Leyland Daf service director Peter Cutmore is...

5 Northern Sales PO Box 250 Chester CHI 4HJ Phone

021 772 0712 Northern Sales is exhibiting a range of products including Martek drill sharpeners, chisel sharpeners and chainsaw...

6 Mobil' Mobil Oil Co Ltd 54-60 Victoria Street London

SW1E 6QB Phone 01 828 8777, extension 2278 Sales contact on the stand P White • The Commercial Vehicle Winterisation Guide...

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Give yourself a lift

When workshop flexibility is required, the many types of lift can often provide the answer. Peter Watt looks at some of the...

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Fuel pump holds data

Ni From Bennett-Beck comes The Fleetpro — an all electronic commercial fuel dispenser which offers the facility of remote...

Fasson launches heavy -duty transfer tape

• A slittable transfer tape developed for heavy-duty bonding where high temperature and shear performance are required has been...

Powrmatic now heats Wyndham's workshop

• Two PGUlls (Powrmatic Gas United Heaters) now heat the workshop of Wyndham's Honda franchise and showroom in Cardiff. The...

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Simplify business

• Merlin Visual Aids has moved to larger premises in Bristol, enabling it to expand is consultancy service for garages. The...

Garrett grew

• Garrett Turbo Service, the aftermarket division of Garrett Automotive, has enlarged its distributor network. The companies...

Autolube order

• Based on the operational experience of GTE automatic chassis lubrication (ACL) systems fitted to 2,500 new trailers during...

• Alan McVite, with 27 years' experience in the refinishing

field, becomes Akzo Coatings regional sales manager for Scotland and North East England. Technical sales representative Steve...

Watch that load-sensing valve. . .

Letters to the editor Address your letters to CM Workshop, Room 406, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5AS Dear...

Air wrenches blame for loose wheels

Dear Sir • I regularly read opinions why wheels work loose. I would like to put my own one forward. Air wrenches, I consider,...