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23rd May 1975
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Drivers' hours study has implications for eight-hour limit

by CM reporter VITAL implications for the EEC's controversial eight-hour driving day limit may result from a study of driver...

More Austrian permits needed

BECAUSE of an unprecedented use of the German road-rail transit system, especially by British hauliers, following recent CM...

Germans put on British-only trains

FROM THIS WEEK British hauliers are to have the exclusive use of an entire train on the German road rail system on Mondays and...

A Series relaunched

PRODUCTION of Ford's A Series parcels van restarted this week at the works of Willenhall Motor Radiator Co Ltd. The...

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EEC hours law will cost £300m a year

IMPLEMENTATION of EEC Regulation 543/69 which governs drivers' hours will cost British operators £300m a year in drivers'...

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More Mercs for Britain

SIX more Mercedes-Benz models are being introduced to the UK market this week —one of them the 1626S/30 seen here with the...

Tax increase can be passed on

INCREASES in road fund tax —imposed in Mr Healey's Budget—can be passed on in haulage operators' rates as a result of a change...

Explosion-proof inserts for fuel tanks (and tankers?)

by Paul Brockington FIRING incendiary bullets from a high-velocity gun at close range into drums partly filled with petrol or...

Young driver fees set

DETAILS of the training scheme for young hgv drivers, due to start in September, will shortly be sent to road goods transport...

Scottish 0-licence applications

AS FROM May 16, the Scottish traffic area has been accepting 0-licence applications from •the newly named Scottish Councils....

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No action against Tarmac despite 119 prohibitions

DESPITE the fact that 119 vehicle prohibitions had been placed upon the East Midlands fleet of Tarmac Roadstone Holdings Ltd,...

A reliable answer

NINETEEN-seventy-five may come to be regarded in retrospect as the year in which, despite economic stringency, the decline in...

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Excess haulage capacity forecast in gloomy survey

by CM repor WIDESPREAD excess capacity in the haulage industry will emerge in the next 12 months. This is one of the gloomy...

'We can manage without tachographs' Mulley

BRITAIN could enforce its hours regulations without tachographs, the Minister for Transport said last week. Mr Mulley told the...

DoE map price

THE DoE Trunk Road Map of Great Britain (CM last week) costs £1.70 and not as stated last week. Each of the sections— north and...

Parcels link

A LINK has been - establi between SELNEC's parcels press company and Kwik Ltd, the Australian-owned cern, The link means SELNEC...

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'Firms must get lean and fit to survive'

John Darker reports the BAR conference in Jersey kT JERSEY last week a panel liscussion on "Surviving inflaion" took place...

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Identify costs and find admissible price increases

Counter inflation seminar reported by Johnny Johnson APPREHENSION about how budgets and accounts could be adjusted to counter...

Recovery course

A THREE-DAY vehicle recovery course approved by the RTITB and covering classroom and practical on-site tuition with typical...

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Something to gain by appearing in court

by CM reporter THE LACK of wisdom in failing to appear at disciplinary proceedings was demonstrated in the cases of two...

Woman's success in I.DoY round

MRS GLORIA BOTSFIELD became the first woman hgv driver to qualify for the Commercial Motor Lorry Driver of the Year national...

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Irish link

DUBLIN, Athlone and Galway overnight from London by coach: this journey will be possible from today by a new National Travel...

Coach fair list updated

ELEVEN additional unionorganised coach firms have been added by the Transport and General Workers' Union to its Coach Fair...

New methods tried in Glasgow survey

A MAJOR survey of passenger movement by bus in the North of Glasgow is being undertaken for the Greater Glasgow PTE by Scott,...

City centre service starts in Oxford

A NEW 10-minute frequency bus service operating a figure of eight route started last week in Oxford. The service has a...

Rural problems seminar

A HALF-DAY seminar on rural bus services and problems is being organised by the Institute of Traffic Administration at the...

London suburban fares

SOME FARES on London Transport services which operate outside Greater London could go up by 50 per cent this summer. The county...

White Rose changes

SOME express services from Bradford to Barnsley and Sheffield will now operate via Wakefield and Sandal instead of via Batley...

Call for extended fuel rebate

FUEL REBATE should be obtainable on all psv operations; that is the proposal made by Confederation of British Road Passenger...

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Dennis designs decker

A PROTOTYPE double-deck chassis from Dennis Motors of Guildford could be on the road early next year. John Jackson, Dennis...

All change at Edinburgh

THIS WEEK Edinburgh Corporation transport department became Lothian Region Transport. The new authority has co-ordinating...

SBG Volvos in service

THE FIRST four of the Scottish Bus Group Volvo BM—Alexander coaches have entered service with Western Scottish at Kilmarnock....

Confed conference

THE FIRST annual conference of the Confederation of British Road Passenger Transport at Eastbourne from June 10-12 will be...

[Dates for your diary Sunday, June 1 CM LDoY rounds —Dundee: Industrial Estate, Dunsinane Avenue;

Kent : Lockmeadow Market, Maidstone; Tyne and Wear : Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead. Monday, June 2 Transport Managers'...

PEOPLE

R. Beckham (SPD Ltd), the ETA president, has been re-elected chairman of the Association's national executive board; F. Moore...

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100-tonners could do three times the work

Volvo's kite-flyer in economy search From a Special Correspondent NEVER MIND 38, 40, or even the 44 tons that the more...

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Mercedes launch six for Britain

by the technical editor SIX NEW MODELS for the British market were announced by Mercedes-Benz on Monday. Two are at the heavy...

Trailer purchase plan

CRAVENS INDUSTRIES Sales Ltd has introduced a new Eurofleet rental/purchase scheme whereby operators can buy the rented trailer...

Road show

A ROAD SHOW entitled " Truck Drive 1975 " is to visit 24 dealet locations throughout Britain on behalf of Mercedes-Benz (UK)...

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Transcontinental is a nimble heavy

by Graham Montgomerie ALTHOUGH the Transcontinental takes Ford into the heavy category for the first time, not all the...

Weighbridge tester

AN ARTICULATED weighbridge tester has been made by North Midland Truck Engineering Ltd for the South Yorkshire County Council...

Fodens in Germany

A SERVICE claimed to provide skilled engineering assistance within 24 hours of any breakdown of Foden vehicles on the Continent...

Deutschland DAF

SERVICE for DAF truck operators in Europe, which is already covered by the DAF International Truck Service network, is to be...

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Alloy and plastics in new body

ALUMINIUM and plastics are used by Cravens Homalloy (Preston) Ltd in a new range of bodywork for goods requiring insulated or...

Tyre savers

A DEVICE that will give in-cab, visual and audible, warnings of tyre deflation has been developed by Mr Frank May, Managing...

Sales to Russia

PIRELLI has signed a E17m contract with Russia to supply equipment and provide technical assistance. Dunlop, the UK part of the...

Mystery men

KNOWLEDGE of the number of hauliers in the country might not make anyone happy nor be of any immediate use. It is surprising,...

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Berliet TR 280 tractive unit at 32 tons gross

by Trevor Long croft Photographs by D. Ross FRENCH truck manufacturer Berliet is at present establishing a UK dealer network...

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Test results

BERLIET 1R280 TRACTIVE UNIT AT 32 TONS gtw The Berliet cab is one of the most attractive fitted to any top-weight truck, and I...

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How important is accurate wheel balancing ?.

WHEN a truck can be driven at any speed without front wheel wobble, shimmy or excessive shake it is normally assumed that the...

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Low-floor bus will be

Dutch treat by Bill Godwin THE development of city service buses with ultra-low floor and boarding heights has occupied...

Trailers beat the peak

The problem of traffic peaks is being tackled by bus operators in various ways— including duplication, increased frequencies or...

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Bedford TK 12,000-mile service

THE TK range of medium Bedfords has been around for well over 10 years now and since there is no immediate plan for a...

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Legal protection by insurance

by John C. Vann IT WAS in the early days of 1974 that an insurance contract new to Britain was introduced. This was legal...

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What is marginal costing and what is its function in rates assessment ?

Briefly, marginal costing takes into account only those factors which are incurred in using a vehicle to do a particular job...

11 I have a workshop with three fitters and I

have accepted work from another haulier to maintain his vehicles. Could you say what would be a fair charge to make for this...

Q If I work three hours on Saturday morning and drive

only 14 miles to load and 14 miles back, must I keep a record of work on that day ? Must my record of daily work on a weekday...

Q One of my vehicles was stopped toward the end of

its working day when a tyre was found to have a cut in it. My driver and myself are to be prosecuted for this offence. Before a...

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Not sweet simplicity

Every one of John Ilanlon's shafts hit the target dead centre —but without hint of malice. "I've been in the Northern Traffic...

Travelling record

I wonder how many operators put a maintenance record card or sheet in the cabs of their vehicles, to provide immediate and up...

Not-so-retiring authority

"Once you have mastered a new regulation you can begin to understand the explanatory leaflet that comes with it," declared John...

ICC under attack

Talking of the States, there's been a great old public row going on since the beginning of the year about the Interstate...

Stop it, I don't like it!

Still on USA topics, I've been reading up a fascinating programme for an unusual event held in April in California : the...

Hire and fire

" Diversify ! "the experts cry. Midlands 33RS have taken it to heart—they've gone into contract hire of municipal specials....

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The French Connection

by Gordon Murray photographs by Harry Roberts WITH A STAFF of only three, Cie Limouzy and Fils Ltd may well set a record as...

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Redundancy (1)

Take care to be fair by Les Oldridge, TEng(CE1), MIMI, AMIRTE IN the present state of inflation and economic depression it...

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Health and Safety at Work Act 1974: a guide for employers

1. Background to the legislation SOME FIVE MILLION people not previously covered by health and safety legislation were brought...

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Remote stop control

A device which will activate the engine stop control on diesel-engined vehicles, whenever the ignition is turned off, has been...

Failed lamp warning

Designed for 12V electrical systems, the Autolec brake lamp failure warning system comprises a relay, cable terminals and...

Tyre time savers

Two products which should ease the repair of tyres have been introduced by Stenor. Liquid Buffer is applied with a cloth to the...

Dropped volts

A voltage dropper, enabling 12V radio equipment to be used on vehicles with a 24V system, has been introduced by Lucas. The...

Engines galore

Six new models of fork-lift truck fitted with either Ford or British Leyland diesel engines have been added to Conveyancer's...