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27th July 1973
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Help for the small operator

The wind of the Transport Act 1968 and the gale of the recession which followed soon after have between them blown away many...

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Dykes Bill becomes an Act

MORE POWERS TO CURB LORRIES • Mr Hugh Dykes, the Conservative MP for Harrow Central, has joined that ex clusive band ofMPs who...

GLC traffic package attacked

• Grave concern over some of the GLC's proposals for transport in London have been expressed this week by the RHA and the FT A...

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National network of lorry parks: a progress report

from our political correspondent THE 66 sites mentioned by Mr Peyton are as follows:— NORTH WEST REGION: Stretford (Barton...

First Advisory Centre for Small Businesses

• Mr Peter Walker, the Secretary for Trade and Industry, opened the first Government sponsored Advisory Centre for Small...

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Rail offers little saving

Commons debate energy policy from our political correspondent • The great majority of present road freight transport fell...

Government won 't force PO parcel policy

• The Government last week refused to give into demands that it should put pressure on the Post Office to prevent the shift of...

Vehicle specs available

• Copies of the SMMT's booklet listing specifications of British commercial vehicles based on data compiled by Commercial Motor...

Anderson Bros, Markinch, Fife

• Due to a misunderstanding, in a report in Commercial Motor of July 20, it was stated that Anderson Brothers, Markinch, Fife,...

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Kwikasair London-Paris hop

• A daily direct freight link which, it is claimed, will be the fastest service available of its kind between London and Paris,...

Wyatt appeal for High Court?

• An appeal by J. Wyatt Jnr (Haulage) Ltd, could go to the High Court if a move by the company's solicitor, Mr T. H. Campbell...

Freight traffic on increase says report

• A considerable overall increase in traffic levels during the first six months of 1973, compared with the same period last...

NFC increase authorized

• The Price Commission has authorized a weighted average rates increase of seven per cent for BRS Parcels Ltd, National...

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Fiat reveals UK sales plans

• The Italian Fiat company revealed to CM this week its preliminary plans for marketing commercial vehicles in Britain. A truck...

Government aims to ease driver shortage

• A new move to help overcome the shortage of heavy goods vehicle drivers — as many as 80,000 new drivers may soon be needed...

Minister opposes EEC age proposals

• The European directive dealing with such road matters as altering driving ages and compulsory medical tests would almost...

News in brief

United they stand • United Carriers have been given a contract for the national distribution of Lotus shoes to retail outlets...

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Nine post buses planned in South East

• Nine new post bus routes — the first beginning next week — are being developed by the Post Office's south-eastern region. In...

UI for Speedbus priorities

• Bus priority measures to enable the implementation of London Transport's 10 Speedbus routes will cost about .42+m. This is...

Edinburgh backs the bus

• An interim report published in Edinburgh this week reveals that the city's planners favour drastic action to revitalize bus...

LT staff shortage goes to Minister

• A joint deputation from the Greater London Council and London Transport this week took the increasing problem of staff...

Parking ban at 3000 bus stops

• Parking bans are to be enforced at 3000 of London's bus stops. The Greater London Council has agreed to a £65,000 plan to...

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NBC's £100,000 ad campaign ends

• A unique £100,000 advertising campaign in some of Britain's leading national newspapers by the National Bus Company will come...

Belfast bus hazards

• The hazards faced by Belfast Corporation busmen and passengers were highlighted last week when Mr William van Straubenzee,...

Bus access

for disabled • A circular setting out the access facilities for disabled people which should be provided an public transport...

Hounslow gets Mercedes

• Five Mercedes 406D vans, converted for use as buses for the disabled, are on order by the London Borough of Hounslow. The...

£52,000 deficit estimated

• A deficit of £52,000 in the current year was forecast for the Grimsby and Cleethorpes joint transport undertaking last week....

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LA revokes one vehicle licence

• When Kroton Engineering (Newport) Ltd. presented its lorry for clearance after a GV9 listing 17 defects, it was found that...

Trouble for weight guesser

• Two convictions for overloading led to Pontypool Excavation and Demolition Ltd appearing before the South Wales deputy LA...

Coal merchant cleared of theft

• Coal merchant and haulage contractor Michael James Morgan was cleared of theft and other charges at Carlisle Crown Court this...

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Licence at stake but operator still unprepared for hearing

• The Eastern deputy LA, Mr Gerald Kidner, told a two—vehicle operator last week that it was beyond his comprehension that with...

Fleet increased but not facilities, Tribunal told

• An appeal against the West Midland LA's decision to curtail eight vehicles until associate companies William Round Transport...

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Manufacturer was unaware of fault

• Should a company be penalized for not spotting a fault of which even the manufacturer is unaware? This question was discussed...

Planning proposition 'nonsense'

• The attitude of the Lake District Planning Board to applications for industrial developments in the area was criticized at a...

Haulier did not read brother's accident note

• When a vehicle examiner went to inspect the one lorry owned by Mr Charles Scamp, he found three serious defects which led to...

Haulier's whisky dispute resolved

• Lord Maxwell has resolved a dispute in the Court of Session between a whisky firm and a haulage contractor over assessment of...

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Technical solutions not adequate for transport problems TRRL report

• The social and environmental aspects in almost all transport problems are of growing importance and narrow technical...

• More bodies for Toyota

• Toyota (GB) Ltd has announced the introduction of three new bodies on the HIACE chassis cab. Two of the bodies, the...

Harbilt electrics for SNCF

• Eighteen electric traits have been supplied by Harbilt Electric Trucks and Vehicles of Market Harborough, Leicestershire, to...

Roberts buys Butterfield

• In a £775,000 deal, Charles Roberts of Wakefield has bought W. P. Butterfield (Engineers) Ltd, of Shipley. The Roberts...

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Dual-floor bulker from Seadyke

• The first production model of the dual-floor non-tipping semi-trailer, designed for carrying free-flowing materials in bulk,...

Air standards worry some US states

• Of the 37 urban areas in 23 American states required to submit plans to meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards set...

BL in Scotland

• More than 200 Scottish engineering firms have shown interest in British Leyland's campaign to increase the local share of...

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letters

Roll-over risks We were extremely interested to read your article in the July 13 issue referring to high trailers increasing...

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bird's eye view by the Hawk

• Millibooze There is a popular conception that when in Rome British lorry drivers do as the Romans do: in Italy they drink...

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TAMING TEXACO'S TAIL WAGGERS

Tests by Gibb Grace substantiate the "Maxaret cure" for an artic safety problem. THE majority of Texaco's artics have had the...

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meet

Robert Bailey • The new chairman of the Public Road Transport Association, Robert Bailey, who takes up the post after two...

topic

Watching the fuel gauge GIVING the subject of the environment a rest for the time being, the opponents of the industrial...

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LIGHTWEIGHT DRAWBARS FOR MULTIPLE DELIVERIES b„......

An improvement in vehicle/driver utilization of 70 per cent is anticipated by the Gerrards company from the use of six Bedford...

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THREE INTO TWO

WON'T GO by Gibb Grace ONE of the basic aims of EEC harmonization in the vehicle field has been to introduce a mutually...

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teelin /Coto by Paul Brockington

Disc brakes the only way COMPATABILITY between the stopping distance of heavy trucks and private cars is an essential safety...

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CATERING FOR CAR CARRIER COMPLEXITIES

by Paul Brockington PROFITABILITY in the operation of car transporters can be relatively high if the right kind of vehicle is...

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BRITISH TRAILERS

by Trevor Longcroft A H P AHP Trailers Ltd, Heath Mill Road, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. AHP, which commenced...

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a British premium tractive unit

By D. Lloyd, BSc Part 5: the cab and its equipment THE part of a lorry which is most important from the driver's point of...

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Effects of cost factor variation

by Johnny Johnson Long or short depreciation periods, cheaper or more expensive vehicles, are two of the choices open to an...

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Q I have been advised that using a by-pass oil filter

can be highly recommended as a means of increasing engine life. What is your view. operate a small fleet of vehicles in...

Q In a recent publication of Commercial Motor there has been

reference to noise tests carried out on various vehicles to British Standard 3425: 1966. These results find misleading, because...

Q I have been offered a second-hand • C commercial vehicle

which is for sale and I propose to buy it on the understanding that it will pass its annual test which is due shortly. The snag...

n Has a DoE vehicle examiner any power to ask

to see a driver's hgv licence and, if so, how long has the driver to produce it if he is not carrying it? A Regulation 14(1)...

Q 1 am puzzled about the need for a heavy goods

vehicle driving licence for driving a tractive unit without a trailer. I am under the impression that, provided no trailer is...

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management matters

by John Darker, AMBIM Unfair dismissal: how it is assessed for compensation purposes IN its short and eventful life the...

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know the law

by Les Oldridge, TEng (CEO, MIMI, AMIRTE Trailers (1) THE recent alterations in speed limits for certain trailers and the...

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road and workshop by Handyman

Hazard warning lights THE enforced immobility of a large vehicle even for a few minutes can create a hazard that it may be...