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27th June 1991
27th June 1991
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FREE FOR ALL?

• Now we've heard everything. After years of BR being told to become more competitive its chairman, Sir Bob Reid, now says that...

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Law Lords to rule on LBTC hush kits

• The tussle over whether London local authorities can force hauliers travelling in the capital to fit air brake silencers...

Crash charges • Four drivers are to be prosecuted for

careless driving following the M4 crash in March which left seven dead. Media allegations of a propane truck explosion were...

BBC show hit by jack-knife claim

• The inventor of an anti jackknife device has issued a writ for libel and malicious falsehood against Lucas Industries, one of...

Truck thieves ailed for scrap racket

IN The jail sentences given to three men who stole over £.500,000 worth of trucks and trailers have been described as "bloody...

Premiums rise to hit hauliers hard

• Hard-pressed hauliers could be paying at least 10% more for insurance from next month, with two of the country's leading...

• Daredevil air display team the Crunchie Flying Circus will

be among the top acts to touch down at Commercial Motor Truckfest Southwest at Shepton Mallet on 7 July. For more details see...

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HSE hits hazchem in the North-West

• Health and safety inspectors were due yesterday (26 June) to launch a massive crackdown on lorries carrying dangerous...

Britain fights hours plan

• Britain is resisting new moves to impose maximum working hours and statutory rest periods across Europe. The plan for an...

Al truckstop site at risk

• A desperately needed truckstop on the Al could be scrapped because of Department of Transport road-building delays. The...

Wrong track • British Rail chairman Sir Bob Reid wants

increases in hauliers' diesel tax and vehicle excise duty so that rail can compete. The railways are only competitive moving...

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Licence groups have loopholes

• Loopholes in .the new driver licensing laws enable car drivers to drive large goods vehicles and drivers of rigids to drive...

Bid to free buses

• EC Transport Commissioner Karel van Miert has threatened to force countries to free their coach and bus sector by the end of...

True beams test

• IIGV and PSV headlamps' beam aim is to be tested annually from 1 October — although test stations will apply the new...

III A guide to help bosses run a green transport

operation will be available from September_ The Institute of Logistics and Distribution Management booklet will include advice...

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Civvy Street for PSV 21-tonner

• The British firm which designed the prototype for a 3,000-vehicle order from the Pakistani army is devising a civilian...

Skipping '91 or The organisers of Tip & Skip —

one of the latest proposed truck shows to fall victim to the recession — hope to launch the tipper and waste managementbased...

Unipower heavies for Middle East

/ Heavy truck builder UMpower is supplying 10 6x6 tractive units and rigid heavy-equipment transporters for work on Middle East...

Eastern promise for DD

• If East European truck manufacturers avoid being swallowed by their Western counterparts it will be good news for Detroit...

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Weight who's the bogieman?

• On 1 January 1993, as regular readers of CM already know, the UK will introduce higher weight limits for some vehicles...

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John Dee jumps the gun

/1 John Dee is advertising for managers for a contract with a "well known" drinks company — although it has not yet been...

TDG merges three firms

• Three Transport Development Group companies have merged to form a new operation, Pinnacle Storage. The Liverpool Warehousing...

Bibby extends baffle contract

• Bibby Distribution Services has extended its contract with Sound Attenuators, an Essex firm specialising in noise baffling...

Nelson quits Parcelforce

• Parcelforce managing director Nick Nelson has resigned for personal reasons, according to the Post Office. Nelson, who was...

Peace on Merseyside

• Liverpool binmen have agreed to return to "normal" working following Onyx UK winning the city's refuse collection cpntract...

1n-house delivery

• Express courier Lynx has won a contract worth more than £800,000 a year to deliver internal mail for Safeway, involving more...

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Potter loses Guinness

• Yorkshire haulier Potter Group is to lose a Guinness contract because of next month's closure of Speedlink. Operator Otis...

T&B sets fashion loss deadline

• Fashion Logistics, Tibbett & Britten Group's restructured clothing distribution division, has until the end of the year to...

Redhead boosts its Euro fleet

• Redhead Freight of Bradford has expanded its European distribution operation with the purchase of nine trailers from York...

Boalloy keeps busy abroad

• Congleton-based bodybuilder Boalloy says exports of semitrailer kits to its four Continental subsidiaries are keeping its...

Walon's boss John Merry is the new managing director of

Yeovil-based car transporter Walon, which last month changed its name from Abbey Hill Vehicle Services.

It's Paris for Montgomery

• Ulster-based Montgomery Transport has opened a base in Paris — it is its second on the Continent, it already has a depot in...

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Driver clear on runaway roller

6 6 • Telford magistrates have thrown out speeding and insecure load charges against J&H Parry (Shawbury) and driver Terence...

Nab for permits

• International road haulage permit offences cost Malcolm Walker £3,250 in fines and costs when he appeared before Andover...

Big fine for tad() offences

• Two partners of High Wycombe-based D&D Transport and one of its drivers have been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling...

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Albu reduces Ascroft licence

• Lancashire haulier and market gardener G Ascroft & Sons has been allowed to change its operating centre despite an...

• Commercial Motor has compiled a nationwide legal directory costing

27.50 (inc P&P). It includes names and contact numbers of top transport lawyers and legal experts. Send cheques or postal...

Coach passengers keep driver awake

• Passengers on a speeding coach had to take it in turns to sit beside the driver and talk to him to keep him awake, a court...

Lost interest • Morecambe-based operator William Daw, who blamed maintenance

problems on running an old vehicle and "losing a bit of interest" was given a public warning by North Western Deputy LA John...

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Tracer destined for UK

• Renault has introduced a new single-deck intercity integral coach called the Tracer, which is expected to be made available...

London life III London Buses says more than 20% of

its fleet of nearly 5,000 buses are past the end of their design life — and this figure is expected to increase to over 60% by...

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Mybus bows in

• Two Italian brothers have set up a bus company in Manchester to compete with over 40 already in the area. Vincenzo and...

Countybus is still on track

• The administrator at Northern Counties says it is "very probable" that the Wigan-based bodybuilder will launch its...

YTC takes Strathtay

• Yorkshire Traction Company of Barnsley has taken over Scottish Bus Group subsidiary Strathtay Scottish, just over a month...

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Road runners

fil he Scammell Owners & Enthusiasts Club takes to the road for its fourth summer road run on 11 August at 11:00hrs. The...

Driving on water and keeping the farmers happy

H cientists have developed a car which runs on tapwater — hydrogen is extracted from H20 and is converted into electricity....

My van the terrible

c - 1 tealing a van with giant multi-coloured paintings of dead rock star Jimi Hendrix on both sides is not the brightest...

The things they say

H urrealism is alive and well in the world of PR speak. "I envisage things kicking off around Ilam and running into a buffet...

Blackmail corner

o one doubts how easy it is to get confused on the M25 — that circular feeling has come over many motorist found pootering...

Cows that again?

H ussex haulier JJ Adam has produced an attractive colour brochure detailing its many services. However, the Hawk is intrigued...

The law of the letter

olice are refusing to bend the law in Birmingham where they have warned drivers that new number plates with sloped (italic)...

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BUSINESS MOVES Central move

• The London Central Bus Company is moving its headquarters to, Camberwell Bus Garage, 1 Warner Road, Camberwell, London SE5...

LONDON CENTRAL DEALERS Tyring work

• Bandag has appointed Irvine-based Scotia Retreads as a dealer for its truck and bus retread tyres. Scotia Retreads is based...

EVENTS Showing off in Ireland

• This year's Supertruck Ireland will be held on 27-28 July at the Nutts Corner race track. Attractions will include the High...

Truck festing in the South West

• There's still time to enter your wagons in one of the competitions being run at Truckfest South West, at the Bath & West...

TRAINING Back to school

• The first Master of Business Administration course specialising in transport and distribution is being held at the Newcastle...

STANDARDS Quality deal

• Norwich-based ERF dealer HLH Commercial Vehicles has been awarded the BS5750 quality standard.

SERVICES QS in bulk

• Hauliers can now order Kuwait Petroleum diesel in bulk from the Central Petroleum site in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. The Q8...

Port package

• From July P8z0 Roadways will be able to offer a complete quayside service at Tilbury Docks, It has just signed a deal with...

Diesel delights

• Shell UK Oil has launched a voucher collection promotion called Explore Britain. Customers who spend £6 or more on Shell...

Czech cover

• AA-BRS Fleet Rescue has extended its 24-hour breakdown recovery service to cover hauliers travelling to Czechoslovakia....

PUBLICATIONS Weighing up LACOTS

• A list of more than 1,600 public weighbridges in Britain is available from the Local Authorities Co-Ordinating Body on...

RHA fleet facts

• The Road Haulage Association's North Eastern district has published a directory of members. It lists contact names,...

Bosch lights up for safety

• Bosch has introduced an auxiliary brake light which is designed to be fitted on to the rear window of a van. It costs £10.20...

Alarming news for Audio Analysis

• Shropshire-based Audio Analysis Alarms has become sole UK distributor for Sonix portable alarms. It is based at 26 Longford...

ROAD NEWS Pavarotti parking

• Coach parking is being offered in Hyde Park to operators taking parties to the Pavarotti concert on 30 July. Coaches will not...

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PLAY ING BY RULES TH

In the second of CM's On the Defensive series, Jim Duckworth reminds us that prosecuting authorities have to abide by the law...

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Beneath the streamlined exterior of Iveco Ford's TurboDaily 40.10W 4x4

beats the heart of Iveco's 1.5-tonne army truck. In van or tipper form, it roughs it with the best of them. • For most people,...

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As more hauliers use back-load services CM talks to two of the newcomers.

• With rates so low return loads are vital — not only to make a higher profit but simply to stay in business. The temptation is...

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UPI 'TED NT?

With a flood of new legislation coming from our own Parliament and the EC, there has never been a greater need for the road...

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Anti-truck TV

• Following Robert Watson's comments about the BBC's Look East programme, (CM 9-15 May), it should be noted that the BBC has...

Inflation rate

• I note with interest your roadtest inclusion of a contract maintenance rate. However, it is somewhat superfluous, if not...

Lack of training

• After reading the letter about driver training in respect of hours and tachograph rules (CM 16-22 May), it appears there is...

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TNT EVERETT

ohn Everett has been promoted to general manager of TNT Road Express in Europe. He continues to be based in Amsterdam where he...

SMMT HOPE/BARRON

111 Colin Hope, chairman of T&N since December 1989, is the new president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders....

SHELL OILS WEEKS

• John Weeks has been made automotive manager at Shell Oils, where he has worked for more than 20 years. He has a brief to...

ERF MANCHESTER MO YES

• Keith Moyes, who has joined ERF Manchester as director and general manager, has 30 years experience in the truck industry. He...

LANCASTER CITY TRANSPORT MEWS/SYKES

/ Stuart Mews has succeeded Derek Sykes as chairman of the board of Lancaster City Transport.

TDG BODGER/HORNER

• Stephen Bodger will become group finance director of the Transport Development Group, when David Homer retires at the end of...

XP EXPRESS PARCELS SYSTEMS PEARCE/CARR

• Chris Pearce is the new divisional manager (UK) of the TNT Group subsidiary, XP Express Parcels Systems. He replaces Geoff...

UPS GARTHWAITE

• Annie Garthwaite has filled the newly created post as manager of public relations for Europe at United Parcels Service. She...

• Commercial Motor wants to hear more news of appointments

at small to medium transport companies. If you have taken on a transport manager/engineer, sales person or depot manager,...

UNITED CARRIERS BA UMBER

• Marcus Baumber has rejoined United Carriers to fill the newly created role of national sales training officer. He joined UC...

UNITED TRANSPORT LOGISTICS BRUNTON/ DEVLIN

▪ Distribution and warehouse firm United Transport Logistics has promoted Andrew Brunton to divisional director of its chemical...

DENNIS EAGLE GRAHAM/ELSE/ HENNESSEY

• Dennis Eagle, the Warwick-based refuse vehicle manufacturer, has appointed three new salesmen. Stewart Graham is responsible...

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Fold-away load control

• Portable load control gates that fold and stow into the roof when not needed have been fitted into new Chereau-built reefer...

C-F's power pullers

• Special nuclear flask carrying semi-trailers built at a cost of around £1 million by Crane Fruehauf are entering service with...

Saudi takes 150 PODs

• POD, of the Stringer group has won an ill I million order to supply the Saudi government with 150 demountable medical units,...

Rally support from Bevan

• Dunlop Motorsport's latest 13m stepped semi-trailer from Bevan Motor Bodies is being used to support Nissan's rally team....

Willinghams converts Ultraliner

IN Recovery operator and manufacturer Willinghams of Thorngumbald. near Hull has converted a 6x4 Mack Ultraliner for use on its...

Thermo King updates SBIll

• ThermoKing has introduced an improved SBIII freezer unit for 26-pallet reefer trailers, the first one is currently on trial...

New Newland

• Newland Coachworks has been set up by our former Besco employees at Unit 5, Ransotne Road. Far Cotton, Northampton to build...

BS beware

• The British Standards Institute wants operators to beware when considering buying equipment from firms claiming to build 'to...

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Georg seeks UK builder

• ( ierman waste handling specialist Georg Fahrzeugbau of Neitersen near Bonn is seeking a British manufacturer to build its...

1 — c - ots IRTE dates

• This year's Scottish IRTE international lecture and display will be held on the 27/28 September at the Inglestone trade...

Phoenix flow check

• The first production version of Drum Engineering's fully computerised ADM Ittdischarge system. for delivering heating and...

D-13's Shotton coilers

• Special Don-Bur Coilmaster semi-trailers. built for Nexus Logistics (formerly Harris Road Services) will he used to shunt up...

Lambourne's horse luxury

• A lavishly equipped 12m luxury horsebox, claimed to be the largest of its type and costing In the region of 1:75,000 has been...

MacKrill gets cash boost

• Was Le handling manufacturer David MacK ri II Engineering of Sax ham. Suffolk is poised to expand its range of recycling...

Papworth quality

• Huntingdon-based Papworth group which has on-pring orders with British Telecom is die latest to achieve 138 75 part two...

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Warwick's recovery

• The annual Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators exhibition returned to Warwick after last year's brief migration to...

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Special deliveries

• Since we visited the R I A's last TankCon Exhibition two years ago much of the ground work for the harmonisation ()I'...

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SCR

• Irrespective of the complexities of the different systems or the size of the company using it, even in its simplest form, CAD...

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Fit for business

• Last month's bigger-than-ever HITE show reflected a growing optimism. From the abundance of technical innovation on display,...

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GREEN

MACHINES Waste sorting is becoming more popular with councils and contractors keen to project a 'green' image. Refuse vehicle...

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REPORT: WASTE MANAGEMENT SHOW

CAPITAL INVESTMENT • Such systems are easy enough to operate but they rely heavily on capital investment and on householders...

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TIGHTENING UP ON

TEMPERATURE By 1993 a new set of tough regulations will be in place governing the carriage of food. We look at the...