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29th January 1983
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Seat belts are not the answer

THE NEW seat belt legislation which becomes effective from Monday will undoubtedly catch many light vehicle operators on the...

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Post Office hours attacked by RHA

THE ROAD Haulage Associati concern over the Post Office's graph laws, reports TIM COBB. In a letter to Transport Secretary...

)ro launches ntegral van

) will soon be adding ler model to its range of iish-built commercial les being sold in the UK. 751, a 7.5 tonne gvw inteanel...

Transcard for Bedford too

BEDFORD has introduced Transcard, a free charge-facility that allows Bedford transport and fleet operators to obtain a wide...

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Ferry move

PORTLINK FERRIES, the operator which establisl Great Yarmouth to Esbiert crossing last year, has ext, the service to...

Oilmen opt for 6x4 uni .

IT IS LIKELY that several of the tractive units to operate at higher Although most of the five-axle combinations under general...

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Insurance starts

NEW INSURANCE organisation run by the Road Haulage Assoen and international insurance broker Bain Dawes was ched in London...

Tolls struggle

THE FIGHT to end tolls on the Forth and Tay road bridges is being stepped up. The working party for the abolition of tolls has...

Ulster roads 'are best'

D TRANSPORT is one of the cs for discussion by the rly-formed environment imittee of the Northern [red Assembly, which was...

BR forecasts 'optimistic'

Rail's hopes of trebling its The Serpell Committee's report into the finances of British Rail said it was impressed by BR's...

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No down-licensing

GOVERNMENT is "reluctant" to decide in favour of downming for lorries running below their maximum plated weight, 'sport Under...

Meadows to N.W. France

THOMAS MEADOWS has strengthened its road and airfreight services to North West France in association with the...

Pickfords to store docs

A NEW DOCUMENT-storage service has bean started by Pickfords Removals. The system is aimed at companies with too many...

Sick-pay guide

EW GUIDE to Statutory Sick Calculations (SSP I for .011 departments has been luced by Information Manment Services. ititled...

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Roof relief urged by CE

COMPANIES should remow roofs from redundant pror and so avoid paying rates, Confederation of British In try said last week. As...

Builder's rescue

BRS RESCUE has taken ove breakdown and repair se for J. H. Sankey and So Middlesex-based builders' chant. Sankey drivers have...

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)atafreight warmly eceived in Europe

STEL DATAFREIGHT, the :It Road Services traffic sgement computer system, tracting a healthy interest European transport corns...

Mersey Tunnel tolls to go?

MERSEYSIDE Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged local MPs to renew their campaign for the abolition of Mersey Tunnel...

Insurance rates

CARGO INSURANCE will be changing in April, when Lloyd's reviews and simplifies its insurance policy forms. To aid all those...

Mail to Italy

4POST, the Royal Mail's dy courier delivery service rgent documents and pack, has extended its network ily and Guernsey. e...

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• UK behind rivals in R&D spending

TWO KEY sectors of British industry have increased their spending on research and development, despite the recession, according...

Edbro's nein tipper hoists

EDBRO has developed a range of tipper hoists for with its heavy duty rock-c ing bodies which will be fitt Volvo N10 dumper...

Iveco computerise par

A NEW integrated and computeris duced at Iveco's distribution centre Incorporating NCR hardware, it is a real-time system...

Cameroon lorry details

RENAULT Vehicules Industriels has released more details of its joint project with China to market a medium-weight lorry in the...

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NEBRS director gives

his retirement date NLEY JACKSON, a director lorth Eastern British Road ices since 1978, is due to 3 at the end of January. s...

Chairman Ian Ramsay

RAMSAY has become chair of the Lincoln sub area d Haulage Association. He is over from Pat Wilson who completed her two year...

Clark to Pickfords

JACKIE CLARK has joined the marketing planning team of Pickfords Removals. In the new post of development manager, she will be...

Coachways takeover

JOHN MIDGLEY has left Independent Coachways of Leeds to develop his property interests. His interests have been acquired by...

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Daf offers more air suspensions

OAPs redesigned rear-axle air suspenion, first shown at the Brussels Show (CM, January 22), will be available as an option on...

Crane-Fruehauf lands oil order

CRANE-FRUEHAUF of Dereham, Norfolk, has built two 50-tonne capacity trailers, with two more to follow, in a Middle Eastern...

One-man bra tests from ca

BASS UK has installed a . Tadcaster depot a Danish signed electronic brake tt that incorporates an infra-re mote control to...

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Raymond takes Freightmasters

JOHN RAYMOND Transport of Bridgend, South Wales, has taken delivery of 16 new Freightmaster vans and curtainsided semi-trailers...

York shows rear-steers

RK TRAILER'S truck equipment division displayed its first rearor conversion at the Clayton Lodge Hotel, Newcastle-underne on...

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Yeowarts off roa d

THE GOVERNMENT'S pro-private enterprise bus policies took a hard knock last week when the Lord Chief Justice ordered the...

Subsidies investigated

LL THE ALL -PARTY House of C investigated LL THE ALL -PARTY House of C transport committee ttee i launch a major inquiry...

Govt melts on that Bill

THE GOVERNMENT is prepared to be more flexible in its approt to setting protected expenditure limits for metropolitan cow...

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Serpa backs bus

JOR SHIFT to buses from by the Serpell Committee. ts controversial report on lancing of British Rail, the iittee said many...

Green Line fares cut

LONDON COUNTRY is promoting its Green Line toach services next month, with a February Fares Fighter campaign of reduced maximum...

BR overcomes coaches

BRITISH RAIL believes it has dealt effectively with inter-city coach competition, BR Inter-City director Cyril Bleasdale...

Vital' firms jet £81,000

NTY DURHAM county )il has given more than 00 in grants to five private ompanies. he latest round of revenue art grants, the...

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Firm let down by service checks

A SURREY coach company has appeared before the South Eastern Traffic Commissioners because of irregularities rising out of...

Express film

NATIONAL EXPRESS is to duce video films for passe on its Worcester to Lc coach service. The 200-minute service i a Rapide...

Dalesman gets air suspension

WARD MOTORS of Huddersfield is to introduce air suspension as an option on its Dalesman coach chassis range. The Dalesman is...

NBC is 'crazy': Tory M

THE National Welsh bus company's decision to compete ir travel agency field has been branded as "crazy" by a Tory wing MP....

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Discuss Serpell rationally

CM's book review of Heavy Truck (January 1) was opposite in view to the public and political reaction to the Serpell Report on...

Why did I buy British?

I WRITE to congratulate you on the impact your magazine has on those who care within the commercial vehicle field. A chance...

N. Ireland operations

COMMERCIAL vehicles based and operated in Northern Ireland have to comply with law substantially similar to that applicable in...

British busing

THE EFFICIENCY of British Urban Bus Operators (Polytechnic of Central London; £15 (£20 overseas) is a report by the Poly's...

38-tonne Regulations

STATUTORY Instrument (1982, No 1576; Road Traffic on the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No 7) Regulations...

Scottish statistics

WHAT was the average week household expenditure in Scotland on transport and vehicles in, say, 1979-80? On and coach fares it...

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Call in the cras1 bang wallop mai

Harry Wilkins has attended the scenes o nearly 1,000 accidents. He talks about hi work and how it can help you YES, accidents...

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Better for staff and customers

ALTHOUGH the management team of the National Freight Consortium is substantially the same as in the days of national ownership,...

All boys together in the NFC

EVERYTHING possible is being done to eradicate the "them and us" attitude in the NFC. The theme of the report to the...

Make a name for yourself

IF the "successful Transport Business Man" who wrote to CM from Watford will now send in a copy of his first letter, signed...

Tell them to keep their rubbish

PETULANT interfering unions have taken it upon themselves to tell Blackpool's ratepayers how their refuse-collection,...

Debt repayment comes first

WHAT NEXT for the NFC? Repayment of loans takes high priority. Expansion overseas, an intention avowed in the prospectus, is...

Public pays to be brainwashed

GREATER LONDON Council obviously has a death wish and the sooner it is granted the better. Its decision to squander £90,000 of...

A smile on the face of the Tiger

ALTHOUGH UNEMPLOYMEN is at an appalling level and is E. growing, sales of luxury coact were paradoxically the one bright...

I'm the Transport Minister. What?

TRANSPORT SECRETARY Da Howell may have run into a lo flak over all sorts of issues, bu he still seems to be totally anonymous...

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Sideguards and under run protection are here

From May 1 operators will have to providE these protective measures for rigids and trailers alike. Graham Montgomerie looks E...

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Guidelines for new employment laws

Part-time workers: redundancy and sex discrimination IF YOUR company has any agreement either with your employees or a...

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Make no slips with SSP; fingers can be burnt

A warning from John C. Vann to operators on the new sick-pay provisions starting on April 6 UNE 14, 1982, was a day of ome...

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• It pays to exercise a restraining influence

An unsecured load in a box body can dent more than your reputation as a careful operator. David Wilcox shows you how to get a...

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There's a law against it.

At least, we think so. . . For local delivery drivers vagueness surrounds the new seat belt legislation. Who is exempt? Who...

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Homing in on exam success

HOME-STUDY packs are now available as a CM/Road Transport Correspondence Courses Special Offer to prepare for the Royal Society...

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Getting the right mix

Bill Brock discovers a new use for old Leylands that is proving itself a very concrete business proposition IORE THAN 200,000...

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Safer, lighter, frp tankert show their manic

Eight of M & G's new-concept models are being operated by Shell: Graham Montgomerie learns why this company is enthusiastic...

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What next on the boxl CAS, according to Scanig

Computer aided shifts may be with us within a couple of years. Tim Blakemore explains this advance in heavy vehicle...

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Controlling engine temperature, 1

When an engine is working hard, the maximum temperature reached by the burning gases in the cylinder may be as high as 1,500 to...