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31st May 1980
31st May 1980
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kinterbury could be otest no go area

RSUING its campaign on town cordons the FTA has sent a ▪ page report to Canterbury City Council in which it has I them to...

Dover traffic up

THE Port of Dover had a good period during the first four months of 1980; (passengers 22% up at over two and a quarter...

Right hand in Eire

During an IVECO symposium at the Dublin Spring Show on the introduction of the Magirus-Deutz range of commercial vehicles to...

Tunnel or bridge

A SYMPOSIUM in London this week discussed the implications of a Channel tunnel. It was felt that a single-track tunnel has a...

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Fords up five percent

The prices of Ford ct mercial vehicles with the caption of Transcontinel models, which were creased by 3 per cent on I% 14,...

Latest LDoY results

Londonderry Class A, M. Kelly, GPO; Class B, F. Moffett, Shell UK Oil, Belfast; Class C, J. McKlintock, GPO; Class D, J....

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°rospects good or the 80s

:ORDING to the Economist IntelInce Unit the West European 3motive industry — with an output 0 of 1.5m commercial vehicles in 19...

liii will change system [ - he number of psv licenses granted

by traffic commissioners during the year ling March 31, 1979, was 75,320, orted Mr Kenneth Clarke, Parliamen ■ Secretary to...

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Itiployment Bill will tot help productivit

1DRESSING the CPC's Distribution Contractors cononce at Gatwick on the Employment Bill, Mr Mark Hall of t TUC Organisation and...

LLW Tor Lloyd takeover

THE MAJOR Swedish ro-ro line Tor Lloyd has announced two key developments in its drive to rationalise capacity in the North Sea...

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ALB FREIGHT

RHA officer argues for the industry JOHN OCKENDEN, Head of Communications of the Road Haulage Association, told a...

2,000 too many

TWO THOUSAND heavy goods vehicles, operating under exemption certificated due to delays at testing stations were far too many,...

New Garston bridge

A NEW 50-tonne capac weighbridge and associat approach road, provided by 1 British Transport Docks Bout a cost of over £85,000,...

Leasing expansion

AVIS TRUCK Leasing and Rental has expanded its short term ren full service lease and contract maintenance capacity in Sol...

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New Bedford range launched today

VAUXHALL MOTORS today announce the introduction of a flexible door trim are other anti new medium weight range to fill the gap...

York's loss maker

YORK TRAILERS announce a loss for the first quarter of this year of £.165,000 which they say - portrays the depression which...

EEC meeting

ON JUNE 24 the Transp4 Minister will have a detail discussion of the criteria a possible scope of a transp, infrastructure fund...

Safety

THE DON safety trophy pan has commended the Leylai C40 cab. The cab concept, respect of accident avoi ance and occupant prote...

Research cooperativ(

VOLVO, Renault, PSA (Peugeot-Citroen), Fiat, Volkswagi and British Leyland have signed a co-operative agreement ( advanced,...

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Iuses must save Danish cranes on iydrocarbon fuel UK [ERE

MUST be thought given to better use of hydrocarbon 4s in public service vehicles in the view of T J Lowe, Technical gineerhig...

Three new tippers

COACHWORK CONVERSIONS Ltd has introduced three new tipper models to its range of van and dropside bodies. They are the first...

market

ADDITIONS to the range of hydraulic cranes from AC, the Danish manufacturer, are now available in Britain through the sole...

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3oing to blazes 3t Hanover with IVECO

THE LARGEST international event of its kind for almost In years next month's 'Interschutz' exhibition at Hanover June 7-15)...

Another new trailer

FOUNDED in 1821 as a civil engineering and bridge building contractor the Dutch firm of Theak Zwalve B. V. is now undergoing a...

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Bedford goes for comfort and power

Bedford has caught the mood of the moment with its new TL range. British manufacturers have been made starkly aware that driver...

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A surprise for the General

MAJ-GEN F. J. Plaskett, director-general of transport, Royal Corps of Transport, can hardly have expected the euphoric roar of...

Make way for the Minister

Those who invite Government ministers to speak at dinners have to accept the risk that the order of proceedings may have to be...

Union scandal

The union representing postal workers seems to have as lithe sympathy with road safety as it has with service to the public....

Cobber stoppers

AN AUSTRALIAN transport E thusiast has bought a consic merit of London bus-stop sig for resale. According to Tru and Bus...

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'Transport energy :onsenration :onference

63oodwood House ;oodwood lussex IR J. MOORE, MP — Parlialentary Under Secretary of late at the Department of Enrgy, opened the...

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Scania simulates the problems and solutions

Scania's Dr Sjostrom who presented a paper on the national use of energy at the 1978 conference returned tnis year to explain...

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Road haulage can conserve more energy

wrong. Out of the total amount of 130 million tons of mineral oil consumed in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1978 7.3...

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Alternative fuel resources

The illustration shows a form of the supply/demand curve which attempts to take into account all of these influences. We are...

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KNOW THE

Tachographs 2 by Leslie Oldridge TENG (CEI) MIMI IN THE LAST article the law concerning the compulsory fitting of...

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New men at BAR top

SOUTHERN British Road Services Ltd. have appointed a new man to head their Tilbury operation. He is Clive VickersClark, who...

PEOPLE

members of the Eurovan European van line, has been elected National Chairman of BAR's training arm, the 1FWRI (Institute of...

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Oil priorities

Your energy conservation article including Dr Pearce's remarks raises again the question of determining the priorities of use...

RHA speaks out

t write to deny strongly that the RHA sits idly by, meekly accepting every new law as your haulier correspondent accuses in his...

Heavy weights

The recent press coverage of the DoT submissions to the Armitage enquiry on hgv weight limits gives cause for concern on a...

The winner

I read in CM that Banste Coaches won all events in 1 Brighton Coach Rally. Well y have made a mistake for t road section was...