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5th September 1991
5th September 1991
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THE BUCK STOPS THERE

• "We invite the speed limiter manufacturers and the vehicle manufacturers, and other consultees, to consider a scheme which...

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Dee bid • John Davison's bid to get his 0-licence

back starts today (Thursday) at a public inquiry in Leeds before North East Licensing Authority Fred Whalley. Joint courses •...

'Self-regulation' foi

• Draft proposals on speed limiter fitment and checking have provoked a mixed response from the industry. The Department of...

Warning of Iamb wars

• An Irish driver narrowly escaped with his life when French farmers set fire to his meat consignment while he was asleep in...

North Rise bids for TUG membership

• The Transport Users Group, which represents owner-drivers, has refused membership to North Rise Services, the clearing house...

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peed limiters

tachograph rules and adds the DTp is wrong not to insist on periodic equipment checks. "Everybody knows electrical connections...

Double review Ni The Vehicle Inspectorate and the National Union

of Civil and Public Servants have begun two-month reviews on the recent merger of enforcement staff into the VI. Truck gloom •...

Overloaders hit in Hants

• A campaign against overloaded vehicles in Hampshire has led to 54 operators and drivers being fined a total of £26,000 at...

Lords debate huge Severn toll rise

• Legislation proposing massive increases in truck tolls on the Severn Bridge will be considered by the House of Lords over the...

Big bus deal for Scots

• Scottish bus bodybuilder Walter Alexander is back on a five-day working week, thanks to an order for 255 midibuses from...

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Councils blitz overloads

• County council Trading Standards officers are asking the Government to support their campaign against overloaded trucks. Nine...

Greyhound revived

• Greyhound Lines, the US's national inter-city bus network, is about to emerge from bankruptcy following a reorganisation plan...

Directors call for fuel saving

• The Institute of Directors has launched a campaign against industry's wasteful use of energy, and transport companies are...

Russians hungry for bus expansion

• Ikarus, the state-owned Hungarian bus maker, has been rescued from insolvency by a consortium led by Soviet controlled...

Three charged in driver attack case

• Police have charged three people with robbery, kidnapping and false imprisonment and a fourth with handling stolen goods...

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Early launch for MB 3229

EXCLUSIVE • Mercedes-Benz UK has quietly launched its long-awaited new 3229 eight-wheeler under threat of losing a major...

Rai!freight swaps Railfreight Distribution has taken 10 steel swap bodies

for in-service testing. The Adamson bodies, which are 7.15m long and 2.5m wide, have full side access and a reduced tare of...

Van reefer has a built-in standby

• Hubbard Transport Refrigeration has added a new model to its 460 range of reefer units for panel vans. The 12/24V 460R has a...

Giant trailer heads for Alaska

• One of the biggest trailers made by Crane Fruehauf is on its way to the Alaskan oil fields. Supplied to Spencer Younge...

Stobart produces in-house guards

• Express haulier Eddie Stohart has fitted aerodynamic side valances to its latest batch of 21 Volvo FL10 tractors. The GRP...

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Volvo comes to the rescue

• This week Commercial Motor drives the first of a pair of ST300-S equipped Volvo T-Ride trucks to join West Midlands Fire...

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Parceline back into black...

• Parceline's parent company Mayne Nickless reported a 3.6% drop in net operating profit to £.54m for the year ending 30 June,...

Dawsongroup heads into red

• The Dawsongroup has reported its first loss in 18 years of commercial vehicle sales. The group's half-year turnover was...

Truckcare aims to boost share

• TNT Truckcare plans to extend its nationwide network of service centres in a bid to boost its share of the contract...

Red Star slams its own report

• Red Star has attacked its own internal audit which claims that it needs to overhaul its road delivery operation. The report...

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Trinity buys rival's assets

• Trinity Holdings, the parent of municipal vehicle specialist Dennis Eagle, has bought the assets and design rights of its...

Parcelforce staff reject new offer

• Parcelforce wage negotiations have reached a critical stage, says a union spokesman, after the workforce rejected an improved...

Transport division sold

• The former distribution manager of Cornish Brewery has bought the transport division of the Redruth-based firm, which was...

Healthy move • Mid Glamorgan Ambulance Service has launched a

transport consultancy aimed at transport companies, local authorities and other ambulance services. The new division offers...

Economy governs Eurolane growth

• The Peter Lane Group could be recruiting owner-drivers and small hauliers by the end of the year for its European...

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Absolute discharge granted

/Glasgowbased McCall Bros (Transport) and one of its drivers were granted absolute discharges after admitting overloading the...

Illiterate drivers cause problems

• South Wales Licensing Authority John Mervyn Pugh has granted M&N Plant authority for the 20 additional vehicles it was...

Forgetful PCV operator fined

• Philip Smith, trading as Smiths of Stratford, has been fined Z2,150 for continuing to operate after forgetting to renew his...

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LEGAL

DIRECTORY • Commercial Motor has compiled a nationwide directory of specialist transport lawyers, expert witnesses, consultant...

Licence for Turner

• Despite being convicted of nine offences, Mark Turner, trading as MA Turner Haulage Contractor, has been granted a new...

Hampson fined

• Oldham-based haulier Brett Hampson, trading as B8,4 Hampson, has been ordered to pay £3,150 in fines and costs by Oldham...

Samra has a year

• Smethwickbased Samra Dairy has been given a 12-month licence so that it can prove to West Midland Licensing Authority John...

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Dennis Lance: first order

• An order has already been placed for the Dennis Lance single-deck bus chassis which will debut at next month's Coach & Bus...

Full width bus body for Javelin

• Hampshire-based bodybuilder Wadham Stringer has developed a full-width Vanguard II bus body for the Dennis Javelin coach...

NCI looks set for new buyer

• Northern Counties could be bought within the next three weeks, says administrator Grant Thornton, which has been running the...

Csepel opts for Cummins power

• Cummins engines have been chosen by Hungarian PCV manufacturer Csepel to power a batch of 45-seater City bus chassis destined...

Omni workforce increases to 20

• Omni Bus, which rose from the ashes of City Vehicle Engineering last April, is expanding. In the past five months the...

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Golf CDV squares up to Astravan

• Volkswagen and Peugeot are both preparing new models to be launched next summer. Volkswagen's contender, a van version of...

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Para Discoveries

• Land Rover has launched a modified version of its Discovery 414 for paramedics. It has been developed by Land Rover's SVO...

Open van market for EC

• A new agreement between the EC and Japan about the number of Japanese vehicles sold in Europe could affect light commercials...

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BUSINESS MOVES Motorway opening

• Motorway, the truck and fleet vehicle servicer, has opened a depot in Coventry. Contact (0734) 576231. Wrong way round •...

DEALERS At your service

• Seddon Atkinson has appointed two new parts and service main dealers: Pitter Commercials in Southampton and Swindon Car and...

EVENTS

Kicking off with transport • The Transport Roadshow will take place on 25 September at the Tottenham Hotspur conference and...

SERVICES

Reduced premiums • Insurance group Commercial Union is offering a 10% discount on premiums to truck drivers where driving is...

PRODUCTS

Price cuts • Glidalong Trailers, part of the Conway Group, has reduced the price of its range, which includes platforms,...

ROAD NEWS

A20 delays • The Department of Transport warns of possible delays on the A20 in Kent between Lenham and Charing for about 12...

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On yer bike

Le Petit Journal ichelin reminds the Hawk that its newly patented "demountable" tyre — ie not solid — was fitted to the...

Postal breeding

ere's a story that really appeals to the Hawk. Amtrak Express Parcels of Cardiff is under contract to rush frozen semen from...

Those were the days...

ichelin's reminder of some centenaries (see elsewhere on this page) sent your avian correspondent burrowing into our archives...

Beans means Robins

A little bird tells the A little bird tells the Hawk that Del Boy's favourite run-a-round, the Reliant Robin, is back in...

Finder fined for keeping

n t was not Stuart Rankin's lucky day when he found five new truck tyres, worth ,£850 each, on his local rubbish tip. Rugby...

Away match

ideos of Bolton Wanderers football team are among the varied treasures Bolton haulage firm After Haul is taking on a friendship...

Moving up

inging my way around Western Or recently I came across what seemed to be an ingenious method of packing out every bit of load...

These fuellish things

Ifil wo thieves siphoning petrol from an apparently empty van in a deserted street were surprised when the law appeared and...

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TII FIRIC OF POW

ERF has bucked the trend towards small, light, hard-working engines by equipping its E12 eight-legger with Perkins' big,...

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LOADS OF

HE L P Many hauliers turn away abnormal load work because of the complex rules that govern it. Convoi Exceptionnel can help....

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LIGHTEN

THE LOAD • Most long, wide or overhanging loads are moved on normal vehicles under the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use)...

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• Thomas Transport is surprisingly well placed to expand when

the economy picks up. Despite a recent management buy-out and a heavy dependence on the building trade in the South-East,...

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Underweight or overweight?

IIII I refer to your article about possible loopholes in the drivers licensing law. While noting the interpretation, may I...

Speed limit difference hazard

• I hold an HGV Class 1 and also national and international CPCs. At present I do not drive for a living, but I hope to remedy...

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BRS

BIDDLECOMBE/EDWARDS/ SWAN/BURTON B RS has confirmed the appointment of Phil Biddlecombe as engineering and purchasing director...

PEARSON/ STARKEY FTA

• Jim Pearson will take over as FTA regional engineer in Scotland on 1 October. He replaces Doug Starkey who is retiring after...

BAINBRIDGE SILENCERS WEBB/AYERST

▪ Bainbridge Silencers has created two new posts to strengthen its UK sales team. John Webb, formerly northern regional sales...

MA1VSPED CARDLE

• David Cardle has been appointed business development manager by trailer specialist Mansped, a division of the Mann Group. He...

TNT EXPRESS WORLDWIDE SMITH

• TNT Express Worldwide has appointed Colin Smith as depot general manager for the Southampton area Smith joined TNT in 1985.

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' SHOP TALK

• Workshop staff too often dismiss vehicle painting as a job for someone else. Fleet managers send their vehicles away for...

Test failures fall says VI report

• The number of I-EGVs and PSVs failing the annual test have both fallen by almost :3% according to the Vehicle Inspectorate's...

Gas and chips

• Two new training courses for workshops are now available from the Vehicle Inspectorate NI) and Astra Training. From 1...

Wheel advice

• The Department of Transport has published two leaflets and a wail poster giving advice on wheel security. Each is headed -...

Volvo combo

III Volvo is combining its truck and bus spares operations. The two are currently run separately from Warwick and Lutterworth...

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AVRO calls for emergency brake point

• The Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators lAVRO) wants vehicle manufacturers to fit air connections to allow a stricken...

CV faults on the recall list

III Vehicle Recall Bulletin number 33 from the Department of Transport highlights three trucks, three vans, one hus and a...

Brimec launches recovery brokerage

• Brimec is setting up a brokerage service for workshops wanting to buy or sell used recovery equipment. The service is free to...

Disc prediction

• Lucas has developed an IIGV drive axle disc brake and predicts that by 2001 half the goods vehicles produced will have discs...

HindIe's ZF prize

• HL Hindle Auto Products of Bradford has won an award for the most sales of 2F aftermarket products. The transmission...

Top ERF team

• R and A Scott, ERF's main dealer in Gainsborough. has won the manufacturer's Workshop Team of the Year award. The three team...

Waco whereabouts

• Wabco has produced a distributor network book. Copies are available from Wabco Automotive, Mill Road, Rugby, Warwickshire...

Cool RK4 • Road Haulage Association members have given 'a

cool response' to the Vehicle Inspectorate's proposals for HGV testing on operators' premises. Two factors were highlighted as...

Ford consolidates MI Ford is consolidating its parts and sen , ice

operations, including those for the Transit, Escort and Fiesta vans at Daventry. Warranty claims will also be handled from...

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HELPING HAND

The process of painting and liverying commercial vehicles has changed dramatically over the past few years. ICI Autocolor is...

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PAINTING BY NUMBERS

New regulations coupled with the introduction of two-pack paints will see an end to the brush and paint pot in the corner in...

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I n 1977 Iveco Ford was the first manufacturer to offer

all-round discs as standard on a 7.5 tonne truck. This innovation bought with it the complication of incorporating a park brake...

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PUTTING A GLOSS ON IT

A CV spray booth will be the most expensive item in any paint shop — so picking the right model is essential. T he economics...

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PUTTING PAINT ON PLASTIC

More CV manufacturers are using plastic bumpers and panels to save weight. Colin Sowman looks at the problems of painting...

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Third Powergen

• Electrical specialist Driftgate has introduced a Mk 3 version of its AC Powergen. This unit replaces a vehicle's standard...

Going by the book

MA new edition of the Heavy Goods Vehicle Inspection Manual has been published by the Vehicle Inspectorate (/1). Items new to...

Roller coater

• A non-slip coating for brake test rollers, Mazgrip, has been introduced by Maze). The product is available in kit form for...

Kestrars 10-tonne jack

• Specialist paint and bodyshop equipment supplier Kestral has launched a 10-tonne hydraulic body jack kit. A safety bypass...

Shock driver

• Wiha's cadmium-free screwdriver range now includes a heavyduty - shockproof' series. The screwdrivers have a hexagonal...

Cheaper bitter

• Shell Oils has reduced the price of its antifreeze until the end of the year. The antifreeze, which contains a corrosion...

Handy sander duo

• Ingersol-Rand has introduced an ergonomically designed randomorbit sander, three cordless drills and extended its range of...

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Portable smoke watch

• VL Churchill is to launch a portable diesel smokemeter at the Automotive Trade Show, later this month. The new meter,...

Light my

tyre • A tyre bead spreader with a light has been launched by Rema Tip Top. The Rema Tyre Light is a mains-operated...

DEB demo

• Chemical cleaner and skin-care specialist DEB says it offers products for all workshop needs. The company will survey sites...

Lucas starter swop

• Lucas has added three starter motors to its exchange programme including those for the Roadrunner 301, 302 and 310 engines....

Prime mover

• Glasurit claims its Primer Filler 76-1177W is the first waterborne primer filler in the UK for the commercial vehicle...

Wash day savers

• Kleindienst is launching a range of vehicle washers called Esquire. These units will be cheaper than Kleindienst's...

Air pressure

• 1 high-pressure vehicle washer powered by compressed air has been launched by Maximator, The pump is claimed to deliver water...

More Mart

• More than 70 tools join the Machine Mart range. Nine air tools, including a 'h inch reversible drill and inch punch/flanging...