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6th October 1988
6th October 1988
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QUALITY GUARANTEED

• A potential holder of an operator's licence has always been required to show good repute and adequate financial standing, but...

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• Mrs Thatcher has vetoed "too costly" plans to streamline

Customs procedures when Channel Tunnel trains run direct from London to Europe in 1993. British Rail wanted to switch to...

Brussels wants bac

f,uarantees • Hauliers face a new 0licence requirement, demanding that they provide a bank guarantee equal to 10% of th(...

RHA slams 'lethal' air-brake silencers

• More fuel has been added to the lorry ban Condition 11 controversy, just days before the next hearing, with the Road Haulage...

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Icousers strike ver work famine

I Lorry drivers in Liverpool e set to strike for one day xt week because they claim it enough haulage work is rriing to the...

• The three-month moratorium on motorway and trunk road repairs

has been lifted by the Department of Transport. In March, the DTp launched a 12-month, £142 million road-repair programme but...

French driver in British jail row

• A French haulier is protesting to France's transport minister after one of his drivers was jailed by a British court because...

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Transfleet council coup

• Hinkley and Bosworth Council has become the fifth local authority in the UK to put its municipal business out to tender. The...

Report calls for right-hand drivin

• British truck and van mar facturers will suffer in a unifit European market unless we change over to driving on the right,...

Goransson grabs Superprix

• This year's European truck racing champion, Curt Goransson, notched up another Superfinal win last weekend at the Perkins...

RHA hits out at Humber lumber

• A public inquiry next week is to decide if the Humber Bridge Board, currently deep in debt, will be allowed to raise lorry...

Roawest Shippmi

• In last week's issue we wrongly reported that Roawei Shipping has been committed for trial on fraud charges. It does not...

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Steel Bros Sidelifter handles loads easily

• A semi-trailer-mounted container-handling system, designed and built in New Zealand by Steel Bros, is being demonstrated by...

11-tonne Cargos get C-series power

• Iveco Ford, which was the first manufacturer to specify the Cummins C-series engine at 24 tonnes, has now made the 8.3-litre...

CV turning point

• The 1990s will be a turning point for the truck industry with the introduction of the single European Market and the Channel...

Council has 1000th Caterpillar-Foden

• The 1,000th Caterpillarengined Foden truck is off the production line and now in service with North Yorkshire Council,...

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Davies agnet warns on jaws

1 Counterfeit sub-standard ws with short lifespans are eing fitted to fifth-wheel coulings, claims transport equiplent company...

gew-look Van Hool Paris line-up

1 On view at last week's 'axis Motor Show was the first f Van Hoot's 48m 3 Maxi conliners for road or rail transort, destined...

C25 SEVE van's Paris premiere

• Seen at the Paris Show was the new Citroen 4x4 C25 SEVEL van. This is the first look at the all-wheel-drive van that will be...

Scottish debut for F12

1 The first Volvo F12 to be lade at the manufacturer's nly UK factory, at Irvine, Ayrshire, came off the production line this...

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Clayton Jones loses in court

• The bus-stand battle between Clayton Jones and Merthyr Borough Council was resolved in court last week after the council...

Ramblers' mini service

• Muucoaches feature for the first time on the National Express network, with a service between Pwllheli and Shrewsbury. It has...

Northern voyage from Go Ahead

• Go Ahead Northern is to take one of its new executive Voyager coaches to Norway a part of a joint venture with th( West...

Crosville Wales runs in the black

• Bus operator Crosville Wales has announced half-yea] profits of more than 200,000 The company which was bought out by its...

CVE's Omni given OK by Dip

• One of City Vehicle Engineering's first Omni minibuses will be run as a demonstrator for local authorities and bus operators...

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South Midland redundancies

• The headquarters of South Midland bus operations in Witney has been closed down by Transit Holdings chairman Harry Blundred,...

• Bus fares in London are set to rise by

more than 12% from January 1989 — an increase of more than twice the rate of inflation. Some short-distance fares will rise by...

Suffering services

• Bus service reliability in Strathclyde has declined since deregulation, although more buses are now on the road, according to...

WMT profits after deregulation

• West Midlands Travel produced a profit of .217.6 million during its first 18 months of operation after deregulation,...

Barking Renaults

• Two Renault S56 buses with Reeve Burgess bodies have been added to the social services fleet in the London Borough of Barking...

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ARC contracts under threat

• Many of aggregates-carrier ARC's vital road-building contracts with local authorities could face the axe if a South...

Big truck boom will run and run

• The Western European truck industry has bounced back from the recession of the early eighties to a new prosperity, and those...

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lde speaks out on tax

• All sectors of the road transport industry must speak up in defence of their own interests on the effect of European...

Profits boom for TIP Europe

• TIP Europe's pre-tax profits have rocketed 26% to £9.1 million in the year to 31 July. The trailer rental company, which has...

Vexday's two-year )Ian for overseas

I Express parcels carrier fexday is to extend its overight delivery system in to ;urope and the United States y 1990. The...

• International haulier Sealane Freight of Harpenden has put its

250th unit on the road. The company is part of the Star Cargo Group., • Japanese motor manufacurer, Nissan, which sells 37,000...

Survey reveals untrained Brits

• A survey, by Learning International, has revealed that the vast majority of British transport services firms do not train...

Alison to launch UK's biggest training plan

• A management and sales training programme for the motor industry — which, it is claimed, will be the biggest in the country...

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Alt finance probe called for

• North Eastern Traffic Commissioner Frederick Whalley is to ask for the financial affairs of two ATL Holdings subsidiaries,...

1111 North Western Deputy Licencing Authority Kenneth Birchall has decided

not to take disciplinary action against the licence of Thomas Mosedale and Sons, but has only renewed it for three years...

Wakekeen's licence bid is adjourned

• A bid for a new licence by Wakekeen, trading as Challenger Transport, has been adjourned by North Western Deputy Licensing...

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Less time but more vehicles

• R & M Pilkington, trading as Pilkingtons Coaches of Accrington, has had the duration of its licence cut to 18 months due to...

Six hit for tad° offences

• Albert Graham, managing director of Anglo Freight bus company, and five of his drivers have been ordered to pay fines and...

• Objections from the South Yorkshire police have led to

the withdrawal of a licence application by Lagos, that was due to be considered by North Eastern LA Frederick Whalley. The...

Emm's Sons case adjourned

• A case mvolving driver's hours and tachograph offences alleged to have been committed by Doncaster hauliers Emm's Sons, and...

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Sherpa gets a facelift

• Freight Rover has introduced a number of changes to the 200 and 300-series Sherpas, including a revised highroof and...

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Transit gets a new box

• Ford has begun production of a new five-speed manual gearbox for use in its Sierra and Scorpio cars and Transit light...

Daihatsu confirms rollover

• Daihatsu has confirmed that one of its four-wheel-drive mini-jeeps rolled over at low speed during Department of Transport...

• Granning is pioneering . the use of air suspension

in light vehicles and will display a Ford "Otis" Transit van at the motor show, fitted with the system. The company has...

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ENVIRONMENTAL EYESORES

The recent criticism of the excesses of some current bus and coach livery was timely, and the judges of the Commercial Motor...

TGWU REPLIES I I would like to draw reference to

the article reported in your 8-14 September issue under the heading "Curtain Must Pay" on page 33. The article refers to an...

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BUSINESS MOVES

OPEN ALL HOURS • HDL Engineering has opened a new workshop in Chippenham, Wiltshire. It currently services all commercial...

FERRIES

CHANGES AT DOVER • Sealink British Ferries is rationalising its Dover freight services. All freight shipments to Belgium will...

INTERNATIONAL

TURIUSH CUSTOMS OFFICE CLOSES • The Salipazari customs office in Istanbul, Turkey, is now closed to all goods traffic. The...

TRAINING

RTITB COURSE FOR MANAGEMENT • The Road Transport Industry Training Board is holding a five-day management training course at...

TACHOGRAPHS

CAUBRATION CENTRES II The Department of Transport has published the latest edition of the Tachograph Calibration Centre List,...

SERVICES

TCS IN THE KNOW • A transport consultancy, aimed at small operators of commercial vehicles, has been formed by former BRS...

COMMUNICATION

THORN IN THE CARPHONE'S SIDE • MultiBroadcast is marketing a new mobile telephone for Thorn EMI which it claims will render...

PRODUCTS

CARRIED AWAY BY LANCER BOSS • A pedestrian-controlled transporter for pallets has beer designed by Bedfordshirebased Lancer...

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PRODUCTS

FREEZING READING FOR REEFERS • Tempscan, recently taken over by The!wall Electronics of Warrington, has produced the Tempscan...

PRICES

LATEST SUBARU PRICE LIST • The October 1988 price list for Subaru commercial vehicles is as follows: 1.2 4WD _lusty Van £5,635...

EVENTS

FREIGHT PLANNING IN THE 1990S • The Town and County Planning Association, in conjunction with Transport 2000, is holding a...

ROADWORKS

• London and the South East MI Buckinghamshire: Southbound lane closure at Newport Pagneli services. M25 Surrey: Contraflow...

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• A Land Rover belonging to St John Ambulance was

"ferociously" attacked by a hysterical mob at the recent Monsters of Rock Festival at Donnington Park. So a press release tells...

• Amid flowing champagne and smoked salmon, Unipart launched its

1989 calendar in London last week — making it the first entry in the Hawk's tacky calendar contest. Many fans of the contest,...

• Like many others, the Hawk was present at the

Commercial Motor Workshop Conference and Exhibition, held in Telford on 21 and 22 September. As well as listening to a wide...

• Next month the old boys of Wellington House in

Leyland, Lancashire — the hostel where Leyland Motors student apprentices stayed — will meet for a reunion. The law-abiding...

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THE PRICE IS RIGHT?

When choosing a truck, maintenance costs are important. Commercial Motor has looked at the 7.5 and 38-tonne markets, comparing...

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IE W PARISIENNE

As a prelude to the NEC motor show, we have popped over to Paris to bring back the highlights of France's premier...

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CHIPPENDALE1 ANTIQUES

John Chippendale's eight-wheel tippers do one of the toughest jobs on trucks there is — salt carrying. Yet his 15-year-old...

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• The Commercial Motor Bedford Midi Marathon has reached Greece,

its destination. Now it's up to you to enter the competition, to win a free holiday for two in Greece, by answering the three...

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AHEAD OF ITS TIME

When launched in 1975, Ford's Transcontinental seemed to have everything going for it. Eight years later it was dropped. The...

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• If you want performance and long life from your

truck tyres, take a tip from the manufacturers and maintain them properly. Doing so will save your money, protect your...

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Many operators now prefer a twin-steer tractor for 38-tonne work.

Leyland Daf's 95-Series 6x2 has some excellent habits — it's quiet, frugal and fast, but it could lose some weight. • Frankly,...

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• F1RRYMASTERS WILKINSON Ferrymasters has appointed Barry Wilkinson group engineering manager. He will be based at Ferrymasters' HQ in Altrincham.

Wilkinson is a member of the Institute of Road Transport and served his apprenticeship with truck manufacturer ERF. He joined...

• BESCO WALDING Jeremy Walding has joined Northampton bodybuilder Besco's

sales team. His brief is to strengthen links with commercial vehicle dealers.

• MOTOR AUCTIONS HUTCHINS Karen Hutchins is the new operations

director of Motor Auctions in Leeds and Newcastle. She was previously auction manageress of the Leeds branch.

• NORBA WOODS Barrie Woods has resigned as marketing and

export manager of bodybuilder Norba to start a new career as a restaurant owner. He is a qualified chef but has been with Besco...

• TRANSFLEEr ASTBURY/PERCIVAL/ ALLANSON Transfleet Services has taken on three

new contract sales managers, bringing its national contract sales force to over 20. Brian Astbury will be based at the...

• NM CUSTOMS AND EXCISE CRAGGS Richard Craggs has been

made a Commissioner of Customs and Excise. He will be responsible for the Investigation Division, the Marine Branch, the...

• ASSET LEASING SERVICES PICTON Elizabeth Picton has joined Asset

Leasing Services, the specialist vehicle financing firm, as sales manager. She has wide experience of the City and the...

• BEES EGLASH/VVHITEHEAD Bees Security Distribution has appointed Selwyn Eglash

and Paul Whitehead to its sales team. Eglash becomes sales manager for the East and Whitehead for the Midlands. Whitehead...

• INTERLEASING GWILT Michael Gwilt has been appointed sales director

by Birmingham Interleasing (UK). He was previously national new business manager, having joined the contract-hire and fleet...

• TIUCO-FOLBERTH BURBRIDGE Trico-Folberth has appointed Allan Burbridge to the

position of UK sales manager. He will concentrate on expanding Trico's share of the UK aftermarket. Burbridge joins the...