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• I Have Been Employed In Road Haulage For Over
20 years but have only driven an articulated lorry for approximately 18 miles. My present employer has recently disposed of the rigid lorries on which I was employed on local......
• Is There A Credit Card Scheme For Breakdowns?
A Yes. The Traders Road Transport Association scheme has now been put into operation. An operator pays 12s 6d for each card initially, and this allows him up to £30 worth of......
• / Was Recently Asked By The Police To Immobilize
a diesel engined lorry. How should this be done when the cab doors are locked? A We suggest that, with the cab doors locked, an easy and certain method would be to remove the......
Q Can You Supply Details Of The New Regulations...
cleaning of chassis and the names of makers of such cleaning equipment? A There are no regulations requiring com mercial vehicles' chassis to be cleaned but although this is not......
Qi Am Considering Buying A Light Delivery
van powered by a diesel engine and equipped with automatic torque-convertor transmission. By all accounts an automatic gearbox eases the work of the driver on multi-drop runs......
Q My Diesel-engined Land-rover Is
parked overnight in the open all the year round and I frequently have trouble starting the engine in cold weather. In winter the temperature of the engine lubricant never......
N Is There A Booklet Suitable For Issuing To Drivers
and platform staff dealing with the safety aspects of lifting and carrying? A Yes, HMSO published Lifting and Carrying, an illustrated guide designed to help avoid unnecessary......