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Parking Eased
• Extra parking space for coaches has been provided in Salzburg for the summer season. This means that the town will be able to accommodate 45 more coaches — around 150 in......
Workers Protest
• Transport workers unions throughout the world, reports the newsletter of the International Transport Workers' federation, are bombarding the South African Government and......
Saturday Ban
• Between June and September 1986 special permission is required from the Federal Transport Minister for roadworks to be carried out on motorways. The number of roadworks sites......
Tighter Controls
• Anyone who breaks the speed limit on Italian motorways is liable to get caught as traffic police are now allowed to calculate a driver's speed at motorway exits by examining......
German Diesel
• According to Mobil Oil AG, sales of diesel in West Germany were up 4.7% to 14.7 million tonnes, whereas petrol sales dropped by 2.3% to 231 million tonnes. VerkehrsRundschau,......
Higher Limit
• The Belgium transport minister was expected to give the go-ahead in July for the speed limit on motorways to be raised from 120 to 130km/h. The limit, however, was due to be......
Not Too Good
• The news on US motor carriers' profits is good but far from great. An analysis of financial results from selected regulated inter-state truckers conducted by the American......
Japs Build More
• Japan's total production of trucks in the first half of this year amounted to 2,254,329 (1985: 2.29 million), according to figures released by the Japan Automobile......
Heavier Buses
• Just before the start of the tourist season, the weight limit for buses in Austria was increased from 16 tonnes to the usual international maximum weight of 17.6 tonnes. This......
11:2===
• A number of special sixaxle Mercedes rigid chassis with concrete pumps are about to be shipped to the USA. Designated MB 5436 rigids, they are built as five-axle units by MB......
Polish Entry
• Since July 1, trucks with the Carnet TIR are given preferential treatment at the Polish border, according to the IRU. Vehicles from Finland and the Comecon countries with a......