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All Roads Lead To Tunbridge Wells
They don't miss a trick in Tunbridge Wells, as the Freight Transport Association has shown in launching regular meetings to tell other trade associations about the latest......
Heavy Lorries Good For Asphalt Roads
At the present rate, the Institution of Municipal Engineers estimates that it will take 110 years to resurface the nation's minor roads. This is something for which goods......
Lorry Racing Comes To Britain
Thirty years ago I was alarmed by the spectacle of vehicles in the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition sliding with all wheels locked and rocking and rolling as drivers tried......
£30,500m A Year Down Border Drains
Drivers employed by Holland's largest haulage company, Van Gend en Loos, spend a fifth of their time fuming at frontier crossings at a cost of £0.23billion a year. The European......
Transport Museum To Rope In Tourists
An important new transport museum is planned to be built at Low Moor, Bradford, and the Spen Valley railway line is to be revived as a tramway. Meanwhile, the old tram depot at......
Getting Down To Animal's Level
If animals object to walking up a ramp into a vehicle, the vehicle must be brought down to their level. By putting that theory in to practice in the Hydralift trailer, Mike......
Risking Their Necks, Worrying Drivers
The danger that many cyclists present to drivers as well as to themselves is emphasised by recent studies by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory. These show that in a......