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drive a 3+3 licensed truck with one axle retracted as a 3+2, no matter how heavy its load is, although Construction and Use axle limits still apply, says the Department of Transport.
loTA president • John Telford Beasley, former deputy chief executive of London Regional Transport, has replaced Derek Bailey in the threeyear role of president of the Institute of Transport Administration (loTA).
Trailer help • Freight forwarder Alliyart Freight has started a trailer maintenance and repair service at its workshops on the Purfieet, Essex quayside. together with a 24-hour call out helpline.
Severn boost • Work began on the two motorway approach roads to the second River Severn crossing in Avon last week, starting a £60m scheme which will more than double road capacity on the M4 route between England and South Wales.
Charter support NI David Higginbottom, general secretary of the United Road Transport Union. last week pledged to help spread the word for the need of a charter to improve hauliers conditions when he met Fred Agombar, the coordinator of the Campaign for Legislation Road Transport.
Blackwell bridge • The Government is proposing to build a bridge across the Thames, which could be completed by the turn of the century, to relieve the bottleneck in the Blackwall Tunnels.