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VOLUME 135 No. 3466 May 12, 1972 No more law needed Members of the Road Haulage Association must not get too excited about Mr...
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• Scottish Bus Group fares will not be raised in 1972, said Col P. M. Thomas, chairman of the Scottish Transport Group, last...
failing MORE ENFORCEMENT 1VEEDED SAYS JOHN PEYION • According to Mr John Peyton, the Minister for Transport Industries, the...
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priority by Martin Hayes • London Transport provided a better service in 1971 than it did in 1970. But further major...
• The National Industrial Relations Court will give judgment today (Friday) on contempt of court charges levelled against the...
• Mr Jack Jones, TGWU secretary, appears to have a "blacking" backlash on his hands if his union's container lorry driver...
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• The possibility of fiat vehicles being largely superseded by tilts or rolled-top vans in the BRS general haulage fleet was...
On the role of the Road Transport Industry Training Board — which the Government proposes to retain in a revised form — the RTA...
• The end of the levy-grant scheme next year is the main recommendation of the Road Haulage Association in its reply to the...
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• Over 80 per cent of retail milk distribution vehicles in the UK are electrically propelled. But the vast numbers of electric...
• The newly elected chairman of the Road Haulage Association, Mr John Wells, told members of the Association's national...
• Top priority should be given to a fiveyear project to develop a quiet heavy goods vehicle, urges a report published on...
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• Five LDoY rounds all on one day, last Sunday, and another four next weekend — the 1972 competition is hotting up. From all...
• An order worth £fm has been received from Russia by Crane Fruehauf Trailers Ltd and Scammell Lorries Ltd for the supply of a...
ins • The Historic Commercial Vehicle Club's annual run from London to Brighton gains in popularity each year. By the time the...
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by David Lowe Pictures by Dick Ross • Labour is the greatest individual cost component of production. This premise is truly...
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• The go-ahead has been given to Mr Dennis Freeman to run a "Dial-a-ride" minibus service in Maidstone by the South Eastern...
• Apart from some Cheviot goats in Lowther Wild Life Park there are no longer any mountain goats in the Lake District. But a...
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• Over 400 British Leyland buses, worth approximately £1.25m, are currently being delivered to major Philippines operator C.V....
• Local authorities were somewhat concerned about the operating costs of the Scottish Bus Group which had introduced a...
• Runcorn New Town's busway the road preserved for public transport will not be used fully until possibly some years' time,...
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• British bus chassis, made by Seddon with Spanish coach bodies, are becoming popular in the Canary Islands. Many of the...
• A 49-year-old man who pleaded guilty to stealing £3511 from SELN8C PTE while employed as a relief cashier was jailed for 12...
• A merger between the Public Road Transport Association and the Association of Public Passenger Transport Operators is still...
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• An ex-director of a haulage company which had gone into liquidation and had debts still outstanding could not be considered a...
• Despite three GV9s imposed when a vehicle examiner called to examine the company's vehicles, Ker Indus Ltd was granted a...
• An illegal and profitable business within a business was run at a Bolton concrete firm by eight self-employed drivers and...
• A driver employed by an Arbroath firm did not think one of his company's lorries was fit for the road but he obeyed...
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• Fines and costs totalling £37 were imposed on commercial vehicle manufacturers ERF Ltd by Sandbach magistrates this week...
• Despite seven cases of overloading and three of unauthorized use, a transport company was on Tuesday granted most of its...
• A Withington, Manchester, lorry driver was fined a total of £300 at Heywood, Lanes, magistrates' court last week after...
• Thomas Johnston, of Bathgate, appeared at Edinburgh last week to show cause and admitted an overloading conviction involving...
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• Curtailments and suspensions were penalties ordered by Mr R. R. Jackson, the South Wales LA, when he considered maintenance...
• An ex-Metropolitan traffic area court clerk, David Bush, of Hewitt Avenue, London N22, had his convictions on three counts of...
G. H. Cox has been appointed director and general manager of Ryland Group (Dudley) Ltd, the area distributor for...
Mr Dorey, 60, was national transport manager, CVVS milk group. He began his career with the CWS in 1932.
G. Curruthers (executive, Western region, National Bus Company) has been elected chairman of the S. Wales and Monmouthshire...
John Hibbs (City of London Polytechnic) has been re-elected chairman of the Organisation of Teachers of Transport Studies....
The Freight Transport Association commercial committee for 1972/73 comprises: A. B. Arundale Distillers Co (Distribution) Ltd;...
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• Although substantial advance was made in 1971 towards the complete introduction of metric units in overseas freight, similar...
• In a £.7m deal British Leyland is merging its New Zealand interests with the New Zealand Motor Corporation, bringing the...
• An unusual pair of demountable bodies have helped Dunlop to achieve more efficiency from a 162in. wheelbase Commer. The...
• The first semi-trailer to be fitted with the rubber-sprung non-reactive Cushionride tandem-axle suspension announced by the...
• Timber and plywood are used for the floors in some 85 per cent of vehicles and containers made in this country. To help with...
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• Although TIR semi-trailers designed for piggy-back transport by the Kangaroo system, as employed on French Railways, need no...
two years' old are being proposed by Mr Michael McNair Wilson, Conservative MP for Walthamstow E. He is asking Mr John Peyton...
• Belt discharge bulk bodies that can be readily converted to flat bodies have been introduced by York Trailer. Construction...
Bonallack Eurovan venture • As part of a European expansion plan, Pitt Trailers of Wigan announce ajoint venture with...
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John Wells • Provided events follow their usual pattern John Wells, who was elected chairman of the Road Haulage Association...
0 Back door exports Exporting vehicles to world markets is not the sole prerogative of the manufacturers as was instanced in a...
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european scene 0 New DAF artic tippers proved at Dunkirk PROTOTYPES of a new DAF articulated tipper are being proved at...
FROM MAY 28 a further 150 Dutch railway stations are to be closed to goods traffic in line with the Government's...
DEVELOPMENT of "off-road" vehicles on the Continent is more influenced by military requirements than in the UK and I find the...
THE Swedish Forces have been testing the new Scania LBA 110 and LBAT 110 trucks and the second series of prototypes is now...
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r wor i mar ei They're buying British in France and Belgium by Martin Hayes Buying British for economy and quality BRITISH...
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SELLING BUSES is a highly complicated affair. Every operator has his own ideas on what type of design and layout he requires....
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BELGIUM is the only heavily industrialized country in Europe without its own truck manufacturing industry. There is, therefore,...
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Training battleground PREDICTABLY, reactions have varied to the Government's plan to stop the 'training game and restart it...
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TOP FOR POP AMBIM by David by David Lowe, minstTA, WHY should a German soft drinks manufacturer choose to operate British...
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by the Technical Editor ONCE A YEAR the Technical Editor has the opportunity to see the vehicles he and his staff have tested...
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Room to manoeuvre • Room for business manoeuvre should be one of the golden rules of every small operator. While not allowing...
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by Gibb Grace, DAuE.CEng, MIMechE BRITISH truck manufacturers do not tel solely on selling trucks only in this countr to make...
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COSTS THAT COUNT (9) by David Lowe, MInstTA, AMBIM THE reader who has followed this series may now be convinced of the wisdom...
by Handyman Auto-electrics for the mechanic (19) IN dealing with the ignition side of autoelectrics, we have to take into...
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THIS MONTH Fodens Ltd has appointed a regional manager for northern Europe and Scandinavia and at the same time opened a new...
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My employment is concerned with collecting and delivering new and secondhand vehicles. Do I need an hgv licence? My...
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Economic consultancy the Haulcost plan AN EASILY OPERATED costing scheme designed especially for road haulage operators, and...
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by Les Oldridge, AMIRTE, MIMI The Construction and Use Regulations (18) WHEN a motor vehicle is drawing only one trailer the...
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learning by David Lowe MInstTA AMBIM A week at MOTEC I RECENTLY SPENT a week at Motec 1 at High Ercall in Shropshire partly...
Dart Express Tranaport Ltd. Cap: £L00. Dirs: M. Johnson, Marie Johnson, 15 Cedar Drive. Sutton at Hone. Dartford. Kent. P. F....
For the next Seven clays FRIDAY May 12. IRTE Annual Conference. Civic Hall. Solihull, Warwickshire. (Ends May 13). QATURDAY...
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by John C. Vann • A few days ago I was lunching with the claims manager I'll call him Pete of a well-known Lloyd's insurance...
This guide is arranged geographically by counties, but with Scotland and Northern Ireland separately at the end. KEY: Letters...