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RIGHT from its inception up to the present day, the 0 licensing system has been "an outstanding success" says the Freight...
lieves such operators are in a very small minority. Ridding the industry of cowboys will be no easy matter says the FTA, as...
HRISTIAN SALVESEN, one f Britain's largest refrigerled transport operators, is to lose its Aberdeen depot. The ecision was...
■ VER 2,000 lorry drivers in outh Wales are now on strike ver a pay claim their mployers say is a breech of he Government's pay...
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Gold medal THE CASTROL Gold Medal of the Institute of the Motor Industry has been awarded to David Plastow, group managing...
VEEDER-ROOT, the British .tachograph manufacturer, has completed its European sales and service network. All EEC countries are...
THE TIME• has come for the Government to get off the backs of managers and let them get on with the task of managing. And a...
TANKER drivers employed by SHELL, ESSO, TEXACO and (incorporating NATIONAL) have now all voted to ban overtin The four...
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THE WINNER of Class C of CM'S livery competition is Pandoro, the road freight division of the P and 0 Group. The runners-up...
in Dover and Calais on March 15 and 16. The theme of the conference is Anglo-French Co-operation. Speakers include G. C....
rid similarly Esso reckons the an would cut their deliveries ) petrol stations by 30-35 per On Tuesday evening Transort...
PERHAPS it was the thought of road signs combining Welsh and metrication . . perhaps it was part of a campaign to get as much...
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FINES totalling more than £1,400 imposed on a northern haulier for "consistent" breaches of EEC regulations on drivers hours...
kIMS that the exam for the tificate of professional npetence is "going off the Is" have been made by the eight Transport...
:ANSPORT Minister Warn Rodgers has decided go ahead with the conuction of two major road iemes. They include a road king Oxford...
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BOTH THE Road Haulage Association and Freight Transport Association have condemned the Government's proposed increase in the...
ACTION must be taken immediately to counteract the problems caused by inflation in the financing of vehicle replacement, said...
routes were more likely to receive prohibitions in roadside checks, because. vehicle examiners tended to use particular spots...
NEW office premises for the RHA Yorkshire (Leeds) area were officially opened on Wednesday by Major-General V. H. J. Carpenter,...
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move at BRS Michael Latham has become sales manager with the British Road Services Group, responsible for co-ordinating the...
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INDEPENDENT bus operators who apply for Bus Grants when buying new stagecarriage vehicles, are finding that the amount they are...
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company has placed orders for over 200 British built double-deckers. As exclusively revealed in CM last...
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JUBILEE Year was a record year for London Transport's Round London Sightseeing Tour which carried 635,000 passengers. This was...
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THE TOPWEIGHT Bedford TM 3800 is now available with a Cummins engine. Timed to coincide with the launch of the new Formula E290...
FUEL ECONOMY trials with 30 haulage companies are to be carried out by Scania in Sweden during 1978. The hauliers will be...
as individ items, has been introduced by Leyland Truck and Bus. Items in the kit include: rally jacket, sweat shirt, torch,...
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Warming up A NEW, free-standing in-cab, flameless catelytic heater is being marketed by Ross James Co Ltd, Walsall, West...
It is believed that a batch of kingpins have been made from faulty material and these could be now in use. The items are...
nsterdam Motor Show on February 9 — based on the 2800 ries, the new machine will have a design gross weight of 37 nnes. The UK...
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Such brilliant designs, so economical to run, so reliable, so comfortable, and like all great ideas, so simple you wonder why...
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comes on strong brew engine from Shotts is quieter, cleaner and less thirsty.... by the Technical Editor ENGINES are...
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When you want a tipper it's worth coming to us. For a start we can offer you a wide range of tippers from l'/2 to 50 tons...
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ANKFREIGHT, part of the lational Freight Corporation, as 600 vehicles equipped to andle a range of over 132 lifferent bulk...
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1977, but this followed a fast rate of expansion over the past two years. However, a heavy capital expenditure programme...
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WHEN a man with a reputation for toughness and efficiency narrows his eyes, looks you squarely in the face and declares "I'm...
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to help improve the efficiency and general standards of operators carrying bulk liquids, powders or gases. That was over 25...
3 William Dobson (Edinburgh) Ltd, Edinburgh (031-440 1300) 4 Sutton and Sons (St Helens) Ltd, Carlisle (022879 551) 5 R....
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THE WILCOX Fold-In body, first developed for use with a four-wheel 16-ton chassis or a 30ft trailer, is now available for six...
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Please raise a voice of protest in CM against the DTp's proposal to increase the hgv driving test fee from £24 to £33.50. It is...
I felt I must write to tell you how much I enjoyed Ron Douglas's article on brakes (CM, January 20). And how right he is! I am...
am concerned that although I am in daily contact with our local Ministry enforcement officer regarding the various wide-ranging...
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The proposed larger gross vehicle weight will bring benefits to the operator while others, including drivers' shorter hours,...
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loads for me... THE ENEMY of the ownerdriver no matter what the cause is the unscheduled stoppage. But by doing our homework...
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s i mple question The least informed piece of journalism I've read in a long time appears in February's Ideal Home. Six pages...
Lost, stolen or strayed — a consignment of haggis which was dispatch from Aberdeen on January 7 for London and has not yet...
There was a little pomp and ceremony last week at Blackdown near Camberley in Surrey. The firemen's strike was over, the Army...
London Transport's new multi ride ticket system comes intc operation this month. LT claim that it will mean a reduction ir...
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THE PRIDE which operators have in their vehicles is reflected in the way they turn them out. This is particularly true of bulk...
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THE WINNERS OF CM's Livery competition for bulk vehicles, Pandoro, was founded in 1975 with an £11m investment! The name says...