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The Industrial Relations Act has put paid to the irresponsibly abrupt dismissal of employees who have a reasonable term of...
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Party's conference votes for massive state ownership from our political correspondent • Nationalization of all road haulage...
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starts Monday by CM reporter • As from Monday vehicles in excess of 4011 in length will be banned by the Greater London...
• An application for rates increases from Tayforth Ltd to the Prices Commission is one of 12 listed this week as "lapsed or...
• The lorry is the finest advertisement billboard and should be used as such. This was the message that the Road Haulage...
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• Secretary for Trade and Industry Mr Peter Walker has been asked to order an inquiry to determine the level of control...
• The first appeal in Scotland against a decision of the National Industrial Relations Court, taken by Mr Norman Wylie, QC,...
• The bi-lateral agreement signed by Britain and Bulgaria on October 24 1972 comes into operation on October 20 this year. From...
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• In the case of Conquers Transport Ltd and the application by its former employee for compensation for unfair dismissal,...
• Ill-prepared legislation in Britain has cramped the freedom of designers of specialist bodies to the point that unnecessary...
• Vanplan Ltd, newly established firm of vehicle body builders, has taken a 30,000 sq ft block, forming part of one of the...
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• Supplementary Regulations may have to be laid before Parliament arising from the introduction of a 13-year-old EEC Transport...
Britain? by CM reporter • Ryder, the American-based truck rental and leasing giant, is talking with the DoE, oil companies and...
• After months of work a working party of the Road Haulage Association has presented a report to the National Council which has...
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• A conference for those concerned with container and roll-on/roll-oft handling methods is being organized by the International...
• Cravens Industries Sales Ltd, is introducing a new three way leasing plan for all of the tranpsort equipment manufactured by...
R.I.J. Agnew, a managing director of Amey Roadstone Corporation Ltd has been appointed deputy chairman of the company....
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• Southern BRS Ltd had 10 vehicles suspended for one month by the deputy South Eastern LA, Mr G. C. Mercer, at a public inquiry...
• The Transport Tribunal dismissed two appeals and remitted one to the LA when it met in London this week. A further appeal was...
• A case against Bakers' Transport (Southampton) Ltd involving the death of one of its drivers was dismissed at Worthing last...
• An East End tipper operator was so frightened of possible acticrn when a Metropolitan Area vehicle examiner called on him...
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• A second executive version of the Leyland National is currently being planned by British Leyland in conjunction with the...
• The eight originators of the Confederation of British Road Passenger Transport met in Liverpool last week during the...
• During the APPTO conference in Liverpool last week Mr T. Marsden, general manager of Aberdeen Corporation transport...
• A simple re routing of the main wiring loom on all Leyland Nationals has now been adopted following a number of fires. A...
• A 78-year-old woman was crushed to death under the back wheels of a single decker bus because the safety device on the doors...
• A major restructuring of fares within the Tyneside PTE is being planned. The new system will incorporate seven different fare...
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Greyhound Crusader by Martin Hayes • Initial reactions to Greyhound's Crusader MC8 vary, but usually the words "big", "bright"...
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• First place in the national Bus Driver of the Year final held at the Road Transport Industry Training Board's MOTEC...
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From an American correspondent • Ten American manufacturers of antiskid equipment are competing for an estimated $75m to $...
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• An "English" version of the Berliet TR280 35/38-ton tractive unit will be on show in Glasgow throughout the period of the...
• A demountable caravan body that could take the form of a site caravan or mobile office was one of the highlights of a...
• A £7.1m. bid by Charrington Gardner and Locket for Dundee Perth and London Securities is likely to succeed. DPL, part of the...
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APPTO conference in Liverpool last week reported by Martin Hayes • One operator must eventually provide all provincial urban...
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THE VALUE of a good well-trained driver cannot be disputed and, in Britain, the Road Transport Industry Training Board lays...
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The recently issued final examination pass list of the Chartered Institute of Transport demonstrates clearly the indifference...
I thought it was about time I wrote on the supposed shortage of hgv drivers. I hold an hgv Class I licence and do you think I...
I was very interested in the article ICM September 21) "Speak as you find'' — in .fact it made my heart glad to discover that...
I refer to page 59 of your September 21 issue and wish to state that this company has no direct connection with the Eaton...
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THE WORLD bylaInshemff HOW PICKFORDS INTERNATIONAL IS SPEARHEADING AN NFC HAULAGE EXPANSION WHICH WILL NOT BE CONFINED TO...
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A general manager at last week's APPTO conference in Liverpool told me a cautionary tale. He was visiting another municipal...
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by Trevor Longcroft THERE is good haulage business to be had in Europe, but it is all too easy to get one's fingers burned on...
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by lain Sherriff BACK in 1965 Mike Woodman, the founder and managing director of Asian Transport Ltd, was described as an...
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An inexpensive way of being prepared to deal with breakdowns and other emergencies by Martin Hayes NOW that Britain is in the...
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trailer line by Johnny Johnson Coastway Freight Agency has found that unaccompanied trailers to and from France via Newhaven...
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Party games with transport THE present round of political party conferences may be the last before the next General Election....
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by John Darker, ArviBim Are transport managers too old at 50? WHEN Mr Dan Pettit answered questions after talking on "The...
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by Les Oldridge, TEng (CEO, MIMI, ArVIIRTE Using, causing and permitting OFTEN in traffic law it is not only an offence to...
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than I ton unladen and less than 34 tons gross with overrun brakes (caravan type) to carry goods, and these are drawn behind...
lift container on top, which I use as a living van. I tow the trailer with two classes of vehicles, one a steam traction...
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5 tons — fitted with an hydraulic jib. At present we use the vehicle on trade plates and wonder if we could tax this vehicle as...
be used for carrying very light loads in the London area. The vehicle we choose will probably belong to the era of the late 1...
wondering what the law is on direction indicators. It has armtype on the front sides and illuminated arrows at the rear. As 1...
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A range of VHF mobile radiotelephone systems known as the Lynx has been introduced by Dymar Electronics. Compact circuitry...
The latest addition to the Kina range of pressure washers is known as the Giant model 2000D4 which is diesel powered and...
SP has introduced an improved range of Vanellus diesel-engine lubricating oils, which, it is claimed, are suitable for...
To meet demands from offices, factories, hospitals and educa tional establishments Welconstruct has introduced a new range of...
A range of brake adjuster replacement kits has been announced by Motaproducts in application to smaller commercial vehicles as...