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Dustmen In Shock Horror Drama
THERE HAS been high drama in municipal refuse collection, which I hope my friend Raymond Hunt, of Nupe, will forgive me for mentioning. Waste disposal executives (known to......
Lift Truck Scheme Jack Up Costs
I WAS MORE than surprised to learn that one of the Freight Transport Association's member companies had up to 3,000 forklift truck drivers. It is not difficult, therefore, to......
The Troops Who Took The Wrong Turning
TWO BRITISH army vehicles and their drivers took the ferry from Harwich to Gothenburg, Sweden, instead of to West Germany, where they were to have taken part in an exercise.......
The Metric System Gone Mad
THREE PRE-PRODUCTION models of the Leyland Electric Terrier have been bought by the Department of Industry to lend to operators "for a 1.5-year evaluation period." I accept the......
25,000 Traders In Quest For Dolphins
MORE THAN 25,000 motor traders are being invited to enter a competition to find those who give customers the greatest satisfaction. It is being promoted by the SMMT, MAA, SMTA......
Bythe Hawk
customers ..." Note the assumption that motor traders are naturally benign and that their customers are human beings. Dolphins also have a flair for captivating tricks to amuse......
What's In A Name? Answer: History
THE OLD RAILWAY practice of naming locomotives is spreading to buses, as I have already noted. London Country Bus Services is introducing a cultural element into it by launching......