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The Man Who Worked For Drivers
AN UNKIND fate decreed the sudden death of Gerry Aston at the moment when the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition, which he had nurtured for 32 years, was beginning a third......
Any Advance On 66 Years A Cm Reader?
DENNIS SHARPLES, of J. Sharpies and Son, Eardisley, Hereford, is a contender to Arthur Metcalfe of Thirsk as the longest surviving reader of CM. His daughter, Jean, tells me......
Muse On The Motorway?
FRANK LEWSEY was amused by the reference to a Poet Laureate by Janus (CM, Topic, February 2), and tells me there is no chance of a John Masefield in his neck of the woods......
Government Backs Beaulieu Display
THE COMMERCIAL vehicle section at Lord Montagu's National Motor Museum at Beaulieu is having a complete facelift. Nicholas Ridley, Transport Secretary, is due to open the new......
Brs Advertising Wins First Prize
IMAGINATIVE advertising is not normally associated with road haulage. British Road Services is a rare exception and has taken first prize in the retail service category of the......
Perpetual Motion At The Airport
IF KF Cars, of Gatwick, succeed in doing with their new Daf 49seater, with Duple Laser 2 body, what a press announcement forecasts, it will be quite an exercise in productivity.......