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9 results found for '"Road haulage"' in Keywords.
Lorry driver strikes (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on talks betweeen the unions and Road Haulage Association over lorry drivers strike. Includes interviews with TGWU union General Secretary Moss Evans on making the lorry driver strikes official; Chris...
Lorry driver strikes (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview about the impact of the lorry driver strikes on the Road Haulage Association and the fact some of its members may go out of business. And on Birmingham drivers not joining the strike.
Strikes - Terence Beckett speech (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
Sir Terence Beckett gives a speech to the Road Haulage Association about government and trade union involvement in strikes, says power has gone from unions to individuals.
Road haulage dispute (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on problems delivering essential supplies during the road haulage dispute in 1979, effects of secondary picketing, possible solutions to dispute. Includes interviews with Paul Stringfellow, National...
Tachographs to be introduced (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with John O’Connor of the Road Haulage Association on the introduction of tachographs into working vehicles and lorries. He comments on the disadvantages and advantages. Male interviewer not...
City week (1979)
- Genre
- Discussion; Interview
City Week: the week’s news as seen through the eyes of IRN’s Financial Unit. Introduced by Douglas Moffitt. Topics include oil prices and North Sea oil; TUC and Government meeting; survey on future...
Lorry weight limit extension (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with John Ockenden of the Road Haulage Association on the government announcement on the extension of the weight limit of heavy lorries with likely changes to the lorries including bunks for...
John MacGregor on French truckers’ blockades (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
Transport Secretary John MacGregor says he is in contact with his French counterpart Jean-Louis Bianco regarding the French truckers’ blockade which has trapped British haulage drivers and holidaymakers....
Haulage driver trapped in French blockades (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
British haulage owner-driver Trevor Collinson from Ascot has been trapped by French truckers’ blockades for 8 days near Lyon. On their situation, little information and money provided by the British...