Opening address

It is a great pleasure to have been invited to open the Third International Symposium on Heavy Vehicle Weights and Dimensions. The first and second Symposia were organised by the Roads and Transportation Association of Canada and were held at Kelowna in British Columbia. Staff from Cambridge University and from the British Department of Transport contributed to both of those Symposia, along with engineers, operators, vehicle manufacturers and legislators from many countries. The first two Symposia were very successful, and we in Britain greatly appreciate the honour of being asked to organise the Third Symposium as the first to be held in Europe.