Showstopper VHEN the Scottish Motor Trade Association opens the doors at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, oday it will herald the 54th...

111 WHAT can the British manufacturers Ind importers of commercial vehicles Pifer as we near 1984? Are their products, n George...

GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD relations may avoid much trouble and aggravation when environmental considerations come under scope of the...

THE NUMBER of infringemen of the EEC drivers' hours regul tions throughout the Comm , nity has remained at a high ley for some...

TRANSPORT SECRETARY Nicholas Ridley is to tell MPs on Monday whether restrictions on the Severn Bridge are to be removed. It...

THE R40E, a development of the Monoply all-steel wide flat treaded tyre, is the first result of a £13m investment at the...

SALES OF new commercial vehicles are still on the increase, with October's figures almost 18 per cent above the October 1982...

The winning black and white double-page-spread, headed "You've seen the results, now fill in the coupon," was praised by the...

A DUBLIN lorry driver who w blown through the window his windscreen by a gas exp sion while making a delivery meat to Nato...

IT IS VITAL that Coventry's pi posed Eastern by-pass shot. be built, says the British Ro Federation in a written subm sion to...

BRIAN HAYVVARD, one of the leading members of the National Freight Consortium management team, has resigned on medical advice....

New team at Smiths THE ACQUISITION of Sr Coaches of Reading by E. Mundy's Armchair Travel in 1 has resulted in two new appc...

EUROPEAN trailer sales dire with TIP Trailer Rental is Ans Salmasi, who has been cha division operations dire( since he joined...

DOUGLAS CHISHOLM is the new director and general manager at Pickfords Removals. He was previously south east general manager...

JOHN PECK has become managing director of York Truck Equipment, the engineering, conversion and service division of the York...

_ BREAKDOWN and recovery vehicles should be subject annual testing and be taxed in a special class, according the Association...

JRSES on tachograph analysis, transport management, and ty are scheduled in the corning weeks for the transport Indus Id Lowe...

IAJOR drive is on to make cats transport customers . e aware of the existence of ional Carriers Parcels. le company, whose...

ROADS in Northern England and London are the focus of recent lobbying by the British Road Federation in its campaign for more...

A TRAILER becomes a vehicle when it is attached to a tractor unit, St Helens Council's Planning Sub-committee decided when it...

A SOUTH Yorkshire haulier's claim for damages against Primrose Holding subsidiary has been settled in the Sheffield Crown Court...

Not so vite FRENCH police are preparin crackdown on foreign lorriet ensure they respect the sp limits, especially on motorwo...

It's no different down under i AUSTRALIAN Government has recently announced an inquiry the country's road freight industry....

: ROAD Transport Training Board has applied to the Manpower rims Commission for additional grants but has to hear dher it will...

IF LONDON introduces a lorry ban, then other local authorities will be falling over themselves to follow suit. The industry...

SEVERE CUTBACKS are on the cards for Coras lompair Eireann. Ireland's semi-state transport company's freight services if plans...

THIS YEAR'S Alex Cameron lecture was delivered at Strathclyde University by Dr Cedric Ashley, director of the Motor Industry...

THE NEW rear-steer lvec. 220.38 is an extremely well-ba anced vehicle to drive, report Graham Montgomerie. On a visit to the...

:RE MUST be more competiin the provision of bus ser)s, Transport Secretary iolas Ridley said last week. Ir Ridley was speaking...

SENIOR MINISTERS, including Mrs Thatcher, are keeping a close eye on Greater London Council's controversial plans to appoint a...

DAF BUS is trying to dent the sales success scored by Dutch rival Bova by launching a keenly priced rear-engined integral. W....

A TRIAL scheme offering cutprice bus travel is being launched on November 14 by Eastern Scottish. It is introducing a travel...

LAIRG BASED Sutherland Tr; port and Trading is up for sal PRIVATE OPERATORS have a role in providing London's public transport...

LAIRG BASED Sutherland Tr; port and Trading is up for sal and the 18 staff fear they r lose their jobs. In November last year...

NATIONAL Bus Company coach marketing company London Crusader is launching a major promotion in the London area. The promotion...

Foden gets Cats IS no accident that Paccar 's Foden Trucks division has Isen its lightweight S108 ht-wheeler with which to nch...

F has introduced a scheme !Wing its 22 main dealers to Nn-license tractive units for ?.ration at lower train ig hts. he...

ENGINE POWER outputs at the top end of the weight range are unlikely to rise substantially in the future according to Dr Heinz...

Trentham is responsible for laying over 120,000sqm of aircraft apron and taxiways as subcontractor to Taylor Woodrow. Because...

AS IF THE Scottish Motor Show gow also played host from last S ation of British Industry. The CBI was holding its seventh...

/USTRIAL RELATIONS occupied the minds of the conference for final session on Tuesday morning, with the scene being set by Alex...

FORD claims to have achieved its most successful month ever in October with a record heavy truck share of 37.4 per cent. In...

A former transport manager has appeared in court on ten offences under the Bankruptcy Act. Barrie Burton was committed for...

SCOTCROSS, the holding company of body-builder AC Penman of Dumfries, has gone into liquidation. One of the major loss-making...

I REFER to your article on page 66 in October 1, concerning third-axle conversions. The final paragraph of that article...

FIVE YEARS AGO internal express coaches had a very limited share of the Scottish travel market. Most ran only at peak holiday...

KELVIN HALL'S limited amount of exhibition space has caused Volkswagen to show only two of its wide range of commercial...

VERSIONS of Ford's Fiesta Escort van and Transit !s are shown for the first n the UK. Also on the Ford rs' stand are examples...

tted six cylinder diesels and design changes, and the 38 6x2 tractive unit. There is the first-time showing of the 0 integral...

makes its debut at Kelvin Hall. Offered with naturally-aspirated or turbocharged versions of the 98 Series engine, with outputs...

New cylinder liner sealing 3n improved thermostat de make contributions to 3r service life, quicker warm id improved fuel...

rating Costs, on sale now 3.50 including postage, iw our well-established em and cover the range of cies in most common use....

low power 38 tonner can do, given the right gearing. Tim Blakemore reports after three days behind the Bedford's wheel. FOR...

REPOR 1 the market requiring a ece exterior. 12.2m (40ft) long trailer on has an overall width of (8ft 2.4in) and an overall...

rated at 118.5kW (159bhp) at 2,600rpm. As one of the Perkins 6.354 engine family, it might claim to be the most popular...

REPOR . THE PERIMETER of Kelvin Hall is occupied by 44 small stands covering a wide range of equipment and services. Commercial...

HALL .8: FIE lerck Services' backing plates easy to fit, giving added protion to number plates against :ident damage caused...

tEPORT duced in bore-seal models up to 16 tons gvw and in displacement models for artic and multi-axle chassis. Underbody...

you support our paign to stand up 'ansport? the road transport ry need to mount a led campaign to make the aware of its...

to repair. To help reduce Rothenberger UK has Juced the Ros pot 2000, 1 allows operators and rers to pull deep dents out uble...

) YOURSELF not only in elight as Britain's last ined road haulier, but subject of much adverse in a Monopolies and Commission...

I a matter of ntages ,o market share this year cent higher than last is Alan B. Fox, chief 'e. The company has he five per...

PETERHEAD is the best part of 600 miles from London. That trips off the tongue easily enough but as I stepped from the plane at...

MFRIES is not an easy town get to. It is about 340 miles m London, 60 miles from isgow and 29 miles from Care and is tucked...

Bulky loads on local or medium-haul distribution work is the forte of this 16-tonner, which Bryan Jarvis has road-tested. THE...

CFDC member Barney Abberton has been in transport for over 22 years, gaining his HGV 1 in 1961. He worked for BRS from 19621972...