Joint approach seeks changes to UK makers proposals by CM reporter BRITAIN'S truck importers have got together to produce new...

A RECEIVER has been appointed for the troubled Londonbased haulage company, Roadships Ltd, which has 500 vehicles and nearly...

Hauliers form co-op to keep out rate-cutters A GROUP of Aberdeen hauliers has formed a co-operative to fight rate-cutting...

by CM reporter THE VEXED QUESTION of higher axle and gross weights is top of the DoE's list of transport matters needing...

HAULAGE BOSS Ralph Hilton was afraid of losing his reputation in the City as a high-flyer, so he conspired dishonestly to...

subsidy charge A SUGGESTION that British Rail is keeping its freight rates artificially low by subsidising them from its...

by CM reporter HAULIERS throughout Britain are preparing to provide extra transport if the National Union of Railwaymen goes...

THE driver of a British vehicle owned by Condor Haulage of Barry, South Wales, is reported to have been delayed at Beirut Docks...

of a genuine haulage co-operative in the Aberdeen area, as reported in this issue, is one of the most encouraging developments...

THE latest supplement to the FTA's International Service Manual deals with Middle East transport and has been compiled from...

A NEW WAREHOUSE was opened by Cave Wood International Transport Services of High Wycombe, Bucks, on Monday. The company is...

THE Road Transport Industry Training Board has a "very central and crucial role to play" in any integrated and co-ordinated...

THE new edition of CM Tables of Operating Costs, about to be published, shows that total operating costs have escalated by up...

CM reporter EARLY 50 hauliers in the berdeen area have got tother to form a co-operative combat inflation and fight r new...

Gilbraith driver abandoned vehicle on motorway THE DISMISSAL of a lorry driver by the Lancashire road haulage firm, Henry...

A KENT operator is running an enterprising service which involves day trips to Boulogne. Overland and Sea Transport Ltd of...

A FAR-RANGING conference on materials handling developments into the 1980s is the theme of a two - day conference sponsored by...

ARGES against Kaye Goodow and Co (Transport Con:ants) Ltd, Manchester, conning use of a 17-metre artiited vehicle outside the...

YR centres of the CMLDoY petition held their eliminating ids last weekend, The rounds e well supported, and in rnsey there was...

MAGIRUS Deutz (Great Britain) Ltd has now sent a further specification for a 38-tonne tractive unit to the National Freight...

Goldrick has joined the ght Transport Association as :roller of engineering services. Goldrick, who returns to the 3ciation...

DENNIS MOTORS are to fit out •a Daimler Fleetline with the components to be used in their planned double-deck chassis. The bus...

MANY local authorities are revolting against calls for increased subsidies by the subsidiaries of the National Bus Company....

IT WAS " imperative" that an early conclusion to discussions with local authorities was reached over the level of their...

IN AUGUST bus fares of Greater Manchester Transport will go up by another 30 per cent. Cheap weekday discount fares will be...

A SWITCH of passengers frc bus to taxi is worrying t Transport and Genei Workers' Union. David Campbell, convener Dunfermline...

SATURDAY June 14 CMLDoY rounds— Londonderry, Northern Ireland : Du Pont Co (UK) Ltd, Construction Site, Maydown. SUNDAY June...

affect UK Dperators )NFIRMATION that draft gulations on the construction buses and coaches which ve been prepared by GRSA II...

Dr CIE TOTAL of 52 Leyland AtIanan AN68-type buses with w-style Van Hool McArdle Klywork are now in service [th Cores Iompair...

NEW FREQUENCIES have been introduced on Merseyside Transport's Cityride buses in order to improve services in the city shopping...

LODUCTION of Fleetline chassis a been stepped up by Leyland about 30 per week. The Fleette has, however, only two or ree more...

ORDERS for a total of 550 Metropolitan double-deckers have now been taken, a spokesman for Metro-Cammell Weymann told CM last...

VIEWS are being sought from interested parties on the desirability of an Institute of Tourism. A working party has been...

A DEVICE which shuts off a diesel engine when the vehicle's ignition key is removed is the main attraction of a Bedford boxvan...

ALL necessary support for the development of electric vehicles for all types of road transport uses will be provided by the...

restyled THE VEHICLE check system offered by the Freight Transport Association has been revised and expanded. It involves...

FORD has now announced prices for the reintroduced A-Series parcels van range which is now in production after a 14-month...

A COMPANY which provides service for refrigerated containers, Containercare (Bristol Channel) Ltd, has been appointed dealer in...

FORTY-NINE 32/38-ton tractive units are available on the UK market, but many of them will not couple up with 12.2m (40ft)...

A GROUP of directors and employees of the Harbilt electric vehicle concern have purchased the company from its owner,...

by CM reporter A TRAINING course for heavy vehicle recovery crews last week undertook some realistic exercises, with a...

NEW tachograph has been ent to the DoE for EEC-type pproval. Veecler-Root Ltd, rhich acquired the production nd marketing...

ielay N EXPANSION programme -scheduled to involve £10 Anon a year for the next two ars—for Perkins diesel enne plants is...

STEEL-FRAMED Merriworth platform bodies with container twist. locks have been fitted to two Guy multi-wheelers bought by a...

By Les Oldridge, TEng (CO), MIMI, AMIRTE REGULATION 90 (2) of the Motor Vehicle (Construction and Use) Regulations 1973...

It is perhaps premature to write in regard to the tragic disaater at Hebden until the inquiry is completed. However, it is...

In the "British Commercial Vehicles Number" of Commercial Motor recently, mention was made of the 170 Bristol REs for...

Referring to the GLC's proposal for more bus lanes, CM May 2 reported that "only Oxford has all-day bus lanes.... " Whilst I...

In his recent report the chairman of National Freight Corporation does himself less than justice. His failure is not so great...

With reference to your article (CM May 9) concerning a Mack truck, thought to be th first ever US-built Mack to go into service...

reveal cost increases of up to 22 per cent by Johnny Johnson :OST increases of up to 22 er cent are the result of the...

ommer ommando G1811 ERAT1NG the Commer Comndo G1811, road teSted in May 30, is likely to cost t over 28p a mile when !rheads...

I convert this to a manual d-d licence by taking another test in a manual coach? No. To get a manual d-d licence you must take...

the roadway outside my premises, a police constable told the driver that it should have a road fund licence disc. My neighbour...

my fleet was examined and found in order, and my records were considered satisfactory. Nevertheless, because of three...

apart. Chassis-cab assemblies are often delivered to one of our workshops when they should have been taken to the other, Is it...

by Martin Hayes RENEWED INTEREST among operators in providing services for smaller groups and parties has not generally been...

Too many ti pper designs start as haulage chassis. By the addition of an extra axle, a bit of chassis strengthening and some...

USING the data obtained on the road test of the Bristol LHS and operating cost factors for a 10-metre coach as included in CM...

Arming himself suitably for Britain's renewed assault on Europe, deputy editor lain Sherriff has blown the dust off his copy of...

Those of you who know the ageless and rather ebullient Bernard Johnstone, proprietor of the Joloda business in Liverpool, will...

Strolling along a London street on referendum polling day I was intrigued to see a large commercial vehicle liberally bedecked...

Changes at the Institute of Traffic Administration cannot go unremarked by'your columnist. I'm sure the institute will be...

Sharp-eyed reader Frank Williams, of Bowes, has sportte that the alleged Cummins engin of the Ford depicted on page 25 of our...

Papers presented, at the Confederation of British Road Passenger Transport's first annual conference AN EFFICIENT bus powered...

was described in an extensive paper presented to the conference by Dr Robert A. Kaye, the Director of the US Federal Bureau of...

RELAXATION of the minimum age limit for lorry drivers will probably coincide with the moment when the demand is at its lowest....

by Paul Brockington WILL 290 Volvo horsepower do better than 240 Gardner horsepower? Ron Sinclair of R. Sinclair Ltd,...

rotil India from a special correspondent ■ new van/car unit of 2.4 litres for world markets RLOSKAR Oil Engines Ltd :OEL) has...

ABC Travel Guides Ltd has pul lished the summer edition of th ABC Freight Guide available pric £4• on subscription, or sing]...

OVER 100 town plans and 18-section street map of Centr London are included in the 19'; edition of the RAC Guide or Handbook...

A ROAD MAP entitled Asia Ow land has been published by Rog Lascelles of London. The map fairly detailed and shows ma and...

MAT RS Health and Safety at Work Act 1974: a guide for employers (4) Employers' policy statements by John Darker, AMBIM...

n addition to its Standard range f Customs approved seals, ealfast Security Devices are ow marketing a range of cable eals...

A new type of automatic wash for commercial vehicles has been developed by Wickham Industrial Equipment. The Jet Clense will...

A speed-warning device designed and made in South Africa is now available from Control Logic. The device, called Speetlovox,...

n injector-pressure-setting data all-chart for more than 100 . Lakes of diesel engine covering total of almost 1,000...

A safety rail Which is raised using a compressed air ram has been developed for road tanker walkways by Progressive...

;pecialist Engineers in Rubber If you are thinking of design in new rubber )mponents, the answers to your problems probably ?....

Due to a frustrated export order we have been asked by our customers to dispose of these 2 BRAND NEW VEHICLES. DELIVERY VAN...