‘1113 PRESSED tipper operors in the South West were fered a tasty catch this week from the struggling fishing dustry. Hundreds...

PLANS to raise the 10p minimum fare that allows a bus route to be classified as stage carriage and thus qualify for fuel tax...

the Irish have yet to do so and the situation cannot be ignored." He added "that as guardians of the Treaty of Rome the...

THE introduction of EEC drivers hours would cost British bus and coach operators £150m and cause a reduction in services. That...

COMMERCIAL vehicle production in Britain increased by 10 per cent in November compared with the same period in 1975 — and both...

nighi A CONTROVERSIAL schen to ban heavy lorries at nigl from Inner London has bet abandoned. The ban plan, which w scheduled...

'WO new models from Scania made their debut at the Brussels :ommercial Vehicle Show which opened on Wednesday. Known as the...

BIRMINGHAM drivers have called off their threat to black all vehicles carrying tachographs, and are claiming victory in their...

THERE is no convincing commercial case for returning Freightliners to British Rail, according to the chairman of the National...

Arabian back-up White Trux International is negotiating to form a consortium in Saudi Arabia to offer a back-up service to...

OPERATORS' associations have been formulating their comments on the draft regulations on admission to the road haulage...

vehicle, with an item showing 'excessive wear' had actually gone through the MoT test station successfully only 11 days...

SHORT HAULS Ipswich branch TRANSPORT International Pool Ltd, the trailer rental company, has opened a new branch at Ipswich....

NO new transport capital expenditure for six months is the instruction to local authorities from the Department of Transport....

NEARLY 200 additional standard fares, payable by passengers overriding on Cardiff City Transport vehicles, introduced in...

Among the first appointments was R. J. Smart, who will take over as executive director responsible for matters "of a strategic...

REDUCED financial aid to the bus industry must lead to a series of fare increases, passenger losses and service cuts. The...

GOOD DRIVER reaction but criticism of the Ford Transcontinental kerb weight has been recorded in a report by the Midlands BRS....

A MASSIVE torque increasE to 1,480Nm (1,1001bft) ha! been achieved with Scania'5 DS14 V8 engine. The improved engin( powers...

Oil spray nozzles for cooling the piston crowns have been moved from the top of the connecting rod to stationary points on the...

FIVE mobile workshops valued at over million are being supplied to Saudi Arabia by the UAC Motor Division of UAC...

fitted which are reached by means of removable aluminium alloy steps, while the rear single central door is equipped with a...

by Johnny Johnson BUS operators need commercial freedom in order to operate successfully, while at the same time, there is a...

I would like to answer most strongly the criticism levelled at our sector of the transport industry, namely British Road...

I have read with considerable interest the article on the new weighbridge installation at Newhaven and the subsequent...

He is perhaps stating the obvious when he claims that completing the log sheet or control book is not an exact science; that...

I liked the Jack Jones New Year message to the people. "Let 1977 be the year of the beaver". An exhortation to work like these...

There has always been a scarcity of funnies at the beginning of the year Probably it's the festive season reaction or probably...

Class mate nearest highway would require to be able to withstand the impact of an average size saloon or a light van...

From time to time little goodies drop on my desk like the self-splicing tow rope, the unbreakable mirror, the windscreen...

Europe's most established wrecker builders The size of the loads being carried today, and frequently their hazardous contents,...

it to take our village children to school, and perhaps for occasional shopping trips for older residents, will I have any...

less than 25 miles from base, and upon a day during which he would be engaged in actual driving for less than four hours, has...

tnat tt nearly caused se/te:i. - 7 illegal for a lorry not hov fitted? A Regulation 56 of the Motor Vehicles i - Construction...

which sometimes have to be towed a fair distance. They are towed by a Land-Rover on a tow-bar We were wondering if the driver...

THERE IS nowhere as lonely as the rapidly cooling cab of brokendown vehicle in the middle of the night, when the organisations...

Paul Mungo picks his way through the pitfalls. IF you could choose where you were going to have a breakdown, then the best...

THREE factors have a considerable influence on the type of wrecker needed to operate a satisfactory and profitable recovery...

by Steve Gray FOUR years ago the Road Transport Industry Training Board set up intensive fiveday courses on vehicle recovery...

I recovery moving Specialist recovery firms take pride in their work and can handle al 'ask. Stephen Gray visits one such...

The real cost of a spare tyre, and how not to get injured coupling the brake hoses BOTH the type and condition of the tyre...