k BATTERY-electric bus—a onverted Leyland National vith a trailer-mounted battery mck—should soon be in serrice with the...

ok longer Jeferment possible for achographs p. y CM reporter A MINIMUM 12 months' delay in implementing the EEC proposals for...

A SEARCHING inquiry by the East Midland Licensing Authority into the hours and records procedures employed by F. B. Atkins and...

South Yorks 33-VEHICLE operator at Halfway, near Sheffield, was taken yver this week by the South Yorkshire PTE as the first...

l'HE DOOR into Yugoslavia as been slammed shut on lauliers who do not have valid international permits. It was announced this...

THE FTA wants answers to a number of worrying questions arising from the Health and Safety at Work Act. It has asked the...

'Disaster' warning ii !rants cut SOARING FARES and a massive cutback in the reshaping of London's transport system would he...

TOTAL operating and !finance costs in the road haulage in dustry rose by an estimated 7.56 per cent in the six months ended...

BUSES operated by London Transport are now using Ameri:a.n piston spares because of the iifficulty of obtaining British ?arts....

People who rely on National Bus services to get to work an to pursue their leisure interests deserve Government rt assurance...

AS FORECAST by CM last October, Saviem has announced its intention of introducing a heavier tractive unit into the UK this...

THE production of heavy-duty tractor units for special types haulage of oversize and overweight loads is to be doubled from...

A £200,000 GRANT is being made by the Government to the Liverpool Contained:m.5e so that it can re-equip its railhead depot at...

ROAD transport accounted for 55 thousand million ton miles of freight out of a total of 84.5 thousand million in 1974,...

Readers in the Republic of Ireland who purchased this c , of Commercial Motor from a newsagent or bookstall n not be so lucky...

THE COST of breaking down on the Severn Bridge is to go up at the end of the month. Charges for recovery Will almost double to...

But report hits at under-investment LEAN BILL of health for :ain's commercial vehicle aufacturing industry is en this week in...

PID growth in a haulage siness can have as disastrous effect upon the maintenance vehicles as a lack of finan d resources, said...

B-series cab stands up to impact tests ERF'S B-series cab has easily stood up to tests designed to meet the recommendations on...

AGISTRATES should not cept the argument that axle verloads, unless massive, were question of public safety. here was...

CATTLE on board a vehicle operated by J. Saxton and Son Ltd of Huddersfield had all been standing one way—and this had given...

A LARGE NUMBER of British companies will participate in the Eurofreight '76 trucking show if the London Chamber of Commerce has...

A SURCHARGE of 5p on peak hour bus services in West Sussex is being considered following a meeting last week of the County...

BELFAST City bus chief Mr Werner Heubeck gambled with his life last week when he removed a suspected bomb from the rear of a...

RAISING rush-hour bus and rail fares in the Strathclyde Region to increase income would increase the use of cars and cause...

A SUGGESTION that tl Government should direct ti Post Office to set up post bz schemes in joint ventures wi . other bodies was...

HIGH LEVEL of awareness a Dial-a-Ride service and its convenience is revealed tong local residents in a )ort on the service...

WITH the start of the football season tomorrow, Merseyside PTE is planning an increased Soccerbus service to carry fans from...

by the technical editor Left: The Supercontinental from DAF was developed for Middle East haulage and beyond. It is based on...

A SHEARING spacer, interposed into existing universal joint shafts of gearbox power take-offs and pumps, etc, has been...

DENNIS MOTORS of Guildford are to make a new range of fire appliances, the R-Series, which will go into production early next...

Wo Mercedes-Benz 1632S tractive units have begun TIR working nder the banner of the Dutch-owned Cargo international group r...

WITH an order for 350 battery electric postal delivery vans and funds also set aside for a further 1000 vehicles during the...

ROAD HAULAGE rates are being increased by an average of 10.85 per cent by MacBrayne Haulage, a subsidiary of the Scottish...

AN ACCIDENT which resulted from the general problem of an articulated lorry jack-knifing could not be claimed to be the fault...

IT WILL be a poor time fc lorry and van snatchen tween September 1 and the Road Haulage Associ has its way. For the RHA's V(...

REPLACEMENT spring assembly for parking emergency braking, which nost spring brake actuatbut uses a plate backed iragm instead...

IT COULD only 'have been a matter 'of time before the environmental fever crossed the Channel. European Conservation Year...

John Darker takes a look at the road transport scene and some problems demanding attention A VISIT to the Republic of Ireland...

lain Sherriff talks to operators, assemblers and coachbuilders in Ireland FIFTY per cent import duty on vehicles; a real but...

THE most recent addition to an already well supplied Irish market is the American Mack. The manner of its introduction was...

ST MONTH the Irish Cuss and Excise transport unit i me that import taxes were x)sed to prcetedt their own Lidle assembly...

AT SKARIFF in County Limerick I met Mr P. 1V1inogue, transport manager of Aicherboard Ltd, Which produces chipboard, and...

CE the earliest days of roand lift-on/off the ferry 'ices 'between Britain and sod have been building up. ✓ operators can...

ILE the Irish freight opers are struggling to repel ,sh boarders, a countersion is being mounted by Hool McArdle Ltd, of lin....

haulage since March 1974 and, if I have read the articles by George Wilmot (CM February and March) correctly on the transport...

the DoE inspectors use an average speed of 39mph to assess from a log sheet if an hgv has been exceeding the speed limit on a...

le may be a crook, but he's r crook." Will this mment, ascribed last week an American truck driver, come Jimmy Hoffa's...

interesting sidelight on )5iclies 'in transport comes m my Canadian 'respondent, Government F.9icliqs and railway losses on...

I am intrigued to know how much John Hanlon is going to let his hair down at the Freight Transport Association's national...

Do TV commercials persuade you Ito wear a safety belt ? The Transport and Road Research Laboratory has been trying to find...

The utility vehicle that mixture of car and commercial which Still causes such legal gymnastics in the spheres Of definition...

Sweltering in London's suffocating comer of the European heat-wave, it does me good to read about "negotiating snowdrifts...

It 'had to happen. An operator who recently specified a speedometer on his heavy British truck has been told it will be charged...

Operators do not need to be situated in an industrial area to make a living. Indeed there could be better opportunities in...

by Les Oldridge, TEng (CEI), MIMI, AMIRTE SECTION 31 (1) of the Highways Act 1971 reads: "A builder's skip shall not be...

Mr Richmond's letter (CM August 1) accurately reflects the Board's view about the usefulness of training, together with the...

Your article headed "Tech/rig lines up tyres for longer life" (CM July 25) quoted Mr G. Men, of Truck-Align Ltd, as saying that...

I am most grateful for the reporting and space which has been given to the Meoca proposals. Quite obviously the most...

As a Class 3 hgv driver I feel that most UK drivers and a lot of transport firms are against EEC Regulation 543/69. Where has...

I am sure Mr Harvey (C August 8) does not really meat that he would like to see ' proper transport policy based on real...

The use of deflectors to reduce air turbulence created by chassis gear might provide a greater advantage than high-level drag...

OLDER road transport operators will recall their frequent visits to Road Rail Negotiating Committees either as applicants for a...

Two high-pressure washing guns have been announced by Kina Engineering. Both guns are designed for use with medium and...

A range of low-cost ball valves with sizes from lin to in BSP has been introduced by Circlex. The valves are designed to suit...

new range of steam and ssure cleaners has been roduced by Modern Devices, nufacturer of Vestin cleaners. Ile steam cleaner has...

leads iew range of cv minor heads been announced by Raydyot. CM75 is 178mm x 127mm x 5in) and features an n'clhangeable glass...

A new security marking system has been introduced into the UK by Sandhurst. Developed as a positive identification aid, the...