A MISTAKE has been acknowledged and a wrong righted by those who nominate the members of the Committee of Inquiry into...

IRISTIAN Salvesen lorries the Aberdeen depot could blacked by drivers if empts to sell or rel-locate are made. rhe firm...

IN A BID to gather more evidence from small operators, the Foster Committee on 0 licensing is to set up a series of meetings up...

1DUSTRY and commerce is Lying some £500 million a !ar from the motorway and unk road network built ming this decade, says the...

BUS services in Londonderry were disrupted this week when a firebomb attack destroyed 18 buses and damaged another 19 at the...

PROPOSALS that would make it much harder to get and keep an operator's licence have been made to the Government inquiry into...

Workers Union, was given a rousing send-off on Monday at a reception held for him at London's Royal Festival Hall. Gathered...

form their own freight offices face the probability of be blacked by other clearing houses came at the weekend. Sheerness...

MERSEYSIDE County Council has launched a campaign to allow Merseyside to take a bigger share of the lucrative coach tour trade....

NOW all is clear. Discretionary action will be taken against road haulage firms found to be in breach of the pay guidelines, no...

COTS haulier has been led from using one of his es for a month — although court was told he had an remely serious" record of...

HAULIERS throughout the country are "in low spirits," according to a special report published in the Financial Times this...

DRIVERS working in the building industry will get an extra £1.50 a night subsistence allowance to bring them in line with other...

INCREASING number of British drivers is arriving in ice with only a photostat copy of the necessary green ench customs...

Norfolk bigger NORFOLK Line has moved its trailer depot from Haydock to Heywood, and gets a big increase in capacity. The new...

AN AMERICAN-made vehicle alarm system has been introduced to the UK this week by Intrabel of Brussels. It is an electric...

IT TOOK two judges and two juries three months to acquit an international transport and forwarding firm and its London manager...

SPECIAL Notice has been issued for trailer operators i. Intertruck removable trailer kingpin part 313N. A small number of...

places are available for CM's International Conference in ?r and Calais on March 15 and 16. The conference theme is ;lo-French...

INCREASED Mersey Tunnel tolls have been approved by Merseyside County Council's Highways and Tunnels Committee. The increase of...

Cohn Nunn has succeeded vices Ltd: vice-chairman—A. E., Peter Haxby as director of Watson. A. M Walker Ltd. L training at the...

number one priority in transport," said William Rodgers at the annual dinner of the Confederation of British Road Passenger...

SEVEN idependent local bus services in Telford, have been acquired by the National Bus Company and will be operated by Midland...

IN AN effort to combat acute staff shortages, London Transport has introduced a "double-your-money" recruitment bonus. A bonus...

"DESIGN for Passenger Transport" is the subject of a conference at Nottingham University on April 6 and 7. The conference Is...

MEMBERS of the Greater London Council last week discussed a report submitted by the minority party of the council on the...

New tyres for old TYRES WITH damaged breaker plies can now be retreaded with equipment from Retreading Equipment of Alton,...

BULKMOBILE LTD of Sudbury has strengthened its back-up facilities on Scotland. Bulkmobile, which supplies lightweight bodywork...

CHRYSLER's Dodge Truck Division has won a Elm fleet order to supply a total of 134 trucks and vans to National Carriers for a...

the road in Ii Lonrho Exports Ltd placed an order for 12 of vans, mounted on the Pen multi-body base frames. The...

- kins 6.354.3 engines, ysler six-speed gearboxes the optional extra power ering. All the 100 Series nmando models will have...

CHRYSLER is to extend its 12-months' warranty on the 100 series (Commando to include unlimited mileage, bringing it in line...

SCAN1A is expanding its service training courses to meet the increasing demand from operators. The courses, which started on a...

Orr-A NEW in-board tail-lift is being made by Wilsdon & Co Ltd of Lode Lane, Solihull. The new Cargo Lifta embodies many ideas...

much harder, says specialist nanufacturer J. N. Blair of Market iarborough, Leics. The locks have been specially designed to...

JAMES LARKIN JONES, CH, ex-docker, one-time soldier and now the retiring TGWU general secretary, said farewell to his comrades,...

Government proposes larch 1 to increase the or an hgv driving test I £24 to £33.50. Are serious when they say is must be kept...

wit 1Wit In Graham Montgomerie's article - Impressive . . . despite the weather," (CM, February 3), he mentioned severe cab nod...

jUatiee Your editorial comments (CM February 3) on the views expressed by the Freight Transport Association exhibit an amount...

The fourth training centre mentioned in the two pages devoted to bulk liquid interests (CM January 27) is now in action at this...

We refer to your leader (CM February 3). As an operator of goods vehicles and an extensive user of hauliers' services, we must...

So different regulations affect drivers on UK roads when their loads are destined for abroad (CM news February 3). What a load...

Steve Gray's penetrating insight into Thatcham's influence on Vehicle Accident Repair Costs (CM, January 27) is marred by the...

Your report (CM February the Freight Transport Association's submission ti Committee of Inquiry into 0-licensing was indeed...

in the dark HERE is another CM special offer, designed especially for those who have to work in the dark hours. It's called...

In this category vehicles are often sold to operators with little regard to suitability HOOSING the right ecification for any...

IN THE middle 1960s there were a number of cases of , heavy vehicles running away because of lack of pressure in the air brake...

The operator's first decision is: What deck length do you need to carry your basic load? ECIFYING the right -fide for the...

ociation, both at the Lonhq and in the area offices, uffering grievous erosion taff of all grades. Some of wastage, especially...

e year 1928 must have had some special creative significance. There are golden jubilees pping up all over the place. Last week...

I'm sure it's much cheaper to ) to Palmas at this time of the ar than in June, July and ugust. I just wonder, however, it was...

There are things going on every day in transport which would astound and amaze us if they all leaked out. For obvious reasons...

IN THE first article in this series on the Safety Representatives and Safety Committee Regulations 1978, I dealt briefly with...