Because of increasing demand, ERF are making ayailable to British Operators their superb "ERF European" tractor unit. Ideal for...

Overall operating economy. That's name of the game. And every year it s a little harder to play it successfully. Good reason...

L'M reporter PITE appeals by U drivers' officials to :heir dock colleagues to le "abortive fratricidal ' now crippling the...

Trevor Longcroft has first crack at a new heavy DRIVERS will like Bedford's new TM heavy truck. That is clear from my first...

nip training associwe been thrown a2 ifeline by the Road rt Industry Train. 4:1 as the result of a last week at Livingotec....

ITOTYPE electric leveloped by Lucas leddon midi — has ed a range record by rom Birmingham to ster. The same ntered service this...

EPING attack on 3rt managers' was made this week larry Turvey, deputy -general of the Transport Assos, pointless, wasteful ly...

in rail switch THE Government has taken another step to encourage the transfer of more freight from road to rail. In a written...

FOUR 0 licence applications to be put before the North Western LA in Manchester soon are to be opposed by the Road Haulage...

THE CHARGES of National Freight Corporation companies had risen on average by 40 per cent over the past 12 months, Mr Peter...

A SMALL increase in the number of road haulage permits for Italy has been negotiated by the DoE. Despite British pressure the...

EESS1DE "Special ' operator, A. Stevens )(Haulage) Ltd, Great , is to lease nearly half fleet to drivers, in an :0 prevent...

BY OCTOBER Western British Road Services plan to have a new depot costing £400,000 operational at Newport, Isle of Wight....

Jictions made by Mr I Bertodo, director of ct engineering, s Engines, comes true, tture Perkins engines meet all currently ,...

RHA Year Book ANOTHER hardy annual — the Road Haulage Association's haulage manual — made its appearence this week at a new...

/UR present difficulties Ls essential to ensure that able resources were not ed by building roads re they were needed,...

from our political correspondent THE CONSERVATIVE'S new Shadow Minister of Transport, Mr Timothy Raison, can be regarded as...

GULATIONS are to be nged to enable bus crews ;ummon help if they are ig attacked. )r Shirley Summerskill, Jer-Secretary at the...

Jt NBC creases RE INCREASES aging 26 per cent, ted to the National Bus ipany's four s ubsids in West Yorkshire, are 2 Cut by...

THE Confederation of British Road Passenger Transport has told the DoE that proposed new regulations about using headlamps in...

STRICTER traffic management schemes and better parking arrangements are needed if rural bus services are to improve, Mr Neil...

FOUR midibuses have been ordered by Cleveland Transit for delivery this week. There will be two Asco Clubman British Leyland...

ALEXANDER will body 48 of the NBC's 1975 order of 201 Leyland Leopard coaches (CM November 8). Thirtyseven of these will be the...

Brian Hayward, 38, takes over on Monday as managing director of Southern British Road Services, in succession to J. D. Mather,...

'ORNISH haulage comy's appeal against the sion of the Western ity Licensing Authority .evoke its licence after .aring\before...

A LORRY DRIVER, convicted of carrying a divisible load on an articulated lorry over 15 metres long, is to have his case reheard...

KSWAGEN has intro1 three special-purpose les, a tipper, a refriN1 van and a milk float, based on the Volks1 van and powered by...

A/v DAF model re-production models 1AF FAD 2205 DU 8x4 tced CM September 6) een successfully put trials by British rs before...

E of £50 is being py The Royal Society Dr a treatise on some f mechanical motive ntries must be subn the form of type...

A MANUFACTURER of plate evaporators for the refrigeration industry, Winget Refrigeration Ltd, part of the general engineering...

VEHICLES can now be leased in Britain and Europe by means of a master agreement arranged in this country through Hanger Vehicle...

BRITAIN's motor industry will be represented by 20 leading companies at the 1975 Society of Automobile Engineers (SAE) Congress...

SIX Mercedes-Benz L306D tippers, fitted with Perkins Tipmaster equipment and drop-side tipper bodies, are now being operated by...

CHANGES to the British Leyland Mastiff and Super Mastiff series include the fitting of a Perkins V8 540 engine in place of the...

250 VOLVO F89 4 x 2 tractive units have been ordered by Autoimpex, the Bulgarian import company, from Ailsa Trucks. The trucks...

NORTH-WEST Volvo truck distributor Tait (Carlisle) Ltd officially opened its new f1/4m centre in Newtown Industrial Estate at...

THE HULL premises of Gelders UK Transport Ltd, are being expanded, and all central services and head office administration...

A FURTHER full week any trailer which ishi month and paid in adh. being offered to custc Articulated Trailer I(ATH) of Greg...

COVENTRY and Jeffs situated on the Penal Trading Estate, ha appointed Chryslei main dealer.

MONDAY March 3. CIT (North Staffs) "London Transport problems" by Dr D. A. Ouarmby (London Transport). North Staffordshire...

as prototype has full day working :ential lartin Hayes WEEK the first electric vehic ped by the Lucas Group a eon Seddon...

LUCAS chose a January day with the winter's worst gales to demonstrate the range of its new electric bus. In an RACobserved...

Chassis/body — standard Seddon Pei 4 modified to take electric motor and si lead acid batteries. 24 seats and ac modation for...

Ipt attention to paper work, once it )een decided to delicence, has many icial advantages by lain Sherriff t article in this...

£.7 1 / 2 million worth of commercial vehicle insurance. Most insurance companies work in half periods on their rebate...

:he Technical Editor the main areas of potential fuel g which to date has received cornively little attention is that of...

When it comes to stage bus operations, tome to the star performers. Bedford's mid-engined '10 metre YRQ and 11 metre' YRT...

execution ALTHOUGH extension of public ownership in road haulage remains the policy of the G overnment, there is no intention...

THE PROSPECT of an incr vehicle licence fees is mentione economic forecast just prepare large transport group. Pointing the...

to get motorists to switch to insport will make very little if the AA's view is a gener)ted one. At the end of his the AA's...

Higher final drive, speed governor or modified engine? A WELL-KNOWN MAKER of proprietary diesel engines recently complained to...

OPERATING the Magirus Deutz 232 16FS with tipping trailer, road tested last week, is likely to prove marginally more expensive...

Why is it that many small hauliers find it so difficult to collect moneys due to them? When business has been reasonably good,...

by Les Oldridge TEng (CEI), MIMI,AMIRTE ALTHOUGH the Road Traffic Act 1974 was passed in July 1974 it did not come into effect...

and I am often asked by a local authority to use my breakdown vehicle to remove abandoned vehicles and take them away for...

deli equipped with a tachograph. Wi compelled to use this in.strume. A Regulation 1463 70 o: European Economic I munity...

v to achieve a thirtyfold increase Jrnover in five years ohn Darker AMBIM being an £11 a week export the age of 19 to head of...

A fifth-wheel which has twin-jaw coupling operated by a single straight-pull handle and automatic three-way locking is now...

Hartis range of protective footwear now includes a seamless white boot resistant to all oils. Available from: W. J. Hart and...

A high-speed automatic tyre changer designed to deal with most types of tubeless tyre fitted to European trucks has been...

The Kemtex paint strainer will remove dust from all types of paint, varnish and lacquer. Two grades are available. The coarse...

warn in (he Lamptec comes complete %.44 connectors and necessary cable. The Lamptec developed Dynamics of Bristol, gives...

The 1.ucas Spectre is a rectangular halogen foglamp has a wide flat-topped beam de to illuminate the road from th to the cat's...