• It is ironic that in the same week Commercial Motor unveils its exclusive survey on hauliers' reaction to the proposed 50mph...

I Delays by the Spanish government in paying compensation to British operators hit by last October's haulage strike are a...

improved pay offer from Parcelforce at a meeting today (27 August) and hopes to recommend a settlement. Contract fear • The...

I The Chartered Institute of Transport says there was a 62% pass rate for the first 40 students to sit its alternative to the...

A 50mph motorway speed limit for trucks on UK motorways would increase hauliers' wage bills and the risk of accidents,...

• Half of Britain's motorists have driven faster than 80mph in the past year, and one in seven has broken the 90mph mark,...

• A recovery vehicle operator is complaining that the police have shown "little interest" after he suffered his third vehicle...

the West to offer transport and distribution expertise to the Soviet Union to prevent a winter famine. Going north • Kenning...

• The Road Haulage Association plans to take action against non-members who use its copyrighted conditions of carriage. RHA...

roadworks has been launched by the Department of Transport. The system, called parallel widening, allows new carriageways to be...

• A batch of 16 Scania Series 3 trucks were the only goods vehicles to be recalled by the Vehicle Inspectorate for safety...

• The backers of two of the UK's biggest truck exhibitions have avoided a clash over their dates in 1993, with the SMMT moving...

• An influential right-wing pressure group is calling for Parcelforce to be sold and the Post Office's letter deliveries to be...

• Parcels company Nationwide Courier Network, formerly in partnership with Red Star, has gone into a administrative...

• Seddon Atkinson returned to full-time vehicle building last week after short-time working since the end of March. Royal...

. Volvo has released details of the Geartronic automatic gearbox for the F12 and F10 tractors which was exclusively revealed by...

• Renault Trucks has expanded its sub-7.5-tonne B range of vehicles with a new high-volume parcel van. Developed with...

• Exel Logistics has bought 48 Citroen vans to service its distribution contract with computer giant ICL. They will be used...

• Trailor is now selling its 85a0 sliding roof and sliding pillar Maxicube Plus trailer in the UK market. The trailer, which...

• One of the few surprises of the Tipcon Show this spring was the announcement of a revised 3000 Series range from Foden....

• DHL has sold a majority stake in Elan, its UK overnight delivery subsidiary, to Allegro Holdings for a sum rumoured to be...

• A row has flared up over the movement of the £75m/fiveyear Texaco contract from Tankfreight to Wincanton, with Tankfreight...

• County Xpress Couriers of High Wycombe is looking for franchisees to expand its national network. For £15,000 franchisees...

• NFC insists it is on target to end the financial year £95m in the black, despite a drop in profits for the 40 weeks to 13...

• The crash in the UK truck market has hit Daf hard. The Dutch manufacturer lost Dfl 179.1m (£,55.4m) in the first half of 1991...

• Car transporter Toleman Automotive is ready to face strike action against plans to implement nearly 100 Liverpool job cuts...

• Hays Distribution has clinched a massive £500m, 25year contract with supermarket chain Waitrose which Hays believes could be...

has suffered a 54% slump in profits to £54,4m, in sharp contrast to 1990 when its truck and bus division was one of the best...

• A charge that Stoke-on-Trent owner-driver Philip Mansey left a chart in his tachograph for more than 24 hours has been...

• Conflicting evidence over the payment of vehcle excise duty by Formby Transport Services has led to the adjournment of its...

• Cantabrica Coaches has been granted a new PCV Operator's Licence subject to proof of the injection of new funds being...

• The licence held by Cross Keys-based GB Transport has been suspended, after South Wales Licensing Authority John Mervyn Pugh...

• West Midland Licensing Authority John Mervyn Pugh has granted Philip Stanford, trading as Wolverley Plant Hire, permission to...

DIRECTORY I/ Commercial Motor has compiled a nationwidell directory of specialist transport lawyers, expert witnesses,...

• A complaint to the North Western traffic area office resulted in Skelmersdale based Whiteline Freight Services (North West)...

• Disciplinary proceedings against Halley Lomas (Ireland) have been adjourned by Eastern Licensing Authority Brigadier Compton...

• Michael Howard, trading as Howard Transport of Scarborough, his wife Jayne and five employees were alleged to have been...

• Van Hool has postponed its plans to bring its 18m TG822 articulated coach to the UK until next year because of the poor...

three former bus drivers, has laid off half its 70 drivers and stopped operating its buses. Nottingham first • The first six...

• Western Scottish Omnibuses, the largest and last Scottish Bus Group subsidiary to be privatised, is set to be sold to its...

• Gateshead-based CPS Haulage is diversifying into bus operation this autumn, with a subsidiary called Welcome Passenger...

• Royal Mail Parcelforce has opened a distribution depot in Charlton, operating 23 new vehicles to serve south-east London....

• Mercedes-Benz in Hampshire has appointed Scott Commercials of Andover its service agent for commercial vehicles. Contact...

• The Tachograph Analysis Association holds its next meeting at 10:00hrs on 5 September at the Chimney House Hotel in Sandbach,...

• Logistics in Europe, a one-week course covering key aspects of logistics systems for Europe, will be held from 4 to 8...

• Refrigerated goods vehicle drivers are the focus of Cool Chain Explained, a guide to reefer work including temperature...

• Cheshire-based transport company Helsby & Longden has achieved BS5750 part 2 accreditation. Contact (0928) 33011, • Stockton...

• Central Weighing has launched the Econoweigh axle weigher, costing £4,800. Contact (0299) 251242. Freshen up • Truck cabs...

H cammell represents the best of British engineering, reckons Paul Badger, a founder of the Scammell Owners and Enthusiasts...

than your average panel van gives but still want to stay below 33 tonnes GVW? Highroof panel vans provide a useful increase in...

• Crime against business costs more than Z5bn a year. And pundits estimate that every UK employee on average is losing around...

to fit more security equipment instead of relying on their drivers' bravado. Don't be a hero • Truck theft is on the increase...

• Police are urging transport operators to join a national anti-theft campaign to safeguard their vehicles — for just £1....

0 Portland Marketing has launched the Truck Club, a steering wheel lock for HGVs, costing £49.95. If a truck is stolen after...

0 A new vehicle and trailer security alarm system is now available from Thomas Electronic Services. Truckwatch can secure the...

• The Institute of Directors believes the total cost of fraud in business is t3.3bn. • Vandalism costs London Transport £.2m a...

• Like many newcomers to road haulage, Steve Reynolds saw an HGV1 licence as a useful addition to income. After .a spell in...

ESTRICTIONS • "I want to test your brakes," the policeman says to the lorry driver. "It's not convenient now, but you can call...

▪ Ron Stiff has been promoted to sales and marketing director at transport operator The Brain Group, where he has been working...

• Paul Baxter has become managing director at Campbell Automotive Development, the Preston-based motor industry training...

• Peter Collins has become director/general manager of Birmingham Trucks, the Midlands-based Renault Truck dealer. Collins,...

• Southfields, the Loughborough-based trailer manufacturer, has appointed David Weissgerber as its German-based European sales...

K eith Huggins is the new general manager at Parceline's Kings Cross depot, responsible for 64 staff and 20 routes in central...