No let-up in 1975 on labour relations front by John Darker AT the turn of the year road transport labour relations showed no...

rom our parliamentary correspondent LTHOUGH it remains the overnment's policy that as uch freight as possible ould go by rail...

1 TE £180,000 ANDALISM on buses ?longing to the Greater lasgow PTE is costing 180,000 a year and the PTE taking steps to equip...

01 per cent THE increase in dery prices— of about 2p per gallon — will mean an increase in total operating costs for road...

A "SEARCHING and wideranging" probe into the British motor industry is to be undertaken by a Commons select committee in the...

AN INCREASE in operating costs of more than 30 per cent during 1974 was blamed by Midlands British Road Services Ltd for a...

Dangerous rubbish The amount of material which falls from lorries. especially on motorway s. is a matter which should be...

NOTICE of appeal was given by Blakey Transport Ltd, Barton on Humber, to the Crown Court after convictions by Barton...

THREE north-west ownerdrivers had their operators' licences revoked at a Section 69 enquiry in Manchester. None of the three...

Managing and costing NOW established as an annual event, the appearance of David Lowe's Transport Manager's Handbook is this...

DEMANDS by MPs that the Government should do something to relieve country dwellers of their transport problems are being...

THE South Yorkshire PTE week put into trial servic Van Hool-bodied doul decker on hire from CIE, Irish State operator. Base( a...

Pietro Baragiola, an Italian who is a third generation member of a psv operating family in Como, has been elected president of...

MOUNTABLE van lies with a doubleking facility are the basis a new transport opera started by Norlett Ltd, Oxfordshire manuturer...

)NDAY Jan 6. IRTE (Scottish st) "Fuel-injection systems fuel economy" by CAV Ltd. Cance Room 2, University of athclyde,...

by CM reporter CONCERN is being expressed about the mounting tonnage of material which is being scattered about the motorways,...

The year is only three days' old and I've only one unbroken resolution left. In 1975 I'm going to slam the latecomers. These...

then hand it over to a competitor before you start . covering your running costs? Such is the unhappy situation which National...

on van and truck rental how much it costs, what sort of service you get for your money and what is the general mechanical...

What the hire companies said WE submitted our main findings to the hire companies concerned and invited them to comment. This...

ty re costs by Tim Hoare US course for operators shows how to cut lown tyre wear and stay on the right side 4 the law YRES are...

iv Graham Montgomerie IFIE ARMY can't break it so you iould be safe." With these words of icouragement the Scania personnel let...

COSTING, tachographs, vehicle replacement, maximum legal weights and dimensions, and a host of practical operating advice —...

Oh it's Tomn7y this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommt . , go away. Rut it's "Thank you, Mr Atkins," when the band begins to plat'....

9: Legal immunities by John Darker AMBIM THE BROAD EFFECT of the 1974 Trade Union and Labour Relations Act as regards legal...

by Les Oldridge TEng (CEO, MIMI, AMIRTE THE Public Service Vehicle (Condition of Fitness, Equipment and Use) Regulations, 1972,...

have been asked to compile some comparative costs. I would have thought that a drawbar outfit would consume more fuel than the...

ficulty in finding security vehicle parks. Is there in existence a guide which will enable them to find somewhere safe to leave...

to occur with greater frequency during the hours of dark- . tress and my staff have difficulty in dealing with them because of...

a coach privately operated must he DoE tested three years after firs! registration, this is not so in every case. We are...

gas and it would be necessary to take delivery in hulk. In CM some time ago you gave the requirements for storing LPG — could...

A 900-gallon version of the geodetic shaped demountable grp tank has been launched by FMS Productions. Their main application...

A dual-purpose battery-powered lantern is the latest addition to the range of accessories marketed by Vidor. It has a...

High-pressure water jet cleaning equipmetit driven by compressed air has been introduced by Morrison Pumps for use where...

Mixed with water„Ienodeg F produces a clear solution suitable for cleaning greasy floors or general degreasing of iron and...

More power, reduced pollution and engine corrosion and significant fuel savings are claimed for a diesel fuel control additive...

A truck and bus wheel aligner and a wheel balancer made by . Muller RFM Paris is now marketed in the UK hy J. C. Caminades....

Made in the form of a stirrup. the nut splitter from T. Williams (Drop Forgings and Tools) has an anvil plate which faces a...

Designed to cut the cost of waste paper collection, TTB steel mesh containers can be interchanged with ordinary skips. Waste...

The Strobette, from EB, is a combined stroboscope and tachometer designed for use in a wide range of fault detecting, measuring...