Tacho strike date fixed TANKER drivers at Ellesmere Port are expected to go ahead with a 48-hour token strike in protest...

former Miss England finalist June Butler who steered her 38-25-36 through the High Wycombe course. Runner-up was a man,...

...more penalties for trucks on the way ENVIRONMENTAL enemy number one is the "noisy and smelly" heavy lorry — and a...

HERE is general agreement that the bus industry needs a amprehensive review, Dr John Gilbert, Minister of Transport, ild last...

ULY was the best month this rear for commercial vehicle mporters, who managed to lush their figures up by nearly quarter....

in the first quarter of this year, road casualties irnong truck and van users fell V eleven per cent. These figures were...

to take more action to ease the crippling Hungarian haulage permits situation. In a series of leaflets it has told its members...

A BLEAK and confusing pictures of totally unrelated schemes to control the movement and parking of lorries is emerging,...

THE Government is still failing to understand the extent to which industry and commerce depend upon a sound transport...

They include CM technical editor Mr Graham Montgomerie and DoE transport chief Mr Reg Dawson, and from the insurance business...

HIP — the Small Hauliers International Partnership — has lected its first management committee and is now open for usiness....

The United Kingdom's 32-ton limit is restricting transport efficiency, and before we can get this changed our industry will...

now just one telephone number from which emergency help will be available. The new scheme is linked to the 42 Foden dealers...

ARLINGTON Motor Holdings chairman Mr N. C. N. Housden said in a statement last week that the group trading was on a par with...

PEOPLE working in small haulage and coach firms will soon be able to complain to an Industrial tribunal if they think they have...

AVON TYRES have taken delivery of the first of three new Bedford TM 2500 tractive units for use on their intensive delivery...

Seddon order A E1 MILLION contract for truck and bus chassis has been secured from Greece by Seddon Atkinson Vehicles Limited....

EAST HAULAGE • A WEST MIDLAND coach Operator planning to enter the Middle East haulage field was granted an 0 licence for three...

SUPPORT for the Institute of Traffic Administration's first transport exhibition at Ipswich in October is growing. The...

transport water are being prepared by Road Haulage Association area secretaries. This news comes as National Water Council...

service agents to help keep their customers vehicles on the roads. Each of the agents has a trained engineer and offers their...

UNIFAST International completed the first phase of its depot network with a new London depot complete with Customs and Excise...

TRANSPORT Minister Dr John Gilbert has opened a new £1.25m extension to the Simon Engineering plant at Stockport. The new...

THE adoption of a new constitution was one of the important decisions taken at an ordinary general meeting of the Coach...

Bamber Bridge is Felix Finch, formerly with DAF, Volkswagen and Lucas. Mr Finch was formerly parts manager of the centre which...

REFUSAL by the National Bus Company to allow an ndependent to use the Cwmbran Bus Station as a picking up Ind setting down...

WITH all this sunshine around it's a bit difficult to think about the coming winter — but that's what National Travel...

A 000,000 order for doubledecker buses from Walter Alexander (Coachbuilders) Ltd, Falkirk, has been placed by Hong Kong. This...

for the Inverness-Whitebridge Saturday bus service. Highland Omnibuses had asked permission to withdraw the service because of...

TEN Leyland Terrier 91/2-ton-gross refrigerated vans are now being allocated to various Wall's Ice Cream depots throughout...

speed_ turnround YORK Trailer's Truck Equipment engineers have designed a special platform trailer which incorporates labour...

TELEHOIST Ltd, manu facturer of bodies and tippin, gear, is showing the bigges container-handling system th , company has yet...

built by Tidd Strongbox Ltd of St Neots, Cambs, has been bought by William Jones (Chemical Engineers) Ltd to use at on-site...

A CUSTOMER'S eye view of the bus of the future has been unveiled by the West York-, shire Passenger Transport Executive. And...

Vha's next to fill the hot seat at .eyland Truck and Bus now that on Ellis is moving on? If the grapevine is to be Rlieved...

Despite a plethora of offers from lonely lorry drivers bound for • exotic places, Helen Lowe decided that it would be as well...

The answer to truckers' demands for the ultimate in luxury. That's the Ken worth Truck Company's two new double-sleeper models...

A colleague in Manchester waiting for a late NBC X60 route coach at Choriton Street coach station tackled the inspector about...

A colleague in Canada tells me compulsory haulage rates set by Ontario have been recommended to the province's select committee...

OWN-ACCOUNT transport operators are rarely prepared to profit-disciplines as the The apportionment of overheads makes it...

COTRALI TANKS UP WINE DISTRIBUTION by Paul Mungo WHEN Cotrali Ltd was founded in 1953 it was a small company competing in a...

delivering blood to hospitals. I am told that I can drive for longer than the permitted hours. Is this correct? A No, it is...

have never been able to work out the road fund licence fee for this vehicle. Could you explain? A The vehicle would be liable...

prevent me from driving a heavy goods vehicle. When I applied for a provisional hgv driving licence, however, this was refused...

are taxed as "Farmer's vehicles". I have always understood that I am entitled to carry only produce on these, but I am told...

I apply them, especially first thing in the morning. Also, they squeak when I straighten up after having turned a corner. I...

It was with much interest I read the report on the test of the Pennine 7 Bus (CM July 9): Coach safety is a subject which has...

In Commercial Motor of function and responsibility of August 13, I note a reference on page 14 to the proposed Transport...

One wonders how much longer the Alice in Wonderland codswallop about subsistence, etc, is going on, and also, in view of all...

Exporters are looking with increasing interest at the overland route to Nigeria, across the Sahara Desert. The advantages of a...

Better seals treble bearing life WHEEL-BEARING life on some trailers has been considerably increased since they have been...

New rules at this year's finals, says John Darker, give the many newcomers a better chance to make their mark THIS YEAR...

n CM August 13, we stressed he need for proper brake esting to be carried out before . he vehicle is submitted for its innual...

four-wheel trailer, developed or military use by Scottorn frailers Ltd of Amersham, ;ould have applications appropriate for...