Signs more hopeful by CM reporter DoE seminar told of cost increases which could result — and SIGNS that the implementation...

THE main problem will lorry routes was restrietirq vehicles "where feasible" sc that they had a minima effect on the...

by CM reporter AN EXPLANATION of the reasons for the continuing shortfall in British Leyland's bus supply position was made at...

PEOPLE who spurned heavier lorries with the possibilities they offered for cutting costs and saving fuel were "utterly...

ENGLAND and Wales now have 24 postal bus services, Mr Neil Carmichael, UnderSecretary DoE, said in the Commons.

AN air-conditioned coach is being developed at the Blackpool works of Duple Coachbuilders. Stone-Platt refrigeration units are...

WITH commercial vehicle production at its lowest since 1967, further energy savings in road transport would cause damage to the...

• • :herry blossom list' OMISING MOVES e been made this week to the dispute which has n crippling London's ks and has led to...

Continental mfacturers, Scania at Britain) I.td has anneed an eight-wheeler gned specifically for the ish market. Based on the...

TRIALS of double bottoms under operating conditions will be possible as the result of Regulations coming into force on April 1....

FOLLOWING a meeting on Wednesday between the management of the Norbreck Hotel, Blackpool, the Blackpool Corporation and the...

THE NUMBER of persons hurt in goods vehicle accidents fell by eight per cent to 4,916 during July to September last year...

MARCUS FOX, chosen by Mrs Thatcher to shadow Transport Minister Fred Mulley in the Opposition environment team lead by Mr Tim...

THE Freight Transport Association has told the DoE that the speed limit for goods vehicles on dual-carriageway roads should be...

Brian March. a BRS Parcels driver at Canterbury, has been granted a travelling fellowship by the Winston Churchill Memorial...

LA Civic Trust says forget them ' seminar reported by CM staff EN representatives from Department of the ironment, local...

WLIERS must take all ssible steps to avoid overading and other wictions and it was no use lending upon luck, it was d by the...

4N attempt to assess the 'a cost of adopting the 8-hour driving day and )ciated rules, the Freight nsport Association is ng 200...

THE cost of domestic solid fuel transport by rail is to be increased by 32 per cent from April 1. This follows a Government...

AWARENESS of physical distribution management had to be brought into management education generally, Mr J. Wilson-Smith, a...

John Darker reports the PDM conference in London THE COST BREAKDOWN figures of product distribution with various types of...

REE former employees Pengco Transport tems Ltd agreed in the h Court on Friday to de by restrictions osed on them by their...

DoE has this week lished The Code of tsce for the Carriage of oactive Materials by 1 (HMSO 80p). It suppleits the Radioactive...

first-ever congress ted to demountable 31es is being organ ized by lurce Planning Connts at the London Hilton lay 7. It will...

THE FIRST STEP towards allowing London Transport to make and sell buses to any customers was taken Iasi week when the Commons...

EUROPEAN rules govern drivers' hours wl unworkable in their pres form, the Northants A Coach Operators dinner'. told last week....

REGULATIONS permitt the use of a horn at any ti to call assistance for driver or conductor of a I were laid before Parliam on...

BRITISH coachbuilders now studying plans foi front-engined Chrys coach chassis, derived fr the Cornmer Commando ' series truck....

HE OPERATION of ritish holiday tours outside Le scope of the licences . anted to Sheffield United ours was admitted before Le...

NEW coach company will operating in London by mid wit. The directors of Barry's )aches of Moreton-inarsh and Meon Valley )aches...

IS CREWS in Bradford held Bir second one-day strike Monday in support of their ipute over pay differentials tween drivers and...

grant to drop 521 - ri THE AMOUNT of local government help for bus services which central government will accept for transport...

MONDAY March 10. CIT (Metropolitan) Overseas Lecture by J. W. L. Akol (E. African Railways & Harbours). Commonwealth Hall,...

le inter-city coach is a fuel efficiency pace-setter medium/ long-dist: inter-urban coach is an tandingly efficient user lel...

A DEVICE enabling vehicles -carrying, hazardous toads to comply with new ADR and draft Home Office requirements has been...

to Britain By Trevor Longeroft A DISTRIBUTOR network is to be set up in the UK by Mack Truck Inc, the American heavy truck...

A NEW system of vehicle refrigeration for transporting frozen food to shops, hotels, restaurants and catering centres is being...

AN ORDER worth million has been •wor Dennis Motors Ltd of G ford, part of the Iiestair gi to export petrol and v tankers with...

by the Technical Editor Where the heavy imported tractive units fit into the UK market and how they perform over here IN 1974...

)st of the present Continental 'weights have in recent years been over the CM operational trial to Scotland and back, with a...

by lain SI THE HONEY MOON period between foreign vehicle manufacturers and British operators is over, and imported vehicles...

from our American correspondent A LOW COST, "do-ityourself" cab system was on display last week at the annual American Society...

IOW true grit by Johnny Johnson ger initial capital outlay for the comparatively short life of per has not discouraged...

by Trevor Longcroft Pictures by Dick Ross AFTER the first 965 km (600-mile) inspection, the service programme for the...

"Trouble-free is how I'd sum it up." 'If a customer of mine asks me what doors I would recommend for his vehicles I suggest...

ep them dry, clean and rust free Trevor Longcroft otographs by Dick Ross PUTTING VEHICLES into mothballs is a process which,...

A colleague who made a longjourney up M6 in thick fog last week made some interesting comments about the proposed regulations...

My colleague reports that, in foggy conditions at least, police views are often out of touch with patchy fog. On the M6 last...

Did you know that a single candle burning in the cab will keep frost at bay if you're stranded in a truck in midwinter with the...

A computer has put the brakes on a Northamptonshire coach and truck operator's 25-year old tradition and I'm told he's not very...

"Keeping up a tradition is all well, but what do they dor colleagues ask whenever I mei the Worshipful Company of Car In the...

I was interested to learn tha Carmen are progressing in their with the Royal Corps of Trar about some form of affiliatior hope...

George Wilmot continues his series on solving problen professional competence, with the EEC directive makini matter one of...

RUMOURS of alien infiltration.into the Civil Service, coupled with evidence of the release of confidential documents to the...

106, outlining his difficulty in obtaining a positive response to his applications for employment because of his "lack of...

I am prompted to write to you with regard to the letter (CM February 14) referring to tyre safety. While these cages are in...

I am aged 28 and hold a psv licence (all types) as I have driven public service vehicles for the past six years. For some time...

Like the millions of peopl country who Probably slip th into the "middle-class bradl very deeply disturbed by a grE the...

p roblems by John Darker ■ ITLY had the pleasure of Mr M. J. (Mike) Timms, director of Western I Ltd, at Avonmouth. Mr !arned...

by Les Oldridge TEng (CEI), MIMI, AMIRTE LAST WEEK 1 discussed the new law which makes it an offence to sell or fit defective...

delivery work and I am informed that it will not nee, plating and testing despite the unladen veight being over 30 cwt. Is this...

absorbent material — such as sand — how can 1 be sure that I will not he breaking the law about maximum weight if I am caught...

plated and tested and does the driver need a heavy goods vehicle driving licence? Paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 of A the Goods...

to learner drivers preparing for their heavy goods vehicle driving test. /am not registered as a driving instructor with the...

stopped by who pointed out that the ve being driven under our Ira and the police agreed that h a new vehicle, then it need...

er Yutani 25.4mm ( I in) )act wrenches, the 32WBbeen added to Pneumatic isting range. They have a ity of 32mm (1.25in) at TB is...

jacks with lifting capacities from 20.3 tonnes (20 tons) to 203 tonnes (200 tons) have been introduced by Spencer Franklin....

The Modern Devices diesel-driven coldwater power washer Modern Devices have added a dieseldriven unit to their range of...

A lever-lift pillar for TIR tilts has been designed by Lawrence David to ease tilt superstructure assembly and strip-down. The...

A sun visor to fit most sizes of cab has been introduced by Hatcher Components. Made from reinforced polyester, with chrome...

A range of engineering adhesives and sealants developed by Loctite primarily for workshop use includes a gasket eliminator...

An ergonomically designed torch for soldering and bra been added to BOC's Handig of products. A variety of sh burner...

Any attempt to force o through vehicle doors, wit panels will, it is claimed, be by the Simba Inertialarn which will set off an...

TO HELP drivers who f culty in adding awkward h Hour Check has produced calculator. It comprises two carboat one superimposed...