THE GREATER London Council's proposals to ban heavy lorries in the metropolis between 9pm and 7am on weekdays are undoubtedly...

NLY 11 weeks are left before environmental factors will be considvd in new operator licensing applications. The new system...

THE NATIONAL Health Service is using its non-ambulance transport very inefficiently a Government scrutiny study has revealed,...

AN IN-DEPTH examination of Leyland Vehicles to set it on the path to success and EEC policy on the commercial vehicle...

A TEN PER CENT increase in the West German bilateral permit quota has been agreed for this year, but neither Transport...

AN APPEAL for the Road Haulage Association to join with the Freight Transport Association in opposing the continued publication...

INDIGNANT TORY MEPs put pre pay full compensation to about 'mulles who bore the brunt of the "Payment of £160 per driver is...

TRANSPORT SECRETARY Nicholas Ridley strongly attacked the EEC on three points in a speech delivered in Glasgow this week. He...

WHEN CAN you refuse to allow a Department of Transport examiner or a uniformed police officer to enter your premises? • At what...

THE ATLAS EXPRESS Group has made Cyril Bridgen managing director of Atlas Express, the largest member company of the group....

BOB ENTWISTLE is the new manager of the Road Haulage Association's North-Western district. He was assistant manager to Bill...

TWO PRODUCT marketing managers have been picked for the Lex Wilkinson Nightline and System line services. David Thorley is...

TECALEMIT GARAGE Equipment, a member of the Siebe Gorman Holdings Group, has made Norman Proctor managing director. He has...

NIGEL BARRETT has become financial controller for Potteries Motor Traction Company(PMT), following the promotion of MIKE LEWIS...

A FULL FLEET safes team has now been chosen for the newly formed commercial vehicle division of VAG(UK), based at the MAN-VW...

DAVID BOON has been made managing director of distribution company GBD Distribution. He was previously group distribution...

TNT DESPATCH Post has made Robert Crofts general manager. He joined Despatch Post in August 1981 as financial controller and...

ROADLINE has centralised the management and control of its 700 trailers by setting up a national trailer centre at...

Still no decision NONE of the industry's uncertainty about the future of lorry operation in London disappeared last week when...

TRANSPORT operators are prepared to accept an accessonly night and weekend lorry ban in London, provided the Greater London...

A SERIES of Lex Wilkinson sales seminars for companies in specific industries starts on April 5, a day later than was reported...

THE TWO MAJOR British road haulage groups are unlikely to buy North American haulage companies which Pepsico, the soft drinks...

LOCAL RESIDENTS in the Aire Valley, West Yorkshire, are being given a second chance to give their views on the Aire Valley...

MAJOR RESTRICTIONS on heavy vehicle movement could result from the application of the forthcoming code for the assessment of...

A PENDING appeal against a three-year jail sentence and conviction for handling stolen vehicles and excise licences by...

WNW to tax heavy vehicles CONCERN is growing in Brussels over a decision taken at a referendum in Switzerland to impose a tax...

A WARNING against hauliers adopting the controversial selfemployed drivers' scheme of Lancashire-based Kammac Trucking has come...

TYNE AND WEAR hauliers will learn this weekend whether any of their drivers plan to take industrial action in pursuit of higher...

THE CONTROVERSY over the accuracy of the dynamic weighbridge at Wall in Staffordshire will be resolved on March 21 when...

HE PARTS Division of Volvo Trucks (Great Britain) is to introduce a ationwide "free-fit" Volvo engine replacement scheme which...

Military vehicles used in harsh off road" situations have suf3red brake failure from mud nd water collecting in the brake rums....

DRUM ENGINEERING of Bradford has developed a pneumatic hand throttle designed to give a smooth power response in an immediate...

WADHAM STRINGER Victory Ltd, the Portsmouth-based bodybuilders, has changed its name to Victory Bodies. The change gives the...

KEYWAY COMMERCIALS has introduced a bakery van design which meets current standards of hygiene for the food and bakery...

TRANSPORT SECRETARY Nicholas Ridley last week attacked the efficiency of the Passenger Transport Executives. Speaking at an...

ANOTHER hint that the Government likes the route tendering system in the Hereford and Worcester trial area came last week....

EASTERN SCOTTISH bus fares are due to rise by between five and 13 per cent from April 1 because Lothian Regional Council failed...

COMPETITION WILL damage the rationalisation of London Trans. port's bus netwrok, LT has told the Greater London Council. And...

LONDON TRANSPORT is investigating the opportunities for a luxury coach unit using leased vehicles, but has still to take a...

EEC REGULATIONS governing psv drivers' hours are like a treacle swamp through which one must wend one's way, concluded Lord...

IRIZAR coach body distributor Tramontana has added the Newfoundland De-Luxe body to its offerings for the British market. The...

THE PSV OPERATOR'S licence of A and H Coachlines of Wakefield has been revoked by the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners because...

UNCERTAINTY surrounding the future of London's dial-a-ride public transport systems for disabled people have prompted the...

LUCAS CAV has revealed some details of its latest DPS rotary diesel-injection pump which has been developed to suit the...

IVECO has published a bodybuilders instructions handbook. The 108 page A4-sized book includes sections on chassis...

THE DESIGN COUNCIL is organising an exhibition which is intend ed to give a realistic glimpse of motoring in the year 2000....

BL dealers hold the key THE LOSS of 1,057 more jobs at three of Leyland Trucks' main plants (CM. January 28) was another twist...

NOW THAT the blockades are over and all British drivers involved have returned home, the true cost of the French crisis is at...

THE STORY of Routiers member Ron Higgins of Birmingham is typical of many related by British drivers. Having been stuck at Le...

THE ROUTIERS Drivers Club has been asked by the International Routiers headquarters to submit factual details of individual...

ARTHUR KNOWLES from Birkenhead will be recognised by those who watched ITN's news bulletins during the crisis as the leader of...

RVI's engine in its non charge-cooled G260 produced a very economical fuel consumption, though real pace was lacking. Bryan...

Price as tested: £27,880 excl log vat (including £585 for wheel assembley, £120 thermoplastic wings and f for catwalk Design...

I AM the proud owner of a Fox van, and after reading Bill Brock's article in Commercial Motor, January 28, I felt I must put...

I REFER to the letter by J. B. Cheverton appearing in CM of February 4 edition regarding a Dennis Bros prototype ambulance and...

ON BEHALF of people living and working along Archway Road in North London, I wish to thank the many lorry drivers who now use...

SINCE the introduction of the eight-hour driving day, drivers and vehicles, thanks to low haulage rates, are being...

WITH reference to your news item on rival recovery shows in CM of February 25, we would like to point out that we do not...

HAVING read your article "The vicious circle", and the article by George Malcolm "Profitability and the price war" in Financial...

Brian Weatherley suggests this latest 0609 is a good bet when fuel consumption and high average speeds are more important than...

Price as tested: £10,281 (excluding body price). Design gvw: 5.70 tonnes (5.61 tons) Tested gvw: 5.69 tonnes (5.60 tons)...

byThe Hawk Increased efficiency, Government style WHEN THE Government saw sense and abandoned its plan to hand over...

Steering, 8 CONSIDERABLE effort is required to turn the steering wheel on a heavy commercial vehicle, especially when the...

LIGHT VEHICLE operators hoping to see a large display of commercial vehicles at last week's Fleet News Motor Show held at the...

of testing in order to assess the durability of its composite leaf springs AS REPORTED in CM December 17 1983, and February 18...

Alone among the vehicle manufacturers, Foden favours 6X4 tractive units. Bill Brock explains the technicalities FOLLOWING the...