• So skilfully did all the speakers at last week's Fleet Management Conference address their subjects, and so well did...

• Labour's 'Fresh Directions' transport poli( y document provides some interesting reading — not least because it is filled...

• The London Borough of Bromley is one of many Dial-a-Ride operators which have found the specification of Renault's...

nel continue despite the fact that the Channel Tunnel Bill this week completed its passage through the Commons. Chairman Lord...

• If Labour wins the next election, hauliers can expect tougher enforcement, new lorry bans, restrictions on night operations...

• Roads and Traffic Minister Peter Bottomley issued stern warning to intimidating truck drivers, persistent overloaders and HGV...

are being advised by the DTp to have them checked for safety. The brand names include Marquis, Elite, Admiral, Club, Visa,...

lorry parks and freight brokerage points. The first legislation from a Labour Transport Secretary however, "will include the...

• A 25% jump in the sales of panel vans helped to boost total CV sales by 10% during the first month of 1987 — but sales of...

• A new "weigh-in-motion" system, designed to crack down on overweight lorries, may soon be used by London boroughs. The...

• Readers are continuing to to write to Commercial Motor about their permit difficulties. The letters have a common theme —...

• FTA Greater London chairman Lionel Tucson has praised those boroughs planning to replace the London lorry ban with a more...

introduction of objective roadside tests to ensure that lorries and coaches are not emitting too much smoke. Junior Transport...

• The maintenance contract for British Rail's 7,000 roadgoing vehicles is up for tender and Fleetcare, the current contract...

• Harmo Industries, a division of Tenneco, has bought 36 Scania trucks for its UK distribution business. Supplied by Keltruck...

in the country, has put nine 'E' Series ER Fs to work in its all-ERF fleet of more than 40 trucks. The Stoke Ferry-based animal...

• From June 1 a new nationwide parcels distribution service will offer guaranteed next day deliveries and "competitive rates"....

• National Carriers Contract Services' 21.6 million warehousing and distribution contract with Harris Queenswav Electrical has...

• Following its recent decision to concentrate more on dedicated contract, rather than third party general distribution, United...

• Tankclean, the NEC's specialist road tanker cleaning division of Tankfreight, has won a long-ten commitment from the Dutch...

• A new range of refuse collection chassis has been introduced by Seddon Atkinson this month, replacing the old 201 range....

• Freight Rover has won over 900 orders for 300 Series 3.5-tome GVW highroof Sherpa vans. They are for specialist applications...

• The Wilcox Group has developed a 49m 3 aluminium container designed for bulk plastic pellets and similar commodities for its...

to the 1987 FL range. Quality monitoring of the FL vehicles has revealed that some of the early models would benefit from...

• Vehicle Systems Engineering, the London-based air system manufacturer, has converted the first right-handdrive Renault R340...

• Craven Tasker is to close its Lochgelly factory in Fife, Scotland from the end of this month, with the loss of 11 jobs. The...

three-axled tractive units. The 246kW NTE350 engine is now available on E14.35IT and E14.35ST models.

• Danfrig, the British sales subsidiary of the Danish controlled temperature bodybuilder Norfrig, is setting up a UK service...

The advanced, single-reduction drive axle manufacturing plant was set up in 1981 by Iveco and Rockwell at an old Iveco...

• The imposition of six prohibition notices, on vehicles operated by K W Jones of Newport has led to South Wales Licensing...

• The operation of vehicles without a licence, and a failing to notify the Licensing Authority of a bankruptcy, has cost a...

were imposed on Dunlop Freight Services of County Down, Northern Ireland, when the company failed to appear to answer axle and...

• Cheshire-based international haulier Fl W Services has been given further time to seek a licence in the South Eastern traffic...

• No action was taken against the licence of C C Seville Tank Transport, of Salford, when it appeared at disciplinary...

• Allegations of fraud on a massive scale were made last week when five men including cousins Malcolm and Alan Margo, went on...

• David Sayers, managing director of Sayers Bulk Liquids, has had his bid for a licence for six vehicles and trailers turned...

• The privatisation of National Bus Company operating subsidiaries — currently running at one a week — continues with a...

• The B Walker Group of Markyate and Stockport has produced the first in a new series of up-to 19 seat passenger and welfare...

• The Bus and Coach Council has got together with investment house Save and Prosper to launch a new pension scheme specifically...

• Daventry-based Geoff Amos Coaches has taken delivery of a Dennis Dorchester single-decker chassis with a 71-seater Wadham...

• Cumberland Motor Services and Palmer's of Carlisle. which compete on town services in Carlisle, have been told by North...

• The Government has authorised an increase in London Regional Transport's expenditure on transport for disabled people, which...

of Glasgow's city centre bus routes, Strathclyde Buses has referred its number one competitor — Scottish Bus Group — to the...

• Higher-than-average maintenance standards have resulted in London Buses having its licence renewed for the maximum five-year...

Voith D851.2 automatic gearboxes for the 111 three-axle bus chassis ordered from Dennis, Leyland and MCW.

last year — but it is still expected to return a loss of just under £110 million for 1986, its president, Philippe Gras, has...

motorway junctions has been introduced as an experiment in the North Rhine/Westphalia region. The numbers are black on a white...

over seven of its nine Dutch bases to independent partners who should be able to operate more efficiently on a regional basis....

being handed out by the Italian police to drivers entering Alpine tunnels without turning on their lights; sidelights are...

its income from foreign drivers. So far, some 200 million Swiss Francs have been collected — but two thirds of all tolls have...

German hauliers are no more successful at making money than their British counterparts. According to a survey from Deutsche...

points between Yugoslavia and Greece, with the opening of a round-theclock checkpoint at Stan Dojran/Dojrani. The new crossing...

Muckachevo and Brest, to join those currently operating in Moscow, Smolensk and Kiev. They will be managed by Sovinterauto...

with specialist vehicles to help with reconstruction work at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The trucks feature five-axle...

the Australian army has bought 18 Volvo F12 tractive units. The Volvos will haul military freight throughout Australia for the...

is supplying 147 two-axled 12m buses to Metro of Seattle; ten will be equipped to run on methanol.

He first joined Plaxtons in 1936 as an apprentice coachbuilder, before making his way up through the company. He was appointed...

Terry James, presently operations director, is moving to become technical director with responsibility for fleet...

it is with regret we report the death of Peter Ross, 40, SP Tyres marketing planning manager for trucks, who has died after a...

• Ken Williams, the popular manager of the Road haulage Association's Eastern district office in Peterborough, is to retire on...

• Daf Trucks has reorganised its sales team in the United Kingdom into six regions, each managed by a regional manager and a...

David Yeomans, managing director of Wincanton Group, says it is with regret that he accepted Barren's resignation, but he has...

to the role of executive chairman of its distribution company, Standard Tyre and Exhaust. Michael Bridgman (Standard Tyre) and...

Henry Harvey, Formerly manager of the Unimog and tractor division of Mercedes Benz (UK), has been appointed national commercial...

• David Marshall has retunied to Crane Fruehauf to take up the position of manager at the company's South Mimrns branch. He...

• Andy Carr has been appointed UK operations manager of Road Operators Associated Delivery Services (ROADS). He has worked in...

DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES • EP Training Services is staging a series of one day seminars for operators affected by the forthcoming...

ORA MITCHAM • Central Motor Auctions' Mitcham, South London site has been refurbished to include a cafeteria and faster...

LOCK IT OR LOSE IT • Kaba Locks of Tiverton, Devon is offering a range of security switchlocks which pro vide controlled access...

SMALL BUSINESSES • FIM Customs and Excise has appointed independent consultant KMG Thomson McLintock to consider the...

NEW PRODUCTS • Several new developments in cellular radio are due to reach the market in the next few weeks, including a...

being offered by Milton Keynes-based Cellrent. The company will rent out a mobile phone for any period from a day upwards....

VEHICLE LICENSING • The introduction of separate licensing for recov ery vehicles has moved a step nearer following a meeting...

goods in packages come into force on April 6, 1987. AVRO reminds operators that the regulations apply to recovery operators and...

TOWNSEND'S NEW SUPERFERRIES • With four months to its introduction in June on the Dover-Calais service, external work is near...

LEAD FREE PRICE MARKING • A new order has been published which extends the scope of the Price Marking (Petrol) Order 1980, SI...

DISASTER RECOVERY • FCS are launching a 'computer disaster recovery' service for Honeywell users, offering them comprehensive...

CIT CONFERENCES • The following conferences and seminars for 1987 have been arranged by the Chartered Institute of Transport....

EURO EXPRESS • The international parcels network, European Express, is extended to Spain this month with the addition of...

• Self regulation in the haulage industry is, according to Roads and Traffic Minister Peter Bottomley, "better than putting all...

PROFIT THROUGH SAFETY Commercial Motor's 23rd Fleet Management Conference unashamedly linked profit with the nitty gritty of...

• An intriguing but thoroughly depressing view of road safety was presented by Dr John Adams of University College London. He...

• After being on the redeiving end of a number of speeches, delegates were given the chance to put their own views at the FMC...

IN Police Constable Bob Adamson's paper on Accident Investigations left delegates at FMC pretty stunned, if not silent. The...

• BP Oil concentrates on achieving profit through safety by getting vehicle design and construction right, by standardising...

• Following last year's success when a mock traffic court heard an 0Licence application subject to environmental objections,...

BRS makes nearly half of the NFC's entire trading profit. George Inch was brought in last year to bring a fresh perspective to...

rejoices — principally because like Halley's Comet this is a once in a lifetime occurrence. As fuel increases make a more...

you may be aware that a few weeks before its expiry the DTp normally sends you a little card reminding you to renew it....

delivery truck, find a parking space on the road as there is no service entrance, make the drop, jump back into the cab,...

going as digger-in-chief at the British end of the Eurotunnel consortium. Lord Pennock currently holds the position but,...

Bill Brock has been behind the wheel of an 8x4 Foden tipper powered by a turbocharged 6LXDT Gardner engine. Its tough, light...

Britain's bankruptcy laws have just undergone their first major change in more than 100 years. The implications of that change...

dispensing units, it is quite conceivable to overcome the annual problem of diesel waxing by fitting electrical heating devices...

10 issue when I notice that the Mercedes 1635 advertised by Cumbria Commercials had exactly the same registration plate as the...

made reference to the fact that he does not see enough coloured people driving lorries. Carefully considered, this could be...

1987, about permits problems suggests a certain lack of concern on my part at the difficulties being experienced by some...

issue (CM. Jan 31) the item under 'Constructor Pains' from Messrs Keith Levin and Co referring to rear axle problems with...

feel he was a lucky chap. We experience delays that are unbelievable at many large food wholesalers' so called ultra-efficient...