In spite of static consumer demand, there are signs that transport activities are on the increase. There is no dramatic upsurge...

tE THAN 2,500 French German general quota its have been made availto British operators. How will be allocated will be led by...

hits hauliers NORMAN FOWLER, Shadow Transport Minister, has questioned the ethics of tactics used by British Rail to produce a...

Japan this year, light vehicle and car ts will stay at the 1977 Edmund Dell, Trade tary, told the Commons veek, quoting a...

APPLICATIONS for seven transport study awards worth a total of £3,250 have been invited by the Chartered Institute of...

LORRY drivers who attempt to repair their vehicles are being harassed by motorway service area staff because the service areas...

CM's FIRST international conference on Anglo-French coveration in the road haulage industry got off to a flying start at Dover...

ANGLO-FRENCH co-operation according to Jim Alliston, cha Association International Group. Speaking at CM's first International...

m ts ? TALKS NOW underway could lead to lower speed limits for heavy vehicles, at least in built-up areas. This was revealed...

be upped to 50mph, says the Freight Transport Association. The FTA's previous requests for the 10 mph increase have been...

WHOSE eagle eye spotted the mistake has not been revealed. But it was seen, has now been put right, and when — or if — the...

PUBLIC transport of all forms in the Grampian region has come under scrutiny in a report just submitted by its director of...

ago after it was roposed by the road haulge industry, has been eavily criticised. It was tunched on Tuesday by ransport...

-ROAD lobby supporters accused of operating a e standard in their use of w to support their cause • eek. ight Transport...

SUPPLIERS of any of about 800 dangerous chemicals — mostly used in industry but some in the home — will be legally obliged to...

THE TRANSPORT Tribunal sitting in Edinburgh on March dismissed an appeal by W. J. Anderson, of Spean Bridge, against a decision...

Analysis ACCIDENT information is being analysed so that the Transport Department can see if there is a case for side rails at...

A JOINT inquiry into road haulage is to be carried out by the Foster Committee on Operators' Licensing and the Prices...

A "STARK choice" faced the Foster Committee on goods vehicle licensing, warned Ian Phillips, president of the Freight Transport...

has recently been appointed a DAF Trucks' service dealership to operate in conjunction with Penfold Commercials, DAF Trucks'...

ARTHUR and Co (Floorcoverings) Ltd of Glasgow failed i appeal heard by the Transport Tribunal in Edinburgh on M 8 when they...

THE public sector in road haulage can set standards in a way that the private sector has been unable to do, declared Transport...

appointments London Transport has made two new appointments in the rolling stock division of the bus operating department. W....

FARE increase proposaWkdbmitted to the Scottish Traffic Commissioners by the Scottish Bus Group came under unprecedented...

has been joined between existing operator John Galloway and Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. Mr Galloway, who has a fleet of 13 coaches...

DEMAND for Leyland's singleand double-deck buses is increasing, at home and abroad. Leyland's UK market share was up in 1977...

TSSA General Seer( Tom Jenkins said in Association's house joi that LT chairman Ken Robinson's early retire as a surprise. He...

NATIONAL Travel (South East) Ltd has added more European destinations, quicker journey times and some lower fares to this...

the title of a report by R. G. P. Tebb recently published by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory. The report studies a...

Boxer addition LEYLAND has added a new model to the Boxer range aimed at those drivers who hold a restricted Class III hgv...

Based on the familiar passenger car, the Fiesta van is available in two forms — the 950L and the 1100L, with the type number...

TWO NEW lines of hardwearing off-road vehicle tyres are being introduced into Britain by the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company,...

THE FIAT Z range — first seen at the Frankfurt Show last year — is now available in the UK. Individually known as the 55F10...

AUTOMATIC gearboxe heavy lorries must c according to the speake the conference Autornatil semi-automatic gearbox heavy...

REYNOLDS Boughton Ltd of Arnersham, Bucks, has designed a high strength multi-purpose vehicle pick-up body intended to meet the...

Before you look at the advantages of GRP construction, consider the benefits of the van itself. The York Freightmaster GRP has...

THE PASS MARK is high — but then so are the stakes. If you fail to get 70 per cent of the questions right in the Certificate Of...

Upon the return of his ordinar driving licence after a period c disqualification an H G V driL must retake the H G V driver:...

Chrysler's changes to the Spacevan are mainly cosmetic with a new matt black grille, side/indicator lamps and deeper bumper to...

AT PROMPTS this article le recent spate of editorial ter and correspondence 7ommercial Motor which ms to suggest that the...

General Managers Meeting-Discussions and Final Papers by Noel Millier FOR THE FIRST time all the contenders in the "Battle of...

le Editorial (CM February 3) ayes me somewhat openinded about the cause id effect of the 0 licence 'stem as we know it today....

Overall, his comments should prove most helpful, although it is doubtful if he would find much support for the suggestion that...

Commercial Motor and its readers are knowledgeable about the current motorway service area inquiry. This is supposed to look at...

Although not connected with road haulage, I would like to comment on the latest fanatical outburst by the Civic Trust re the...

I refer to the second paragraph of your article "Specifying Mediumweights" (CM February 24) in which two sweeping inferences...

TOUGH TIMES in the business of owning your own lorry and finding work for it have meant that drivers in some parts of the...

Aberdeen G. M. Cumming Esq., c/o Accident Prevention Dept, Grampian Police, Queen Street, Aberdeen AB9 1BA. Tel: Aberdeen...

eople still ask us "If the air-cooled ne is so good, why doesn't ybody use it?" 'he answer is quite simple...we it over 30...

ilty in the cold war When it comes to refrigerated transport, our advice to you is to keep cool. Don't lose your head. We've...

lot of theory but not a great deal of practice was evident at the conference on automatic arboxes run by the Institution of...

1E FIRST comprehensive ternational show of trans ■ rt systems since Munich's :hibition in 1965 — that's e claim for the lVA '79...

Mrs Trixie Gardner, a member of GLC's road safety committee, has at last said something that needed to be said for years:...

FEBRUARY has gone at last and with it, we hope, this year's share of ice and snow, which have been by far the worst since the...

;ACK-BENCH MPs have been airing their opinions more requently than usual. They are making good use of the pportunities provided...

SQUABBLES between truck builders bidding for valuable German military vehicle orders have now been resolved.A compromise has...

THREE NEW road/rail terminals opened this month in Ge many. They mark the first phase of the planned expansion the...