IKER drivers are to contheir fight for a 30 per pay rise which could lead fuel shortage if the men de to go ahead with their...

A CLAMPDOWN - I on the misuse of international road haulage permits is now taking place all over Europe following the discovery...

COMMENTS on the Government's White Paper on Transport Policy by the Confederation of British Road Passenger Transport (CPT)...

IMMEDIATE effects of the EEC drivers' hours regulations as understood by the Confederation of Britsh Road Passenger Transport...

DRIVERS in Grimsby who had been on strike for eight days over the introduction of EEC regulations in Britain ended their action...

THE number of depot breakins has risen alarmingly over the past year, and having a guard on duty at night is no longer the...

FORD held on to its overall market leadership in 1977 with nearly one-third of the market in the best year for commercial...

LEYLAND Fleetline buses have run into trouble once more, this time with the South Yorkshire PTE. South Yorkshire ordered 85...

ZANS - PORT Minister William Rodgers is not rushing lead with metrication on the roads. "There is no question of a change for...

A NEW financial package has been announced by ERF to coincide with the publication of profit levels that have soared from...

WITH A muttered "Excusez-rnoi John Silkin, Britain's Minister of Agriculture. Fisheries and Food, will slip away from his...

INTERNATIONAL hauliers, especially those carrying perishable foodstuffs,were warned this week about the importance of...

the Transport Tribunal G. E. Papworth and C. P. Scott-Malden have succeeded Sir Wilfred Morton and George Quick Smith whose...

rnovi ms after wsiness SOUTH Wales LA Ron Jackson was commend& having taken "wise and prc precautions" in restricting issue...

SETTLEMENT of the Mei . : Docks strike came in the ru of time for a number of hi lage companies serving t port of Liverpool,...

DRIVERS passing through Turkey must now convert at least 300 US dollars or the equivalent (about £155) into Turkish lira when...

Road scheme rejected A Om road improvement scheme at Bridge Foot, Warrington, which would have involved a second crossing over...

A NEW, fortnightly container service between the UK and the Middle East Gulf is to commence on January 24, provided by Bidstone...

FERRYMASTERS, the P&O Unit Loads company providing international door-todoor haulage services, has opened a new office in Lyon,...

NIGERIA has shot to the top of Bedford export sales areas outside Europe with the announcement of an order worth E34 million...

AN Edinburgh bus driver was dismissed when his employers saw a report of a court case in which he was fined £150. Now an...

5 for rials The Metrobus, regarded by some as the strongest corn petition so far for Leyland's Titan, has been planned as a...

Guernsey excursions? COACH operator members of the Coach Operators' Federation based in Avon and Bristol have looked at the...

SURREY County Council cut backs in financial support for bus services in North-East Surrey and outer South-West London have...

MINIBUSES having up to 14 seats could be included in the list of classes of vehicles granted exemptions from the EEC drivers'...

ELLS FARGO might well rovide a better public transrt service than the Scottish us Group does, says Fife Re. on. Now the...

A FIRE protection system has been launched by L & G Fire Protection of Forest Gate, London, allowing an extinguisher on a...

MONOFRAME (Engineerii of Romford, Essex, a n company in the Chris Huth International Group, has bc formed to produce new trail...

TA believe? Glyn Samuel, new chairman of the Transport Association, wants to do something effective to boost the public image...

Any prizes for selecting the worst single decision of William Rodgers, the Transport Minister? Bob Philipson, director of the...

)lieve British Rail chief Peter ker has ambitions to get to itehall as a Member of the - nmons. No doubt cornters who found...

'THE IDEA of compulsory inspection of vehicles by com petent authorised garage staff was introduced in 1960 and at that time...

AFTER year-long trials on a number of farm collection milk tankers the largest dairy co-operative in Sweden, Mjolkcentralen...

THE REMARKABLE growth of engineering services provided by the Freight Transport Association in the past decade reflects the...

Preparing the moving parts y Stephen Gray Pictures by Dick Ross IE ADVENT of the heavy goods vehicle plating and testing heme...

All 2-way radio in use in Britain in 1978 -not just Pye, all other makes too-is built to satisfy a minimum specification set by...

the emphasis is on road and cargo safety, and is very seldom directed towards vehicle understanding. False impression Let's...

The comments of "a fed up operator (CM, December 9) are indicative of the need for representative organisations of the haulage...

Ike I read with interest the CM round table talks which, to a large extent, concentrated on the problems of low rates and,...

chance of failure NEED so many heavy goods vehicles fail their annual inspection at a Ministry hgv testing station? What...

steps, platform, bodywork, guard rails, legal markings. obligatory lights, reflectors, direction indicators, driver's seat,...

Graham Montgomerie 4 the Tester's Manual In the manual, the methods of inspection assume that only those parts of a vehicle...

WHEN stringent economies are enforced, the victim is bound to look increasingly shabby and down-at-heel. For road users the...

IS is meant as a simple guide to the plating and testing wirements and procedures for goods vehicles to meet the 3ndards laid...

operators who feel they hE been given a raw deal by manufacturer or dealer. Warranty problems As about 10,000 of the Rf...