from our political correspondent EMPLOYMENT Secretary Mr Michael Foot averted what might have been a major defeat for the...

by CM reporter AN ANNOUNCEMENT by the Greater London Council that it will ban lorries over 40ft long from the city at night by...

A MASSIVE shake-up at Seddon Atkinson has resulted in • the closure of the Bamber Bridge spares and service depot and 161...

IF YOUTH clubs and charities are irelieved from licensing requirements so that they can run their own minibuses the concession...

by CM reporter AN OWNER-DRIVER who uses his tra.ctive unit to pull another operator's trailer abroad—and uses that operator's...

THE 100 per cent increase in hgv test fees which puts the cost up to £11 and comes into effect on April 1 did not go before the...

A DRIVER check-weighed his vehicle, found it over-weight, but decided that the nearest reasonable point for him to offload the...

WHEN the Government considers the future of the NFC it will want to have the greatest possible consultation, according to Mr...

COMMERCIAL vehicle production dropped by five per cent in February compared with the monthly average for 1975. But export...

THINGS may be looking up for hauliers—but we should not begin to rejoice too soon. That was the message of Road Haulage...

THE Government hopes to introduce a Bill that will enable the Department of the Environment to carry out experiments in rural...

CUTS to Carlisle bus services were given the go-ahead by the Northern Traffic Commissioners last week. But Carlisle City...

Any change to the Dock Labour Bill which lessens its effect on hauliers, warehousemen and drivers must be welcomed. The latest...

Transport Tribunal report by Johnny Johnson .N REMITTING the case of a lampstead tipper operator for . econsideration by the...

AFTER his 0-licence had been revoked and he had been banned from holding a similar licence in any traffic area for two years by...

GOVERNMENT security lorry parks and break-bulk depots will not now materialise, the Department of the Environment announced...

MEDALLION — the National Carriers service that promises a maximum delivery time of three working days, or your money...

by CM reporter HAULIERS should get new business by fair means rather than poach customers from each other, said Road Haulage...

SALES of commercial vehicles dropped by 17.7 per cent in February compared with the same month last year—and the foreign...

BRITISH Road Services have appointed new managers for their High Wycombe and Tufnell Park, London, depots. Mike Hosier, 33,...

UNLESS Cheshire plant hire contractors and hauliers, M. H. Bate Ltd, Kingsley, adopted a more positive attitude towards...

IT LOOKS like the end of the road for the Road Haulage Association's policy of objecting to 0-licence applications because the...

Priority plea A PLEA from the Road Haulage Asseciation's car transport group for car drivers to give trucks priority in the...

A FIVE-SIDED bus station— completely under cover—has just been opened in Chatham. It has 18 departure points and completely...

A NEW variant of the Dominant Express coach body has been announced by Duple. Developed in conjunction with City of Nottingham...

CLAIMS by Yorkshire independent J. H. Sheard, trading as J. Hoyle and Son, that there was a gentleman's agreement over...

THE BRITISH Association of Removers has joined the transport debate with a warning to Environment Secretary Mr Anthony Crosland...

A LOWER COST version of the Ultralite tipper body, manufactured in high-tensile Corten steel instead of in aluminium, has been...

FORD has introduced two new lightweight versions of its 7.5-tonne D-Series claimed to offer payload improvements of up to 350kg...

LIGHT WEIGHT and low maintenance are key features of a new tilt-body design—the London Tilt — from Lawrence David Ltd,...

by CM reporter A BBC PLAN (CM March 12) to set up a radio network of stations broadcasting traffic information could be fully...

warranty offer A TWO-YEAR warranty is being offered by Crane Fruehauf Trailers Ltd with immediate effect on its entire range...

the ranks of lawyers, often from successful advocates before the traffic courts. But recently there has been a welcome...

by Trevor Longcroft WHAT has happened to the plans for experimental use of the double-bottom outfit on Britain's roads ?...

Less but better transport NEW URBAN developments should not be too far from industrial centres, suggested Mr Guy Newberry, the...

Your Editorial "The customer counts" (CM, March 12, 1976 was timely, though I feel CM could have done much more lin the past to...

With reference to the articl e (CM February 13) regarding Conoco Ltd and safe filling and safe stopping. My congratulations to...

"A driver's wife" (CM March 12) has no need to envy me about access to MPs, because wherever she lives her own MP will make...

Mr A. Kevan of the PTA, drew attention to the DoE figure of 52,690 hgv drivers' licences issued in 1973 and after deducting...

The exorbitant increase in fees for the plating and testing of vehicles and trailers is costing my company £1,877,50 a year, an...

It is with interest that 1 read your periodical reports from the "battleground" of Telegraph Hill. I use this road practically...

potential mileage to be obtained on motorways and other roads in 8 hours' driving. But the 450 km (281 miles) restriction is a...

THE GOVERNMENT'S longawaited Green Paper on tratiSport policy will be published some time soon — probably before the summer. It...

Whc operates the biggest British fleet on the Continent ? Undoubtedly, it's Naafi, with 3401 commercial vehicles ; many are 1...

Saviem's contribution to the European " club " range of medium-weight vehicles, the J series, is being used as the basis for a...

IF the procedures outlined in this series are followed, the standard of reliability of the fleet should improve significantly,...

by Les Oldridge, TEng (CEO, MIMI, AMIRTE THIS WEEK I am turning my attention to the conductor's responsibility on PSV....

A conductor must play his part in preventing buses from remaining stationary for longer than necessary for he commits an...

THIS ARTICLE on ignition system fault diagnosis completes our series on 12V light vehicle electrics. It takes a look at how the...

Test equipment The following items of test equipment are required : DC Voltmeter (Scale 0-20V) (Preferably Industrial Grade);...

to a car while reversing and of driving away without stopping to exchange particulars with the owner of the car and not...

I use it for transporting horses to hunt meetings when the occasion arises. I am told that the ramp with which the animals are...

metres, as in the case of a drawbar trailer outfit for instance, how is it possible for a 15-metre articulated vehicle to be...

longer-distance foreign journeys have television sets installed in the cab. I understand that there is a law against the...

might be made as the result of a Bill now before Parliament. Could you explain? A Private Member's Bill on the initiative of...

RUMOUR has it that one of the leading proposals in the Government's consultative document on transport will be an increase in...

The De Groot haulage organisation, which has been featured in CM, recently celebrated its tenth anniversary and one of the...

In the spring a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of .. well many things, I suppose, including cricket—if my correspondence...

Last Friday our deputy editor replied for the guests at the South Wales RHA dinner in Cardiff. "A fairly routine affair," you...

David Stroud, the BRS Overland driver who was lain Sherriff's running mate on a trip to Tehran last year, just can't keep out...

by John Darker, AMBIM THE USE of cage pallets for grocery distribution may increase markedly in the next few years....

To aid security, Jost (GB) has announced a kingpin lock unit. Made of die-cast alloy, with a dustand water-proof cylinder lock,...

A range of shaft-mounted abrasive flap wheels has been produced by Sykes-Pickavant. Although the wheels are best used in...

Three pedestrian-controlled pallet trucks of differing capacities have been introduced by Reddey Mechanical Handling. The EGU...

A one-piece cutting torch— the Euro 365—has been introduced by Pressure Control. Designed to cut metal up to 300mm (12in)...