• The BBC is currently trailing a new drama series called Truckers. It is, according to the BBC's own advance information,...

• Like French detective fiction, Gallic van design has moved on since the 1930s — or has it? Next week we road test the...

• From the beginning of November domestic drivers of heavy goods vehicles not covered by EEC hours laws will be able to work...

• A fortnight after truck and coach drivers were branded as motorway "bullies" by a national newspaper, the Freight Transport...

is unveiled this week. The 95 Series is Dafs new heavy truck range which replaces the current 2800, 3300 and 3600 range. It is...

• A total of 62 Bedford CF 250 ambulances belonging to Devon Health Authority have been taken off the road as a safety...

• A controversial BBC drama series about a "cowboy" haulage firm looks hie sparking off a row in the industry, less than a...

• Leyland Daf has lived up to its promise of being profitable from day one, according to Aart Van der Padt, chairman of Dafs...

• MAN chairman Wilfried Lochte has hit out at the 'protectionist' policies being adopted in some countries, and at other...

• Rumours of impending changes to road traffic laws and the C&U regulations allow the prosecution of speeding drivers from...

• Yuill and Dodds of Strathaven in Lanarkshire has again been denied planning permission to extend its operating centre (CM...

• Savings of up to 2500 per return journey are being claimed for a new freight-only RO-RO service, to be launched on 15...

• Less than a month after selling off its contracts division to Rockwood Holdings (CM 612 August) Tate ea Lyle Distribution...

• Currys, the high street electrical retailer, has renewed its 22 million UK distribution contract with NFC company National...

taken delivery of ten Scania tractive units worth over £300,000 under contract hire from Intertrail Rentals. The trucks are...

unusual 38-tonne balker to work carrying 25-tonne loads of potatoes. The arctic combination consists of an 208kW (278hp)...

• Little more than a month after National Freight Consortium relaunched its troubled parcels division (CM 2-8 July),...

sales at Rothwell, Leeds have risen by 25% this year says CMA's commercial manager Peter Harrison. "Entries of all types, from...

• Shropshire dairy T H Goodwin & Sons has signed a 15-vehicle, eight-year contract hire agreement with Wincanton Vehicle...

• West Midlands warehousing and distribution company Mainline Haulage aims to boost its turnover by 25% to well over 21...

its new brewery distribution division (CM 9-15 July), but general manager David Alvarez does say that there has been an...

• MAN-VW's MT range of 6-10 tonners, which uses a VW LT cab and MAN chassis and transmission, has been extensively revised...

• Dennison of Naas, Co dare, Ireland, has developed a positively-steered bulk-tank semi-trailer for milk collection where...

a factory-fitted sleeper cab has been bought by Reading-based groupage operators Transrnitcharn. The 5.8m-wheelbase rigid E6...

• MAN has developed a fivecylinder, 191kW (260hp) engine with compact dimensions, low weight and good fuel consumption which...

• As predicted exclusively by Commercial Motor, York Trailer has taken its raised roof semi-trailer design — developed for...

• Eastern Licensing Authority Brigadier Compton Boyd has renewed the licence held by Rablock Scaffolding of Nottingham for...

on a bid for a new licence by Clayland Dairies, following opposition from Edinburgh District Council and local residents....

with his policy of granting short-term licences to new licence applicants despite comments by the Transport Tribunal. Mervyn...

• The duration of the sixtyvehicle licence held by Brierley Hill based ETF Distribution has been cut by West Midland...

to go to Crown Court • Salford Magistrates have adjourned a case arising from the alleged falsification of tachograph...

• The vehicle authorisation on the licence held by Kenneth Wilson Holdings for 71 trucks and 53 trailers has been cut to 10...

• The national licence held by G F and M A Thomas, trading as Handled Haulage, has been suspended by Eastern Licensing...

• 3 T Greenwoods Transport (Longton) has won permission to move its operating centre to Station Yard, Leyland, despite...

• The fraud squad is investigating a Hamburg company which is sending out invoices for entries in a directory of companies it...

• Almost a year after prototype Welfare and PSV versions were shown at the Birmingham Motor Show, Ford's latest Transit...

• The improvement in sales of new double-deckers reported in last week's issue looks set to continue with another big order,...

• "The PSV market is still depressed — but it now looks as if it's past its worst," says managing director Hestair Duple,...

• Luton & District Transport and Midland Fox have become the latest National Bus Company operating subsidiaries to be...

• Bus companies could be neglecting blind passengers by not providing enough facilities and help, a pressure group for the...

Government £200 million, according to some reports in the national press. This would be more than twice the 280 million...

The dispute was in protest at changes in working contracts as a result of competitive route tendering. A nine-hour meeting with...

• The big talking point at this year's Arnbex is money. Restrictions on NHS spending are beginning to bite as ambulance...

N EW LORRY LIVERIES FROM FOCAL • Focal Displays of Mitcham is now producing new selfadhesive liveries for lorries, buses and...

• Due to a steady increase in traffic volumes for its door-todoor groupage service to Northern Ireland, Altrinchambased...

MODULAR CPC • At the begining of October The Royal Society of Arts (RSA) is launching a modular scheme for its national...

• Vocational qualifications for YTS trainees in the road transport industry have been approved by the Manpower Services...

• Kendal College in Cumbria is running a loading course for HGV drivers this autumn. It begins on 18 September and takes...

• A few copies of the Commercial Motor's Guide to Drivers' Hours booklet are still available, priced at 50p including...

• Tolley Publishing has produced a pensions guide designed to help employers and employees understand and react to the new...

CASH ACCOUNT REGULATIONS • Value added tax (cash accounting) regulations 1987 (SI 1987/1427) come into operation on 1 October...

SALLY DISCOUNT FOR HOY DRIVERS • Ramsgate-Dunkirk ferry operator Sally Line is offering truck drivers a 10% discount on...

CHESHIRE CC GOES FOR NFC STOKE L7 dilAUCTIONS • Cheshire County Council's highways and transportation department has...

company has begun trading in the Scunthorpe area. Actionhire is based at Grange Lane North, Scunthorpe, and has a rental fleet...

will be held at Hatfield Polytechnic on Friday-Saturday 11-12 September. Some 40 exhibitors will display a wide range of...

111 London and the South East Mll London New road layout and reconstruction work continues at Redbridge roundabout. M11 Essex...

of the British road transport industry before the mad men of Whitehall execute it. There is little doubt that Brussels will...

• Although this is a rather unusual request, I have decided after trying numerous other channels to put pen to paper. I...

been waiting for a bus. . . you'd better wait for the next one. The ad which apeared in the popular fortnightly Bus Business,...

on the French authorities' attempts to convince French drivers of the wisdom in cautious driving. "Reporting on the outcome of...

(IRU) about a major turn-about in Japan. After 115 years of history and existence, Japanese National Railways has been finally...

for these historic pictures. Jordans' managing director William Jordan is proud of his fleet and says the firm has always used...

km east of Scotland in the North Sea. The astounded fishermen threw the catch back to avoid any further damage to their nets. A...

• Because of the imminent weight changes for two-axled rigids it's not surprising that specifications for 16.26tonners are in...

Indeed the 6.2-litre engine is so quiet that Daf does not even need to fit side baffles to meet the drive-by noise standards....

Minibuses are well-established, but some operators need larger vehicles without going for a full-sized bus. MAN has joined the...

Des F220 and F241 cabs are the longest-serving forward control cabs in Europe — but they are being superseded by the...

We have been following the fortunes of Neil Gardiner since 1981 when he won a brand new tipper and became an owner-driver. Now...

With Manchester in the grip of a bus war as rival buses flood the streets in search of passengers, BET is making a Bee Line for...

& Lyle has culminated in Stephen Henwood's appointment as managing director of Tate & Lyle Distribution Services. Henwood, a...

NELSON Nick Nelson has been promoted from managing director of DHL International (UK) to regional manager of DHL Europe. In his...

from the position of area manager (south) to general manager, sales. Lyon has worked for the company since 1970, and was...

Night to become fleet engineer at Rentco. He will be based at Rentco's new headquarters at Warrington. Besides his Rentco...

and special vehicle sales manager, based at Swindon. He is Brian Norman, who has been a dealer zone sales manager for the South...

end of this month from his job as managing director of the Bandag Tyre Company. He will be replaced by Bill Lumsden, who joins...

new general manager in Tom Dee. Dee has worked for the company, which is part of the John R Billows Group, since it started in...

appointed South East divisional director for Motorway Tyres and Accessories. His appointment as a director comes four months...

made western region parts manager of the year by Mercedes Benz (UK). Grundy, who was also a runner-up for the UK title, works...

has made a number of changes to its senior sales team. Andy Smith became regional sales manager for Bristol and the South...

• Date: Immediate release. Title: NEW BRITISH STANDARD FOR "MAINTENANCE FREE" BATTERIES. Actually, commences this press...

• The free market in spare parts is threatened by a Bill on Intellectual Property Rights expected around November, according...

• Lincoln-based after-market distributor Intercare is going ahead to open depots in the Midlands, North East and South West....

/ Barclays Bank is financing a research fellowship at the automotive engineering centre of Birmingham University. The Barclays...

/ Monroe Auto Equipment UK makes history this month by offering the first replacement shock absorbers backed by a...

worthwhile support is around the corner," promises Renault UK sales director Eddie Orr. Renault light commercial vehicle sales...

last September, Oldham Crompton Batteries, a Hawker Siddeley company, is launching several additions to complete the range for...

a 1986 pre-tax profit of £8.4 million and confidently expects to make a record ilCtin in 1987.

• Sykes-Pickavant is selling four promotional packs aimed at providing a good basic set of tools for specific jobs. They are...

three sides • Enerpac has brought out a 25-tonne capacity hydraulic press, the C-Form model, which provides unrestricted...

which is claimed to be more effective than the Trailblazer cleaner launched earlier this year. Super Trailblazer is claimed to...

• A new "red label" identification for professional tools from Facom has been introduced as the latest screwdriver design....

Over 80 models are available including slot, Philips, Pozidriv, Torx and sets. Long-reach versions are available up to 250nun...

• Britool is selling a hinged socket wrench 61cm (24in) long, with a half inch drive, to provide extra leverage. it retails...

• Lucus Electrical has amalgamated all its ignition products into one catalogue, introduced an electronic ignition data...

• Dunlop tyres are produced at Fort Dunlop by SP Tyres UK, which is owned by Sumitomo, not Yamimoto as stated on page 5 of...

• Around 300 exhibitors at the Automotive Trade Show at Earls Court, London, September 26 till October 1, will show products...

on display will illustrate the company's position as a major supplier to UK and European truck manufacturers, with a range that...

a member of the Blazer International group of companies, will also feature new products from the Blazer/Starcote ranges of...

• Britax exhibits include quality light bars and beacons, manufactured in the UK offering dual voltage and reverse polarity...

• Souriau is showing more Modula diagnostic systems at this year's show. These include a new mobile system, plus related...

— which enables drivers to decorate their window without impairing rearward vision as it is visible from one side only....

II Latest reference works from Autodata for the garage trade include manuals on electronic ignition and fuel injection. The...

• Blackhawk will display its vehicle body repair systems, including the award-winning P188 measuring system, in tandem with...

the smaller dealer at under 210,000 for up to 8,000 items, at one end of the equipment scale, and at the other a handheld bar...

oven, for inside or outside installation, will be shown. The Versa is just one of four new models. Bumtwood Engineering

• Fister reinforces its claim to lead the replacement wiper blade market with more products in the familiar yellowand-black...

• The Mill Accessory Group will use the show as a launch platform for new lines including the Paddy Hopkirk full-platform...

demonstrating a complete wash cycle will be displayed by Cleaning Systems International (UK)

• Increasing demand in the garage and body repair trade for compressed air that is both free of moisture and filtered to a...

• Monroe will be showing the Gas-Magnum, the heavy-duty low-pressure shock absorber range designed to improve the on-road...

truck wheel nuts. Other items on the stand will include Corghi pushbutton tyre changing and automatic wheel balancing machines...

its Chassisjet automatice programmable chassis washing system are to be among the items shown by Concept Equipment (Sales and...

• Tetroc will show 10 pieces of equipment for engine rebuilding and brake maintenance. Two of the items are brand new and one...

every day will be displayed by Brovex Nelson. This list will include gaskets, wheel cylinders, brake hose, wheel cylinder...

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• Moore and Wright is now producing a range of measuring equipment which uses electronics, and is easier to use than...

• A range of "competitively priced" disposable paper rolls for use in garages and automotive refinishing, launched by...

• All areas which accommodate vehicles, from garage forecourts and maintenance areas to ambulance bays, to AA vehicle...

can floor • Dermaglen is launching Supergel — "a safe, highly effective antiseptic beaded gel handcleaner," it says. In...

• Cambridge Battery Service of Newmarket Road, Cambridge, is the first Bosch distributor to link by computer from Tridex...

• Sidekick — an all-in-one 230 volt 13arnp compact MIG welding set from Miller — has been added to the product range of...

Britain's largest independent manufacturer of batteries has been making them for 60 years but entered the automotive market...

• Partco has been appointed as sole UK distributor of the Danish-made Lowener range of wheel alignment equipment. Its...

• Foam-cored insulating panels up to 7.3 metres long are now available to bodybuilders from Dufaylite Developments to...

• Migatronic Welding Equipment has added T-range to its Automig welders. The 1-range, it says, features a major advance in...

• The Post Office has ordered a further 12 Britishmade AVW Monarch R threebrush roll-over commercial vehicle washers. With...

• The Health and Safety Executive is mounting a year-long Save Your Skin campaign aimed at combating occupational...

• No longer do store keepers have to strain to pour precise quantities from 25 litre drums. New from Debiquip is a drum...

has produced a new brochure showing the many ways in which this replacement gasket sealant can be used. Under the heading "All...

• 3M has "introduced the first-ever true neoprene contact adhesive in an aerosol container." Spray 80 aerosol adhesive has...

• The range of Original Binzel M1G torches is surprisingly wide. MTE Binzel (UK) carries in stock 26 different "standard" MIG...

Modern vehicles need modern lubricant and today's lighter multigrades can provide big benefits where traditionalists are...

unit. Serving up to 36 lubrication systems, it is powered by either a 12 volt dc motor, or a 24 volt dc motor mounted beneath...

• Air Products UK network of depots and agents can now supply a range of gases in compact bottles. The bottles weigh around...

thing occurs) or smoothing off uneven areas due to a bit of heavy sanding." Bondaglass has intrbduced a portable,...

depressions in replacement body panels, or, in the company's words: "Few, or 'few' as some call it, is a very, very fine filler...

• Intercare has introduced a line of service exchange water pumps to cover most British and Continental trucks and vans....

• Autodata has published a book, called the 1987 Diesel Data Manual, which claims to provide sufficient technical data to...

• The Facom 911B diesel engine compression tester produces a permanent record card of each cylinder's performance. It will...

• The Vehicle Builders and Repairers Association (VBRA) has launched the second in its series of training videos. The...

• Ford's Transit has become synonymous with delivery vans in much the same way that Hoover means vacuum cleaner, and has been...

The load sensing valve, which is bolted to the chassis above and to the left of the rear axle, also must be checked at every...

An international coach operator needs a first-class system for scheduling since problems posed by 70 marooned passengers don't...