by CM reporter A NEW chapter has been written in the continuing story of the attempt by some members of the TGWU to depose Mr...

THE STRONG environmental lobby in Parliament is concerned that the Government may modify its stand against the introduction of...

A NEW, regular container service direct to New York from the Port of London Authority's multi-user container berths at Tilbury...

Road Traffic Bill receives Royal Assent from our Parliamentary correspondent TACHOGRAPHS are out for the time being at least...

THE Road Traffic Bill, which was receiving Royal Assent on Wednesday, has emerged, after major changes in the House of Lords,...

by John Darker A RECENT emergency meeting of the national executive committee of NODA the ownerdrivers' association —...

MAXIMUM prices of Derv, reduced as a result of the Budget reduction of VAT by two per cent, are now 53.5p per gallon in inner...

Whether or not the Socialist party has a conference before the next General Election. it should nevertheless listen to the...

THE Road Haulage Association's national council is this week discussing the nationalization threat posed to the industry should...

THE rate of Value-added Tax has been reduced from 10 per cent to 8 per cent from July 29, but the imput tax recoverable for...

ROAD-USER organiza tions representing over eight million drivers and 350,000 companies and other organizations have asked for...

A CONSULTATIVE paper announced by Transport Minister Fred Mulley this week sets out plans to restrict hgv to a suitable network...

LIGHT VEHICLES belonging to fleet operators Which are presently tested annually at the approved testing stations will now be...

DoE report stresses hgv nuisance; but separate investigation shows problem is one of overall traffic level and not attributable...

A SUBSIDIARY of the Mitchell Cotts Group, the West Kent Cold Storage Co Ltd, has opened a new refrigerated block at its Dunton...

A RECOMMENDATION has been made by the planning and policy sub-committee of the Chartered Institute of Transport that a...

FOLLOWING the abolition of the Pay Board this week it was expected that Alan Law's 5/35 Branch of the TGWU would be pressing...

228,210 vehicle inspections THE Annual Reports of the Licensing Authorities for 1973 published this week reveal that...

A. E. Scroggs has been appointed manager. Acton branch, BRS Parcels Ltd. He was previously manager, Croydon branch. Ronald G....

We record with regret the deaths of James R. Meek and Mrs Sara Patterson. Mr Meek aged 60, spent his entire business career in...

A new book by Commercial Motor THIS WEEK'S amendment to the Road Traffic Bill means that tachographs are not yet compulsory in...

MERCEDES-BENZ ted Kingdom) Ltd is giving priority to dealer back-up services in its drive to secure a large share of the UK...

A RECORD turnout at the York LDoY contest saw Chris O'Reilly, the 1969 Lorry Driver of the Year, win class H this week. At York...

GROUP pre-tax profits for Arlington Motor Holdings for the year to September 30 1973 amounted to f236,916. The group is...

TWO recent appeals to the Transport Tribunal have been dismissed in written Judgments. The first concerns a decision of the...

THE Scottish Bus Group put its case to the Traffic Commissioners last week for a second round of fare rises this year and...

A LEICESTER firm, Barradell Coaches, blamed the failure of large garages to carry out proper maintenance work on the company's...

THE Traffic Commissioners have granted the South Wales Transport Co Ltd increases amounting to 1p on single fares up to 14p and...

AN INCREASE in company profit of £24,078 for the year ending January 5, 1974 has been announced in the annual report of George...

EDEN District Council has decided not to oppose Ribble Motor Services' application for fare increases. The council was told by...

BRITISH LEYLAND has won its most valuable export order ever, for 400 Atlantean buses for Iraq. The order, with spares worth...

THE Bristol-based operations of Wessex Coaches Ltd, which runs a 55-coach fleet, are to be taken over by National Travel (South...

THE threatened halt in latenight hus services in Edinburgh (C.14 July 26) has been implemented. Assaults on bus crews in the...

NEGOTIATIONS are taking place between United Automobile Services Ltd, of Darlington, and Gillett Bros, of Bishop Auckland, with...

IN SPECIALLY-converted double-decker bus is now :curing the Greater Glasgow 3 TE area in a bid to attract nore staff. The...

HE TYNE and Wear Passenger Transport Execuive is exhibiting at this year's Tyneside Summer Exhibition ts awareness of the...

a PTE official that dishonesty is widespread among bus crews. The accusations caused sporadic stoppages to services, but...

have been told they will be allowed to wear their turbans in future. Mr T. Lord, directorgeneral of the West Yorkshire PTE,...

BUS FARES in south Yorkshire may go up next month because of threshold pay deals. The Barnsley-based Yorkshire Traction Co has...

A ROW has developed between Brighton Council and the two National Bus Company subsidiaries which also operate services in the...

A STRONGER chassis with greater resistance to bending but with extra flexibility in twist has been introduced on Merriworth...

THE integral Maxi Van bodywork produced by Coachwork Conversions of Colne, Lancashire, is now available for Ford's A-series...

PROPOSALS are being considered by the Department of Environment for the approval of a limited number of agencies to install...

THE manufacturer of Norde rubber-sprung running gear for heavy vehicles, North Derbyshire Engineering Co Ltd, has changed its...

A NEW office has beer opened in Helsingborg Sweden, to handle inter national road haulage activi ties of Ferrymasters Ltd. TN...

AN order worth more than £1 m has been received by Dennis Motors Ltd of Guildford for the supply of fire engines to the Middle...

A STANDARD fitting fo York's Big D fifth-wheels ha now been agreed for DAF 2000, 2200 and 2800 trac tive units.

FOLLOWING the recer acquisition of T. H. BurgeE Holdings Ltd by Reev (Coachbuilders) Ltd the nary of the new group has bee...

leaps ahead by Jerry Rodwell THE RAINHAM plant of York Trailers is now well ahead on production of kangaroo trailers for use on...

save money by Johnny Johnson ONE of the first principles of marketing is undoubtedly correct identifica-, lion of the market....

Operators who have been worrying about the uncontrollable increases in the cost of running their vehicle can take at least a...

Lord Rothschild's think tank produces distilled wisdom rather than a flood of verbiage. That would be the verdict of road...

Vauxhall Motors' new chairman an managing director, Bob Price, i American by birth, part Welsh b descent and international by...

by Martin Hayes A PROLIFERATION of new transmission development aimed at bus operators has come on the market in the past year...

to read the article (CM. May 17) concerning the responsible attitude adopted by the UK chemicals industry towards the training...

the identified transport cost of 6.62 per cent of turnover quoted in your article on Pullers (page 70 Jul) 5) equates to "low...

by John Darker A story is told which deserves to be more than apocryhal. When Sir Jack Cohen, head of Tesco Supermarkets, was...

by Les Oldridge T Eng (CEO, MIMI, AMIRTE THE term "driving a vehicle" has been the subject of considerable argument in the...

The fee for a first test is £5.50 for a vehicle and £3.50 for a trailer. For each subsequent test the fee is £3.50 for vehicles...

the boats we move are racing shells for rowing. For this purpose/use a 3-ton Bedford rigid about 26 ft long. What does the law...

it is classed as a heavy goods vehicle, why is there no rear marker plate.? If ills classed as a private car what regulations...

in the Road Traffic Bill I can't believe that we shall now see a British tachograph type approval scheme before the Common...

PERIODICALLY. CM publishes a survey of labour relations in a particular region in an attempt to chart trends and attitudes....

A small, portable electro-hydraulic hoist, the Fit, is operated by one man with a single lever to control lifting. It can be...

ILn air-cooled welder from Trianon 'ools is intended for light sheet metal pork, body repairs and general Workhop duties. The...

A range of compressed air tools for the auto body-shop comes from Consolidated Pneumatic. Eight tools in the series cover...

It is claimed that any metallic surface can be permanently murked in seconds, irrespective of hardness and without deformation...

This hushbox is designed to consideably reduce the noise of a telex unit. Made of grey glassfibre, it is lined with noise...

or- 99 , Eight new heavy-duty electric drills and hammer drills — the Super Star HM range — for industrial use have been...

A 2.54 cm .( I in) square drive impact wrench with 3.1 7cm . (11/4in) bolt capacity has been added to the Yutani Tool range....

A hazard warning system kit designed to work on 24V, for applications on commercial vehicles, is marketed by Autolec. It is...

The Mini-Washer, a portable degreasing unit for use on machinery, vehicles and heavy plant equipment, works on compressed air;...

The Armourjet 900 high-pressun washer fits into the boot of most cars Its four-piston pump develop: 6205 kN/ sq m (900 psi) of...