Derby firm affected by action 'men don't want' by CM report ALAN LAW, the Transport and General Workers' Union's strong-willed...

THE Government wants to strengthen the Bill designed to prevent the use of forged International Haulage Permits. This emerged...

ly CM reporter /JOBE AUTONOMY and a izeable slice of the Governnent's Elm a day, eight-year nvestment programme seem to ie the...

New Fords pamper the driver: prices start at £12,400 by Trevor Longcroft LIFTING its highest gross weight model from 28 tons...

A SUMMONS against Containerway and Roadferry LW, Tower Bridge Road, London, for using a contaminated container for carrying...

If the GLC wants to create a whole new black market economy, it is going the right way to achieve it. Penal access fees for...

FRENCH hauliers—a party of 40 visited London this week for a meeting with the RHAwant Britain to stay in the EEC. They fear a...

by CM reporter IMPLIED criticism of the bus operating industry contained in Sir Don Ryder's report on British Leyland (see p.3)...

THE difficulty of imposing a fair penalty on an operator with one or two vehicles was referred to by the Transport Tribunal...

Annual report spells out harsh facts of life THE past year has been one of great anxiety for the road haulage industry, which...

A NEW SERVICE, known as SCIDS (small container intermodal distribution system) announced by Freightliners Ltd last week,...

FREIGHT How to select your new vehicle by Trevor Longcroft THE FIRST TASK when selecting a vehicle is twofold to set down in...

tacho discs by CM reporter PASSENGER and goods vehicles from any of the original six member States of the European Economic...

A UNION REQUEST to wind up the Road Haulage Wages Council—made soon after the Scottish drivers' dispute—is still being...

ALPINE Soft Drinks Ltd, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, soft drinks manufacturer, which had been involved in disciplinary...

A PLEA to remove road transport matters from the DoE and to reintroduce a separate Ministry of Transport was made on Monday by...

IN SPITE of encouragement to make demurrage charges, Britain's agricultural hauliers are still being subject to increasing...

A SUBSIDIARY of Shell, IBE Ltd, of Hereford, has won the Viva Shield for transport improvements in 1974, awarded by the...

MORE VEHICLES than ever before will be on show at the annual conference of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers, which is...

BEDFORD'S new TM truck cab this week won its second design award in a matter of months. Presented by the Design Council, it was...

THE Manpower Services Commission has approved proposals submitted by the Road Transport Industry Training Board for a special...

London Transport by CM reporter " A YEAR of somewhat mixed fortunes for London Transport—centring around LT's inability to...

THE Greater London Council has given outline approval for 16 more bus lanes—despite doubts cast by London Transport on the...

INCREASES of more than 30 per cent are being sought on bus and Underground fares in Glasgow. If approved these would be the...

THE POLICE will be given more power to deal with hooligans and others who misbehave on buses and coaches, under the Public...

separate identity A PLEDGE that the Scottish Road Passenger Transport Association will retain its identity when it becomes the...

Alex Park, 48, has been nominated as chief executive of the re-organised British Leyland Motor Corporation, a new position....

DRIVING a truck into Redland Roadstone's new granite quarry works at Buddon Wood, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, collecting a...

AN AMERICAN company — Midwest Truck and Equipment Locators Inc of Indianapolis— has set up an office in Weybridge, Surrey in a...

A NEW MANCHESTER depot, built at a cost of more than e220,000, has been opened by Ocean Mercantile Investments subsidiary...

THE SHARE capital of Finnmatic (UK) Ltd, Bedford, has been acquired by Smith Bros and Webb Ltd, maker of vehicle washing...

THOS W. WARD Ltd has been appointed sole main distributor in Great Britain for a range of hydraulic lorry-loading equipment...

NEARLY 300 new semi-trailers are being delivered over a threemonth period to the 10 national branches of Transport...

PRE-TAX profits of £2.2m have been announced by Crane Fruehauf Ltd for the year ended December 28, 1974. This compares with...

parts centre CRANE FRUEHAUF Service and Equipment Ltd, distributor of Propar parts, has moved its major parts centre from...

TWO NEW articulated outfits have been put into service by Humber Crop Growers of Hull. The company has operated the nc::rial...

A NEW 780sq m (8400sq ft) extension to the Market Harborough plant of King Truck Equipment Ltd has ben opened. The company,...

LININGS made of grp are now being offered on the Coldsaver range of refrigerated vans made by Freight Bonallack Ltd. At the...

MONDAY, May 5. Transport Managers' Club—East Lancashire area meeting. Ye Horns Inn, Goosnargh, nr Preston. lpm. Transport...

by Graham Montgomerie THE LONG-AWAITED heavy from Ford which has been seen in small numbers on British roads in prototype form...

from Dana Spicer although the diameters vary depending on whether the engine is turbocharged or naturally aspirated. A 356mm...

by Graham Mongomerie DRIVERS will love the Ford Transcontinental. That is the opinion I formed of the new Ford top-weight...

FEW THINGS are more annoying than being punished for the misdeeds of someone else. Road hauliers have more than the normal...

On the face of it, nothing could give you better control of your distribution facilities than owning them. But, inevitably,...

Lack of route planning and driver briefing cuts pace and profit by lain Sherriff THERE is an old military saying: "Time spent...

by Les Oldridge, TEng(CEI), MIMI, AMIRTE A HIGHER standard of physical fitness than that of the ordinary licence holder is...

Two views on vehicle sophistication at the Scottish Road Passenger Transport Association conference at Gleneagles by Martin...

After all the problems we have been hearing about Middle Eastern haulage it was nice to encounter one of the companies who have...

The new Ford Transcontinental is tough in more ways than one. Because of the extremely high specification of the steel used in...

Big Erv tells all When I met Big Erv Darrough (see picture) the other day he was telling me all about the advantage British...

Still on the subject of Ford, John F. McLean, vice-president of truck operations, must be one of the most quotable people in...

I gather that the FTA's search for new and more economical premises has recently been focused on Tunbridge Wells. I am reliably...

A rather more drastic move is pending for Ken Cook, newly appointed chief executive for the NFC in Iran. A colleague had an...

Removals men are at last going around with something other than gloom on their faces. With the stagnation which hit the housing...

I see that Penshurst Place, near Tonbridge, is going to be the venue for a motoring pageant that includes vintage commercials...

THRIVE II one of the thirty? by lain Sherriff THIRTY large groups will be running Britain's haulage in 10 years' time,...

Its individual strengths. Engine. Maximum Torque, Minimum Servicing. The Transcontinental is powered by the internationally...

Convenient. The fully suspended three-man tilt cab is the best there is for ease of driving and comfort and it is, above all,...

The Ford Transcontinental is built to serve your needs for many years to come. And Ford's service network is there to serve...

continued from page 52 the group should be able to handle additional traffic with the same vehicles simply by utilising the...

shoppers to use a new supermarket which has recently opened in an adjacent town. I have been asked to run a minibus operating...

effect, a haulier could carry his own insurance risk by depositing £15,000 with the Accountant-General of the Supreme Court. My...

continued from page 65 collected at this side by a Renwicks tractive unit. With careful scheduling the tractor which, on...

by Bill Godwin IN the 10th annual site equipment demonstration sponsored and organised by Contract Journal, a new 40acre venue...

by Gordon Murray REMEMBER how a wet vehicle shines in the sun and bow good it looks till it dries ? Now operators can have wet...

by John Darker, AMBIM THE recent RTITB seminar on "Managing during inflation" included a wide-ranging contribution by Mr Peter...

The Lockcabinet is a new 'item of storage equipment added to the range of Lockpanel. The Lockcabinet is wall mounted ' with a...

Units to convert pallet trucks and stackers from manual 'to power operation are now available from Brimpex-Eccles. Called...

A complete range of air-powered lifts is now available from Ingersoll-Rand with lifting capacities ranging from 453kg (1,0001b)...

The Yutani range of pneumatic impact wrenches has been expanded with the introduction of the 13WK 13mm (tin) square drive...

The Nu-Line vehicle immobiliser is now being marketed by J. G. Slaven. The immobiliser consists of a steel block which encases...

you try to have what people will buy." This aphorism is certainly relevant to road haulage, an industry long past the days of...

Mr Pregle described concepts of physical distribution managemeat and commended hauliers who diversified their services in...