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Spy stays out in the cold A FIERCE attack on the use of tachographs—the spy in the cab—in British vehicles was mounted by Mr...
GOVERNMENT lorry cost sums just don't add up, according to the Freight Transport Association. And it has accused the...
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A THREE-DAY conference on road transport training arranged by the European Institute for Vocational Training opened in London...
ONE-TIME BRS driver Mr Brian Hayward has been appointed managing director of National Carriers by the National Freight...
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On the eve of Tipcon '76 • • • TIPPER operators round the country are becoming worried by one-man companies going in for rate...
FUTURE transport policy must give hauliers clear and definite decisions on a wide range of issues so that they can have firm...
A PRIVATE MEMBER'S Bill that would substantially ease the granting of psv operators' licences has now been published. It was...
THE Road Haulage Association is urging its members to protest to the Greater London Council over the proposals to keep lorries...
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CO-OPERATION between the Chloride Group, Chrysler UK Ltd and the National Freight Coroporation has resulted in the introduction...
COST cutting through more economic and efficient distribution is the subject of a British Institute of Management seminar on...
NOT even the most enthusiastic delegate at the 1967 Tipping Convention at Buxton would have predicted that it would become an...
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A ROYAL COMMISSION should be set up to end once and for all the controversy over lorry track costs. This suggestion was made...
J. W. (Ian) Phillips, transport manager of Glynwed Domestic and Heating Appliances Ltd, Falkirk, was on Monday elected...
NUMBERS of men enrolling with the BRS training centre at Staines for hgv licence training are up on last year despite...
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IN A £41million programme, 207 new tankers are joining BP Oil's road tanker fleet as replacements this year. The fleet—total...
THE raised ramps being built alongside motorway hard shoulders are observation platforms for police patrol vehicles. Dr John...
A FORD A0609 chassis-cab forms the basis of a lightweight mixer being operated by Mini-Mix Concrete Ltd of Rainham, Essex. The...
AN INDUSTRIAL Tribunal in Carlisle last week turned down the appeal of a lorry driver alleging unfair dismissal. The appellant...
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Driver contest A MIDDLESEX/RUISLIP CMLDoY contest will be held on Sunday, July 4 at the DoE HGV Testing Centre, Yeading. As...
A MANCHESTER operator, Connolly and Mannion Ltd, Levenshulme, was called to a Section 69 inquiry by the North Western LA, Mr R....
THE long-awaited drivers' subsistence claim forms which have been under negotiation between the industry and the Inland Revenue...
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THE dismissal of a driver, who was thought to be a heavy drinker, by an Atherton, Lancashire, haulier was held to be unfair by...
buses in the face of inflation, crisis and recession is the topic for the IRU (International Road Transport Union) congress in...
THE NATIONAL Freight Corporation has appointed G. B. Ward as general manager of Harold Wood and Sons of Heckmondwike. Mr Ward...
tor John Kirby, a member of the family company that Mr Ladkin joined in 1930. Roadline has appointed its youngest branch...
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— by Martin Watkins THE GOLDLINER—the coach body designed by Duple and National Travel to meet GRSA standards—was handed over...
MANY INDEPENDENT coach operators in the South East are looking at the possibility of running regular services for London...
AVAILABLE next season, on a limited range of chassis, is a Plaxton Supreme high-floor Continental-style coach body. The first...
A SMALL Derbyshire coach operator, John Cowlishaw, trading as J. Tours, of Alfreton, has been given authority to operate a...
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by CM reporter A NEW low-floor bus to be shown by Neoplan at the German Air Show at Hanover next week has a step/floor height...
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MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS to the Leyland 500 vehicle range are announced this week. All models will feature a new super-trim cab and...
A NEW tanker safety valve designed to stop accidental spillage following a snatch hose breakage has been developed by Gall...
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AN AGREEMENT between a British and a Continental demountable body manufacturer has meant the introduction of a new form of...
HEAVY DUTY-tipping semitrailers with centre-pivot twospring bogies and designed primarily for Middle-East markets have been...
A NEW RANGE of low-loading trailers with hydraulically operated detachable front ends and with capacities from 20 tons to 60...
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ALTHOUGH the preservation of the environment should be important to all road haulage operators, perhaps it is most important to...
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A NUMBER of vehicles modified to serve as crane carriers and for other special applications were shown at Hatfield this week....
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The trend is for tipper operators to buy reliability by specifying quality — and hang the expense by Graham Montgomerie...
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by Trevor Longcroft THE organisers of the tipper exhibition at the Road Haulage Association Tipping Convention starting today...
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It was only last week that I turned to thinking how long it was since I had heard of the anti-jack-knifing activities of Fred...
I met Dennis Bloomfield of Barking Motor Services and Enginering last week. No, I don't expect you know, him, unless you work...
An Australian truck operator's recent experience clearly demonstrates that the transport man knows the same joys and sorrows...
Stanclards—rthat's what we seem to have let slip; we've got out of the habit of complaining when complaining is justified. But...
Columbia Warner has just released a new film called White Line Fever. It's all about the American haulage business, a sort of...
It's not only the manufacturers who make the big time. Today, Friday, as you drive to the office, yard or factory you may just...
Bent on improving their image, Glasgow busmen are reported to be about to launch their own news sheet for public consumption....
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by Eddie Torr, Installation and Service Manager, Kismet-Dynaflex COMMERCIAL vehicle prices and running costs have risen so...
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by The Technical Editor WHEN driving tippers and other trucks in off-road conditions one of the main problems is how to get...
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I must take issue with Dr David Davies if only to redress the imbalance of view as reported in your issue of April 23. There...
It is expected that at least 200 young people will start training as professional heavy goods drivers by September 1976 at the...
I want to add a few comments to the FRM story. As the engineering foreman in charge of FRM 1 at present and for the past two...
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WHEN Seddon Atkinson announced the new I6-tonner 200Series machine last year the power unit created a great deal of interest....
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and emergency provisions applicable to ambulance drivers. I have mislaid my copy and I am sure that others as well as myself...
3.5 and 7.5 tonnes gross, should our vehicles—under 3 tons unladen but over 7.5 tonnes laden—bear a reflective plate at the...
this year and I understand that new regulations are in force governing the specification of such vehicles. Could you say what...
down small vehicles for which we use a Land-Rover with a twowheel trailer attached. The unladen weight of the LandRover does...
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AFA-MINERVA'S Talisman range of equipment has been developed to combat three key factors contributing to present soaring theft...
A WOULD-BE hijacker will need to be something of a mathematical genius to break the Silcox and Smith ignition code system. This...
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SIMBA Security Systems claim they can tailor-make a system to suit individual needs and offer a choice of three ways of...
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by Martin Watkins Photography by Dick Ross AN INTEGRAL Van Hool 300 coach with Fiat engine took the title "1976 Coach of the...
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OPERATORS are already preparing their attack on the substantial increase in heavy vehicle taxation proposed in the Government's...
MANY JOBS in the workshop are carried out against the 2lock, and every so often, something goes badly wrong on one of these...
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by Les Oldridge, TEng (CEI), MIMI, AM1RTE Wreckers 4 A GOODS VEHICLE drawing a rigid drawbar trailer is exempt from the need...
OAR cover is needed by everyone involved in international operation by Sue Copeman A HAULIER is generally held liable for...
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by Johnny Johnson CHRIS CARTER has been driving for nine years. Now, at 28, he's decided to have a go at being his own boss...
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Complete immobilisation of any vehicle fitted with a conventional hydraulic braking system is claimed for the Autosafe brake...
Printed self-adhesive tags giving the correct pressures for individual tyres are marketed by Stephenson Automotive. Stuck onto...
A nipple-forming tool enabling high-pressure diesel fuel pipes to be fabricated from stock material is available from...
Marron Machines have introduced a portable spot welder capable of welding together two plates of 1.5mm thickness (I6swg) at a...
To reduce the risk of mudguard damage on goods vehicles, Stockfis has introduced a guard with a flexible edge. Available in...
From Black & Decker come two electric arc welders designed for workshop use. The GD2100 and GD2150 have an infinitely variable...