own business, but they could certainly learn a thing or two about protectionism by looking at the British hire-and-reward...

• Civil service unions are planning to escalate their Customs and Excise stoppages with a series of lightning 72hour strikes...

• Speaking at the first ever Scottish Freight Transport and Distribution conference last week, Kenneth Kelly, managing...

• Roger Dowsett, managing director of one of Britain's leading haulage companies, Dow Freight Services, and a director and...

• Competition for parcels carriers in the express parcels market is likely to increase this month with the launch by the Post...

• The public inquiry into York City Council's plans to extend the city centre's lorry ban (CM 7 March) has now heard the...

• Business failures in the transport and communication industry in England and Wales totalled 1,379 during 1986 — up 5%...

road in this Leyland Tiger 'Battle Bus' — in fact it is a Hestair Duple 340 body with a number of unusual options apparently...

• The Freight Transport Association has fired the first tentative shots in its latest campaign for the adoption of 40 tonnes...

• The relative weakness of Sterling against the Deutsclunark is having its effect on Mercedes-Benz (UK) which has confirmed...

• European Traffic Commissioner Stanley Clinton Davis has promised to monitor lorry hijackings to see what legislation might...

• The first two ERF E-Series tractive units fitted with Currunins Super E 400 engines have gone into service with Mike Kirby...

• Industrial waste and scrap metal merchant F D O'Dell & Sons of Shefford, has taken delivery of one of the first revised...

• Royston-based bodybuilders Glass Transport Systems has built this glass-carrying body on a Volvo FL6 chassis for Aberdeen...

• Mercedes-Benz UK is extending its Bremen panel van and chassis cab range with two new 4.6-tonne GVW models, which are due...

• Iveco Ford is to offer Eaton's Twin Splitter gearbox in its 38-tonne-plus Cargo rigid drawbar and tractive units, which...

vehicle aimed at the light commercial and car market. A feasibility study is now being made and the vehicle could be in...

Skidchek equipment has been a feature on Petrofina vehicles since 1982 and the process was completed with a recent retrofit...

• Canterbury-based William Gollop has completed what it believes to be the first thirdaxle conversion on a Mercedes-Benz...

• British Rail's hold on the distribution of newspapers and magazines has diminished further with TNT winning the contract to...

• One of the country's largest operators of light vans is entering the contract hire market with the launch of White Arrow...

The new vehicles, based at Billingham, Avonmouth and Runcorn, will carry chemicals including carbon dioxide, chloride and...

• Tesco has unveiled £70 million plans for a new distribution system to operate from 14 regional depots, which it claims...

• Ecolab, manufacturer of the Finish range of dishwasher products, has appointed Lowfield to handle all the distribution of...

expected at trailer rental company Rentco International over the next few months following the £43 million management-led...

for an undisclosed sum of Ripponden and District Motors, the North of England parcels carrier. The acquisition adds 75...

• The duration of licences held by associated companies Montgomery Transport and Gasketls Transport (GB) has been cut by 12...

• A lorry driver bluffed his way into a warehouse and made off with precious metals worth thousands of pounds, the High Court...

had its north western interim licence extended while a licence application in the South Eastern Traffic Area is processed. In...

IN Vincent and Margaret Corbett, trading as V & M Corbett Transport of Much Wenlock, escaped with a warning when they appeared...

licence held by Matrixgrade of Nottingham, but only in respect of one vehicle for two years. The company had previously held a...

• London Buses, currently engaged in a High Court battle with the Transport and General Workers Union over its plans for...

• Leyland Daf has dismissed suggestions that it intends to quit building PSV chassis in Britain. In the latest edition of...

• The old coaching name of Sheffield United Tours has been revived. SUT was well known as a coach operator in the South...

• The PSV operator's licence held by Norman Mayers, trading as Thomas Coaches of Stockport, has been prematurely terminated...

• Councillors in Solihull are desperately seeking an operator to take over one of the former services of Solihull District...

• The first example of Wright's of Ballymena's new premium coach body, the Contour Imperial, is now on the road — and...

Robinson & Coxeter, has been elected president of the British Association of Removers. When Payne took over the company in...

joined the BRF in 1972,

the BTR company based in Weston super Mare supplying insulated panel systems for refrigerated road transport and manufacturing...

Bristol has won this year's "Apprentice of the Year" award, sponsored by Berger Vehicle Refinishes. Simon Clements, who works...

builder DonBur, based in Stoke-on-Trent, as technical sales representative for the South and West, working from his home at...

Management as managing director of its distribution consultancy division from Federal Express Systemline where he was...

TDG subsidiary Storage and Haulage, following the Hatfield Warehousing and Distribution merger. He started with the company in...

Stevecastle, the tipper bodybuilding division of R & G Wilcox, Robert Hyde becomes works manager.

• I am very concerned at the statements made in your feature, "Cutting the Crane Bill" wie April 11, 1987. This article...

Fiat Ducato Turbo (CM 16 May 1987) you referred to the Volkswagen LT35E as having payload of 1,492kg, giving the Fiat an 180kg...

diesel we tested in janumy (CM 17 January) the Payload as-tested was 1,492kg. The equivalent figure for the Fiat Ducat° Maxi...

its dealer network with the appointment of J E Coulter (Trucks) of Newtonabbey, Northern Ireland as a full Renault Truck...

the leading Spanish agency, Prestige International TIR SA to operate a joint trailer service between the UK and Spain. The...

a weighbridge 'hire service scheme'. Many types of weighbridges can be supplied under the scheme, including a new electronic...

warranty to include a free breakdown callout service, with free vehicle recovery if necessary, where a warranty related...

DATA PROTECTION • The Data Protection Registrar has issued a set of eight guidelines which up-date those originally published...

has opened a new office in Harlow. TDT'4 training adviser in the area will be happy to help companies formulate effective...

England and Denmark, will double its activities from 15 June with a new route between London and Esbjerg. Sailings from...

NFC Car Auctions' divisional director, Paul Bates, says the closure does not affect the firm's commitment to auctions, or to...

requirements of 'The Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Packages etc) Regulations 1986', Raydeck Safety Products...

• The Health and Safety Executive has published up-todate guidance dealing with safety in the use of freight containers. The...

truck drivers' point of view on a wide range of topics that influence every day life on the road. Franklin Wood, spent a year...

• British Telecom International has published the International Datel Handbook. In more than 80 pages the new guide details...

announced that both carriageways of the A406 North Circular Road Staples Corner flyover will be closed to traffic for...

an average of 9,500 breakdowns a day. Recoveries by the Relay Service of seriously broken down or accident-damaged vehicles...

modern chassis. These charming vans are eye-catching at best but performance is not usually their selling point. Operators...

just been relaunched. Historical Britain is comprehensively covered and includes a tour of important Viking sites. Each coach...

13-21, is the fourth event of its kind organised by our contemporary 'FIR'. The exhibition combines a unique mix of vintage and...

member of the RHA. She is seen receiving her membership certificate from national chairman Glyn Samuel. Peter Bottomley is seen...

Hauliers are continually improving their quality control systems to satisfy demanding clients: the professional survivors of...

MACHINES Leeds City Council is the very model of a modern major municipal transport operator. The city's cleansing department...

ROUNDER • The FL6, Volvo's latest 16-tonner, became available in the UK early last year and extended the model range down to...

Why does a transport manager need to have a CPC in the first place, and how did it start? We give a potted history of the...

To get anywhere in the transport industry today, you need a CPC, or Certificate of Professional Competence. We give a...

With Eaton's SAMT poised to burst on to the European transport scene, marketing director Dick Tooker has been talking about the...

COMPETITION • Entries are now open for the 1987 Commercial Motor Livery Competition. The competition is open to all...