• If Britain's bridges need as many billions spent on them as the Government says, then Britain has a problem. If Britain's...

• West Germany may introduce road tolls for all lorries, both foreign and national. Federal transport minister Juergen Wanike...

• This year almost 9,000 foreign lorries will be checked for overloading — an increase of 50%. Transport Secretary Paul...

• The man ultimately responsible for the London lorry ban has hit back at criticisms that it is farcical, claiming that it will...

credited with saving 50 lives after the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster who only received .E2,000 compensation for the loss...

announced by junior transport minister Peter Bottomley last week will be backed by a spending programme of more than £1...

• What has four engines and gearboxes, ten turbochargers and a combined power output of 1,640kW (2,200hp)? The answer is Dafs...

• A brand new Philips FCD 565 Compact Disc midi system is winging its way to Joe Wilson of Sandbach, Cheshire, who won the...

• Delivery delays on Leyland Dafs new 95 Series look like affecting the company's bid to finish 1987 at the top of the truck...

From next year the multi-lateral EC/ECMT annual permit will cost £100, compared with the present £105. The threemonth permit...

• Capital spending by local authorities on roads is to rise by more than 6%, says Transport Secretary Paul Charmon. Local...

• One of Britain's youngest truck racers, Terry Crossland, has died in a domestic accident. Crossland, 24, was suffocated by a...

a threatened strike by ownerdrivers could backfire on the company, claims Mike Binns of the drivers' association NODA. NODA,...

• Transport Development Group is posting itself into the Irish parcels market with the 2600,000 acquisition of Express Parcels...

a story headlined "MCH fined for no brakes". This should have read "MCH fined for no breaks". We apologise for any confusion...

• Newsagent Terence Jones is now driving a brand new Peugeot 205 1.1 XRA van, courtesy of Commercial Motor. Northampton-based...

• Tanker group Tankfreight is expanding its Tankclean network with a 2300,000 investment in two cleaning centres in Manchester...

• NFC Contract Distribution, part of the National Freight Consortium, is appointing a special training overseer in a bid to...

8x4 E10 rigids to its distribution fleet. The vehicles are all in the Pepsi Cola livery. The Cummins LT10-250-powered...

• Up-for-sale trailer manufacturer Craven Tasker has clinched orders with five fleet operators which it claims will maintain...

• BRS, the National Freight Consortium's contract hire and haulage operation, is confidently predicting that it will beat its...

IN More than million is being invested in the bulk-liquid division of P&O Tankrnasters to strengthen the company's fleet. The...

IN Jennings Haulage of Bury has bought eight speciallyequipped Foden 4000 rigids and two tractor units for a contract with...

• Iveco has developed an advanced driver information system which will be shown to the public on the Iveco Ford Truck stand at...

LT vans for a "step by step modification to en' sure that fires do not occur." A full statement by the company was expected,...

Service (HDS) for 1,500 200 Series Sherpa vans worth £11.2 million. The vehicles will be supplied over the next four years,...

• A flexible, sliding hood system devised to provide allweather protection for steel coils carried on flat semitrailers has...

• Daf could become the first heavy truck manufacturer in Europe to fit ZF's Easy Shift semi-automated gearbox in its leftand...

• Scania is supplying five G92M water tenders, to the West Glamorgan County Fire Service, under an unusual contract hire...

• Alleged tyre offences by Parceline involving the tread pattern on Michelin XCA tyres have been dismissed by the Reedley,...

• Objections from Leicestershire County Council, the local parish council and two residents resulted in a licence held by...

• Driver's hours and tachograph offences led Ron Whittle, a partner in Highley-based Go Whittle, to pay £2,650 fines and costs...

• Local residents have failed to prevent Sam Longson winning an increase in vehicle authorisation on the renewal of its...

I W and M Roberts trading as H C Roberts & Son of Bethesda at disciplinary proceedings before North Western Deputy Licencing...

• Lorry driver Tony Grainger was fined £120 after admitting 12 drivers hours and tachograph offences before the Alfreton...

• Visitors to last week's Duple roadshow in Surrey witnessed a double PSV debut in the shape of the all-new four-metre...

• The first three Leyland Swift minibuses to go into service in Britain started running this week with Yorkshire operator...

that has just bought the Bedford truck operation from General Motors, is to reintroduce bus and coach chassis production next...

• A prototype bus, powered by compressed natural gas (CNG), could be operating with London Buses before the end of 1988 — if...

has been given a fresh boost with its latest order for 33 Dodge 50 Series from SBG member Clydeside Scottish Omnibus. The S56...

• Gravesend-based Reliance Coaches has added three Leyland Royal Tiger Doyen integral coaches to its fleet. The Leyland...

bus as part of a Department of Transport-backed project to make travel easier for disabled passengers. The Leyland National...

• Strong demand for SEAT Ibiza hatchbacks has put back the launch of the long-awaited SEAT Terra high-top van well into 1988....

• Southampton operator Blow Transport has switched part of its fleet to a swap-body operation, with four MAN-VW chassis and...

• Off-road vehicle accessory supplier Oasis of Dover is now offering a removable hard-top conversion for the Suzuki SJ range of...

• Daihatsu and Toyota have both revised their Japanesebuilt UK light commercial vehicle ranges for 1988. Externally, the latest...

over 2.3 million for light commercial vehicles from MAN Volkswagen, and Austin Rover. The 130 vehicle/21.5m order for MAN-VW...

FIA for its rental fleet The vehicle is designed for the removal market, and the body has been built in conjunction with...

• Renault has strongly denied that it is talking specifically to Volkswagen and General Motors about a co-operation deal for...

SMITHS HAULS FOR INGUAEX • AE Smith and Son has been appointed distributor for the body systems and components made by lngimex...

N EW TAX CLASS FOR WRECKERS • From 1 January 1988 recovery operators with vehicles which are used only to recover disabled...

HAZARD TRAINING COUNT-DOWN • Lorry drivers who carry dangerous substances have four months to complete training needed under...

SAFENAUL SYSTEM FOILS RAIDERS • Safehaul, the Manchesterbased security device manufacturer, is claiming a success in preventing...

launching a range of vehicle alarm systems. Its Mantis System One is a one-piece alarm that costs £42.65; the more...

TRAINING FOR MOTOR MOTIVATION • A consultancy service aimed at the motor trade can create better motivated salesmen, more...

FORD TRANSIT AND OLD P100 • The prices of the remaining dealer stocks of the old Ford P100 pickup, and of the current Transit...

EP TRAINING 1988 COURSES • EP Training Services of Esher, Surrey has published its 1988 guide to training course. The brochure...

by Largent Brown and Published by Kogan Page at 216.95 is a guide to the legal and financial problems likely to be encountered...

TUESDAY SALES FROM CMA • Central Motor Auctions of Dursley, Glos, is now holding sales of light commercials every Tuesday at...

ANTI-THEFT STEREO FROM SHARP • To deter thieves the new Sharp Safe stereo radio cassette player is fitted with a removable...

At last Scania gets a (little) higher roof, and there's more torque all round — including a chart-topping 470 for 1989. •...

• The people who really make the European Transport Maintenance Council tick are the operators: when they get up to speak at...

• ETMC aims to create a pan-European standard bar code symbology to help workshops identify spare parts and stock more easily....

• ETMC has published another recommended code of maintenance practice, this time on wheel bearings, It follows on from the code...

• In the ETMC workshop session on cab comfort and safety, Kris Cuypers presented a new three-drawbar vehicle project called...

• Speed limiters for all types of commercial vehicles offer six main advantages, said Jan de Koning of the Dutch firm,...

THE BEST Phil Biddlecombe is the man who decides which truck NCCS should buy, when and from whom. He is a powerful man, but how...

We have been behind the wheel of MAN's 22.362 in advance of its UK launch and were particularly impressed with its...

one of the companies featured in your article "On a dark and stormy night" (CM 12-18 November 1987), I feel impelled to tell...

a report on the Nissan Cabstar and claimed it was the only purpose-built dropside pickup on the British market between 3.0 and...

The long-serving 50 Series has a new face and a new heart under its old skin. Performance and behaviour have both been...

MONTGOMERY/SALTER Bob Montgomery has been appointed managing director of United Transport Buses. He is presently managing...

Debbie Brumpton, 26, is the new national sales manager for TNT Sameday, responsible for its divisions, TNT Air, Taxitrucks,...

GB Crate Hire has made Kevin McAvan, 31, northern regional manager to run its new depot in Newton-leWillows. McAvan has worked...

CURRIE/BARRAL Leasing Principals, the vehicle leasing and contract hire firm, has made two promotions in Scotland. Alan Currie...

HUNTLEY Last week we announced John Huntley's appointment at Leasing Principals. The picture caption should have read John...

West Country coach operator Badgerline has appointed Jacky Evans to marketing manager. She will be based at Badger House,...

HODGSON Maurice Hodgson has become sales director of Ross and Bonnyman of Forfar, Angus. Hodgson has been with the company 15...

GREEN David Green this week returns to the international office of the ETA to take over from Caroline Trewhitt who left the...

HOWES Alan Howes, operations manager with Scottish Bus Group subsidiary Midland Scottish, now joins the group's Scottish...

Mike Dibb is resigning as managing director of Trailerent and Truckrent early next year. He is reducing his business...

Barrie Cload has been given the newly-created chief executive job with Ailsa Truck Finance. He has worked in the UK and Italy...

Keith Bury FInst WM MIEH, was elected chairman of the National Association of Waste Disposal Contractors last week. "Waste is...

punch with kick but no nick. I never drink and drive but any alcohol-free beers and wine I've had are quite disappointing. The...

4 is preceded by traffic news. Last Wednesday broadcaster Brian Redhead warned listeners of severe delays on the London-bound...

of post-war lorries are available from Ray Jenkins by post from Unit 14, Bentalls Shopping Centre, Heybridge, Maldon, Essex....

1988 Tacky Calendar competition has a new entry. This time Neill Tools of Sheffield has put forward a calendar which is...