for EEC transport from our Brussels correspondent TRANSPORT diplomas, certificates and formal qualifications will be recognised...

)e IT Day? COMMERCIAL vehicle operators will finally know the "T" Day secret — the deadline for the introduction of tachographs...

DREIGN OFFICE Minister of Late Mr Roy Hattersley last tek refused to give any Views pout the "social harmonisaon in road...

RUNNING cost increases of between 2 and 4 per cent for road hauliers are being forecast this week following the 5ip a gallon...

DR JOHN GILBERT, the Transport Minister, said in the Commons last week that he hoped to make a statement shortly about coaches...

ADVERTISEMENTS in nine local newspapers quoting the approximate percentage of cost increases incurred by hauliers over the past...

MEMBERS of the bulk liquids group of the Road Haulage Association are to seek substantial rate increases immediately to cover...

The signs are that Britain's tachograph agony will soon be over—though not in the way that most operators have devoutly wished....

THE Government had a majority of only six when the Commons voted last week on 'the plan to extend the National Dock Labour...

A REMOVALS service for offices and commercial organisations is to be extended into 10 regional centres by Pickfords Removals...

A DECISION on the possible extension of the Road Haulage Association's objections to 0licence applications when the applicant...

A WEST CUMBRIA operator has had his licence revoked and has been disqualified from obtaining another for the next two years....

A BIRMINGHAM haulier, Evan John Jones, of Crayford Road, Kingstanding, was called before the West Midland deputy LA, Mr J....

Take-over ARTAC, the Barking-based bulk tank haulage company, has been acquired by Hunting Gibson Ltd. Fuel-Fast, the oil fuel...

and ME haulage AN International Freight Convention under the auspices of the Road Transport Industry Training Board is being...

by CM reporter A GILLINGHAM operator seeking renewal of its 0 licence last week accused the borough council of "using a...

EXPORTS of commercial vehicles are hitting record breaking levels—while on the other side of the trade balance imports have...

TRAILERS on drawbar outfits will count towards gross weight for hgv licensing from January 1 under the new Bill before...

NEW TOP man for Ford of Britain is Terry Beckett, who takes over as chairman and managing director from Sir William Batty in...

IN THE belief that the Government will cut London's Transport Giant by half in 1976, the GLC said last week that LT fares would...

LEYLAND'S B15 should be the most universally acceptable double-decker ever designed, said London Transport's chief executive,...

AN ORDER for 344 new buses has just been placed by the SBG for delivery in 1976. This order, worth £5m, is the biggest ever...

THE FIRST Eagle coach imported to Britain has returned to the Belgian factory of the Bus and Car Company for detail...

WITH hindsight, mistakes and errors of judgment had been made by the East Kent Road Car Co Ltd, in its relationship with...

AN INCREASE of 1 per cent in bus mileage next year is being sought by London Transport. Amounting to a total of 1.8m miles, the...

Two-way plan FOR the first time since 1961 buses could soon be running both ways along London's Tottenham Court Road. An...

FIVE PER CENT fuel savings have been achieved by the Plessey Co Ltd by using Airshield equipment fitted to a Leyland Buffalo...

A DO-IT-YOURSELF renovation and conversion job has resulted in a Coventry commercial vehicle repair shop having to turn down...

THE highest standards of design were found where the customers demanded them, the Duke of Gloucester told transport engineers...

Commenting that "one man's bus lane is another man's obstacle" he criticised the continued failure of London's authorities to...

ONE trade union official said to me that he could not understand why every claim for unfair dismissals was not settled by the...

by Martin Huckett IMAGINE a heavy transport drivers' organisation powerful enough to compel governments to sit up and take...

by T. F. McLachlan, director and general manager, Grey-Green Coaches TODAY there are few types of chassis from which the...

by Martin Watki n s IN THE preceding article, Mr Tom McLachlan has discussed the relative merits of heavy and light coaches...

WHEN the Freight Transport Association asked whether Britain might become a nation of dockers, the intention was to curdle the...

by Les Oldridge, TEng (CEI), MIMI, AMIRTE HEALTH & SAFETY (3) THE Health and Safety at Work Etc Act 1974 makes it the - duty...

ONCE the engineer has convinced his management of the advantages of a preventive maintenance scheme, he must make sure that...

1 when the same thing keeps failing, re it a major or minor item. Tell the traffic manager Once this side of things has been...

by Philip Oxley Manager, Dial-a-Ride Study, Crantield Centre for Transport Studies SIX YEARS ago the first Dial-a-Ride...

Lurching from the capitalist to the communist, I see that Moscow has now started a regular service with the electric delivery...

The Motor and Cycle Trades Benevolent Fund (BEN) is facing the worst financial crisis in its 70-year history, and looks like...

When he gave the national and technical press, radio and "TV a run-down on the BI5 last week, at the LTB function reported...

At last an opportunity to buy a copy of Playboy on expenses! The December issue contains a fascinating interview with Teamster...

McGowan, told me that they had some high-jinks when they got 170 elderly and 120 disabled people to participate in trials with...

ROAD TEST and operational trial by Martin Watkins LEYLAND has striven to produce two double-decker bus designs—the B15 (CM...

How much real progress with electrics and LPG in Britain and Europe? by Stephen Gray THE PRESENT quest for vehicles which can...

PROSPECTS—continued the bodies and chassis, Bosch and Siemens the electrics and Varta the batteries, which are towed in...

Spotting the police patrols and telling other truckers by radio is one of the pastimes of American long-haul drivers, as Colin...

Madrid's 'middle -class' microbuses are making the old saying come true by Brian Cottee SUDDENLY this summer Madrid has been...

There's more than driving in being a good tours operative by Martin Watkins photographs by Dick Ross COACH DRIVERS in the...

by CM reporter THE MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, Dr John Gilbert, has now received his officials' report on coach safety, which he...

unladen weight of over 3 tons and want to convert this to a caravanette for touring purposes. Do I have to tax the vehicle as...

workers from a central pickup point to my factory on the outskirts of the town. I have been offered a vehicle with headlights...

a university town, I have been asked by the Students Union if I will take a party of students to Turkey. Could you advise me...

be necessary for minibus driving after January 1 next. Could you say what this will be? January 1 next sees the EEC driving...

by Martin Watkins7 THE POLICY of both central and 'local government to relieve city centres from unnecessary intrusion by...

A survey of machines on the British market ONE of the features of bus operation in Britain in the past 10 years or so has been...

This will cost employers a packet by John Darker, AMBIM THE Employment Protection Act, which received the Royal Assent on...

A new hydraulic truckmounted loader with a capacity of 16 ton-metres fills the medium-weight gap in the Italian-built Muscle...

Reddey Mechanical Handling is now marketing a range of Wagner reach-mast battery fork-lift trucks. Available in three lifting...

A new, high-pressure washing unit—the Powerwash—has been introduced by E. Allman and Co Ltd. With a pressure of 2,7601tN/sqm...

The latest advances in electric public service and multi-stop delivery vehicles are shown in a new film from the Electric...

Luso! 1, a multi-purpose lubrication, is applied by an aerosol can having a twoposition jet, One position provides a fine...