HOW MUCH LONGER can the Government justify the retention of the Multi Occupational Training and Educational Centre at High...

iNSING AUTHORITIES are becoming increasingly alarmed by rtages of enforcement staff, and several report a growing risk of al...

at odds over the Fernment's proposals to induce dim/dip lights on ides. he bulk of comments on the rernment's proposals are in...

KARRIER MOTORS, the Dodge/ Renault commercial vehicle company in Britain, will become a wholly-owned Renault subsidiary by the...

THE NATIONAL Freight Consortium made a E5.2m profit before weeks trading to December 25 last year. Turnover came to £130m and...

THE EEC Commission has confirmed that modification of the European Agreement on International Road Transport (AETR) now under...

LORRIES should be given access to pedestrian areas, the Freight Transport Association says in a report published this week....

THE ROAD Haulage Associatii has stepped up its campail against farmers who are si abusing vehicle excise duty al fuel rebate...

THE PRESENT shake-out of overcapacity in the road haulage industry will result in more profitable and efficient companies...

INVESTMENT in new roads will help the economy and reduce unemployment, former Freight Transport Association president Len Payne...

THE THREAT of a haulage strike still looms over South Wales, where the Transport and General Workers' Union says relatively few...

ADLINE has introduced lie-entry documentation to rove security and reduce the of split deliveries. he new system means that h...

THE FREIGHT Transport Association has objected to a proposed area lorry ban in North East London and South Essex that would...

TWO LORRY bans in Gv have been opposed by Freight Transport Associatic With the Raglan-Abergav( trunk road improvement (, now...

A MARKED SHIFT towards roll-on/roll-off cargo handling can be seen in figures published by the City of Portsmouth's harbour...

The Institute of Road Transport Management aims to provide members and their employers with a wide range of support and...

Kent epoch to the Dartford Tunnel, as the Thames crossing prepares off for an eventual 100 per cent increase in traffic when it...

THE BRITISH Road Federation has joined the Freight Transport Association, the Road Haulage Association and the Greater London...

E CARPET industry transport rvice Carpet Express has Aced to the centre of Hinckley, cestershire, from its previous lotion...

FORD has commissioned a new Langley plant at a cost of £4m. The twin parallel-lane layout of the test facility can handle up...

CUMMINS ReCon is introduc improvements and extensil to its range of reconditioned gines and components. The range covcrs all...

THE FIRST two production versions of the Shelvoke drop-frame brewery vehicle have just been delivered to Coca-Cola Bottlers...

TNEY COMBE REID has n on David Hardie as proion and distribution direc will be responsible for ribution at all five of the...

JOHN WEDGWOOD has been named president-elect of the Electric Vehicle Association. He will take over presidency from Lord...

,LCOLM HOWITT has become the new general manager of Cloyed Transit, the Langburgh, Middlesbrough and Stockton municibus...

NATIONAL CARRIERS Fleetcare has taken on Rod Macdonald as general manager for its new Bedford Commercial Vehicle franchise in...

1SLANDLINK, the Isle of Wight based warehousing, distribution and breakbulk division of Western British Road Services, has...

GEORGE SIMPSON is to become the new managing director of Freight Rover, part of the Land Rover-Leyland Group, on April 1. He...

TRANSPORT SECRETARY David Howell has rapped West Midlands PTE and Cardiff City Council for their response to the criticisms...

NATIONAL BUS COMPAIN subsidiaries East Kent and Mai stone and District are to be rec ganised into four separate cor panies this...

LONDON TRANSPORT's board has approved plans for a slimmer bus management approach, and its capital purchase plans for next year...

A COUNTY DURHAM indepei dent has been given a one ye licence for a Consett-Blackhi service, despite opposition froi Northern...

LUNG ALL COACHMEN. For the first time ever, CM is ing you an opportunity to put your wares before the travel de and public at...

BRITAIN'S MUNICIPAL bus undertakings are to join the Local Government Training Board. The bus operating industry was until...

NDON TRANSPORT'S Amos minibus inquiry opened this week I attracted an immediate controversy over its terms of reference Ernest...

CONTROVERSY has broken out in Strathclyde following the leak of a document which suggests massive public transport cuts and the...

ROBSONDRIVE, the Swedish device to temporarily convert a 6x2 into a 6x4, is to be made generally available in the UK. Swedish...

A KNOCK-DOWN kit produced by Moto Master Body Kits of Market Weighton, Yorkshire, has achieved an ATP pass of .312. The body,...

AVAILABILITY of automa transmission as a factory fit option has been extended tot 12, 13 and 14.5 ton versions the Dodge...

THE TANKER vehicle calibration centre at Cannon Park, Middl brough has handled 500 tankers in its first two years of operation...

DUBLIN-BASED Anti-Skid Controls, which recently introduced a new micro-computer-based anti-wheel-lock system for commercial...

'AIN'S last nationalised er is unlikely to be popular y circumstances, and when associated with a major :ish ferry company...

into passenger transport, fire fighting equipment and the municipal range with which it has long been associated. Its truck...

I WAS BOTH puzzled and concerned by the content of your leader entitled "Dubious gains from 38 tonnes" in CM February 5. The...

I AM WRITING to comment on your news item relating to Tory MP Peter Fry's comments on the Serpell Report which appeared in CM,...

I READ with interest the report (CM February 5) of Reg Dawson's account of the document — Heavy Lorries — published by the...

Over the past two years business has slumped so badly at the High Ercall Motec that the centre is fighting for its very life....

A changing pattern of trade prompted this brewer to develop a new distribution vehicle with better design and productivity....

Hundreds more firms are following the contract hire route, whether for financial reasons or convenience. THOUSANDS of lorries...

Leyland's Windf oiled Terrier flattered to deceive. The aerodynamics did little for the fuel consumption at speeds below top....

E 38-tonne Workshop run for fland Vehicles by CMat the of January was a narkable occasion. An extrarestrial fly on the wall...

WITH THE rapid increase in haulage costs during the past few years, many operators have turned to Brittany Ferries because this...

WHAT STARTED as a local concours d'elegance in the grounds of Sherborne Castle, Dorset, has changed counties and become the...

THE CHAIRMAN'S award for actions of outstanding merit or valour, which Sir Daniel Pettit initiated for National Freight...

Recognised as the supreme test of driving skill and knowledge, the CMLDoY competition gets underway very shortly. Mike...

EN a motoring trade Dciation is looking for ways lemonstrating the zeal with ch it protects its members' Tests there are a...

THE 1982 BUSINESS failures figures issued by Dun & Bradstreet, the business information specialists make chilling reading. In...