;tate transport corporation poised for big stake in Iran's vast freight distribution levelopment; spin-off for other British...

)y CM reporter 'ODENS — the Cheshire ruck maker which has ought Government aid to )vercome liquidity problems — is...

East London dispute DISSATISFACTION with the progress of the Aidington/Jones recommendations for docks work reorganization has...

A ONE-DAY seminar on "Managing during inflation" is being organized by the Road Transport Industry Training Board on March 25....

A CALL to transfer t responsibilities for Transpi from Environment to t Industry Department w turned down in the Commo last week.

development effectively. These are therefore the other areas on which the NFC teams will eventually be concentrating. There...

and cold store warehousing to develop these techniques in Iran.. During the threeyear term of the contract, containerization...

AN ORDER from Iran won1 £13.1 million has bee placed with British Leylar for 2,500 Super Comet ton trucks and 500 9.5-to...

Spin-off to other UK companies will come in the recommendation of NFC to employ where suitable British equipment and know-how...

from own-account transport' THE LAUNCHING of BRS truck rental (first revealed in CM last December) is part of a four-year...

Part of the switch of traffic from own-account to contracted professional haulage is expected to result from the fact that...

WHILE GOVERNMENT spending will be pruned severely over the next five years, allocations for the National Bus Company and the...

LONDON has 8,000 miles of roads but only 425 miles are likely to be set aside for lorry routes, Martin Foulkes, assistant chief...

THE DoE will have 150 sites prepared this year for use by portable, electronic weighbridges operated by its enforcement staff....

'Worth waiting for' is the German verdict by a special correspondent AMERICAN truck building philosophy the assembly of...

ALTHOUGH the Freight Transport Association broadly approves the plans for harmonizing commercial vehicle taxation circulated by...

ROAD HAULIERS escape the Government's takeover net spread by Mr Tony Benn's Industry Bill. But vehicle manufacturers are...

FOLLOWING what are regarded as conflicting decisions by Shap magistrates concerning "Special Type" vehicles, Manchester heavy...

FLEXIBLE WORKING agreements have been adopted by more than 100,000 workers in 500 organizations in Britain, reveals a study by...

SUBSTANTIAL progress was being made in checking foreign heavy goods vehicles operating in this country, reported Mr Neil...

MINBURGH'S transport ommittee on Monday oted against any hand-over if the city's bus fleet to the ;cottish Bus Group. The nove...

s. PROMISE of increased , olice activity on attacks on us crews was made this mek by Mr Roy Jenkins, I ome Secretary when he -...

atrick Meredith, 47, has een appointed secretary of . te Confederation of British oad Passenger Transport. lan Townsin, 48,...

THE allocation of the public transport revenue support grant was described as "grossly unfair" during a discussion in the House...

AN APPLICATION by a subsidiary of the Tyne and Tees PTE, to run an express coach service between Newcastle upon Tyne and...

INCREASES ranging from 2p to 9p of Midland Red's bus fares have been approved by the Traffic Commissioners. The increases,...

3reater Manchester in 75/76 :IR EATER Manchester L'ouncil has rejected a uggestion by its transport trategy committee that an...

1975 is likely to be an important year for many public service vehicle operators. The following is a list of the most...

UNDAY Feb 9-14 FTA, inancial aspects of transport nd distribution course, Elvetham all, Hartley Wintney, Hants. ONDAY Feb 10....

FOR AN EXPERIMENTAL period of 12 months a grant has been given to Golden Key Coaches of Bognor to operate eight-day services to...

A DECISION by the North Western Licensing Authority to suspend A rdphalt Asphalt (Transport) Ltd's threevehicle operator's...

TWO Cardiff brothers employed by their wives in a scrap haulage company had the licence of the company revoked by the South...

A NATIONAL meat marketing concern, Mattcsons Meats Ltd, was granted an application to vary its 0 licence in the North Western...

A LORRY DRIVER who should have stayed overnight in England returned home to Aberdeenshire as he was moving house. His employer...

FIAT has raised the price of all its models — on average between six and eight per cent. This means that the 850T van...

by Gordon Murray THAT part of the Diseases of Animals (Waste Food) Order 1973, which covers the transport of offals requires...

Lord Arran, the egregious hum ourist who writes a column for the London Evening News, says he has always wanted to be a lorry...

I had not heard the story, told by his son in a BBC radio feature, of the great Lloyd George, Prime Minister in the First World...

Aberdeen lorry drivers have been helping a local school undertaking water purification research. A Charles Alexander vehicle...

Someone who's taking a particular interest in overseas affairs is Harry Pointon, managing director of Transflash Units Ltd....

I wonder how many light-controlled cross-roads have differently timed red phases for opposing streams of traffic for instance,...

This is International Women's Year, though you might not have thought so had you attended the London area of the Transport...

SOME PEOPLE concerned with transport in Britain have derived considerable pleasure from poking fun at the common transport...

The first question and answer in CA January 24 may be thought to 131 misleading. It should be made clear, I think, (par...

In all the pressure for heaviei maximum-capacity vehicles (as ir CM's letters page last week)don't left forget the...

bulk • by Trevor egg' • Pictures by Dick R Longcrof Non-tip pressure tanks chosen for animal feed distribution—the...

by George Wilmot WHEN the mechanical, electrical and ivil sections of the engineering pro'ession combined 10 years ago in the...

New opportunities are beginning to emerge via the Pollutio Act for hauliers who want to diversify into waste disposal by lain...

3 load of rubbish by Johnny Johnson ;ophisticated vehicles and plant are meeting environmental !emends and reducing the number...

The president of the Institute of Solid Waste Management tells CM how he sees the effect of the Control of Pollution Act on...

Dund Worcester with a Ford/Whale gully iptier tank 3raham Montgomerie SSING the operational suitof a gully emptier is...

‘ir Products demonstrates how the cryogenic tankers they ire building are likely to satisfy any legislation now being...

IN EXCLUSIVE TRIALS carried out last week by Commercial Motor at the M otor Industry Research Association's proving ground near...

their minds by John Darker AMBIM Driver recruitment problems hamper expansion WHAT can be learned from talking to veteran bus...

by Gordon Murray BRITISH road goods operators have something of a reputation for being reluctant to implement changes demanded...

have been working as depot foreman for the past year and so have not driven during that time. My hgv licence has to be renewed...

15ft wide and so does not comply with the Construction and Use Regulations. For some time it has been used solely within one...

to carry formula 5000 cars to meetings. We intend to keep the gvw below 3 tons. How should this vehicle be licensed and insured...

by John Darker AMBIM TRANSPORT efficiency and productivity requires better management — on that much there is general...

by Les Oldridge TEng (CEO, MIMI, AMIRTE LAST WEEK I dealt with the law contained in the Construction and Use Regulations and...

A new range of scissor lifts designed to meet the loading and unloading requirements of the largest road vehicles is now...

A variety of seals, rubber or synthetic, suitable for foodstuffs and other commodities can now he specifled for use with...

From ICI comes a synthetic fibre bag and a separate harness sling to facilitate the carriage of unitized loads. The standard...

A pocket-sized test meter, the ICE Microtest 80, from Italy is now available from Electronic Brokers. The meter covers eight...