be earning over £17,000 each next year must be as terrifying to the average haulier as it is pie-in-the-sky to the average...

• Changes in criminal trial procedures are coming into effect which will alter the number of transport cases which find their...

• The threat of Continental hauliers competing for UK domestic traffic from the beginning of next year has been quashed with...

• Operators face at least another 18 months of the London lorry ban, following an overwhelming vote by the 33 London boroughs...

and Italy have adopted similar positions. fl Inspection of fuel tanks at EEC borders will be virtually scrapped by October 1...

• Dery prices are unlikely to increase in the next few days, despite reports in the press that the Organisation of Petroleum...

• A sixth TNT depot came under siege last week as the company attempted to gain a High Court injunction against SOGAT to stop...

• The Rover Group has reached agreement in principle with the management team at Unipart for the sale of 75% of the spare parts...

• Iveco has finished its first ten years' trading in the black. During 1985 it turned the previous year's losses of £113...

• Changes in road lighting policy announced by Roads and Traffic Minister Peter Bottomley this week could lead to a...

• The proposed changes to British driver's hours regulations, which come into effect on September 29, were passed by the Lords...

1111 The EEC Commission is investigating allegations that the British Government discriminates against drivers from other...

• Drivers in the M25 area in Surrey will, for the next month, be regaled by advertisements on local radio stations warning them...

• The new Construction and Use Regulations, which come into effect on August 11, do not go far enough to harmonise UK laws with...

• A Scottish brewer has uprated its fleet from 32.5 to 38 tonnes GCW with no fuel consumption penalty, and its fleet engineer...

• Dupont has developed a new application for its patented material Kevlar, best known for its use in friction linings, enabling...

• Tachograph chart supplier Keko UK has withdrawn from the market because Keko in Switzerland will not supply the charts at the...

• Engineers of the Brewery Transport Advisory Committee are aiming to set some fuel economy records with a unique,...

United Transport Tankers has ordered 62 new ERF and Seddon Atkinson tractive units worth £2 million. The deal is thought to be...

• The first 8 x 4 Scania in the UK to be specified with CAG (computer aided gearshifting) has joined the fleet of Mansfield...

Mobil pays 20% small profit return a / Two weeks after BP tanker drivers settled for a 35% wage increase, Mobil Oil has now...

British Rail, managed to return a small operating profit of 2769,000 during 1985/86, in spite of "fierce competition and...

• ll&L) Transport (Dundee) which went into liquidation several months ago will pay a dividend to outstanding creditors and a...

Anniversary this year with this special Volvo FL10 tractive unit. The new artic unit has a custom metallic paint finish to...

• TNT Overnite is now offering a next-day delivery service for large or bulky consignments which weigh over 75kg. The new...

I Bucks, the specialist distribution company, is planning to invest close to 23 million over the next two years on improving...

• Insurance premiums for commercial vehicles are being increased by up to 25%, and there are indications that further increases...

El Scottish FTA members are now able to use a new insurance broker for their insurance needs — FTA Insurance Services Scotland....

• Overnight parcels company, Independent Express, has opened a new, purposebuilt 22 million operational hub building at...

• Split weighing as a method of determining axle weights has been attacked as inaccurate by a Crown Court Judge. Judge Peter...

• jacksons Express Deliveries Ltd have been successful in a bid to increase their fleet following an agreement with objectors...

• A High Court Judge has refused leave for appeals by the two directors and the former general manager of Charter Roadways....

• The attitude of Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council was criticised when it opposed the renewal without modification of the two...

• A Dutch driver who drove through red traffic lights with his flower lorry at 3.17am last Tuesday came before Sheffield...

• A new minibus conversion based on a Ford Transit 160 panel van was among the exhibits at the mini motor show held by...

• Coach operators in the 21-strong Guild of British Coach Operators have told dealers and manufacturers that they want to rent...

01 National Bus Company subsidiaries will be operating 3,000 minibuses by the end of the year, Transport Minister David...

• Pleasurama bid £2.3 million for National Holidays Limited Transport Secretary John Moore has revealed. Although Moore...

• Tendered bus services operating in the London area are providing costs savings of up to 20%, claims London Regional...

• Three Plaxton Paramount 4000 MS Double Deck coaches mounted on Scania K112TR chassis have been delivered to Western Scottish...

• Allegations that a major European coach tour company could be infringing the EEC's social laws on driving hours and rest...

• Scottish Bus Group sub sidiary Northern Scottish has taken delivery of fourteen new Leyland Olympian double deckers. Eight...

• Warehousing and distribution specialist Tate and Lyle Distribution Services has appointed David Wilson as engineering...

• The National Bus Company has appointed two finance directors. David Simon assumes the finance role of the new NBC...

• NFC member Tankfreight has appointed two new directors to assist the company to build on its 100% growth of the past year....

• Freight Rover has restructured its sales operation to strengthen its efforts in both domestic and export markets. Key...

• Richard Allen appointed general manager, Peterborough Products. Perkins Engines Group, responsible for the production and...

• Nissan UK has announced the appointment of Michael J Hunt — a co-founder and shareholder — as an assistant managing director....

F7 models that are fitted with Sankey lightweight wheels. There have been reports of cracks appearing near the stud holes in...

company, Rentmaster, is offering vehicles for both contract hire and spot rental. They range from 3.5 tonne GVW Luton vans to...

conference takes place in London next month. Organised by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, topics will include bus...

DAF DEALER ▪ Daf Trucks has added a new service dealership to its network. It has been opened by Morey Daf Trucks at Fareham,...

weights and dimensions infringements in Czechoslovakia, the police authorities there have introduced stricter checks on...

its UK to the Continent freight business at Truckline Ferries' head office in Poole. Truckline is part of Brittany Ferries....

video cassette of this year's Lucas Truck Superprix at Brands Hatch. The 50-minute video has commentary by Murray Walker. It...

(IPDM) is to run 24 training courses and seminars in the academic year starting on September 1. They range from week-long...

new surface coating material that can solve the growing problem of graffiti on walls_ It is a clear sealer that can be applied...

Wolverhampton branch into larger premises. It has moved from Bilston Road to Fox's Lane, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV1 IPA....

HEAT AND LIGHT • Vehicle heater manufacturer Eberspacher (UK) is offering a free driver's torch with every DIL cab heater...

BLACKWATER BYPASS • The Department of Transport has confirmed that a 3.81an (2.3 miles) bypass to take the A30 around the...

• CM's roadworks report is compiled this week with the help of the Department of Transport and the AA. M1 Hertfordshire A...

MI I must write to express my disgust at your Dealer Guide (CM, July 26). We are one of the top Iveco Truck specialist dealers...

vehicles, I always read your light vehicle road tests with keeness to see if I have been missing out on the latest in light...

• I am writing on behalf Spectronics Micro Systems Ltd to commend you on the article on radioprinters (CM, July 12). We are...

definitely of no benefit to the lorry driver. Any person who thinks so must be a novice to our profession, or an idiot! It is...

stated that at 8,114kg the Seddon Atkinson R30L25301 8x4 "was claimed to be the lightest of any European eight-wheeler with a...

with a recently received press release about Drinkwater Sabey's Bournemouth region which is sponsoring a country music festival...

Bere Regis, Dorset, was blocked • Customers visiting the Leyland Trucks' headquarters at Preston, Lancs. can see for themselves...

Wood Transport hit on the bright idea of involving what they term "the flavour of youth". They arranged for one of their...

five-day trip to Germany where he visited the Tip Top tyre repair material plant. Our photo shows winner Alan Lorne (left)...

Volvo has incorporated a number of worthwhile new features into the FL7 32-tonner while retaining the marque's traditional...

Darren Ices 1111An appeal against the withholding of an operator's licence to Darren Ices of Hayscastle, in Dyfed, was...

Peter H. Parker IIIThe regulations imposed by the Transport Act are a fact of life and the same standards must be applied to...

British Road Services Forty cases of wine were damaged when a lorry shed its load two days before Christmas. British Road...

Henrick Paling IllHenrick Paling, a Dutch lorry driver with an address in Herkingen, was fined a total of £300 by Sheffield...

Phillip Escott (P. Escott Fuels) MA Cardiff operator who admitted using his vehicles without an operator's licence has been...

III have recently been consulted by a company called to public inquiry under Section 69 of the Transport Act. It has a number...

MOperators' licences have been surrendered to the Eastern LA by Avon Sports Surfaces, David Basshawe, La Boulangerie Francaise,...

C. H. S. (UK) Ltd III South Eastern Deputy LA Arthur Mundy has ruled that the operating centre of C.H.S. (UK) Ltd is...

• The recent decision of North Western Licensing Authority Roy Hutchings that a company using a self-employed transport manager...

• Considering the recent surge of High Court cases on recovery vehicles used under trade plates along with changes in the law,...

Felixstowe Omnibuses Ltd "Felixstowe Omnibuses Ltd has won its appeal against the decision of the Eastern Traffic...

111"Why does Parliament have to approve an increase in lorry weights? Doesn't EEC law override British law?" Those questions...

German operators are already using kit-based vehicles for 90% of their entire fleets. In Britain the figure is nearer 20% but...

The recession has sent some bodybuilders to the wall. But hard times have made surviving builders cost-effective at a time when...

The recession may well tempt operators to keep their semi-trailers in longer, which is not good news for suppliers of new...