Tuesday Next Is Testing Day

• Three Ministry of Transport Goods Vehicle Testing Stations were opened in Yorkshire last week. They are at Beverley, Rothwell, near Leeds, and Keighley. Next Tuesday the......

Costing Scheme For Tipper Men

• Starting on Monday, some 60 tipper operators in the North West are embarking on an extensive costing exercise to find out what are the true costs of operating their vehicles......

Mobile Computing Centre

• This week, IBM is demonstrating in London a unique mobile computing centre. A complete computing system, a number of scientific instruments and a miniature lecture theatre are......

Tir Customs Change

• HM Customs and Excise and the Ministry of Transport have announced a new scheme starting on October I to speed the approval of vehicles and containers for the purposes of the......

Irte 'at Home

• Sir William Swallow, retiring president of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers, welcomed the guests at an "at home" after last week's final meeting of the council for......

Paris Truck Trip For Mr Walker

• Mr. Peter Walker became the first British senior politician to accompany a heavy commercial vehicle on a working run, when in his capacity of Shadow Minister of Transport, he......