Hgv Tests Tougher In The North

• Following last week's revelation by the Ministry of Transport that about one-third of applicants have been failing the heavy goods vehicle driving test (CM June 26), figures......

Hgv Training Company

• HGV Training Bristol is a new vehicleequipped company offering heavy goods vehicle driver training up to Class 1 test standards. The vehicles, instructors and classroom......

Simple Noise Check Scheme

• A new scheme to catch drivers whose vehicles exceed the legal noise limit has been suggested by the Noise Abatement Society to the Minister of Transport. The object is to......

Standard Shipping Note Obligatory

• Use of the PLA standard shipping note became obligatory on July 1, since when an additional charge of £1 per shipping note will be raised from shippers and exporters who do......

R. Hanson Sets Up Driving Centre

• In the same week that the Ministry of Transport revealed a one-in-three failure rate in heavy goods vehicle driving licence tests (CM, June 26) one of the largest haulage......

Nfc Manpower Director

• Mr J. M. Y. Dickens has joined the National Freight Corporation as assistant director of manpower planning (manage men t development). Mr Dickens was with the National Coal......

Ta Members Rates Up

• At a recent meeting of the Transport Association it was decided that current escalations in operating costs made an increase in haulage .rates inevitable in the near future. •......