A DRIVER was told by an industrial A. - 3. tribunal that breaching an implied term of his contract of employment that he would...

that money in lieu of notice and holiday pay had been unlawfully deducted from his wages. 0 4, HOW is a driver placed if he is...

by Chris Butterfield MEDICAL ASPECTS Getting licence back may be uphill struggle CHRIS BUTTERFIELD at one time kA had an...

A look at denials of overloading TWIN-PLATE electronic weighkA bridge equipment is said to be even more accurate for weighing...

• CONDITIONS were imposed on the licence of Kaye Anne Prunier, trading as Pennine Traction, by North Eastern Deputy Licensing...

James Johnson of Bradford • SUFFICIENT TIME had elapsed for James Johnson, who lost his public service vehicle operator's...

Tapstone, of London W10 REFUSING a licence to Tapstone Ltd, 1"1 the Metropolitan LA said he was satisfied that the creation of...

• EUROCOACH plc (Directors Sarah Thompson, Malcolm Bartlett and Bruce Tonics), withdrew their application for a public...

by Jonathan Lawton JUGGERNAUTS OUT Let's call trucks trucks during the 1990s • A NEW YEAR resolution is needed to resist...

GIVE A DAMN • Have you ever watched a dripping tap fill a sink? It starts off slowly enough, but it doesn't seem to take too...

• Our 330-page Buyer's Guide combines the familiar — and invaluable — Tables of Operating Costs with comprehensive CV...

• The Midlands pay round looks like being settled in what. the Transport and General Workers Union calls a "UK benchmark...

vote on RAC offer The Road Rescue Recovery Association is also considering balloting its 619 members. A decision will be made...

• North East Scotland bus and truck parts firm Autotruck has been sold by Tytrak to one of its major customers: Aberdeen bus...

• Rocketing diesel costs are pushing some operators close to bankruptcy, but relief is in sight. The latest lp/litre...

• EC efforts are to be made to synchronise the 1992 completion of a Single European Market with a move towards a much bigger...

in the tendering of council services. Following a study of the 11 contracts won so far by companies formed by management...

• Management and unions are meeting at Seddon Atkinson to discuss whether the Oldham manufacturing plant should return to...

• Truck and bus manufacturer Scania refuses to confirm or deny industry reports that it is interested in buying the former...

• The M40/M42 motorway slip road, which is fast becoming known as "cut-throat junction" because it joins the motorway in the...

• A dramatic demonstration in which a van carrying a gas cylinder exploded in a massive fireball has been used by the Health...

tops for cm • Central Trader Rentco International has bought the first 10 examples of a new design of Carbriolet Tautliner...

and London Regional Transport have joined a National Economic Development Office working party studying how new technology can...

• Fewer trucks are likely to be stranded by diesel waxing this winter — that's the welcome news from our latest survey of...

• The row between Steyr and some of its former UK dealers over compensation for loss of business shows little sign of...

DTi, and the IRTE published • The investigation into the mystery of HGV wheel loss has ground to a halt — and all for the...

• Vehicle Systems Engineering has launched a chassis conversion for the lveco Ford 19036 4x2 Turbostar, which extends the...

• An aerodynamic Luton Body design for Transitsized chassis-cabs has been launched by Ken Rosebury from Oldham. The GRP and...

• Suzuki has launched a higher-specification version of the SuperCarry, designated SuperCarry Space Shuttle. Its 2.65m 3...

• Bristol-based Brimec (UK) has developed a 6.5-tonne wheel-lift which, it claims is the most powerful in the UK and is...

• Bradford-based furniture group Knightsbridge specified a high-volume aluminium Luton body built by Oliver's Coach Builders...

• Sales of commercial vehicles in Britain last year reached an all-time record of 371,104, according to the latest figures...

III British-built vehicles took an increased share of the 1.8-tonne CV sector last year. Ford's Fiesta and Escort-based CDVs...

• The market for commercial vehicles between 1.8 tonnes and 3.5 tonnes saw some dramatic changes in fortune last year with...

• Exports of British-built Leyland Daf commercial vehicles almost doubled to more than 9,000 units last year, from 4,900 in...

• Central Trailer Rentco has supplied Lyons Tetley with 15 curtain-sided trailers in a £325,000 five-year contract. The...

• A new home delivery and furniture division has been set up by Ryder Distribution Services, offering distribution for...

• Up to 200 jobs will be lost at temperature-controlled transport specialist UCD following a company reorganisation and the...

• Marquiss of Scotland, the Dtunfriesshire-based recovery vehicle manufacturer, is up for sale. The 20-year-old company is...

• Garment distribution and storage specialist Daly Transport Services is setting its sights on five new European markets this...

• Less than five months after Rockwood Holdings acquired the general traffic division of Lowfield Distribution, the company...

Tankfreight for a further five years to distribute products throughout the UK and on the Continent, following Tankfreight's...

• A new international haulage firm has been set up by a husband and wife team in Sutton Ashfield, near Nottingham. Mark and...

• A family transport firm in Derbyshire, established for almost 70 years, has been forced into liquidation, blaming high...

• Wholesale catering distributor Cearns & Brown has taken delivery of three vehicles on contract hire from BRS Western for...

• Truck rental sites have been opened by Transfleet Services, in Dumfries, King's Lynn and High Wycombe. This gives the...

• A new company, P&O Distribution, has been formed by the merger of two P&O UK Transport Group divisions: Butlers Warehousing...

• Oxfordshire parcel delivery and general haulage company DPDS, which went into receivership during November, has been sold....

• Bus manufacturers are tightening their belts in readiness for a tough year ahead: "Overall, it will be a very tough year in...

• The programme to fit 400 London Buses Routemasters with £3 million worth of foreign engines should be completed within two...

• London United has introduced 23 new Leyland Olympians on LRT tendered route 237, from Shepherd's Bush to Sunbury Village....

• Merseyside PTE is the third Metropolitan Joint Authority to agree to sell its bus company to a management/ employee...

• Metrobus has sold its Mini-Metro' operation in Gravesend, to Kentish Bus and Coach Company. The fleet of eight Mercedes...

• Go-Ahead Northern has acquired the trade and business of the Langley Park Motor Company, trading as Gypsy Queen. Go-Ahead...

• Five new Optare Deltas enter service with Yorkshire Rider this month as part of an evaluation exercise for Guided Bus...

• Some members of the Metro Cairimell Weymann user group, which was formed to press for a satisfactory followup service from...

• Epsom Coaches, established by Herbert Richmond in 1920, celebrates its 70th birthday this year. The company has a fleet of...

• The Court of Appeal has ruled that coach company Trafalgar Tours, which was marketed through its parent company and...

• Busmen's co-operative Welwyn Hatfield Line sold out to its main competitor this week, after two years of battles with...

Ii • Last August Gwent haulier Harold Williams was fined 24,000 and disqualified from driving for a year at Cardiff Crown...

the licence held by Cross Keys Motors, after South Wales Licensing Authority John Mervyn Pugh heard that the company had got...

• A director of Witney, Oxonbased Zedcor has expressed doubts about the results of a check on one of the firm's vehicles at...

• In refusing a bid for a new national licence for 14 vehicles and four trailers by James Gaffney & Sons, Scottish Licensing...

• North Eastern Deputy Licensing Authority Anthony Richardson has refused an application from Wimpey Waste Management for...

• Changing the format of a regular load without notifying Leicester-based Homes Overseas, led to the company and one of its...

• Maintenance problems have led to Bradfordbased Rickaby & Lee Transport being allowed less than the number of additional...

the licence held by Clayton Jones's mother — not his wife, as stated in Commercial Motor 14-20 December. Ti reduced • The...

In 1971 the introduction of our first electronic tachograph broke new ground— our latest, 1318 Automatic, builds on the...

BRS NAME CHANGE • BRS Milton has changed its name to BRS Abingdon, in an attempt to make its destination immediately...

Baxter Hoare has moved offices to Raven House, Crowle Street, Hull HU9 1RH. The Hull branch's telephone number remains the...

SACHS FULL OF CARGO CLUTCHES • Sachs Automotive Components now stocks clutches and clutch components for the Ford Cargo...

SPECIAL OFFERS FOR REGULARS • North Sea Ferries is introducing special offers for regular drivers on its four freight...

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL • The Export Award for Smaller Businesses, now in its 21st year, is again on offer to independent British...

LP&G SAFETY COURSES • Liquids Powder and Gas Transport Company is running a three-day course on hazardous goods at its...

PEOPLE PROBLEMS • The Confederation of British Industry has produced a recruitment guide for small firms costing £5.00....

to publish a second edition of Getting Around by Bus and Coach — A Guide for People with Disabilities. Questionnaires have...

TRANSPORT TALK • Transnet has arranged a series of five conferences and seminars under the umbrella of Transport in the...

PERKINS ASSURANCE • Perkins Engines has launched an optional bespoke warranty scheme for its Eagle engines, known as Power...

• LONDON AND THE SOUTH EAST M1 London: Reduced slip road widths at Junction 5 (A41). M1 London: Northbound inside lane...

HARWICKHOOK RO-R0 DRIVERS • The latest edition of the magazine produced by the Harwich-Hook of Holland ROW - ) drivers' club...

POWER MUSIC • Audioline has launched two new multi-feature radio cassette stereos: the 2159.99 AID 510 and the £179.99 AID...

A69 CARLISLE • A major resurfacing scheme is under way on the A69 trunk road from Carlisle city boundary to the east of...

Controlling fuel costs is an essential aspect of efficient operation, but before you can reduce fuel consumption you have to...

BY THE HAWK • As an often bemused observer of the road transport scene, I have a harmless little hobby of visualising the...

London Bus and Kingston Upon Hull are both doing up ancient buses. Four stalwarts at London United's Fulwell Garage have...

this: In France it is quite ordinaire to rent a van: less so a car. Moreover, one in five Gallic van renters live in Paris;...

was recently bogged down in a gully of wet cement after a meeting at Number 10. No, 1 wasn't too sympathetic either. • Word...

bubbly promised to the winners of our Kenning Tyre Services caption competition, having failed to rig it so he can hang on to...

• Although the names on the European filling stations tend to be the same from one country to another, the options for buying...

Ford has developed a four-speed automatic box for the Transit -and as auto transmissions are commonly associated with PSVs, we...

It was designed for the Sierra and Granada saloon car families and follows modern passenger vehicle practice by incorporating...

le The Danes are more famous for but-ter, pastries and blue cheese than for major contributions to technology. But they have...

Norman Currie's base in Dumfries isn't exactly next door to the proposed Channel Tunnel. But with a flourishing depot in the...

One of the biggest winter worries for hauliers is whether their diesel will keep working in the coldest temperatures. Once...

SPEED LIMITS • I wasn't surprised that TNT's managing director Alan Jones has called for a 70mph speed limit after 6pm on...

• NORTHERN IRELAND CARRIERS SWAN Alasdair Swan, managing director of Caledonian Oil Company, has additionally been appointed...

• With the current downturn in the economy, many operators are thinking twice about recruiting more staff. Most hauliers...