A SECRET local government report calling for a switch from road to rail freight for long hauls has provoked an angry reaction...

THE HEALTH and Safety Commission has issued a revised consultative document on carrying dangerous goods by road. It plans to...

FORMER VOLVO Trucks product sales general manager Bob Wood has joined the Talbot Motor Company where he will strengthen the...

AS THE FUTURE ownership of Department of Transport heavy goods vehicle testing stations still hangs in the balance, the DTp has...

AS THE RECESSION worsens, more manufacturers are laying off employees — some are resorting to redundancies while others are...

THE FIRST STAGE of a El 5m Garonor road/rail freight complex is being built on a 40-acre site on the M1 south of Leeds. But...

THE Cummins turbocharged 14-litre engine, the NT240 or 250 Turbo, as Cummins prefers it to be called, first became available...

THE GOVERNMENT has revised its lorry traffic forecasts for the rest of the century, and lorry traffic could decline. According...

THE Freight Transport Association supports the Government's proposals to reduce the noise levels of heavy goods vehicles...

AN OPERATOR licensing system could be on the cards for Ireland, as a Government-ordered inquiry looks into the country's road...

PARCELS EXPRESS, the warehousing and parcels delivery subsidiary of Greater Manchester Transport, is likely to be sold to a...

THE winners of last weekend's CM Lorry Driver of the Year heats at Manchester were Class A: J. Hill, Head Post Office,...

VEEDER-ROOT has followed Lucas Kienzle by offering an electronic tachograph and chart analysers on the British market. The...

THE TALENTS among members of the House of Lords are so many and so varied that little surprise is evident when a Peer discloses...

THE BRITISH Road Federation has accused the Government of throwing empty rhetoric into its roads White Paper for England. In...

BEES TRANSPORT Ltd has launched a new direct service into Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic due to "customer demand."...

THE TRANSPORT and General Workers Union does not share the same views with the United Road Transport Union over the use of...

A TOTAL OF 192 prosecutions for overloading were brought against road hauliers in the previous three months resulting in fines...

CIT. (Spain) Ltd, part of the Clearport Group of companies, has started the first overland trailer service to Gibralter, since...

SPILLERS FOOD Ltd was not acting unreasonably in de ciding to sack a driver who had blown three engines up within a short...

THE HARD shoulders on the M1 in Bedfordshire have been strengthened so that heavy vehicles can be diverted on to them during...

THE AMOUNT of traffic which would use a fixed channel link should not be over-estimated, according to Freight Transport...

CONSULTATIONS with transport interests have been promised by Transport Minister Norman Fowler in the Commons, before the...

ROAD HAULIERS using temporary drivers supplied and paid by employment agencies must ensure that the drivers keep a proper...

LOTHIAN Regional Council driver George Cruickshank of Bonnyrigg resigned to be able to draw attention to alleged...

A SERIES of weekend workshops has been launched by the Road Haulage Association. The first one, on the subjects of heavier...

RENAULT TRUCKS have appointed two new main dealers for areas previously not covered by the corhpany, at Aberdeen and...

METAL FATIGUE in fuel injectors has been blamed for a consistent smoke emission problem on North Eastern BRS lorries. The...

THE DEPARTMENT of Transport has announced its intention to amend the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1978 in...

PARLIAMENTARY Secretary for Transport Kenneth Clarke this week warned of the dangers when using tyresealants to repair flat...

THE NEW MOTORCRAFT Super plug now being produced by Ford at Enfield, has an insulator with a copper core electrode and is...

FIDUS CONTROLS Ltd, the South Shields—based manufacturer of road speed governors and other fuel saving and control devices has...

TWO NEW LOW maintenance heavy-duty commercial vehicle betteries have been added to the Tungstone range of polypropylene...

THE INCREASING use of tank containers to move hazardous chemical cargoes will be one of the subjects of a debate at the...

GERMAN seat manufacturers lsringhausen has set up a new production line to supply its 6500/515 air suspension seat for...

DAIHATSU has reached agreement on a further major programme of cooperation with the General Electric Company for research into...

GREATER London Council leader Sir Horace Cutler withstood a no confidence motion earlier this week over his handling of London...

PASSENGER transport undertakings up and down the country face increasing needs for either retrenchment or cost cuts. They are...

SELF-CHANGING Gears are relaunching their long established gearbox recon ditioning and repair facility. This will provide a...

REPORTS that financial problems will compel Greater Manchester Transport to sell off its commercial assets have been denied....

EASTERN COUNTIES Omnibus Company has implemented a major overhaul of its Peterborough City bus services. Among the changes...

THE NATIONAL Bus Company will have to cut back on its services or increase its fares above the level of inflation, according to...

KOWLOON Motor Bus Company has placed its first ever fully air-conditioned double' deck coach in service in Hong Kong. The...

NATIONAL EXPRESS has introduced an airline style "walkon, walk-off" stand-by ticket arrangement to help fill empty seats on its...

VALE OF LLANGOLLEN Tours have been granted permission to convert three school contract services into stage carriage services,...

GREATER Manchester Transport's Bury bus and rail interchange was officially opened on Wednesday by Princess Alexandra. The...

IN THE PAST the chairman of the National Freight Corporation has usually been called Bobbie Lawrence but with his knighthood in...

THE CRUISER, HMS Belfast, n - loored opposite the Tower of London, is becoming a popular resort with transport people. It has...

WHEN artic driver Mick Norman won a Mercedes-Benz 1 61 7 16-tonner in a magazine competition he and his wife Sheila straight...

THE Road Haulage Association is going into public relations literally in a big way with a prototype of the 40-tonne lorry for...

TECHNICAL Translation International Ltd, which does a lot of work for various sections of motor industry and is the largest...

AS A COUNCILLOR for 13 years (and a training officer with the Board for 12) I felt bound to congraulate you on the editorial...

PREDICTABLY, the - Buy British argument has been raging since it became apparent that recession was upon us. The reasons for...

I REFER to recent comments as to the value (or otherwise) of the RTITB. May I suggest that all of your readers write to their...

"TIME is running out for London"' was a most apposite headline for your excellent feature on our capital city's deplorable road...

The VW Transporter, successor to Type 2, hand es well, and has improved visibility but has access and load-space restrictions...

The FTA does its best to answer any own-account problem: it's part of the service. By John Durant THE FREIGHT TRANSPORT...

EMBERS who join the l'A's international group ceive its regular bulletin id, subject to certain condims, are entitled to make...

GETTING backloads for ownaccount transport is tricky. Attempts have been made in the past, but while many operators volunteered...

THE British Shippers Council is now part of the FTA, and examines and if necessary challenges freight rate increases....

THE FTA has introduced special form to be used in con junction with tachograph charts Presented in book form, an designated the...

cHE following is a selection from the Association's range of services: Advisory service • Advice is freely available on any...

Sainsbury finds that brand choice is as important out in the transport yard as it is on the shelves By Steve Gray ;PECIFYING...

Be specific, don't aim to cut a fuel bill by Lx, but set an mpg figure for each vehicle, David Wilcox sums up latest pdm...

MECHANICS Batteries, 5 THE FREEDOM battery, introduced by A.C. Delco a couple of years ago, unlike the batteries described in...

By Les Oldridge, T Eng (CEO, MIMI HIGHWAY and bridge authorities must be given notice of the movement of loads in some...

Britain's best known itore tells David Wilcox that National Carriers contract service allows it close control WOOLWORTH is...

by Graham 1Montgomerie THE RECENT LAUNCH of the diesel /water emulsifier by Fidus Controls Lid has provoked a lot of interest...

Bill Brock examines ne recycling incus - ry Dick Ross took ne pic - ures RECYCLED LORRIES at half the price of new ones. Are...

John Durant looks at e special problems of one own-account fleet close to home ONE SPECIES of own-account service that must...

Brian Chalmers-Hunt looks at a sweet transport operation SMALL is beautiful in the eyes of one of Britain's largest tobacco...

Michael Hoperaft, director and general manager of Mitchell Cotts Transport Services Ltd, has become managing director of the...