• There isn't a crisis yet, but there certainly is a severe shortage of tyres for heavy commercial vehicles — and that shortage...

deal, worth £100 million, is with Van Den Burgh and Jurgens. Distribution centres will be built in Merseyside and Purfleet,...

Norfrig refrigerated bodies under licence in this country, possibly starting next March. Managing director Alan Olding says he...

the list of items checked at annual roadworthiness tests. The new ruling is the only major change contained in the Goods...

pay round, the Road Haulage Association will try and settle an agreement which reflects its "appreciation of the patience with...

• Britain's leading tyre manufacturers cannot supply the country's booming truck market. Michelin, Pirelli, Bridgestone, S P...

• A new approach is needed to combat fly-tipping, says a report from the Association of County Councils this week. It claims...

• P&O crew members moving laundry opened an internal watertight door on one of its ships at least five times on a trip last...

• MAN launched its M90 this week in Germany, with a cab similar to that of the heavier F90. It comes in two versions: a...

in latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers which reports 51,013 registrations for the month — a jump of 26% from...

This year's General Accident Lorry Driver of the Year competition was won by fireman Chris Broadrick of the West Midlands Fire...

• A major lorry check in County Durham last week found more than 50 offences in 44 vehicles. More than 30 police, six custom...

• On 6 October Iveco Ford's Langley plant will complete its 100,000th Cargo. The range, introduced in March 1981, peaked in...

Over a quarter of the 1,100 lorries weighed in roadside enforcement checks were breaking the law. Just over 142 offenders were...

• The Government may impose tolls on drivers ir ingested inner-city areas, iays Paul Channon, the Secretary of State for...

week. Econofreight heavy Transport is shifting 12 tanks, each up to 53 metres long, from the Babcock Robey works at Sandwell to...

• United Road Transport UT ion general secretary Frank Griffin has castigated the Gov eminent for its "disgraceful plan" to...

• Few discernible trends, apart from higher power levels, were noticeable at this year's Brewery Transport Advisory Committee...

• Commercial Motor has now driven the new Steyr UK range (CM 8-14 September). Both the 195 28 and the 19S 31 tractive units,...

• A tag-axle 269kW (360hp) TurboStar tractive unit, and extra mixer chassis versions of the 'Maggie' eight-legger, are some of...

that it has "problems" with its SVOconverted turbo petrol Master-based ambulances, after a fire in one of the vehicles. The...

• Cummins Engine will be showing UK operators its own entry for the high power truck stakes in October, when it exhibits a...

• Talks are underway for a staff buyout of bus operator Yorkshire Rider which is solely owned by West Yorkshire Passenger...

• Liverpool's biggest bus operator, Merseybus, is being accused of competition by several of its rivals after making a series...

• Minibus operators are attaching more importance to passenger benefits when buying new vehicles, according to a survey by...

• Hertfordshire haulier Fleetlink is to take over the 80reefer fleet of chilled meat distributor Quantock Transport. This...

• Wincanton Vehicle Rentals is launching a division specialising in offering trucks and vans to local authorities forced by law...

• Recovery equipment manufacturer, Wreckers International, is re-organising its operations with the opening of new factories in...

• Stong sales of its buses, waste vehicles and fire engines helped boost Hestair engineering division's profits from £1.53...

• Bosch has announced plans to launch a vehicle navigation system in this country by June next year. The system, called...

Fast-growing parcels cornNexday, has unveiled ins to boost turnover by er 60% in the next year rough the opening of a new b,...

• Contract distribution company Rockwood has officially launched a new corporate identity based on a yellow and black logo...

freight operations in West Germany and Holland. Unilever, which is stripping off its non-core businesses, is likely to sell two...

Iveco Ford dealerships in Hayes and Barking has helped Dagenham Motors boost its half-year pre-tax profits to £1.85 million...

increased its pre-tax profits by 51% to £69.3 million (A$144.9 million) in the year to 3 July.

and Speedlink into a holding group to be called Railfreight Distribution.

• Western Motor Holdings, which has car transporter company Autocar and Transporters, and truck and van dealerships among its...

• Safeguards must be built into the forthcoming privatisation of the Scottish Bus Group to avoid the "pitfalls revealed by the...

bus into service as part of ; new package of operations in Pontypool and Blaenavor

an unusual source: the 120,000 members of the National Union of Townswomens' Guilds. NUTG members have been asked to conduct a...

• Skills, the Nottinghambased coach company, has bij plans for the future, despite falling foul of the Eastern Tra fic...

nine seats are being considered by a European Commission working party. The proposals, which have yet to be put to the...

single-deck buses as part of a 22 million vehiclereplacement programme. The vehicles are the first purpose-built single-deck...

• Allegations of bus wars in South Wales have been refuted by Caerphilly-based municipal company Inter Valley Link, following...

IN A court has ruled that a Freight Transport Association and Department of Transport "wipe the slate clean" interpretation of...

le Financial and maintenance problems have led to the revocation of the seven vehicle held by Excelsior Coachways (Telford) and...

• '1'he operation of three untaxed and unregistered vehicles led to Derbyshire haulage company David G Davies & Sons and its...

• A Bradford haulier who sold his business after being convicted of a drink/driving offence in 1981 has been granted a new...

• W & J Riding & Sons has successfully appealed to Carlisle Crown Court against a fu of £200 imposed on it by Appleby...

• A Derbyshire company, whose managing director said that he was too busy to attend disciplinary proceedings before a licensing...

CAPTAIN CARGO OPENS IN OSSETT • Captain Cargo, the nationwide delivery company, has opened its first Yorkshire depot in Ossett,...

GULLIVER'S TRUCK IN CARDIFF • Gulliver's Truck Hire of Bristol has opened a new branch in Cardiff. The depot will open at...

EURO LAUNCH FOR DATA SCHEME • An electronic data transmission scheme which, it is claimed, cuts transport costs by 3%-4%, has...

DON'T FREEZE UP THIS WINTER • Firms are already cashing in on this winter's potential antifreeze shortage with cheaper...

MEGA MAP IS SPIRAL BOUND • That standby of the British motorist, the Ordnance Survey Motoring Atlas of Great Britian has...

KENT UNE CROSSING TO ZEEBRUGGE V' KENT LINI • Kent Line has added a thin vessel to its ferries between Dartford and Zeebruge....

SHOWING OFF COMMUNITY TRANSPORT • The fourth transport show will be held at Leeds University on 16-17 September. The show is...

Expert advice on workshop efficiency; practical demonstrations of new equipment; displays by leading specialists in the field —...

AMERICAN SPRAY INDUSTRIES • American Spray Industries will show its Sprayfine range of LPHV turbinepowered spraying systems...

BY THE HAWK • In a scene straight out of TV's Wacky Races, hundreds of rush-hour motorists ran slap bang into trouble last...

As private parcels carriers like TNT id Interlink step up their campaigns for a ice of the strike-hammered Post Office's 1ter...

Two-pack paints demand the use of expensive spray booths and ovens, but many operators are becoming convinced that their...

Designing a new livery is never easy: applying a complex eight-colour design to a curtain-sider might seem an impossible task —...

More entries than ever to a higher general standard than ever, made judging of this year's Commmercial Motor/ICI Autocolour...

to design effective liveries for. Vans and small trucks do not give designers much room in which to manoeuvre, and it is hard...

than half of the competition entries had been created with selfadhesive materials. For the most part, hauliers continue to use...

Rockwood Distribution Services, the eventual winner won over the judges with an "uncluttered" and "unfussy" design Hatton liked...

how some hauliers manage to squander their mobile 48-sheet poster hoardings with apparent contempt. Too many liveries ignored...

a large number of potential winners this year. Most of the designs were ruled out straight away. Wrights of Ballymena entered...

that none of the winners in any of the categories this year came from a small fleet — ie one of less than five vehicles. There...

The L - 1 0 Cummins engine specified for the Leyland Lynx city bus follows current HGV practice by delivering more power than...

truck sales operation Ian Jones has been appointed truck sales director and will be responsible for all sales, including...