• Ever since the Road Haulage Association began pushing its "Due Diligence" campaign on overloading vagaries, Commercial Motor...

• With close to 40 different manufacturers currently selling commercial vehicles in Britain how can anyone be expected to be...

a tanker this week when a valve fractured as it was being driven along the West Bromwich Expressway. Several infant school...

the potential for lsuzu to distribute Volvo trucks in Japan. A decision is expected by the end of this year.

courier firm Continental Courier Company, whose network covers Belgium and Northern Europe. Within Belgium CCC is one of the...

gallon from their diesel and petrol price displays according to the Government, which believes the litre is "overwhelmingly the...

of 1.71 francs per litre between diesel and petrol is unjustified and it now plans to raise diesel prices by 0.4.4 francs per...

a distorted picture Of road improvements in North Wales. He told a party meeting that 2500 for every person in the Principality...

to continue to operate in Scheveningen on a 7.5 t hectare site which has loading and unloading facilities for two ships and...

• It was definitely third time lucky for Terry Winch. After two failed attempts at his HGV Class I licence, he managed to pass...

• Ford is recalling 20,000 Escort vans built between May 1987 and March 1988, because of a potentially dangerous fault...

• A 2.25 million contract from Ulsterbus for 40 buses has gone to Ballymena bodybuilder Robert Wright and Son. The 25-seater...

survey fron the Institute of Directors ri which claims that firms art increasingly using private parcels companies and couriers...

I The European Parliament's 'ransport Committee has oted to support proposals to pdate European Community Iles on drivers'...

• This year is set to be a record twelve months for the road haulage industry and the prospects for growth are still looking...

• Commercial vehicles sales are heading for another record year helped by the 15% jump in registrations last month. According...

• Transport managers are the lowest paid executives in Britain's road haulage and distribution companies, according to a report...

• Red Star, the rail-based parcels operator, has launched a worldwide express parcels service, linking with other national...

• Have you seen this Volvo FL7 recently? It was stolen overnight from Harlow-based operator Keith Bowen betweei 8pm on 7...

• A staff finder service for transport companies in search of transport managers, distribution directors, warehouse managers...

• Econofreight United Transport has won an absolute discharge for using a vehicle with dangerous parts when one of the heavy...

worst-ever motorway crash last October in which 13 people died on the M61 near Preston, was cleared of two speciman charges of...

• Haulage contractor Stanley Fernyhough of Swythamley near Macclesfield, and a large group, of his drivers, received bail from...

• Angry environmental representations from local residents failed to restrict the operation of TNT (UK)'s new Wigan depot...

• Leyland Daf is to drop most of its high-powered Roadtrain models above 224kW (300hp), less than a month after revealing its...

first of its type in Europe — was opened this week at Fort Dunlop in Birmingham by Dunlop tyres manufacturer S P Tyres UK. The...

• The Department of Transport has amended the Construction and Use regulations as expected to allow an increase in the maximum...

• The recent Commercial Motor road test of the Philips concept drawbar combination (CM 20 October) has generated considerable...

offering a lifting, mid, self-steer axle for fitment to the new Seddon Atkinson 3.4m Strato tractive unit. The FIA Ceschi axle...

AWE) could soon be manuuring revolutionary doublerigids for use with Wilson ible-Deck trailers as drawunits with 30.4m...

• Spotted at this year's European Transport Maintenance Council Conference, a Daf 95 Series fitted with an Eaton Twin Splitter...

• Two Staffordshire minibus operators were fined nearly £1,000 last week after they admitted carrying schoolchildren without a...

• When Harris Road Services driver Trevor Blasard asked for an alleged drive-axle overload measured on a dynamic axle weigher...

• Maintenance problems have forced North Western Deputy Traffic Commissioner Kenneth Birchall to renew the 17vehicle licence...

• AWD is planning a drive into the Continental market with a Europe-wide distributor and dealer network in place by the middle...

• Southfields Coachworks c Loughborough has built 30 semi-trailers to replace the e isting fleet of Liverpool-base( Lever...

• Food distributor Bewley and Schepens of Corby has been taken over by the Allied Partnership Group for £1.2 million cash....

• Reliance Tankers has won a three-year contract to distribute Burmah Petroleum Fuels' products in the Northwest and West...

• TNT has reported a 16% increase in first-quarter profits and forecasts another record performance in the year to June 1989....

deal with Gener Motors Service Parts Uk the parts and accessories of Vauxhall Bedford an C Delco). To fulfill the ee-year deal,...

the Tyne and Wear branch of BRS Northei which has just secured a five year contract with Hargreavl Industrial Services to shift...

food distribution operations — David Price Frozen Foods — after allowing a management buy-out, and has moved heavily into wines...

I British hauliers will find w opportunities for business hind the Iron Curtain follow; an extension of the UKtat Germany trade...

15-21 September), Rockwood has taken a further step towards creating a major distribution group with the acquisition of BVS...

Scandinavian Central European and French divisions. Groupage services were made into a separate division five years ago, but...

for Irish reefer manufacturer Manton International: for details contact Glen Stafford on (0928) 711424. Manton has doubled its...

light to take a 30% stake in the Messerschmitt-BOlkowBlohm aerospace combine — clearing the way for the formation of a giant...

ERF's shares gained 5p to ach 471p this week, in antiiation of strong interim reIts due next week. ERF shares might seem to ye...

/Express Distribution has opened its seventh major depot, at Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, with over 3000 of chilled...

• The Government has changed the regulations on registering deregulated bus services. According to the Department of Transport...

• London Regional Transport has completed its purchase of Victoria Coach Station from the National Bus Company. A new board...

after two of its double-decker buses were jammed under a Birmingham rail bridge within hours of each other, because of a mix up...

general meeting at the end of November before deciding whether to sell bus firm Cynon Valley Transport to National Welsh.

• Blackburn Transport, locli ed in competition with newcomer North Western Road Car company, has taken deliv ery of 11...

from Hampstead Heath to Pimlico. The company has bought 30 nem Volvo double-deckers for the route, number 24, which is Grey...

• The dispute over working hours in the new arm's length division of London Buses, Suttonbus, has been resolved and the...

• A firm of accountants has )een brought in to look at the inances of the municipallywined Welsh bus firm Inter /alley Link....

bus manufacturer, is now ,under way following the resignation of both the managing director and financial director. Peter...

• The Government has given its seal of approval to the proposed multi-million staff buyout of North East bus firm, Busways....

• Monthly bus and coach auctions have just begun at Central Motor Auctions' Shepshed centre near Leicester. The first sale...

o big Swifts I PMT, the Stoke-based inibus operator, has cornenced purchasing larger ises again with the introduc)n of five...

The company states that the vehicles are ideally suited to routes where loadings are too high for successful minibus operation....

a new branch in Middlewich, Cheshire, aimed at serving the area's growing demand for truck rental, with a fleet of 10 vehicles...

new depot in Keynsham near Bristol. Full details of the new branch are available from the company's headquarters in High...

a new southern regional office at the Greenwich Business Centre, 49 Greenwich High Road, London — right on Docklands' doorstep....

Ramsgate will remain as an administrative centre for the whole company. The move into Dover is integral to Fleetlink's...

TeamTrans is already involved in the English market, and the TJI deal means a new service operating a minimum twice-weekly...

Company, has reached agreement with Intercont, Austria's leading freight forwarding company, who will act as agents for the...

following VAT publications: VAT Notes No 2 (October 1988) — includes an item on the recent European Court judgement on zero...

marketing book entitled Security Through Specialists (STS) designed to show the UK's independent bodyshops how to create a...

a 1989 brake discs catalogue for cars and commercial vehicles. It lists 25 new discs, bringing th range total up to 230....

The 1983 regulations requi most explosives to be labellei in accordance with the Unite( Nations system. Many explosive...

Transport Institutes is to hob a 1992 conference in Brussel; on 22 November. Speakers pencilled in include the direct general...

small businessmei seeking advice will take place at the Business Design Cent! in London on 1 to 3 March. For further details...

degned specifically for small to edium-sized businesses, is railable for less than £1,500. Hengstler says the "Miniod" system...

fuel heater. he unit can be slotted into el systems and comes equiphi with fitting instructions and agrams. Lucas says its...

unched a mirror repair kit for rge vehicle door mirrors, inuding caravan towing mirrors id van mirrors. Summit aims that the...

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Alan Barsby to the post of engineering director. His responsibilities include product development and monitoring...

the following changes to its board structure: Granville Storey, chairman of the company, is supported by Ian Ramsay, the...

two regional sales managers. John Dover is responsible for the east of England and joins from Daf Bus where he was sales...

managing director at its distribution centre in Daventry. He succeeds Nigel Jopling who died recently following a short...

national accounts sales manager at Central Tyre, heading a team of national account executives. Before this he was southern...

Andrew Newland has been promoted to the new position of UK credit and administration manager at TIP Europe. Based at the head...

of distribution of Gateway Foodmarkets at the national headquarters in Bristol. He succeeds Barry Norris who is now managing...

appointed Peter Elliott as manager of the board's management development department, to work on the Open Learning programme for...

has restructured its sales and marketing divisions. Mike Evans joins as head of sales, having spent 20 years in the food...

Dee Southern as developmen1 manager, where he is respont ble for creating markets in tht south of England. Before this he was...

WRIGHT The Association of Vehicle RI covery Operators has appointed Derek Wright as engineer, to give advice and carry out...

; northern regional director at i Manchester depot. He will be responsible for the company's eight northern depots. He wa...

• On 31 January 1986 the controversial London Lorry Ban was brought into being as one of the last acts of the doomed Greater...

DMc: Because some councils have recognised that the ban is not achieving any worthwhile environmental benefits and they are not...

• At the height of the recent postal dispute you wrote a lengthy "Comment" headed "The Devil You Know" (CM 1-7 September)....

I should like to comment on the article "Calor to pull out of Esso contract" on your headline pages (CM 13 October), As no...

• As a major operator with a mixed vehicle fleet in excess at 300 units, we continue to use a fleet of Bedford rigid trucks in...

• With reference to the Operator Profile on Heuga UI (CM 20-26 October), the arti. cle states that the move away from Scalia...

• With reference to your 25 31 August 1988 issue, Munici al Vehicle Special, we are sur prised, to say the least, that our...

Some law-abiding PSV operators have been enraged by what they allege are flagrant breaches of the regulations that seemingly go...

Bill Humphreys and his son run their company in style. Their customised trucks are impeccably maintained and given a name — but...

Operators and manufacturers set their sights firmly on harmonisation of road transport and the Single European Market at the...

• Colin Ward's clients range from giant own-account firms, such as Thames Valley Eggs with 450 trucks, to East End...

• Its almost two years since Bedford stopped building civilian trucks. David J B Brown, however, acquired Bedford's Dunstable...

Headroom inside the low-profile cab is not improved by the high-backed and more substantial Bostrom driving seat which is much...