• Hands up everyone who honestly believes that by the end of 1992 we will have a completely harmonised and liberalised Europe....

• Free with this issue of Commercial Motor you will find Part I of our Old Roadtest Collection: parts II, III, IV, V and VI...

• Hampshire-based haulier Grays Transport has been bought out by the Southampton, Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail...

• NFC Distribution Division is being renamed Exel Logistics in a bid to give it a clearer identity to its customers. Three of...

• Transport industry chiefs fear that the Government's White Paper on roads, due to be unveiled today (18 May), will not tackle...

• The National Farmers Union has refuted charges (CM 4-10 May and 11-17 May) that farmers are taking advantage of a loophole...

• The Government is considering moves to outlaw unofficial strikes by public transport workers in the wak-e of Monday's bus,...

• The European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) meets in Edinburgh this week to agree a common entry requirement for...

• Fire-fighting equipment specialist Godiva is up for sale — for at least £15m. Perkin' up • Workers at Perkins' Peterborough...

is being backed by the Department of Transport and the French Ministry of Transport. The plan was given a cool reception when...

of sand and gravel by demonstrators at the site of the Elizabethan Rose Theatre in London this week. The demonstrators believe...

• The second round of the European truck racing championship was held at the Austrian Osterreichring last weekend, and once...

• Draft proposals to create a British Standard test certificate for breakdown recovery vehicles have been drawn up by the 15...

• Police and academics arc planning an intense study of driver fatigue in North Wales this summer. The study, organised by...

• The Road Haulage Association's task force, set up to investigate weighing and overloading, will be presenting its final...

• The keynote speech at the 1989 Road Haulage Association conference in Orlando, Florida, will be given by Eduardo Pena,...

• Teams from many top transport companies are among the 621 organisations competing in the Reed National Management Game,...

• Swiss pressure groups aim to ban long-distance lorry traffic from the country. Environmentalists and politicians say...

prize in the Commercial Motor/Contract Care Plan competition. Stapleton correctly chose the 10 most important attributes of a...

and safe to operate. Three years ago the first Ecosplit completed a million kilometres in service. When dismantled, the wearing...

• Heavy haulage specialist Econofreight of Middlesbrough has broken another weightlifting record with three 690-tonne reactors...

• Britain's 15-tonne-and-over truck market, already 16.2% up in the first quarter of 1988, continues to prosper but, warns...

• Eleven Dutch-built Terberg F135 six-wheel-drive tippers are being used by Cory Waste Management on waste disposal work near...

• Leyland Daf has won an order from the British Airports Authority to supply six FAT 2300 DHTs for use as runway snowploughs....

• Ray Smith Tail Lifts has supplied a folding extended tailift on a 7.5-tonne Roadrunner to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough...

• Tipper operators working for the construction industry are enjoying a boom period, says Mick Binns of the National Owner...

• Armstrong Equipment's shock absorber division has been acquired by US company Tenneco for £58 million: it will become part of...

German truck and bus builder MAN boosted its sales by 16% during the first quarter of 1989 says sales director Dr Gunther...

• United Transport Tankcontainers has linked up with ADR-Transport, the bulk liquids arm of the Swedish Bilspedition Group, to...

• The Post Office is considering moving 38 million letters a day by road instead of by rail. More than 70% of the country's...

IN Furniture transport specialist F Edmondson and Sons has launched a daily service into Europe. It has a groupage service...

• -Dover-based Cosmos Freightways Agency is preparing for 1992 by extending its service to Italy and Spain. Transport manager...

and Suzuki Super Carry at Luton, made a net profit of 22.9 million in 1988, its first full trading year, on a turnover of 2151...

• With the entry of Spain into the EC and the purchase of Seddon Atkinson by the Spanish truck and bus builder Pegaso, the...

Warwick — the new home of the national headquarters of Volvo Trucks (GB) Ltd., A move aimed at supporting our declared ambition...

/The concept Lynx citybus underframe with a Volvo THD 102KF engine, ZF four-speed automatic gearbox and lefthand drive was on...

• Midland Fox has added Shelton Osborne of Wollaston, Northants to its fast-growing list of independent takeovers. The deal...

• Yorkshire Rider has averted industrial action after two failed attempts to agree on this year's pay award. Agreement was...

I Merseyside Travel is inesting 25.5 million in new ehicles this year with the urchase of 65 new doubleeckers and two coaches....

• Wheels Rentals.of Enfield has teamed up with Optare to expand its operations into the small-bus market as the demand for...

• National Express, which has already established two semi-autonomous subsidiary units in County Durham and Bournemouth, is...

• London Coaches has taken delivery of 25 Daf coaches from Hughes Daf. The seven mid-engined and 18 rear-engined chassis, all...

• London Buses has bought its first four CVE Omnis for the Westlink Division. The 20-seaters, I operating in the Hounslow area,...

• Bedford's withdrawal from the coach market means that many owners are now having problems with engine replacements, but...

• UK and European tour operator W Robinsons of Great Harwood near Blackburn, Lancs has taken delivery of five Daf MB 230s...

TELFORD MOVE FOR DAIRY PRODUCTS • Dairy Products Transport, the transport arm of Dairy Crest, has moved its national head...

FAREWELL TO SLOUGH • Panasonic, the cellular telephone maker, is moving to Bracknell after 17 years in Slough. The new head...

STEP UP FOR HARTSHORNE • Volvo truck dealer Hartshorne (Shrewsbury) has been appointed a distributor for the marque in...

CRAVEN TASKERS UP FOR SALE • On Saturday (20 May) Commercial Vehicle Auctions will stage an auction of 100 used Craven Tasker...

DIY PACK • The Road Transport Industry Training Board has developed a self-study pack called Calculating Vehicle Costs. The...

RISING SUM • Mitsubishi is increasing the prices of its L200 and L300 panel van and chassis cab range by 2%.

FREE SOFTWARE FROM TRISCAN • Triscan, the fuel monitoring specialist, is offering free software to all customers buying a...

MORE ON THE BS5750 • In response to the growing demand for information on British Standard BS5750, the Road Haulage Association...

celebrations, Hertfordshire County Council is holding a historic vehicle rally at County Hall, Hertford, on Sunday 21 May....

H OLD YOUR DRINK • A new drink holder for vehicles has been launched by Brigade. Called Calypso, the holder has a "floating"...

commercial vehicles has beer launched by JR Ross of Glasgow. Made of case-hardened steel with zinc plating for weather...

operator trials, Bushy Holdin of Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, has introduced al air-powered landing-leg system. The Buzzlift...

management system which, it says, provides "total operational control" of all warehouse information and activity from receipt...

• HGVs can be quickly and easily cleaned with the Hotshot 1650 high-power pressure washer, claims its maker, Presutek Cleaning...

M63 EXTENSION OPEN • The M63/N1titi eXtettstoil oil the Manchester outer ring road is now open from Portwood to Denton. WEIGHT...

available. M25 Essex: Holmesdale Tunnel closed anticlockwise Saturday 20 May from 7.30pm until 6.(0ani Sunday for Maintenance....

• Phillips Tankers (Bulk Powders) Manchester, two of its directors and six drivers have appeared before Salford magistrates on...

• Though he felt that the Horbury, Wakefield, depot of W A Smith & Co (Transport) was in an unsuitable location, North Eastern...

partner in M & E Coaches, of Blackburn, a total of £650 in fines and costs when he appeared on successive days before the...

• North Eastern Deputy Licensing Authority George J Smedley has warned Newcastle upon Tynebased Murray Hogg for failing to...

"3 from passengers about the punctuality of local services operated by National Welsh Omnibus have led to the company's...

• Fewston Transport Services has been granted a new 12-month international licence, for 30 vehicles and 10 trailers by North...

El • North Western LA Martin Albu has decided to renew the international Western LA Martin Albu has decided to renew the...

John Rossall and Dave Faulkner left a national removals company to set up on their own, and now work for their old employer's...

This year the Institute of Road Transport Engineers found a new home for its conference and show, in the Telford Exhibition...

The 80-page hardback book has been written by Alan Janes and Phil Sposito, two Bristol enthusiasts who have spent more than 10...

municipal work such as street cleaning is legend. After all, husband Dennis is a director of a prominent waste disposal...

first meeting at Market Drayton on 16-17 September. The event will include a roadshow and a number of the latest ERF models....

THE FUTUR Congested roads could leave Britain's transport industry unable to cope in Europe after 1992, delegates at the IRTE...

Turbocharging is one area of automotive design with plenty of scope for development. The potential rewards include cleaner,...

Motor 410 August 1988, like the AEC in your article ours has no power steering and an "iffy" synchro gear box, but it is still...

inaccuracy in your 13-19 April issue (Bird's Eye View) regarding the Lucas British National Formula. Obviously, the BTRA would...

• It must be 15 years since I wrote to you commenting on the obsession of your roadtesting team with unnecessary gadgets and...

Bosch of West Germany has developed a revolutionary vehicle tracking and navigation system called Travelpilot which will be...

Nigel Fincham has been sales and marketing director with the Bucks Group for just three months — but has already formulated...

The Mazda B2200 and the Bedford Brava pickups are CM's latest long-term test vehicles. This is the first update on their...

two major, though seemingly unconnected, stories. The first, in March 1987, concerned the arrival of a right-band-drive Daf...

Unlike its smaller City Pacer and Star Rider stablemates, which have jig-built steel tube-framed bodies, the Delta is based on...

The London to Brighton historic commercial vehicle run is a day of nostalgia for onlookers. But for entrants, it means the...

appointed managing director of Renault Truck Industries from 1 June 1989, to succeed Francis Cousin who is leaving the...

Flenley business development consultant. Formerly managing director of Robson's Border Transport, he became commercial director...

manager of Daf Bus, responsible for sales and engines for re-power in the UK public service market. He joined the company 10...

made Eric Hook finance director. He joins from Swan National Rentals where he was financial controller and company secretary.

for Christian Salvesen UK Distribution is Frank McManus. Based at the head office in Edinburgh, his brief is to develop the...

WHALEN/MESSERVY/ EGAN/BARRON/ OWEN/HOPE/BREEDEN Geoffrey Whalen, managing director of Peugeot Talbot Motor Company, will...

London Buses has split John Telford Beasley's position of chairman and chief-executive into two parts. Telford Beasley remains...

Stuart Ridge has been made financial head of the vehicle rental operation of Bletchley Motor Rentals. He joined the company in...

director Tony Hughes, Neil Pykett, has taken contol as managing director at Cowie Interleasing. David Bourne, from the...

APA Group subsidiary APA Leasing Systems' new director of sales and marketing is Michael Evans, with a brief to develop...

BRS Southern's Dunstable branch as trailer rental development manager. She previously worked at the company's Grays branch in...

Adrian Saunders, who previously worked at Volvo Trucks and Carrier Transport Refrigeration, has joined the ATZ Consultancy as a...

The John Dee Group has appointed Paul Sturgess group quality manager, responsible for its 10 subsidiaries. He joined the...

Multi-choice on Twin Decks II Gray & Adams' Twin Deck reefer trailer for UK distribution work, seen at last week's IRTE...

Vallely Engineering of Ledston Luck, Leeds, which normally builds tankers for two-axled vehicles, has produced its first...

• Can-Artic, the Warrington based refrigeration service company, is marketing Canadian-built high-capacity, front-mounting...

• At the Vehicle Bodybuilders and Repairers Association annual conferena in Blackpool earlier this month, Bob McCartney,...

• A new generation of 38/40tonne petroleum spirit road tanker for the 1990s has been developed jointly by Charles Roberts...

line at corrosion Tidy sheets with Neville • A number of toxic-liquid carriers are now using Lithgow Saekaphen's special tank...

The Safesheeter system of canvas-covered sliding-steel support frames, which can be applied to any length of body, is operated...

• Bingley-based Wilson Truck Services has sold 40 more of its 12.6m TIR tilt trailers to West German haulier Autocontex,...

• A 52m Bronto Skylift access platform, based or FL10 8x2 rigid chassis, among 10 Volvo rigids fit with various bodies as th(...

Boalloy has revamped its biggest product for the first time since 1969. The Cheshire bodybuilder is flexing its muscles in the...

of Bletchley Motor Company. lie joined the company in 1969 as an apprentice panel beater and rose to general manager of the...

fastener manufacturers SFS Stadler since September 1987, is now responsible for promoting the use of self-drilling fasteners...

as a sales executive at the Chelmsford Iveco Ford franchise. He was formerly a fleet sales manager with SP Tyres UK.

dealer Greenhous Hereford has appointed Ken Winfield as general service manager. Based at the depot in Lyde, he handles the...

Before this he worked for three years at Leyland on truck design, seven years at York Trailers on export sales and engineering,...

David Bennett UK sales manager, based at its Bedfordshire factory. He joined the company from TPI Cargovan, where he was...

of Walter Alexander & Company (Coachbuilders), to retire in Stirlingshire after 40 years in the bus industry. He was managing...

marketing director of Dormobile. He began work at 16 as an apprentice motor mechanic and has since specialised in sales and...

Thanks to lveco, Italian truck manufacturers have earned a worldwide following; a visit to the Turin show revealed that their...

In the second of our series of market surveys, we have been taking a close look at the refrigerated and insulated body sector,...

Harrogate was notable for high-class bodies from newcomers like Royce Trailers, Weltor and PPG Fabrications, and outstanding...

The linings are available in lengths up to I 3.7m, widths from 1.22m to 2.44m, and a choice of four lining thicknesses between...

its second year in business and its appearance at Tipcon with a 12m' s lightweight monocoque body on a Volvo FL7 6x4 tipper...

Transport. is fitted with a fulllength walking-floor system foi conveying wood chips and sawdust. It joins five similarly...

remarkably high standard. Apart from a split tailboard for controlled discharging. the design is a simple well-proven one with...

necessary, but this aluminium monocoque Maxilite 3 underlines the company's shift towards lightweight insulated and bulk...

With 'Green' issues taking centre stage in the political arena, pressure is increasing on reefer specialists to do their bit...

Germany specialist bodybuilder Schmitz Trailers has a reputation for innovative design and good quality: now its UK subsidiary...

WITH THE DHS version of its 8.25-litre engine, Daf has joined the swelling ranks of manufacturers who have chosen to offer...

DAF 2500 4 x 2 Tractor — 32 Tons GCW A swill be seen, generally first class results were obtained in the road test of the Dar...

DAF FT2500 DHS 4 x2. ORIGINALLY TESTED: 8/1/83. ENGINE: DHS 825. 244 bhp. GEARBOX: ZF S6-90 12 speed, BACK AXLE RATIO:...

Ford's 32-tonne tractive unit, powered by a Cummins 1.10 engine, is the first vehicle of its kind tested by CM to return better...

Ford Cargo 3224 4 x 2 32 tons GCW A t the time of CM's original road test there was no Cargo tractive unit for 38 tonnes gross...

FORD CARGO 3224 4 x 2 TRACTOR. ORIGINALLY TESTED: 23/3/85. ENGINE: CUMMINS LT 10 250 243bhp. GEARBOX: EATON 11609A 9 speed....

Iveco Ford says it cannot comnient on a particular operator's vehicle but, in general, the Cargo tractor models have earned a...

E IGHTEEN months ago Leyland raised the power and torque ratings of its turbocharged 11.1litre diesel, finally overcoming an...

LEYLAND CRUISER 16.26 4 x 2 Tractor — 32 Tons GCW 0 nc result of the merger of Leyland and Daf and rationalisation of model...

LEYLAND145 CRUISER 16.26.4 x 2 ORIGINALLY TESTED: 22/2/86 ENGINE: LEYLAND TLI1C 246 hp. GEARBOX: SPICER SST 8010 10 speed. BACK...

The days when Volvos regularly broke mpg records are gone, hut Tim Blakemore found this Irvine-built F10 has all-round...

VOLVO F10174 x 2 32 Tons GCW ntil the test of the F1017 in 1982, Volvos had regularly broken records for fuel consumption on...

VOLVO F1017 4x 2 ORIGINALLY TESTED 23/10/82. ENGINE: VOLVO TD 100 GA. GEARBOX: VOLVO SR62 16 speed. BACK AXLE RATIO: 4.25:1....

Since the road test, versions of F10 to similar spec have been fitted with gearbox having a 'stronger' detent. Choice of eight...

THE PAST two years since the launch of the GPR range have seen a marked increase in the number of specifications that Scania...

SCANIA P112 MA 4 x 2 32 Tons GCW 0 ne of the more popular tractor units on the U.K. market at the time of the 32ton artic gross...

SCANIA P112 MA 4 x 2 and Scania R112 MA 4x2 ORIGINALLY TESTED: 2612/83 and 25/6/83. ENGINES: Scania DS11-14 280bhp and Scania...

Firstly taking the road test minus points in order: Gearbox ponderous. Since the vehicles were tested the gearbox has been...