IT IS with the growing intervention of polities that things in transport have changed so much and in the matter of political...

A POSSIBLE settlement of the unofficial strike by drivers in the West of Scotland was in sight earlier this week as the haulage...

CHANGES in the administration of the Institute of Traffic Administration were agreed at the Institution's annual conference in...

from our political correspondent THE BILL to carry out the Government's plan to nationalize further sections of the road...

ares-hungrv operators will have little sympathy for the action or some vehicle manufacturers seeking to have restraints placed...

BECAUSE of rising costs the haulage company, Knights of Old Ltd, of the Poplars, Old, near Northampton. have been forced to...

THREE NEW dealers are expected to be appointed soon to sell Volvo B58 coaches in the UK in addition to Yeates of 1...

ACTION being taken by certain vehicle manufacturers under existing copyright laws must inevitably lead to restraint of trade in...

Among exhibits at a vehicle exhibition of the Ice Cream Alliance at Harrogate were the Bedford CFbased van from Pollocks...

A THROUGH-groupage and full-load service between the UK and Northern Spain has been introduced by Rycroft European Transport .....

THE opening of the first part of the new Covent Garden Market, which should have occurred last Monday, has been postponed until...

CONCERN about the availability of the new booking forms which will be required when the changeover to local booking of hgv...

A QUESTION of a Licensing Authority's jurisdiction was raised at Newcastle upon Tyne last week, when Kenneth Hay of Bedlington,...

worries RNA THE R H A officials were clearly concerned this week in Plymouth at the drop in attendance at the annual...

A NEW warehousing and office facility serving the Hertfordshire area is being opened by TDP Express Deliveries Ltd. The...

THE number of lorries passing through the port of Dover had increased by 26.74 per cent in August compared with the same month...

A NET profit of £72,000 was recorded by Chrysler (UK) Ltd during the first six months of this year on external sales amounting...

AFTER several years of negotiating with the Soviet trading organization, Magirus Deutz has this week has obtained an order for...

NEGOTIATIONS were proceeding for a substantial movement into contract hire by Road Services (TyneTees) Ltd and for this reason...

Thomas Sykes, 24, becomes manager of the Crewe branch of Pickfords Removals Ltd. Mr Sykes was previously chief clerk at the...

AN ITALIAN portable brake-shoe grinder has been demonstrated to Bass Charrington, Burton on Trent, and to a number of other...

EHREE more dealers will be aking part in a series of oneiay dealer shows organized )y MAN Concessionaires GB) Ltd to take place...

RODUCTION of coinnercial vehicles increased luring the third quarter of his -year by 11 per cent :ompared with the second...

A RECIPROCAL marketing agreement has been made between J. and E. Hall, a division of Hall-Thermotank Products Ltd, and Bitzer...

a silver trophy for design at the Paris Motor Show. The TM was the only British vehicle in the heavy truck division to win such...

SPIRE TRANSPORT of Chesterfield has started a hiring scheme for Abel Systems' demountable vehicles. At present Spire's fleet...

for North West by CM reporter THIS WEEK saw the start of the first Dial-a-Ride demand-responsive bus service to be operated in...

TOMORROW sees the introduction in Hampstead Garden Suburb of London's first Dial-a-Bus service. It is the latest in a series of...

SUNDAY sees the move by Ribble Motor Services Ltd from its old depot in Ormskirk to a new depot at Skelmersdale. The company is...

BUS CREWS employed by the. South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive took a ballot vote on Tuesday to decide whether or not...

CHANGES are to be made to production versions of Alexander's S-type midibus, which made its appearance at the Earls Court show....

from Scottish Bus Group AN ORDER for new buses worth £4.19m for delivery next year has heen placed hy the Scottish Bus Group....

A PROPOSAL that the City of Cardiff Transport undertaking should withdraw from jointly operated services so that bus crews...

National chairman calls for hauliers to stand together agains parasitical clearing houses, profit-eroding clients and drive...

again with 60 vehicles by lain Sherriff LAST SUNDAY was open day at Western Harbour, Leith Docks, Edinburgh, when Willie...

Dual-mode electrics for phase two by Bill Godwin On Tuesday, the first seven of a total of 22 battery electric buses were...

The Department has published a Reading University report arguing the case for allowing double bottoms on British roads. It is a...

One man in haulage who is undaunted by the present economic climate is David Webb, who on September 1 was appointed deputy...

DURING the election period the party leaders, and no doubt most of the candidates, may have been relieved that nobody -asked...

2: The main documents you need )EPENDING on whether you are iperating for hire or reward or owniccount, there are certain...

I am most grateful to you for the boost you gave me for my pending book in your article "Wait for it" in Commercial Motor of...

Recently I have noted quite a number of coaches in "National" white livery, just carrying the "NATIONAL" fleetname at the rear,...

I think your Editorial "Industrial blackmail" (CM October 4) was outstanding and timely. What a tragedy; and what a shocking...

You leading article of the week before last takes the whole Road Haulage Association to task. I would like you and your readers...

I am sorry to disappoint R. A. Ayton of Aytons Coaches, Nantwich, but his claim (CM August 4) that his daughter Christine is...

that the second defence against prosecution for overloading involves proof that the limit was not exceeded by more than 5 per...

length of these units is 31.ft, maximum width loft and weight /'/22 tons. Assuming a vehicle body length of 26jt with extended...

machine, It is not operated under an 0 licence, it is not plated and tested, and, as it .is run under a permit from the local...

authority and the log book with which I am .issued is endorsed "do not use for hgv". Jam told that I do not need to keep a log...

time to time it is neceesary for one of my drivers to travel to another depot to bring back a vehicle. Is it in order for this...

Many large firms now employ an executive to 'manage risk' and there is no reason why small companies should not follow suit,...

by Les Oldridge TEng(CE1), MIMI, AMIRTE NOW that I have dealt with the inspection of vehicles necessary to comply with DoE...

Duo-Chek is designed to optically test the specific gravity of radiator anti-freeze or for checking battery _condition. A small...

The Type 405 red fog lamp from Cibie uses two H2 halogen bulbs. Shock and corrosion problems are overcome because the housing...

From Electronics (GP International) comes a 6A dual-voltage battery charger. Like its lowerpowered 4A battery brother, which is...

Made in Canada, the Air-Dry after cooler is designed to remove water, oil and carbon dust from air-brake systems. The unit,...

Clang's new heavy-duty seven-pin trailer plug has a two-finger toggle for easier connection and disconnection, and the cable...

From Psimat comes a high-speed drain and pipe-cleaning kit with a new-design crawler jet. The jet is powered through the fouled...

A flexible industrial door claimed to conform to any shape or size of opening yet still allow unobstructed access for vehicles...

Tridair has introduced a new E-series universal track to its range of cargosecuring equipment. It replaces the company's...

Aluminium loading ramps designed to cope with capacities of up to 22.6 tonnes (22.3 tons) per pair and varying in length from...

A fluorescent lamp for vehicle inspection work is now available from Hume Atkins. It is shockproof, watertight and oil...