"Unless there is a very sharp upturn in the economy, approximately 40 per cent of the trucking companies now operating will be...

• As a result of negotiations in Paris between the Department of the Environment and the French authorities, the level of the...

• A tachograph record was offered in evidence at Skipton magistrates' court last month against a long-distance driver accused...

• Detailed surveys of the transport needs of people living in two rural areas of England are to be part of the pilot study...

• When the Brussels Show opens on January 19 two vehicles from ERF Ltd will have pride of place on the CDB (Belgium) SA...

• In view of the Road Transport Industry Training Hoard's serious financial position, no further Motecs (training and education...

• Representatives from the manufacturing and operating branches of road transport figure in the New Year Honours List: KB: D....

terminal charges' • New ways to cut turnround delays • Progress in removing avoidable delays in vehicle turn-round is only...

• When a strong and unanimous case for lowering the permitted age of hgv drivers was put by employers and unions to the...

• Arrangements have been made under which drivers in the Royal Corps of Engineers, when they are due to leave the Army, can be...

• The diverse activities of Pickfords Ltd, embracing household removals and storage, the transportation of heavy loads and the...

• Detailed surveys into the activities of the industrial training boards and the working of the Industrial Training Act are to...

• A caterer, Mr Harold Payne, intends to erect a motel for transport drivers at Washway Road, Fleet, nr Holbeach, Lines, this...

• Ferrymasters have started a new year-round service providing international road haulage facilities between the UK and...

from top down This Ford D600 parcels van is the latest addition to the large fleet of contract-hire vehicles supplied by...

• What benefits can haulage and psv operators expect from the substantial change in organization throughout the Road Transport...

• Freight Information Services of 17 Tarn Road, Formby, Liverpool, will shortly be issuing to participants in its haulage data...

All United Kingdom copies of next week's issue of Commercial Motor will contain a free booklet listing 24-hour and emergency...

• Mr A. B. Birnie, Scottish LA, opened a new office and classroom block on behalf of the Aberdeen Road Transport Instruction...

• The new secretary of the Essex centre of the Lorry Driver of the Year competition is Mr T. Davies, group training officer to...

• Today, January 1, Jameson Europa Ltd launched what is claimed to be the first guaranteed road transport service to Europe....

• Commercial Motor will be one of the sponsors of an important high-level conference on the new Industrial Relations Act...

and freight handling by David Lowe Fork-truck training for drivers • A £20,000 training school for fork-lift truck drivers...

weights decision: an MP protests The Government rejection of requests for heavier vehicles has been welcomed by amenity...

British Leyland coach chassis give operators more to compete with. The things that make people choose one coach operator...

• London Country Bus Services have given formal notice to seven local authorities that they intend to close down uneconomic...

• Orders for 673 buses worth nearly £3m were announced by British Leyland's truck and bus division last month. The largest...

• United Automobile Services Ltd has refused to extend its time limit while Northumberland local authorities decide whether to...

• Western SMT Co Ltd, Kilmarnock, has • been granted permission to take over the operation of a number of bus services run by...

• Conventional front-engined doubledeckers will give way to new rear-engined Daimler Fleetlines on two London Transport routes...

• The Western Welsh Omnibus Company gave a warning on Christmas Eve that more rural area services may be cut (CMDecember 25)....

• Dundee transport committee has decided by seven votes to four to recommend to the corporation that city bus fares be...

• An application to revise fares on services in South Shields and Newcastle upon Tyne is to be made to the Northern Traffic...

• Further expansion of its o-m-o buses in north-cast Scotland is being planned by W. Alexander and Sons (Northern) Ltd. The...

• Bus companies in Cumberland were last week accused of holding a pistol to a rural council's head—by threatening to withdraw...

• The Halifax Joint Omnibus committee and Hcbble Motor Services Ltd plan to amalgamate certain services from March 1, it was...

• Realizing the necessity to keep city centre streets free from congestion throughout the Christmas holiday period, Birmingham...

• Fareboxes are to replace self service ticket machines and turnstiles on standee single-deck buses on a number of suburban...

• Appearing before the West Midland Traffic Commissioners for the third time in Birmingham recently, Direct Coaches...

• An appeal by the West Yorkshire Road Car Co against the decision of the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners granting Murgatroyd...

Harold Elliott, CBE, retired from the managing directorship of Pickfords Ltd yesterday after 45 years association with the...

• A company which was granted an 0 licence without any check being made on its vehicle preventive maintenance and inspection...

continued from page 22 ever - growing number of British "minilorries" instead of three - quarters that number of really modern...

Transwop body from Penman • "TRANSWOP" is the name given by A. C. Penman Ltd, Heathall, Dumfries, to its new 543 cu ft...

• A weight saving of 5cwt is claimed for the prototype of a 9 cu yd one-piece glassfibre tipper body—compared with a welded...

by the Hawk • Claim climb When someone owes you money, do you need to be reminded to ask for it? A lot of people do, it seems....

Harry Kinsey • The managing directorship of National Carriers Ltd, one of the world's largest transport businesses, would not...

We welcome letters for publication on transport topics. Address them to Commercial Motor, Dorset House, Stamford Street, London...

Commercial Motor requires an assistant to the Technical Editor, The job demands an engineering background, and preferably...

by Handyman Benchwise: repair risks (1) THE MISTAKEN BELIEF that these days more liberties can be taken with the repair of...

1027 11 . 1 \111 .1 by Ron Cater, AMInstBE A POLICY of continuous development by a vehicle manufacturer is one that seldom...

by David Lowe, MInstTA Godfrey Davis (Car Hire) Ltd VAN AND TRUCK RENTAL is increasingly becoming an accepted and necessary...

A look at the Passenger Transport Authorities and their Executives— one year on by Derek Moses BRITAIN'S four conurbation...

Grace and Favour by Janus A T the very end, European Conservation Year went sour on road transport operators. Whatever...

two days' driving in each week—the rest of the time they do other jobs, but don't drive on the road. As I see it, according to...

2 with rear steer as opposed to a normal 6 x 2? What would the axle ratings be if, say, a 20-ton container 30ft long was...

for a private car towing a singleaxle, two-wheeled trailer (caravan or otherwise) travelling on the motorway, and what is the...

Physical Distribution Management had been launched. Is this simply an extension of the activities of the British Institute of...

staff required to service and maintain a fleet of 150 vehicles including flats, tankers and a 10cwt van? A It is difficult to...

matters by John Darker, AMBIM Labour relations prospects for 1971 NO ONE would be more thankful than transport managers if...

by Les Oldridge, AIRTE, AMIM 1 Mobile cranes MOBILE CRANES fall into the category of "odd" vehicles, which often pose...

by George Wilmot u Se ni n v ici e r rs Le ity et o u f re L r o i n n do T n ransport Studies, What to read Annual reports...

The next seven days from January 1 to 7. MONDAY loT (East Anglia) meeting: Paper by K. P. H. Fielding. Station Hotel, Ipswich....

by John Vann, FCII Money to burn • In 1969 our fire loss bill came to £120m; the 1970 figures look like being equally...