While the present recession may. have put more skilled men on the labour market and thus reduced the desperate shortage of...

Dispute over steward's action at Birmingham Containerbase by David Lowe • A long-drawn-out dispute over the suspension and...

• Fife County Council's roads committee is to support a proposal by an independent minibus operator to run services to the...

strength plastics tipper • An all-plastics 14 cu yd tipper body has been produced by Truck Engineering Ltd. a division of T....

• Bookings for Commercial Motor's 1971 Fleet Management Conference are now nearing the accommodation limit of 500. Only about...

• As a direct result of a continuing refusal to meet union demands for £2.50 per week hgv driving licence money. 28 Midlands...

• What is claimed to be a new concept in customs clearance has been introduced with the opening of SLIC—South London Inland...

• BRSL managing director Mr L. Payne has denied last Friday's front page report in the Daily Mirror that the company was...

• John Gibson and Son Ltd, the Edinburgh manufacturer of refuse collection vehicles which recently had a provisional liquidator...

• A 2,400 Cu ft Luton van has been produced by A. Tidd and Sons, Scarborough Road, Finsbury Park, London N4, based on the...

• The Birmingham councillor who persuaded the city council to ban experimentally, night and weekend heavy vehicle parking...

• Derbyshire county council has announced that it is to conduct a study on the effects of heavy goods vehicles on roads in its...

• Work has begun on a £500,000 extension to British Railways' Parkeston Quay container terminal—already one of the country's...

• A secure car park for commercial vehicles should be provided in the Norwich area, said Mr Kevin Fitzmauriee at a meeting of...

• A recent example of the use of two-way radio in vehicles in tracking down stolen lorries has led to payment of a reward of...

• In addition to its annual Handbook. the Chartered Institute of Transport is producing two booklets giving full details of the...

• Mr John Dormand (Labour, Easington) asked in the Commons recently what research the Environment Department had conducted into...

• The contract for the removal of 70,000 tons of rocks from quarries in Lancashire and North Wales to the £40m Seaforth dock...

• When a 1,600-lb. reel of paper slipped from a rope sling as it was being lifted from the hold of a ship, it fell back into...

• The paintmakers Association has decided to market vehicle refinish paint and materials in metric containers, the first...

Assessing the transport trends • With Britain on a "go" course for entry to the European Common Market, transport...

• Hills Piccadilly Ltd has moved its Seddon and Atkinson service and parts operation to new premises at Fields New Road,...

• Henred Trailers (Pty) Ltd, the biggest trailer manufacturing operation in South Africa,plans major expansions to three of its...

• The RTITB has published a booklet outlining its five-year plan, designed to meet the forecast needs of the industry for...

• Within 12 months of beginning operations, Road-Link Ltd, the distribution subsidiary of the Medminster group, has opened its...

Michael Jeffery, 37, has been appointed sales manager of Atkinson Vehicles (London) Ltd. He was previously the London sales and...

Powered by a Volvo TDH100 - urbocharged diesel developing 230 bhp DIN) at 2200 rpm and available with a wheelbase of 18ft or...

111 Crews employed by Grimsby2leethorpes joint committee have called )ff—at least for the time being—their hreatened strike (CM...

A one-day conference on the subject "What future for country buses and trains?" is being organized by the Rural District...

• ICI's relationships and communications advisory committee at the Billingham works has been informed by Mr William C. Wilson,...

• A new tourist venture launched in London yesterday is a twice-daily trip to see the sights of Victorian London—its streets,...

• The City of Plymouth is planning a Coach Operators' Workshop on Monday and Tuesday, October 4 and 5, designed to promote...

• Councillor Tom McLaren, convener of Glasgow Corporation transport committee, conceded on Monday that an increase in city bus...

• Norwich City bus services have not been seriously reviewed for upwards of 30 years, said Mr C. R. Kaile for Eastern Counties...

• A mammoth bus-lift is being mounted by the South Wales Transport Co Ltd for the British Association for the Advancement of...

• Politics and industrial relations will both figure prominently in the annual conference of the Association of Public...

• Moray county council is to investigate the scope for subsidies of bus services in areas where withdrawal is proposed. The...

• Crosville Motor Services Ltd, is to dispose of its Llandudno depot at Oxford Road under a plan which concentrates garaging on...

• Two companies, W.W. Evans Ltd and Bowen Haulage Ltd, both of Sutton Place, Hackney, appeared before the Metropolitan LA last...

• A minicoach built to carry 12 adults or 15 children was found to be carrying 23 child passengers when a check was made in...

• What was described as one of the largest fares applications to come before the Traffic Commissioners in any area, was...

• When an operator enters into a vehicle maintenance contract with a commercial garage the responsibility for the maintenance...

• The Yorkshire Licensing Authority, Maj-Gen. Sir John Potter. said at Leak on Wednesday that he was prepared to grant...

• At a public sitting in Sheffield on Tuesday, the chairman of the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners, Maj-Gen. Sir John Potter,...

• The ETA has warned its members that operators should not fit the new rear markers to vehicles other than those for which...

• The first of a new range of dual-purpose insulated vans—which also introduces a new fleet livery—has just entered service...

• Newfarm Transport, the transport division of Yorkshire Egg Producers Ltd, of Whitehall Road, Drighlington, Bradford, has...

• Because it is the lower panels of a big van which are most prone to superficial damage, the side skirts of Seddon-Boalloy...

111 A distance of 1800 miles a week is ;overed by a bulk-poultry-food 32-ton-gross uticulated vehicle that has a payload of...

8 A demountable body system has been evolved by Acoma (Bilston) Lyd, Dale Street, Bilston, Staffs for under30cwt-unladen...

• In South Africa this year commercial vehicle sales continue to boom in sharp contrast with the ailing car market. Truck sales...

• In America, where smoke emission standards are extremely severe, the Federal Environment Protection Agency has recently...

• A new range of UniDump Tandem Tip and Tandem Dump tipping trailers, incorporating a number of major modifications, has been...

• Latest deliveries from the Dyson range of detachable crank low-bed semi-trailers are a 60-ton model with unsprung walking...

Co-operation between Vehicle Observer Corps and Air Call, the national radio telephone organization (announced earlier this...

WO RKS HO A review of space heaters IF common humanity and regard for employees does not prompt the employment of efficient...

your tax by R. H. Grimsley Bcom.FIAc 2 The way business profit is taxed THE starting point for finding the tax liability for...

CHUBB FIRE SECURITY The Chubb Group has consolidated its fire protection interests with the formation of a new company, Chubb...

Referring to the letters on the subject of the "Deskbound hgv licence" (CM July 23 and August 13), I would say that Licensing...

cost of going into Europe" (CM August 6) makes the point that an own-account operator must, before he can make use of the TIR...

I recently learned from one of the country's largest transport organizations that, owing to lack of storage space, they had...

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Raising those haulage rates • The difficulty of maintaining or increasing haulage rates is always a chief topic of interest...

by Les Oldridge, AMIRTE, MIMI The Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations (2) ANYONE who has had practical experience of trying to...

by Handyman Benchwise: cool it (15) WE have discussed the cylinder head joint and the various reasons for. and results of,...

This way to the parks PERHAPS nobody knows to what extent the future lies encapsulated in legislation which will not be...

WHEN Frank Cousins spoke at his farewell dinner he paid tribute to George Quick Smith. Said Frank: "QS was the first person I...

13) under the subject of the Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations the author implied that headlamps on motor vehicles must be lit...

appeared about Les Routiers, the French lorry driver organization, in which it was stated that membership is open to British...

We operate an Austin 4 x 4 Model KS which is converted to, and registered as, a "digging machine". It is used on the road only...

driving licence my employers arranged for me to be medically examined by the company doctor. This doctor did not give me a pass...

was reported as being convicted of failing to keep a record of his private car driving before he commenced his working day....

bodies do not come within the requirements of the hgv testing scheme if the weight of the chassis alone is less than 30cwt. Is...

continued from page 35 4. What is my company image to my major customers? 5. What business do I want to be in, five years...

klowtown Pork Truck Services Lad, t f1000. Dirs: Leadbetter. 9 Glyne Ct, Fowdry Close. Sutton Coldlield. Warwicks, Sec: S. H....

Bob Turner • The British and Continental motor manu facturers are sitting poised on stronc distributor organizations on their...

by George Wilmot Senior Lecturer in Transport Studies, University of London. Education organizations in transport the CNAA and...

• Once again the new edition of the COMMERCIAL MOTOR Tables of Operating costs just published shows substantial increases in...

A floor crane that folds to a height of Sin, enabling it to be supplied in a box, simplifying handling and storage, has been...

A tug unit capable of hauling loads of up to 7650Ib and designed for use both indoors and outside features as the latest...

A fast all-purpose primer filler for the refinish market developed by the ICI paints division can be used under all types of...

The Skefko Ball Bearing Co Ltd, iSKRI who manufacture a range of ball and roller bearings in Britain, are now marketing...

Glasticon 238 I4RC is a one-g gun-applied sealant with ti rubber content developed, the makers, to meet the need a material...

o new ''Stenor Vac cleaners all general-purpose usage are ✓ added to the Srenor list of age equipment. Both are of industrial...

new concept of electrically ited clothing designed to p a man safely warm and lye even in conditions of severe and wet is...

Sketchley's "Workwear for the 1970s" range has been designed specifically for drivers and others who come into contact with the...

A comprehensive tool kit designed to cover the entire range of external ram nuts on Edbro tipping gears is now available from...

United Lubricants Ltd have expanded their range of Carburol cleansers to include a heavyduty cleanser, an efficient detergent...

An addition to the range of Wessex diesel tractors, the TPD 3000 has been designed to handle loads up to 30 tons. Featured in...

Said to secure parts quickly, and be easy to remove, is a blind rivet assembly consisting of an aluminium stem and a nylon...

A range of shelving from Welconstruct, Birmingham, can apparently cater for items as diverse as 3ft diameter tyres or iin....

Worthwhile economies are claimed in the reduced need for calling on emergency tyre services where operators equip vehicles with...

Restyled aerosol packs of Te rust preventives are now aN able from the Valvoline Oil The three grades, each ider able by a...

A leaflet describing the sta.nt range of constant-poten battery chargers developed Erskine Laboratories Ltd is r available, The...

brake control which can arently be used as a park ice with equal effect on cuiated or independent trail contractors' plant,...

litions to the series of new s in the "Films for Industry" ilogue are now available from Central Film Library. iciuded in the...

illustrated catalogue of ge equipment and vehicle issories is provided by the intly published 40-page on of the Stenor...

A new series of self-adhesive plastic warning and information stickers have been introduced by Focal Displays Ltd to meet the...

The 'Europa 125' compressor is the latest development by the Drum Engineering Co Ltd. It is an entirely new unit capable of...

by Trevor Longcroft The overall performance of anti-freeze--taken for granted by most people—is in fact of considerable...