Soton mass meeting condemns use of security equipment although TGWU had agreed DRIVERS at Southampton have refused to use...

up six hundred WHEN the members of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers meet for their 29th AGM on October 17, they will...

THE RHA highways and traffic committee has given a hostile reception to an attempt by the British Steel Corporation to place...

for employees by John Darker Consultative document proposes improved guaranteed week payments — initially £25 SWEEPING...

OWNER-DRIVERS who are not members of the Transport and General Workers' Union may find themselves banned by union officials...

from our political correspondent ROAD HAULAGE remains excluded from the Labour Party's list of industries for outright...

by CM reporter AN AVERAGE increase in operating costs in 12 months to July last of more than 20 per cent is cited by Mr Ken...

On show — and on sale Earls ( our as never seen a finerline-up o f heavy trucks than will be revealed at today's opening of...

IF PROPOSALS contained in the Government's Consultative Document on the Employment Protection Bill are enacted, Wages Councils...

A PULL co-operation agreement has been made between Cave Wood {Transport} Ltd and the Brusselsbased transport and forwarding...

THE COMMISSION on Industrial Relations was wound up on Monday under the provisions of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act...

Transport management's important part to play in putting Britain back on course ... by Sir Dan Pettit, at CM's Fleet Management...

REFRIGERATED fleet operators who have been following the issue of tunnel restrictions on LPG (CM August 9) will be relieved to...

UNFAMILIAR road fund licences are appearing on commercial vehicles as the result of a strike by personnel in HM Stationery...

A NEW office has been opened in Dusseldorf, Germany, by Ferrymasters Ltd, the P. and 0. European and Air Transport division...

THE SAVOY, a new tilt design of trailer based on the French-type Savoyarde, has been developed by York Trailer. The York...

A NEW line of allaluminium alloy bottomdischarge dump trailers, claimed to be the only one of its type manufactured in the...

A QUICK action method of sheeting over a load on an open lorry is being shown this week at the Commercial Motor Show by George...

FOR OPERATORS contemplating setting up a transport business or base on the Continent, using British-built trailers, York...

This new on -off road tyre, the SP711 from Dunlop, has a breaker belt of four steel plies angled to absorb shock loads and...

A LUTON-head aluminium-alloy van body has been designed by Coachwork Conversions Ltd for the Leyland light van range announced...

A SYSTEM called Sealdtank, which can turn a solid-carrying freight vehicle into a liquid transporter in 15 minutes, has been...

AXLE MEASURING equipment manufactured by Peak Components Ltd, of Whaley Bridge, Cheshire, is to be offered by all Foden...

HAULIERS' operating in Europe who are running vehicles fitted with Goodyear tyres can now take advantage of a tyre breakdown...

THE PRICES of Ford trucks are to be increased by an average of 9.1 per cent this week. The new maximum retail price for an...

Commercial vehicles at Leipzig by special correspondent THE EXPECTATION that a visit to the Leipzig Fair, after an interval...

CHESTER'S current passenger transport experi ment a park-and-ride service using one of the Department of Trade and Industry's...

EIGHT Volvo B58 12m midengine coach chassis have been ordered by the Scottish Bus Group for its GlasgowLondon express service....

FREE TRAVEL for elderly bus passengers in London is to be extended from Monday, the Greater London Council has announced....

FOLLOWING the announcement last month that cases of vandalism on Edinburgh's buses would be dealt with by the Sheriff Court —...

AN ALL-ALLOY export bus body designed for assembly from kits is being shown at the Earls Court Commercial Motor Show by the...

ABOUT 7,000 Scottish busmen started a three-week overtime ban this week in support of a L15-a-week wage claim. The decision,...

AN INDUSTRIAL tribunal last week compelled Cumberland Motor Services Ltd to re-engage a bus conductor, sacked for giving a...

LONDON Country has had to withdraw 200 buses from its fleet and run a reduced service because of delays and shortages in the...

A STAFF turnover of 45 per cent in drivers and conductors in the Newcastle area is revealed in the annual report of the Tyne...

Harlow Dial-a-Ride by Martin Ha yes A CLEAR indication of how expensive a small Dial-aRide operation can be was given last week...

PLAXTONS today announced its new model for the Show, the Panorama Supreme. The body is designed for either the Bedford VAS or...

UNVEILED to the public for the first time at Earls Court today are vehicles from a Bedford range which will extend eventually...

The 5 basic British-sized DAF rigids are trimmed for increased payload, lower running costs. Turbocharged DAF diesels of 6.17...

Remarkable fuel economy is one reason DAF has lowest total operating costs. Reserves of power, extra power/weight safety and...

DAF vehicles have proved them in many countries on many jobs over years. That enduring reliability has a with the fact that...

Latest of the built-for-Britain DAFs is designed from the drawing board as a tipper. At 8 tons the new DAF is a real...

by Bob Holliday IF, as seems possible, the Commercial Motor Show moves permanently out of London, this will prove my last...

for Britalen Haulage and tipper versions from __ MAN with 232 bhp engine TODAY sees the announcement of another eight-wheeler...

TWO and a half years of testing have been concluded at Indianhead Truck Line in St Paul, Minnesota. Vicepresent of maintenance...

ANNOUNCED TODAY is the British version of the "non-juggernaut" truck range from Daimler-Benz. Designated :he 1626S/30, the...

Significant new UK heavies make their debut at Earls Court. Newcomers in the lighter classes too AEC, British Leyland truck...

Mercedes-Benz (UK) Ltd, Great West Road, Brantford, Middx The 1626S chassis on display is the British version of the new range...

CANDIDATES in the coming election campaign are likely to give ambiguous answers to questions on roads and road construction....

305 AHP AHP Trailers Ltd, Heath Mill Road, Wombourne Industrial Estate, Wornbourne, Wolverhampton, Staffs Two trailers...

Anthony Carrimore (Sales) Ltd, North Road, Harelaw, Stanley, Co Durham, DH9 8HJ Two semi-trailer models are on the Carrimore...

Crane Fruehauf Ltd, Hayes Gate House, Uxbridge Road, Hayes, Middlesex One large stand is split into four sections to cover...

40 ALEXANDER Walter Alexander and Co (Coachbuilders) Ltd, PO Box 24, 91 Glasgow Road, Falkirk FK1 4JB. There seems to be no...

QUALITY rather than quantity is the keynote of the municipal vehicles at Earls Court this year. And it's not surprising that...

WEC: Well, first a word or two about our company. Worldwide we at International have a turnover this year of perhaps five...

Portable dynamic axle weighing equipment will soon enable the Department of the Environment to extend its roadside weight...

Books for the road transport operator OSTING, tachographs, vehicle replacelent, maximum legal weights and imensions, and a...

THE various models in the new Leyland light van range are to be known by a type number rather than a name. Rather surprising in...

Just over a year ago, we introduced a brand new diesel engine to the truck market. The Rolls-Royce Eagle Mk III. When we...

height laid down for goods vehicle but that Regulations are to be made. is this . true and what will be the maximum height...

police it was discovered that the driver had not made out his log sheet for the day and that the vehicle did not have its...

the . seller describes as a dual-purpose vehicle. I have ahvays understood that such a vehicle was one which had . four-wheel...

by John Darker AMBIM 'Anyone borrowing money from the bank at 16 per cent in order to invest in a business offering a return...

by Leslie Oldridge TEng(CRI), MIMI, AMIRTE THE Highly Flammable Liquids and Liquefied Petroleum Gases Regulations 1972 lay down...

NO MAJOR technical breakthrough in sight, but a great deal of development of the 32/38-ton vehicle and a further general...

DEVELOPMENTS THAT WILL REDUCE COSTS by Brian Hayward, distribution director, British Domestic Appliances Ltd British...

by Roger Denniss, group fleet engineer, Bass Production Ltd The Bass Charrington fleet currently comprises some 3,500...

by W. C. Dale, managing director, Reed Transport Ltd REED TRANSPORT LTD is a fully owned subsidiary of Reed International and...

THE United Nations reports that, in 1971, 250,000 people died on the world's roads and that 7,500,000 were injured. The human...

Every fleet owner knows that the conventional batterydriven vehicles currently available give either range or speed. Not both....

by E. M. Hains, development director, P. and 0. Road Services Ltd FIRSTLY I think I should define where I stand, I am a "hire...