• Anyone out there who thinks they can see light at the end of the haulage tunnel had better get ready to duck the train coming...

I n this week's issue you'll find a survey of trends noted at the NEC show by our technical team. As you read this they're...

• Road transport must not be selected as a "soft target" by the Government ' in moves to curb pollution says the Society of...

ferry fares • A row has broken out between truck and parcel van operators on a Scottish island over the concessionary rates...

• Police and Department of Transport officials who carry out sweeping checks on tankers are wasting their own and hauliers'...

• An international truck driver has denied stealing an ERF truck from his firm and obtaining Y,4,500 from a transport company...

• The closure of laybys is posing a threat to HGV drivers who need to take rest breaks and are forced to travel further to find...

• Bedfordshire County Council has imposed an HGV ban in the Woburn area, despite opposition from the Road Haulage Association's...

• A battle is raging over who is responsible for removing a cargo of hazardous German waste from the yard of an Essex operator,...

• Mercedes-Benz will use electronic fuel injection systems on its next generation of heavy trucks, to satisfy emissions...

• The Royal Mail is to run trials on a Green Freighter van developed by Leyland Daf, Besco and the RM's transport division. The...

250 Daf FTT 3300 tractor units to Nigerian transport operator Chanchangi Motors, in a . deal worth around £12.5m, which...

• Scalia has attacked the proposed changes in lifting-axle regulations as "ambiguous and ill-considered". Under the projected...

• More than a third of Britain's operators run empty at least two journeys in five, a Commercial Motor survey reveals this...

• Lynx Express, Cert, Royal Mail Parcelforce and Western Scottish Omnibuses figure among the prize-winners in this year's...

of ballot-rigging in last year's executive elections for the Transport and General Workers' Union, the biggest lorry drivers'...

• Foden is about to launch Fodensure Europe, a repair and recovery service run by National Breakdown. The multi-lingual...

• Between 7.5 and 17 ton nes: first, Topmix; second, Trebor Bassett; third, Lynx. El Over 17 tonnes: first, Lynx; second, Royal...

• Transfrigoroute chairman Graham Eames hit out at the EC's legislation policy at last week's annual conference, saying: "It...

• After what seems like years in the wilderness Gardner could be on the diesel engine comeback trail with the launch of its...

• Ford is aiming to tighten its stranglehold on the British light commercial vehicle market with a rolling programme of...

in its van range for the 1991 model year. After criticism in CM roadtests, the 400 gets much needed power steering. The Adwest...

• Phoenix Truck and Trailer Equipment has unveiled an unusual multi-wheeler-doubledrive bogie air suspension system at the...

• This year's BTAC/IRTE fuel economy trials were held in virtually ideal test conditions. Burton's Biscuits fielded two...

• Iveco has swooped to take a 60% stake in Enasa, in a surprise move which puts paid to Mercedes-Benz's hopes of acquiring the...

• Hays Interbond, the ambient storage and distribution arm of Hays Distribution, has landed a R5nn, three-year contract for the...

• The stagnant truck rental market continues to take its toll on Transfleet, which is to close its Leeds depot with the loss of...

floor has been put into service between London and Aberdeen by British Rail's overnight freight arm Track 29. T&B increase •...

• North-East transport operator John Dee this week begins a six-month trial managing home deliveries for electrical supplier...

• The uncertainty clouding the future of the Lowndes Queensway group means that hundreds of transport jobs are still in the...

• Magazine Distribution has broken the 21m barrier in partwork distribution with a contract from Eaglemoss Publications for the...

of the NFC company Newsflow, this week, replacing Doug Cartin who has taken his experience to US Exel subsidiary, Minuteman.

• Securicor has signed an agreement with Hong Kong security operation, Jardine Pacific, to merge their principal Asian...

• Cave Wood has signed a co-operation agreement with German forwarding company Nosta Transport, based in Osnabruck, North...

• National Welsh plans to axe at least 300 jobs before the end of the year, amid speculation of an imminent takeover. By the...

• Coach drivers are being asked to complete a survey which could be used to lobby Government for better pay. So far 90 drivers...

• More than 400 passengers were caught without valid tickets, on over 300 buses travelling along Regent Street, London between...

• South Yorkshire Transport has set up an independent operational unit at its Doncaster depot by drafting in new buses and...

• The Bus Engineering Group at Willesden, North London is introducing a fast turn-round service where coach drivers can have...

aluminium panels for the Optare Delta among others, predicts that its net profits will fall about a third this year from last...

• A women's taxi service called Fe-Line, set up two weeks ago in Coventry, plans to expand further into disabled passenger...

• Slough-based Ralphs Coaches has taken delivery of a 53-seater Plaxtonbodied single-decker, mounted on a Volvo MOM GL chassis.

• Plans to decentralise GoAhead Northern into five operating companies could lead to its individual depots undercutting each...

• Wakefield-based Caldaire Holdings is being referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission over its takeover of Blue Bird...

• Aberdare-based bus operator Cynon Valley Transport is stepping-up its tendering for municipal vehicle maintenance contracts....

III West Riding Buses' 226strong fleet will be boosted by 13 Optare-bodied MetroRiders next January. The 23-seaters will...

• National Express Holdings' newest coaching subsidiary, Rotherham Travel Services, will close down at the end of next month,...

• E &J Meeks has had its South Wales licence — for 40 trucks and 50 trailers based at Newport — cut so that it now expires next...

• Bootham Removals has been ordered to pay 21,725 compensation for unfair dismissal to a driver it sacked for refusing to pay a...

• A haulier who has been convicted of drinking and driving and faces jail through non-payment of fines, has failed to win back...

• The licence of New Tredegar-based Evans Coaches' has been cut by South Wales Traffic Commissioner John Mervyn Pugh on...

11 Can every haulier declare, hand on heart, that he has always complied with every clause since he signed the declaration?...

• If there is light at the end of the tunnel for the transport industry, suffering operators see no sign of it — 85% do not...

rarely have star-crossed lovers had to enlist the help of 10 police forces up and down the country to measure each bridge...

relaxed attitude to Technology and Development Group, also known as TDG, which was recently mentioned in a Panorama...

correspondent, obviously not entirely familiar with the manfacturer's pre-eminent reputation south of the border. In fact, it...

Highbridge, Somerset who won prize crossword 17 despite the fact a vital clue was missing. The Hawk trusts you will wear your...

Bury South MP David Sumberg helpfully suggests, ". . . several options are under investigation to deal with traffic congestion....

Victoria Coach Station rumoured to face being shut down in favour of a new site in London will be here at least into the next...

COWIE INTERLEASING GOES NORTH • Cowie 1nterleasing is relocating its operations centre in Sevenoaks to Birmingham from 1...

LUCAS AID MINUTE MAN • The Lucas Minute Man Award is introduced at the Lucas International Truckprix at Brands Hatch, 29-30...

KIT SAMPLES OIL • Anticip-8 is a commercial vehicle monitoring service launched by BP, after trials with operators. Users are...

SHORTCUTS • Eleven short courses in traffic management and related topics are offered by PTRC Education and Research Services,...

CIT HANDBOOK • The 1990/1991 edition of the Chartered Institute of Transport's Membership and Education Handbook is published...

ALL WASHED OUT • A new portable cleaner from Warwick, the W-105, is claimed to be a three-in-one tool: high-pressure washer;...

M26 DELAYS • Drivers are warned by the Department of Transport that major roadworks on the M26 in Kent could result in delays...

• LONDON AND THE SOUTH EAST M4 London: J4B (M25) outside lane closed each way. M4 London: Overnight eastbound closed...

the next 10 days, one new British chassis you are unlikely to see is the Foden 2000 Series. The 17-tonne rigid was introduced...

Leyland Daf's 95.400 may not be as powerful as other premium tractors on the market, but it can compete equally on performance...

H A VE B E EN.. . In the second of our Milestones series on classic trucks, Pat Kennett looks at the last ditch efforts by...

Domestic mishaps do not concern anyone running a road haulage business, but suppose a customer is injured on the premises — who...

competing in Commercial Motor's fuel economy run mustered in the Midlands. After an exacting 72-hour test the top performer...

fuel pump, the noise from all the mental arithmetic going on was almost deafening. Which of the TI trucks were going to come...

other the time of day, are joining forces to fight for a better deal for the industry. They argue that haulage has never had...

new commercial vehicles, components and accessories at Motor Show 90: our technical team has been casting an eye over the...

111 If power is the flavour of the month at the heavy end of the market, plenty of middleweight operators appear to have caught...

• MAN has revealed details of its uprated right-hand-drive 17-torme M90 rigids, which are due to arrive in the UK by the start...

/Light vehicle manufacturers, like other CV producers, have also suffered from the market downturn this year. All sectors,...

S•T•0•P•P•EeliteS All Vauxhall light CVs registered from September will carry a transferable, sixyear anti-perforation...

• It would be too easy to assume that all the best exhibits are on the truck makers' stands. But there are plenty of...

• ADT Auctions has announced plans for a major refurbishment and upgrading of its Newmains, Wishaw, site — one of Scotland's...

• Central Motor Auctions is introducing a special Top Van sale at its Trafford Park, Manchester centre, to meet an increasing...

• BRS Car Auctions has recorded a significant improvement in demand for HGVs at its Stoke-on-Trent centre, according to...

F7 pulling a heavily laden tri-axle curtain-sided trailer passed my vehicle (a humble Leyland Sherpa) on its way from Trafford...

• Oh dear, it seems that I have upset Mr Dickson Simpson with some of my comments, but at least we now know who wrote "Stopping...

we can confirm the whereabouts of the pictured vehicle (CM 23-29 August). It is owned by our company, which is based in...

man at IBC Vehicles, the GM/Isuzu joint venture, taking up the post of president and chief executive officer. He succeeds...

Allan Amey has been appointed managing director of van manufacturing at Leyland Daf following Jim Donaghy's resignation. Amey...

Allan Morris has taken up the post of joint managing director at refuse vehicle manufacturer Shelvoke. Morris will succeed Alan...

division director at Warrington-based Waste Management. He has been with the company since 1986.

Bibby Distribution Services' new managing director is Andrew Palmer, who joins the company from the Transport Development...

appointed four field operations managers, each covering specific market sectors. Gil Salter will cover retail and drinks...

Bus and coach distributor Stuart Johnson has appointed Jeremy Turner to fill the new post of technical sales manager. He has...

delivery company Emery Worldwide has named Arthur Bass as chairman and chief executive officer.

after-sales director, with a place on the board, at S Jones Transport. The promotion is the latest in 20 years with the company...

The new post of sales and marketing development director at City Link, has been filled by Peter Cheyne. He has 16 years'...

Chris Banks has been promoted to director of sales and marketing at Saab. He moves up from dealer development manager.

Chris Shoesmith joins Scania distributor City Trucks as area sales manager for the Thame branch.

recently been upgraded to Seddon Atkinson's main parts and service dealer for the South-East, has taken on two new stores...

• A unique truck driving apprenticeship system, which allows teenagers to drive HGVs up to 17 tonnes, is desperately short of...

o Retford-based Kingfisher Manufacturing has produced a new insulated moveable bulkhead with an automatic securing system. It...

• Two prototype closecoupled 18m drawbars, both based on Leyland Daf FA 95.310 air-sprung chassis and capable of carrying 32...

• Jennings Coachworks of Crewe has equipped three Roadrunner 8.15 chassis with seven-metre GRP-panelled prison van bodies for...

• Cardiff-based JR Supplies is marketing a central locking arrangement for fire truck applications. Costing £800 it will help...

• BRS Northern has invested nearly £200,000 in eight 11.6m tandem-axled Boalloy curtainsiders to service its Dale Farm milk...

• Exhibits at Wreckers International's recently held open day included a heavy duty rescue unit on a Scania P113 rigid for...

• Klege-Europ (UK) of Benson near Oxford has introduced a new range of insulated/refrigerated ATP class C-type bodywork for...

II York has equipped a Cargo 1718 rigid with triple-decked bodywork for Princess Air to support its 24-hour service. The...

• Crane Fruehauf has supplied 26 specialist skeletal trailers to TIP Trailer Rental that are said to offer up to 1.5 tonnes...

• Thomas Electronics of Marple in Cheshire has developed a programmable air-operated combination lock for all types of vehicles...

• A British invention that prevents the surge of liquid in farm slurry tankers and the resultant loss of traction and braking...

includes longitudinal side panel stiffeners, an improved blade assembly and separate hydraulic pumps for the eject and retract...

• A number of body manufacturers have examples on show, among them is Besco Bodies of Northampton, a leading exponent of the...

Locomotors' acquisition of the municipal division of GD Engineering has given it an entrance into tanker building and a...

Big fleet supplier, Papworth Group started as a charity providing work for the active disabled. Now it is outgrowing its...

New legislation has forced operators to look more carefully at the cost of their special types trailers and has prompted a move...

• There is almost no such thing as business confidence in the UK removals market at present with 74 0 /0 of the industry seeing...

During the past eight years Ray Miles and Gordon Nunn have built their company into a leader in the field of forklift...