DEEP-SEATED financial problems have compelled the Government to give the Stateowned National Freight Corporation an extra grant...

THE DoE is proposing to treble the hgv driving test appointment fee from £8 to £24 from August 1. This week the proposals were...

MANY AREAS of Britain are facing " a virtual cessation of public transport," Lord Mowbray and Stourton told a House of Lords...

DISCUSSIONS between the Road Haulage Association and the transport workers' union are to go on to try to reach agreement on the...

was released that demountable bodymakers Pengco had been put in the hands of The Receiver, Crane Fruehauf has announced that it...

SHADOW Minister for Transport, Mr Norman Fowler, wants to know why foreign hauliers can bring their trucks into Britain...

the competitive element. But to discriminate against either sex in a contest such as driving where physical strength, stamina...

BELGIAN Minister of Communications Jos Chabert said the build-up of a European transport policy was too slow, when he addressed...

regional officers THE Continental Freight Drivers Club is to set up a network of regional officers to deal with membership and...

BRITISH LEYLAND moved into the black during the six months ended on March 27— thanks to its Truck and Bus Division. Of the...

PHYSICAL distribution in Britain is lousy and if the industry does not put its house in order the Government will step in and...

THE CIVIC TRUST has joined the great tachograph debate— and it has come out strongly in favour of tachos because it believes...

SCOTTISH Tories in conference at Perth last week defeated by a big majority a motion calling on the Government to cut its road...

AN ex police officer Mr F. Topham, left London last Friday to travel to Tehran in search of stolen and abandoned vehicles. He...

A DRIVER was fined a total of £50 and his transport manager £20 when they appeared before Rossendale magistrates last week on...

A SCHEME to provide ownerdrivers with a continuous flow of work and also to give them cover for most eventualities during a...

Wolverhampton R. FOSTER was the winner of the Wolverhampton CMLDoY contest at the weekend. He beat 80 competitors to go...

OPERATORS who fail to appear when called to a disciplinary inquiry before the Licensing Authority now face stronger action. In...

THE new managing director of Southern BRS, Mr John Farrant, made his debut before 200 customers from Sussex, Surrey and Kent at...

A WARNING that road haul age and passenger operators could find themselves faced with lengthening delays in obtaining vehicles...

A GUARANTEE system involving members of the British Association of Removers and the Federation Internationale de Demenageurs...

AVERAGE production of commercial vehicles was down by more than 1,000 vehicles a week over the first three months of this year...

A DEBATE was called for last week by Mr John Peyton, who looks after House of Commons business for the Tories, on " that rather...

DoE's research chief to serve another term THE DEPARTMENT of the Environment has announced that Alfred Goldstein is to...

AN angry outburst alleging a virtual monopoly by a rival coach firm for Continental tours on the South coast followed the South...

A HIGH-LEVEL committee of inquiry has been appointed by the Confederation of Passenger Transport to reply to the Government's...

THE Old Harlow dial-a-bus service, which began in 1974, has emerged from an interim rep or t published by the Transport and...

THE Irish State transport company, CIE, is to back Dublin bodybuilder Van Hool McArdle in developing a new range of buses. At...

GREATER Manchester Transport has stopped its loss of adult passengers by introducing a system of discounts for regular...

BUS services in the Strathclyde region are to receive a E2m subsidy this year. The money will go to the Scottish Bus Group,...

A THREE-WHEELER demountable gully emptier with 590 litres (130gal) capacity has been designed for local authorities looking for...

ONE of the largest fire authorities in Great Britain, Greater Manchester Fire Service, is now taking delivery of the first of...

by the technical editor FORMER Guy operators should be pleased with the announcement from British Leyland that Cummins and...

TELEHO1ST has introduced its biggest-ever Load Lugger, a container-handling system with a skip volume of 26.76cum (35cuyd) and...

handling materials destined for the Centre include this screen which is sandwiched out of sight between the main aluminium...

THE CHAIRMANSHIP of the Road Haulage Association is one job that should go to a seasoned, practical haulier and that's a...

THE spectacular growth of the cargo sector in the international air transport scene is accompanied by the development of highly...

THREE YEARS ago Commercial Motor tested one of the earliest model urban artics to enter service with Bass Charrington. Since...

Things have been quiet from Westminster recently. I noticed it only after Norman Fowler, the Shadow Transport Minister, was...

That brings me neatly round to real cricket. Today, Friday, sees the start of the Halliday Transport knock-out trophy at...

If you missed the pageant of motoring last week at Penshurst Place in Kent, you missed a treat. This is one of the highlights...

London Transport is nothing if not brave, One day last week LT ran its "Round London Sightseeing Tour" for 12ip

If a 124p trip round London doesn't turn you on, you could always get yourself a trip to Sweden or a weekend in Paris for two....

Rustproofing can virtually eliminate corrosion on vans SO, RUSTPROOFING a van isn't worth while? If you really believe that,...

by John Darker LARGE SHOPPING complexes —hypermarkets or superstores —present local authorities with big problems. Although...

by Les Oldridge, TEng (CEI), MIMI, AMIRTE A POLICE constable can demand the production of a driving licence from the following...

ALUMINIUM is such a difficult material for the novice to weld, that many mechanics are unaware that it can be soldered...

road-by kin Sherriff OWNER-DRIVERS are having a thin time. In the present economic climate this may not appear to be out of the...

FAMILIAR to most people concerned with traffic regulations and road improvements is the exchange of correspondence which begins...

IS BULK BUYING of vehicles and equipment practicable or not ? The British Association of Removers has not made up its mind....

MANAGING A SMALL BUSINESS by Johnny Johnson AFTER DECIDING to become a haulier in his own right, Chris Carter from Crosby,...

educational excursions on the Continent. It would be much more convenient if I was able to leave my coach at a Continental port...

to a seaside resort, invariably asks me for recompense for parking charges though he produces no receipt for this expenditure....

Continent using my own tractive unit. The company owning the trailers has a supply of journey permits and they say that these...