A FORM on which drivers can make claims for expenses incurred acceptable to the Income Tax Authorities has been agreed between...

THE BOARD of British Leyland Ltd has decided that further investment in the Scottish plant of the Truck and Bus Group is to...

MULTIPLIERS for determining the gross weigth of vehicles solely for driver licensing purposes are contained in new regulations...

THIS YEAR'S RHA tipping convention at Harrogate is to have the largest exhibition of vehicles held there yet. Manufacturers,...

RHA RIDICULOUS! That's how the Road Haulage Association sums up plans in the Government Green Paper on Transport Policy to put...

SMMT INITIAL reaction t o the Government's Green Paper on Transport from the Society of Mot or Manufacturers and Traders is...

TORIES THE Government's Gr e en Paper on transport got a halfhearted cheer from Shadow Transport Minister Mr Norman Fowler...

£350m FTA ROAD freight costs will be increased by E350m if proposals in the Green Paper on Transport Policy get the go-ahead,...

BRF THE British Roads Federation has welcomed the Green Paper as an opportunity to conduct a major consultation on the future...

The favour with which the Government apparently looks on bus operation in its consultative document would be more than welcome...

THE Freight Transport Association is to expand its vehicle inspection service in the North of Scotland and is basing an...

TRANSPORT MINISTER Dr John Gilbert has expressed disappointment at the slow adoption of the Hazchem scheme by some section of...

BRITISH road hauliers operating to and from the Continent are being seriously impeded by existing regulations, claimed Mr...

TIPROLL LTD, civil engineering contractor, which had run its business from a large private house for more than 16 years, was...

AN ATTACK on the lack of control over the dangerous waste being carried on Britain's roads ha; been made by Redland Purle, the...

PROHIBITION orders were the cause of more than 1,000 of 29,000 lorries tested being taken off the road last year, says the...

with a surplus of £32,483 of income over expenditure, according to its annual accounts published last week. But the statement...

CREW FOREMAN Roy Coker is a man who rarely drives trucks, but he seized his opportunity recently and won the Rank Xerox UK...

ton, Ken Brydon and Tommy Talbot. The winners are entered in the CM Lorry Driver of the Year competition. Road Haulage...

Pandoro's success PANDORO, part of the P&O Unit Loads company, is reporting a successful first year in operation on its routes...

0-licence AN OBJECTION by North Shropshire District Council to the grant of a new 0-licence to a farmer on the grounds that...

TRADE unions have been asked to give their views on having worker representation at board level in the nationalised transport...

583 takes a bow IMPROVED RIDE and handling, greater reliability and easier maintenance access are features claimed for the...

What the doctor ordered THE GOVERNMENT'S Green Paper on with bus and coach operators many of Is everything that they hoped...

PUPILS of schools in Newport, South Wales, have been operating a racket in concessionary bus passes selling duplicates to their...

SMALL local coach operators were often able to provide a type of facility required by the public in a particular area which...

THE FIRST cattle transporter application for the eight-wheeler F86 Volvo is this double-deck outfit just put into service by A....

LAMINATE-WALL semi-trailer vans featuring bolted construction for easier repairs have been announced by H. Tidd and Son Ltd, St...

THE Irish Transport Trust are organising their 5th Annual Bus and Coach Rally in Bangor, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, on...

THE CONVENTIONAL wiring loom of a vehicle electrical system can be replaced with a single loop of cable, according to Robert...

by Martin Huckett WHEN the Government gave birth last week to the terrible twins—volumes one and two of the Transport Policy...

PREVIOUS articles in this series have dealt with 12V electrical systems and this month it is the turn of the 24V electrical...

West Yorkshire Part 11 Pay discipline fears Pioneer viewpoint on wages and many other topics by John Darker NO ONE can...

1 refer to Mr Richard Worth's letter in your issue of April 16. It has been said that statistics are often used for support...

After reading about the trials of the eight-hour day which you published, I am surprised that any politician in his right mind...

Your account of publicity on The Budget is not altogether fair to the national press, although it is true that some of them did...

THE VOLVO NIO 6x4 tipper is a good tip for the operator who needs an on/off site vehicle and can justify the investment in...

Road test On the road the Volvo made light work of 24-ton operation. For general running, it was unnecessary to drop down from...

Tempco International Ltd. was set up by the NFC last year for the operation of temperature controlled vehicles to the...

The National Guild of Transport Managers' London centre held their annual banquet and ball in the magnificent, almost...

It is not all social work at NGTM functions—it is a bit of this and a bit of that, I understand. If Arthur Roper, the London...

By sitting quietly in a Bristol office last week I learned more about Western BRS activities in 16 minutes than I might have...

Quote of the week from Peter Parker, BRs chairman designate: "British Rail is an efficient business." It lost £70m last...

While on the subject of men and their clubs, does the name Fred Abdee mean anything to you? Fred has been around the haulage...

Another long-server to settle down after an exciting life of travel is "Monty's mobile home." The trailer home which carried...

WORK on extending Nice airport includes the construction of a new runway on land reclaimed from the sea. The amount of fill...

SCENE by Bill Godwin That's the ticket To promote the use of public transport and to provide an incentive to motorists to...

DoE plans smooth switch to new international carriage of perishable foodstuffs standard by Trevor Longcroft ON NOVEMBER 21...

vehicle chassis for use on various construction sites. The result is that the vehicle cannot now carry goods. Could it be taxed...

unladen weight 3 tons 14cwt, which will be taxed privately. Could this vehicle be deemed to be under 74 tonnes laden weight,...

want to change to an articulated tractive unit with which I intend to pull other people's trailers. How should this be taxed?...

as providing a stagecarriage service within a country town. On the school services, children often sit three to a seat which I...

on ATP continued from page 51 carry out any repairs that an inspection may bring to light and then resubmit the equipment for...

NATIONALISATION of road goods transport—or "the extension of public ownership," to use the official Government euphemism—will...

by Les Oldridge, TEng (CEI), MIMI, AM1RTE Wreckers 3 ANY fleet operator who has a workshop should consider applying for a...

by John Darker, AMBIM PRESSURE from trade unions for a radical restructuring of companies to provide a statutory right to...

From Wrigley Union comes a four-wheel tug capable of towing 5 tonnes. Powered by either a petrol or diesel engine rated to...

Drum brakes have been added to the specification of 2-ton pallet trucks from Norris Systems. Cable-operated, the brake makes...

Designed to prevent engine overheating the Commercial Watercheck from Invicta Plastic; gives an in-cab warning when the...

Self-adhesive panels describing any dangerous load carried by vehicles under the Haz•chem scheme are available from Focal...

The ACE inspection lamp from Gaston Electrical is now supplied with the option of being either fully insulated or water tight...

by Sue Copeman Updating insurance IT IS extremely important for the commercial vehicle operator to read the small print in...