• The waters of European legislation and harmonisation become muddier by the minute. Last week, it seemed, the road haulage...

• Transport Secretary Paul Channon's reluctance to accept a 40-tonne limit has received strong backing from an unlikely...

• During the next ten years British hauliers will face fierce competition which will cause "tremendous changes" within the...

• Volvo plans to spend some $100 million (266 million) on its American commercial vehicle plants as part of a major USA...

• Customs and Excise officers have seized a Britishregistered refrigerated lorry at Dover which was found to be carrying 700...

• In our issue of 17-23 September we erroneously stated that two existing Leyland or Daf dealerships were missing from the...

• A British haulier, whose lorry was allegedly carrying dangerous chemicals when it sank with the ferry Herald of Free...

• European MPs have voted to water down EEC Commission proposals to grant an annual 40% increase in multilateral permits, and...

• Connect UK is still seeking a fast cash injection of around .25 million, following the withdrawal of its main backer (CM...

/Gulf Oil is to contract out its entire fuel distribution operation to Tankfreight from 1 January next year. The contract has...

• F B Atkins contracts has added two Iveco Ford 2424 Cargos to its 120-strong fleet. They have Atlas cranes and will be used...

• The engineering group Suter has sold Howard Humphreys, the international consultancy, and part of Mitchell Cotts group,...

• DIY Timber of Ucicfield, West Sussex has added two Scania tractors worth almost 290,000 to its distribution fleet. The...

• Ocean Transport and Trading has bought Italian freight carrier, Italcargo. OTT's freight forwarding business handles 22...

• A drop in half-year profits by fire vehicle engineering specialist Cheshire-based Simon Engineering has been described as...

Our fleet of vehicles keep in constant communication with base, so we can monitor each job and keep you aware of progress or...

We have depots based all around the -ondon area, this means we can respond quicker and with the right replacement. Dur staff...

MotorWay (unlike some other tyre service companies) are on call 24 hours a day— to deal with your breakdown—which means...

We have been in the tyre service industry for over sixty years and we fit only front line products such as Avon, Goodyear,...

• Federal Express is consolidating its entry into the European parcels market with 18 new parcels depots in mainland Europe,...

• Agricultural merchant Eastcoast Grain of Diss, Norfolk is moving its operation to 38 tonnes with a York Magnum 27 tipping...

• Fleet management packages will take an increasing share of the commercial vehicle rental market in the future, predicts...

• In the 12 months to the end of June parcels operator Interlink boosted profits by 81% to 24.7 million (from £2.6 million)....

• Less than two months after switching its Leeds depot to a larger site in a 2400,000 move, national and international...

• Truck hire specialist BRS Southern has signed a £2 million deal to provide 26 vehicles and 36 trailers to the Co-operative...

• By the end of December, the Bedford Trucks plant at Dunstable could be under new ownership, and producing articulated...

• Renault Truck Industries has made a number of changes to its G Range of trucks, comprising of the 170 rigid chassis and...

• Leyland Daf has extended the Dafaid scheme to include all Leyland vehicles, the new scheme being called Leyland Dafaid. The...

latest Foden 4000 day cab — promised at the 4000 Series launch in May — is now available. The 2,100x210mm rest bunk is...

• Following the formal launch of Eaton's SAMT transmission at the Frankfurt Motor Show (CM 17 September) Foden says it will...

• Ford has improved the specification of its Transit range and added an extra-high-roof long-wheelbase van to the line-up....

• In our Daf FA 1900 roadtest (CM 27 August-2 September) the average fuel consumption of one of the 16-tonners against which...

• Improved engine response is claimed by Garrett Automotive for its new range of variable nozzle turbine (VNT) turbochargers...

In Top level managers at London Regional Transport met this week to discuss the possible deregulation of buses in London....

• Bristol Omnibus is the latest operator to be sold off as part of the Government's privatisation of National Bus Company....

• The Post Office this week launched a new postbus service in the Llandovery area of Dyfed, based on a 12-seater minibus and...

• A new trolleybus service looks set to start up in Bradford by 1990, following West Yorkshire Passenger Transport...

• A new, more sophisticated version of Econocruise's Electric Motor Actuated speed control system will debut at this year's...

• The double-deck market received another boost this week with the placing of an order for 36 high-capacity doubledeckers by...

• Bus deregulation has resulted in a dangerous decline in safety and maintenance standards, claims Ron Todd, the Transport...

• A Grimsby owner-driver, who spent five years in a West German prison after a conviction for smuggling drugs, has had his...

• Linlithgow coach operator John Campbell has been banned from operating a local service between Linlithgow Bridge and...

• The Health and Safety Executive has begun investigations into how a man was crushed to death at a NorthEast haulage depot....

• Manchester City Magistrates have fined Ribble Motor Services and 15 of its drivers .2.5,510 after the drivers admitted 44...

• No action was taken again B R Whorton Transport for overloading convictions when the company appeared before West Midlands...

• Fines and costs totalling 2595.80 were imposed on Mersey Bus after Liverpool City Magistrates convicted it of permitting...

• Mercedes-Benz has a new dealership at Briscoe Lane, Newton Heath, in Manchester. North Manchester Commercials will serve...

• Seddon Atkinson has opened a company-owned main distributorship in London, which is now fully operational. Known as Seddon...

• Innovative projects to provide public transport in rural parts of Scotland could qualify for a 50% grant to cover...

• Gwent-based Encrypta Electronics has developed a miniature electronic seal, called MicroSeal, which is suitable for sealing...

• Monitak is a new in-cab computer, designed by Monit ronix Services, from Frome in Somerset. It is designed to monitor the...

• Roads and Traffic minister Peter Bottomley has formally opened a new weighbridge site at Abingdon in Oxfordshire. The new...

• The seventh international conference and exhibition on the marine transportation, handling and storage of bulk chemicals,...

• BRS Truck Rental has opened a new branch at Ripley in Derbyshire, which will serve the north east Derbyshire region. BRS...

promotional drivers' club along similar lines to that currently run by Shell. The club will probably cover the whole of Europe,...

of Transport's full report on the proposed Western Environmental Improvement Route in West London are now available for...

of commercial vehicles now available in the UK can cause headaches for those transport or distribution managers who do not...

change its name to Tanktainer Services. The company, which is the repair and inspection arm of M1 Engineering, will remain in...

face a big crackdown by police and De partment of Transport officials in a campaign against untaxed vehicles. The campaign,...

by General Accident Fire and Life Assurance was launched this week by Lord James DouglasHamilton MP, minister for the...

disrupted by a contraflow system from the end of this month, warns the Department of Transport. Situated either side of...

for a by-pass around the southern side of Bicester in Oxfordshire. Work on the road is expected to begin in spring next year...

at the Blind Lane interchange of the AlM and the A167 near Chester-le-Street, County Durham, says the AA.

the A660 (Otley Road) and the A6120 (Ring Road) in West Park, Leeds is currently the subject of major roadworks. When...

joined together to finance a feasibility study into a second Tyne Tunnel. The 2250,000 study is ex pected to begin next month....

the A49/A50/A5060/A5061 and traffic through that interchange is being delayed by bridge strengthening work which has caused the...

• Following the recent horrific accidents on the M6 and M4 motorways, calls are being made once again to fit speed governors...

• I read with interest your editorial on the LDoY competition for 1987 and agree with the majority of your points on what the...

under the heading Hanpack Database (CM 10 September 1987) which relates to the information in writing required by the Road...

to the letter bearing the headline "CPC — the firm that likes to say no" (CM 1016 September). Reading items like this, I find...

• I read with amusement the letter from your driver who does work for Tarmac and ARC. I can only conclude that the man must...

• I note with interest the comments made by J A Oldroyd (CM 20 –26 August). Mr Oldroyd's main contention is that the...

When John Dennis left Hestair Dennis to set up John Dennis Coachbuilders it was the end of an era — and the start of another....

A new, purpose-built computer program has helped Strathclyde Buses stay on top through a year of deregulated mayhem in Glasgow....

There were two days of non-stop talking, discussion, ideas and proposals at the Freight Transport Association biennial national...

For the first time the Freight Transport Association staged a specialist bodybuilder's show as part of its conference. We were...

The annual British Transport Adivsory Committee fuel trials are a showcase for some fascinating innovations. We have been...

Mercedes-Benz's 1635 is less •owerful than it's 1644 stablemate and does not use an less fuel ... but it offers corn•arable...

£1,118 for cab roof and side air deflector equipment, £1,650 for Alcoa aluminium wheels). Design GCW: 40,000kg. Toshal GCW:...

BY THE HAWK IN Two weeks ago I reported that a cheque for over £150,000 had been handed over to the RNLI. I come back to the...

director for Ford in Europe. He leaves the chairman's and managing director's posts at Ford in Ireland, and is succeeded by...

appointed two development managers. Peter Calder joins its Warrington depot, covering the north of England. He was previously...

750-vehicle Northern General buses. He was manager of the company's Sunderland district and takes over from Neil Renilson who...

Greg Watts to general manager of its European Express service. Watts, 33, has been with the company three years and was...

Bob Tarr takes over as director general of the West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority and Executive from James Isaac, who...

financial director of Peoples' Provincial Buses. He is a char tered accountant and has worked for several food firms and...

Jansson, 44, was a workshop manager at Volvo's plant at Gothenburg, Sweden.

• While horrific motorway accidents by road transport vehicles should be a tragic reason for no complacency in an industry...

by John Durant • Several conferences and exhibitions in the remaining months of this year should be rewarding for workshop...

• A new method of cleaning trucks is being launched onto the UK market this month. The Uniscrub MW 150 is claimed to clean an...

• Corby civil engineering company Weldon Plant has had a Ford van converted to a mobile workshop by newly incorporated...

• Two new piston lines are operational in the Bradford factory of AE's cylinder component specialist Hepworth & Grandage....

held next month, on Wednesday, 21 October, at the Allesley Hotel, Allesley, near Coventry. The oneday event is being held in...

• Defects which are "liable to cause significant risks to the driver, occupants of the vehicle or other road users" and cause...

Model: Leyland Bus Royal Tiger Doyen. Build dates: March 1984 to November 1986. Defect: Offside extra exit door can be opened...

Winter calls for extra attention to maintenance and the usual reason for engine failure is diesel waxing. Richard Longworth...

body is a fairly recent addition to the British Airways fleet of buses, this particular example entering service last November....

a short road test to show up any obvious faults. On opening the engine covers at the back of the Plaxton body fitted to this...