• Just exactly where does the buck stop? In this week's issue of Commercial Motor we are carrying two stories about hauliers...

• NFC is to rename its removals subsidiaries after its American removal company, Allied. All of NFC's removals companies,...

• A debt recovery service has been launched in the Road Haulage Association's North East district.

• Plans are being prepared to tighten up enforcement of Vehicle Excise Duty rules.

• French-built Raptor Auverland 4 x4s are now reaching British dealers, priced from 29,000.

• UK trailer manufacturers and operators are lobbying the Department of Transport for an increase on the 16.5m maximum artic...

• Commercial vehicle components manufacturers KAW Engineering of Wolverhampton and K A MacLaine of Glasgow have gone into...

• Cummins Engine returned to profit in the first quarter of 1990, with a profit of 25.5m on turnover down 6.5% to 2531m.

• Prices of Ford CVs have gone up by around 3.9%. An Escort Popular van is up from £6,177 to £6,415 (both prices ex-VAT).

In gun muddle • Paul Ashwell, the Northampton lorry driver being held in a Greek jail over the Iraqi "Doomsday Gun" affair,...

• A campaign against speeding trucks has been launched by the Suffolk police. Additional video equipment has been bought and...

• AWD has established a French subsidiary. AWD France, based in Lyon, will market the company's Construction range. It is...

• Thousands of hauliers who transport low-level hazardous goods might be forced to adopt tougher safety standards if the...

• So far only 234 British hauliers have written to the International Road Freight Office for cabotage permits. They will be...

that almost 90% of them affected top weight rigids and artics. Nearside drive-axle wheels appear to be most prone to loss: in...

Borgudd romped home to his third successive Superprix victory at Brands Hatch on Sunday. Borgudd, driving the Mobil sponsored...

• All HGV and PSV driving test candidates are now required to produce evidence of their identity. The new rule is designed to...

• Heavy haulage specialist Vanguard Engineering showed off its latest 50-tonne capacity boom truck at the ICE '90 exhibition at...

• The Freight Transport Association has welcomed the Government's decision to improve the A7 in Scotland, but says the decision...

• Foden is following the lead of Seddon Atkinson by fitting the most powerful Perkins Phaser engine, the new 210Ti, to its...

• Norba Waste Handling Systems, the Shropshire-based refuse collection vehicle specialist, is moving into the liquid waste...

• A device for securing nuts and bolts, widely used in construction and engineering is now being launched for use as a wheel...

• Telehoist has built its first muckaway tipping body. The 12m 3 high-tensile steel body and incorporates a cab guard and...

• North Eastern tipper operator Arthur Gurteen is set to specify Harsh underfloor tipping gears throughout his fleet_ He claims...

• The new Dacia 4x4 Duster Renault dieselengined van (CM 1-7 February) is available in the UK, at £6,799 (ex-VAT).

• New standards for vehicle recovery equipment will be unveiled by the Recovery Equipment Manufacturers and Suppliers...

• Furniture manufacturer Ercol, has taken delivery of the first two Volvos — FL612 rigids — to join its 22-strong fleet. A...

• AWD will launch two new trucks at Tipcon, including the long-awaited MTL33 8x6 Multidrive truck with the TL cab. The MTL33...

• The Mahindra CJ Indian 4 x4 Series is now available in the UK. Initially, there are two models in the range — the 2,032mm...

• BPW HSM model lightweight axles and air-suspension are featured on an interesting new long tipping skeletal trailer which is...

• Owner-drivers in the West Midlands are meeting in Rowley Regis this evening (Thursday) to plan their campaign for better...

• Peat Marwick McLintock, joint receiver for Carrymaster, says the trailer firm's Eurofridge operation has now ceased trading...

• LEP Group has planned massive expansion of its distribution and freight forwarding services in Europe — particularly in the...

• Ryder Distribution has just clinched a massive deal with mail-order giant Freemans covering Yorkshire and the Midlands. And...

• Via Truck Rental, the UK subsidiary of the French Transport Services Group Gil, has bought Hertfordshire-based Countryside...

• international removals specialist Whittle Movers intends to acquire a European removals company in the run-up to the Single...

• Seddon Atkinson has established a pay-per-use European roadside rescue and service network covering 12 countries, providing...

in profits and a 10.5% increase in sales for 1989 despite a sevenweek wage strike.

look-out for experienced parcel carriers to join its network. Operators must be willing to trunk goods to a hub in Willenhall...

will not improve until interest rates return to more reasonable levels, says chairman Tom Cowie.

• Hauliers around the UK are being asked to become shareholders in a new venture by Magazine Distribution. The firm, based in...

• HDL Engineering has bought the assets of EM Trucks in Leicester — the first acquisition since its management buyout from...

• BRS Automotive has won a £1m contract to share in the delivery of Gefco UK's Peugeot car export programme. The latest deal is...

• Volvo's truck leasing subsidiary Ailsa Truck Finance has cut its contract hire rates on Volvo FL7, FL10, F10 and FI2 tractive...

• Foreign-built coaches took the top two honours again at the National Coach Rally at Blackpool on Sunday. Repeating last...

• Miniature roadtrains of the sort associated with funfares could become a familiar site on Britain's roads, following the...

• Busways Travel subsidiary Favourite Services of Durham is withdrawing the majority of its commercial services in County...

• Humberside County and Hull City Councils are sponsoring a Hull Marina service to the old Victoria pier during the summer to...

• A network ot bus lanes across Swindon has been proposed as an alternative to plans for a light rail system serving two...

Stephen Johnson is taking up the reins as general manager of Volvo Trucks (Great Britain) as the CV sales boom comes to an...

• WB Cunliffe (Coachbuilders) has supplied the first newly-designed Lancastrian Freo v,relfare coach, based on the Leyland Daf...

• Blackpool Transport Services has taken delivery of eight new single-decker Optare Delta CityBus coaches, as part of a vehicle...

• Alison Jones minibus services in Pontypridd are being marketed under the Shamrock Shoppa banner. There are eight routes, and...

• United Counties Omnibus is set to close its Bedford Road, Northampton, head office by the end of June. It is moving to the...

• Two independent Hull operators have linked up to take on Kingston upon Hull City Transport (KHCT) and have dubbed their route...

• Essex-based County Bus and Coach has placed an order for 14 Northern Countiesbodied Leyland Olympians to service the tendered...

Bus Engineering has moved from Chiswick into new headquarters at fiythe Road, in Willesden, North London, where it services PSV...

• Manchester lorry driver William Quinn, who lost his IIGV driving licence after refusing to take a breathalyser test, has...

• Cutting in front of a rival operator's bus cost Thomas Parfitt, managing director of Parfitts Motor Services, of Rhymney...

• Plant hire contractor Robert H Bailey (Bedwas) has been granted a five-year national licence for 30 vehicles following a...

• North Western Traffic Commissioner Martin Albu has cut the duration of the licence held by Coachlines UK of Kirkham so that...

names for its subsidiary companies. This follows the management buy-in at the company earlier this year. E M Wilcox (Blenheim...

Maxilode has moved to new premises at Algores Way, Weasenham Lane, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire PE13 2TQ.

a wholly owned subsidiary of Balfour Beatty, has opened its first office on the Continent at 8 Boulevard de la Madeleine in...

range of underfloor tipping gear, has moved its headquarters to Full Sutton, near York. The site has four vehicle fitting...

offer the Unimog range of all-terrain vehicles. Sales and service will initially be centred at Spartrucks Fareham, with...

freight capacity on its HarwichHook of Holland route with the addition of the Stem Sea trader on 1 May. It will depart from...

keynote speaker at a conference on 23 May called: Planning Your Survival to 1993 and beyond: A Strategy Conference for the...

of 1992, called Logistics the European Impact, will be held by the British Retailers Association on 8 May, at the Café Royal in...

This year the symposium will concentrate particularly on mechatronics (the application of electronic engineering to the design...

open day at its Constantine Road depot on 13 May to celebrate 40 years of operation. It is from 11:00-16:30hrs. Contact (0473)...

tachograph calibration centres is now available. For a free copy contact 01-276 6434.

Certificate of Professional Competence five-day courses are being held at Birmingham, Esher, Felixstowe and Leeds for the RSA...

Contracts has introduced a six-month price guarantee on all quotations issued to customers with fleets of over 50 vehicles....

Gemini Service Centres around the country following a successful trial at 13 independent UK garages. The Gemini Service...

Denim Bag Spill Kit as part of the company's range of emergency spill equipment. It is designed to control and clean up small...

M5 between junctions 10 and 11 near Cheltenham begins this week. It will take about 12 weeks — lane closures and contraflows...

! II LONDON AND THE SOUTH EAST M25 Hertfordshire: Lane closures on both carriageways between J18-20. (Chorleywood/A41). Entry...

Now that situation is being reversed, thanks to the stilling efforts of an enterprising haulier from the East Riding of...

turned to the minibus with increasing vigour, attracted by its speed and manoeuvrability. Unfortunately, maintenance problems...

whether politicians are really the best people to make decisions about vehicles in general, and about emissions in particular....

keep abreast of the mass media's coverage of the road transport industry. BBC's Top Gear programme included a number of CV...

Laboratory by Castle Rock Consultants in Nottingham is being used to nab vehicles contravening a truck ban. The prototype...

supported haulage industry's quest for BS5750 with great gusto. However even he begins to question the value of such standards...

junction in a Volkswagen Caddy and watch Your passenger involuntarily grab the door handle and catch his breath. Thi loves to...

at Barlaston, Staffs. There's no muddy yard. No caravan sinking slowly in the ooze with a milk crate for a step and pop music...

editor's comments regarding possible cheating in the RSA's CPC examinations (CM 8-14 February). I work for a company that has...

and controversy about HGV training has prompted me to put my view and experiences forward. In the past three months the...

I f the current stagnation in the building industry is anything to go by, 1990 will be a lean year for tipper operators and...

as she goes T ippers do topple over. Even though today's chassis and tipping gear are probably more stable than they have ever...

under pressure Some exhaust brakes seem to develop more noise than retardation, but the American Jake Brake is an effective...

II A history of engineering excellence dating back almost half a century has made the name of Telehoist synonymous with...

• A logical extension and welcome addition to the Telehoist range has come in the form of the UB20 Hookloader. A 'must' for...

With most tippermen having to cope with a declining market, manufacturers are feeling the pinch too. But new designs are still...

BOARD Most operators have tales to tell of inaccurate weighbridges, and an on-board weighing system could be the answer. D...

E quipping a truck or trailer with suspension is inevitably a compromise between ride and handling; the ability to work...

Most good ideas seem obvious, once you've been shown how. The Multidrive concept, for example, gives you an all-terrain load...

• To an outsider, buying a truck by a subtle twitch of the nose or flick of a finger seems rather an odd idea, but it seems to...

in Italy. You're given the chance of a backload tomorrow, but you don't know how far the driver is from his destination. How do...

) fo r ti COLD If new truck sales are slowing, look to the still-lucrative secondhand market. This is the message Renault is...

THE BLAME • Go before magistrates in Daventry pleading guilty to a charge of overloading, and there is a good chance they...

Lesley Campbell joins to head up the Northern region, while Steve Culvert will be responsible for the Pennines. Campbell was...

Rockfield, the Liverpool-based specialist in refrigerated transport, has been appointed a director of Rockfield's parent...

Humphreys is the fifth generation of the Foster family to join the board of W &J Foster. He becomes sales and marketing...

of the Plaxton Group, has named Stephen Gray as sales executive for the North-West. , Gray joined from Primesight, which...

Morrison as advertising manager. He will also oversee the company's marketing strategy.

con. tract manager of STC Telecommunications. He joined parent NFC six years ago. Graham Martin has joined Exel...

engineering specialist Tickford, David Morgan has become director of engines. He has managed Tickford's engine team since 1981.

Dennis Specialist Vehicles, has taken over responsibility for production at the company's new factory in Slyfield Green,...

He joined the company in 1976 as branch manager at its Whitburn, Scotland branch and moved to Norfolk in 1987 with the central...

Eurotec Automotive, has been appointed to the board and is taking over as managing director of the Eurotec automotive division...

to national accounts sales manager southern. Dean has been with Pirelli since 1968 when he 'oined as area representative for...

new executive deputy chairman of London Wall Insurance Service, a subsidiary of RAC Motoring Services. He is a former...

the Shropshire Ford dealership, has promoted John Jones to bodyshop manager after 26 years' service. His predecessor, Dennis...