SPEED limiters, front under-run guards and the possible use of tachograph charts as evidence in court are but a few of the...

1 SECOND increase in wholesale dery prices this week prompted he Road Haulage Association to demand an early cut in fuel tax....

BEDFORD and Seddon Atkinson may soon become partners in a new company, which will share a cab with Daf, if talks between their...

THE FIRST cheque for CM's Send a Spare Fund, which will exceed £13,000, will be handed over to the Save The Children Fund...

A MAJOR INCIDENT in which the wrong tanker full of chemicals was delivered to a chemical company, resulting in the release of...

WHILE HAULIERS are pressing this week for immediate action on fuel tax, a more comprehensive shopping list has gone to...

HAULAGE drivers in Liverpool and Devon and Cornwall have rejected employers' wage offers, but more settlements have been...

ANOTHER section of the M25 London ringway was opened last weekend, leaving only 43 miles to be completed. The 5.5-mile section...

HEADLIGHT signalling by lorry drivers has been criticised by a Suffolk coroner. "It seems to me that the exact meaning of any...

THE BATTLE over the accuracy of the dynamic axle weighbridge situated on the A74 Glasgow/Carlisle Road at Beattock Summit (CM,...

ONFRONTATION in the courts between Transport Secretary Niholas Ridley and the Greater London Council over the GLC's proosed...

IPERATORS througout the country with lorries over 16.5 tonnes till need to apply for exemption permits from the Greater Lonon...

FRONT under-run guards, as proposed by the Commons transport committee, have had a mixed reception from the transport...

CAPITAL spending by the Government on roads will total E743m next year, compared with £718m in 1984/85. Local authority...

By Karen Miles OPERATORS' costs this year will rise at last year's level, provided that drivers do not push for higher wage...

by the Henley Centre and Dr Bernard Warner as the UK economy continues its very slow recovery. But the rises in rates are not...

this year as the economy becomes more active, but will slacken off by 1989, forecasts the Henley Centre. But there are...

to compete and offer a good and well marketed service, said Dr Warner. Operators who wish to stay in road haulage should move...

VOYAGE National, the new Dperating and marketing company set up by National Bus Company in France (see p18), will be run there...

THE CHIEF engineer of Lancaster City Council's passenger transport department, Ronald Preston, is retiring after six years in...

DAVID FORD, systems development director with Perkins Engines moves next month to the newly created post of director, Perkins...

SUPERINTENDING engineer in the Department of Transport's vehicle inspectorate at Bristol, Frederick Whalley, is to be the new...

FOLLOWING the formal acquisition from Unilever of the SPD Group by the National Freight Consortium on January 2, Paul Daffern...

WILLIAM AMOS, a pioneer of public transport in the Scottish Borders, has died at Galashiels at the age of 85. With his...

to stay with the RHA for another year. He had been expected to retire next month when he reaches the RHA's compulsory...

EX-TNT general manager Geoff Coleman has joined the board of BRS Southern as commercial director, replacing Wally Farrell, who...

STRONG opposition from residents living close to two South Yorkshire depots of Northern Dairies to plans by the company to...

Ireland's strategic location could make it a major centre for international warehousing and distribution geared to the needs of...

THE SYSTEM of vat paymen . on entry for imported goods in troduced in November, has in creased Customs clearanc. times by up to...

THE EEC may choose a Corn mon Market Lorry Driver of th , Year as part of a plan to boos road safety in the Europeal...

or not the Post Office is required to fit tachographs to ehicles carrying goods other than mail. The Post Office was appealg...

extending their service at the Newry Customs post following discussions with the Northern Ireland Road Transport Association....

THE NUMBER of casualties among goods vehicle occupants increased by nine per cent in the third quarter of last year compared...

HE AUSTRALIAN road transoil industry has praised the ndings of its Government's lational Road Freight Industry iquiry,...

THE MERCEDES LN2 range of 6.5 tonne to 13 tonnes gvw rigids and lightweight tractive units up to 24 tonnes gcw has won the 1985...

FORD'S 2.5-litre direct injectioi Transit diesel engine is finall on sale in the UK a year afte production of the small high...

THE BELGIAN Government has introduced regulations which allow maximum vehicle length, weight and width to be increased from...

It is organised by Reed Exhibitions and sponsored by CM and is being staged at the request of a bus and coach industry working...

GLASGOW taxi drivers have lost an appeal against the Scottish Traffic Commissioners' decision to grant Strathclyde PTE four...

HESTAIR Duple is confidently predicting that the company is on the road back to profitability following a major factory...

A MOVE to have Tayside Region reject the Government's proposals on privatisation of local authority bus operations has been...

ALTHOUGH cleared of using avehicle without a psv operator's licence, and aiding and abetting a driver without a psv driving...

area for its route franchising alternative to the Government's total deregulation plans. Kent representatives indicated this...

By Jack Semple THE ANNOUNCEMENT from the National Freight Consortium this month (CM, January 19) that Clive Beattie's...

THE CM January 5 edition refers to the new rating arrangements for London Regional Transport, coming to the conclusion that...

I MUST clear up a misunderstanding which obviously exists based on your review of CM road tests (January 5). Our...

I WAS INTERESTED to read (CM, November 3) about employers having difficulties getting tax allowed off meal money for drivers in...

IN REPLY to Councillor James Cook of Edinburgh, regarding the intended break-up of the city's bus system by the Government of...

Belgium's new higher limit comes in on July 1, but the exhibition was notable for a new selection of models at the other end of...

VISIONS of bare-kneed, shivering octogenarians were conjured up by the announcement that Lex Wilkinson Expressline had done Its...

TOM KING, the Employment Secretary, professes to believe that senior managers display above their desks a notice, "The buck...

THE USE of British Rail tracks by trains run by private operators has been suggested by Professor David Starkie in a report...

HAVING made himself a millionaire in 13 years in road transport, Ian Sayer is now showing the railways how to do it. He has...

ONE MIGHT reasonably assume that the first ERF built 51 years ago was No 1. It wasn't. It was No 63, which happened to be the...

PERKINS Engines is taking ASPRO to cure production headaches. This is the acronym for an assembly programming system, which by...

Bryan Jarvis visits one that finds this go-ahead policy is strengthening its niche in the market BUILDING tippers, loaders and...

that its main strength is its open policy of talking with the end user, examining his requirements and providing the equipment...

From the outside they may look like ordinary coaches and buses, but inside they are often equipped with every mod con — from...

Only seven panels make up the cab of the Roadrunner. They also provide its structural strength. To make sure that this totally...

THE AIRVAC type GA vehicle ventilator is now available from Greenwood Airvac Ventilation. It offers an impressive rate of air...

KENT-MOORE UK has introduced two portable, hand held testers for examining the light circuits of tractive units and trailers...

A SMALL air compressor range has been launched by the Challenger division of the ICS group. It comprises seven models, built...

AN EASY-to-operate small welder called the MIG New Era 5000 mono is now available from Leicestershire-based Migatronic Welding...

A NEW specification threelegged hub puller called the U2013 has been introduced by Facom Tools, The thrust screw has been...

be made to yield a wealth of management information. Jack Semple talks to TachAnalysis, the Glasgow company which is at the...