• The series of events which has led to the formation this week of AWD is a David-and-Goliath story with a difference. Instead...

• For a government so committed to privatisation, the publication last week of the Department of Transport's Review of Driver...

• The Government is to launch a 15-year programme to strengthen older bridges to make them capable of taking 40-tonne lorries,...

• General Motors has finally withdrawn from UK truck production, selling the Bedford truck and bus plant at Dunstable for an...

recognised by building firm ARC, is hastily revising its plans this week after a strike call last Friday was ignored by most of...

Ron Hancock, former chairman of Leyland Trucks, is AWD's managing director. He will be charged with ensuring that the Dunstable...

• European Commission proposals to harmonise and liberalise the EEC's transport industry are destined to fail, says Hubert...

• Representatives from nine EEC governments have agreed to back proposals allowing articulated trucks of up to 16.5 metres — lm...

• The Department of Transport has confirmed that HGV driver licensing could be set at a lower level than the current 7.5-tonne...

the Common Market is growing rapidly, with developments in the international field outstripping the progress being made in...

Association's campaign for 40 tonnes. Speaking at the FTA Scottish Annual Dinner, Foden said: "My company is supportive; the...

officers on the sister ships of the Herald of Free Enterprise poses a risk to safety, warns the officers' union Numast. LI P&O...

• Rental and contract hire company Four Point Hire of Feltham had some unwelcome visitors to its Watford depot on 19 November...

2210 million (SKr2.28 billion). This is Volvo's strongest thirdquarter profit growth since 1929, but company profits for the...

• TIP Trailer Rental's decision to postpone its share flotation on the London and Am, sterdam stock markets has not blunted the...

• Sealink has written to international operators to tell them that short sea crossing contract rates will be increased by 70p...

• The Road Haulage Association is launching a contributory pension scheme for its 11,000 members and their employees to...

• British Petroleum is piloting a computer system which it says will make its road tanker deliveries more efficient and save it...

• Lowfield Distribution has won the contract to distribute products for food brokers and confectionery importers the Richard...

The same people who forgot the winter of 1986. The Arctic winter of January 1987 arrived without warning. And because no-one...

• When Daimler-Benz finally launches its long-awaited new heavy trucks at the end of next year they will feature the company's...

GM has owned a stake in Isuzu since 1971 and its current shareholding is 38.6%. Isuzu says that 200 billion Yen (2800 million)...

• Nissan UK is considering whether to resume imports of its King Cab one-tonne pickup after winning its legal battle with the...

16-litre engine which powers the F16 truck. The TID 162AG is designed for generators; the TID 162AP for stationary applications...

• At 466kg, BPW's latest trailing, self-steering axle is some 80kg lighter than its predecessor and also features mechanical...

• Heavy haulage operators have been given a 22-month period of grace in which to comply with the new ammendment to the Special...

• The long-expected hivingoff of General Motor's heavy duty diesel engine business has been given the go-ahead. All GM's heavy...

the new Leyland Daf 95 Series tractive units. It is available with both fixed and sliding Trulok couplings and comprises a...

• ERF is experimenting with plastic powdered coatings on its truck chassis. Several vehicles have now been produced with their...

• John Keane, trading as Myles Creek Haulage of Birmingham, has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £725. Birmingham...

• A gang of thieves who specialised in stealing lorries and their expensive loads, was jailed for 22 years at Southwark Crown...

Ronald Wilson (Plant Hire) being renewed for eight vehicles and six trailers only by Scottish licensing authority, Alex Brand....

• Elan International did not act unreasonably in sacking a driver who had lost an international journey permit in France. That...

• Scania and East Lancs Coachbuilders are jointly celebrating after winning three separate orders for a total of 23 buses. The...

million Wheatsheaf depot in Sunderland with a five-aside match against footballers from Sunderland AFC. The new depot replaces...

disabled passengers on its Airbus service between London Stations and Heathrow Airport. The 24 Airbuses are being equipped with...

• A South Wales bus company has turned a record £800,000 loss into a £76,000 profit within a year of being privatised. Merthyr...

• National Bus Company has reached the half-century mark in the sale of its operating subsidiaries, with Northamptonbased...

to show that "many of the operators do not meet the requirements of their tender contract." The survey, by the London...

• Thomas Electronic Services of Marple, Cheshire has introduced a voltage converter which enables a mini-bus with 12-volt...

• Microfare is a new portable ticket issuing machine from Cirencester-based Almex Control Systems. The unit weighs less than...

The latest order from BTS follows the delivery of 50 similar vehicles earlier this year for its Mini Busways high-intensity...

• Scott of Bellshill has extended its Lyon mini-bus body range to include a model based on the 3.5-tonne GVW Renault Master...

Cramlington, which has just bought two coaches for use in its fleet of 11 vehicles. The new coaches, supplied by Stuart Johnson...

• The Government has rejected a Labour Party call to veto EEC plans for VAT on bus fares. Transport Secretary Paul Channon told...

• Londoners now have significantly poorer bus service due to route tendering according to PSV pressure group CAPITAL, working...

• The Government's privatisation programme suffered a set-back last week, following the publication of the DTp's Review of...

GROWTH FOR E VANS HALSHAW • Newport-based Iveco Ford dealer Evans Halshaw is expanding its premises with new offices and parts...

Chapter 7 in which you describe the Packaged Goods Regulations for Dangerous Substances. Your article states that the...

For some years it has been a buyers' market for transport employers, but now the tables have turned: good-quality staff are...

Lord Shepherd has just taken over as the new president of the IRTE. His background as a prominent Labour politician in the...

BY THE HAWK • Last week Commercial Motor ran an article in the headline pages bearing good news for those of us worried about...

Iveco Ford's TurboZeta lies in a backwater of the truck market — but despite appearances this giant panel van could be a more...

Japanese manufacturers' methods have already had a major effect on the European and American CV industries, but they still have...

the newly-created position of sales and marketing manager. Littlemore will lead a team promoting new and existing products in...

• International standards should be established for equipment intended for the testing of vehicle exhaust emissions. To quote...

• Quality is the current "buzzword" in business and this means better bodybuilding will be necessary, Professor Garel Rhys, of...

• Sykes-Pickavant Group PLC has applied to the Council of the Stock Exchange for the grant of permission to deal in Ordinary...

Belper, Derbyshire, is launching a revised order processing system telling customers the day they will receive their goods at...

will be explored by London Transport, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph, November 5. Shopping centres are planned at...

• Anti-lock devices will help the Department of Transport's aim to reduce road casualties by one third by the year 2000, said...

• This "integrated" transformer welding gun from Portable Welders of Bicester has been supplied to Freight Rover, which finds...

• Bear Automotive Service Equipment Company of Miwaukee, USA, has formed a UK subsidiary, Bear Automotive (UK), based at...

in-line filter at 230 for liquefied petroleum gaspowered forklift trucks. Its magnetic action removes fine metallic dust which...

• Bear Automotive (UK) introduces to the British market its American parent's truck and car wheel alignment systems. The TAC-4...

addition to its twopack system — air-drying MSKlarlack acrylic clear lacquer. MS-Klarlack can be used with both MS and...

hand cleaner incorporating soft polypropylene beads to help to dislodge ingrained soiling without damaging the surface of the...

• IMS is the UK concessionaire for SAF air suspension and the GTE range of fuel line heaters and automatic chassis lubrication...

• With Glasurit 18-Line, a two-pack top-coat system, the brand now enters the commercial vehicle refinish sector field. BASF...

Others have come and gone, but the Sherpa, continually updated as re quired, has plugged on providing reliable, if...

claims that Swedish Volvo workshops are 50% more efficient than their UK counterparts. Speaking at the workshop conference, on...

The morning session was closed by a talk on wheel security by Philip Chadburn, company training manager of the National Tyre...

many of the issues raised at the conference were illustrated by the wares on show. Bendibt, Clayton Dewandre and Intercare all...

Following the Workshop conference and exhibition there have been various developments on some of the subjects that were...

With many vehicles out on contract hire, Transfleet provides an around the clock, six days a week service at its Park Royal...

Burman reckons that its reconditioned, power-assisted steering boxes are as good as new at half the price. Phil Reed explains...

We look at the Diesel Diagnostic Service available to Mobil's major customers and at some of the equipment on the market for...

Workshop and Edstrom have joined forces to give you the chance to win 21000 worth of equipment to turn your van into a mobile...

• A new version of the Groeneveld Transport Efficiency by (GTE) automatic chassis lubrication (ACL), available from IMS, for...

• LA-CO Oyltite is a leak sea. ler marketed by A. Levermore, which reckons it is a must in an truck, tanker or car tool ben...

• GUS Transport Ltd, which operates a fleet of around 5,000 vehicles from 38 depots nationwide, has introduced the custom-built...

• Mining and Chemical Products says it has developed a dependable and cost-effective technique for isolating bores, holes,...

• Kent-Moore has released a catalogue covering its essential specialised service tools and equipment for the Detroit Diesel...

• The need to protect or provide firm anchorage for wiring looms can now be met by over 500 standard grommets available from...

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