The wind of the Transport Act 1968 and the gale of the recession which followed soon after have between them blown away many...

MORE POWERS TO CURB LORRIES • Mr Hugh Dykes, the Conservative MP for Harrow Central, has joined that ex clusive band ofMPs who...

• Grave concern over some of the GLC's proposals for transport in London have been expressed this week by the RHA and the FT A...

from our political correspondent THE 66 sites mentioned by Mr Peyton are as follows:— NORTH WEST REGION: Stretford (Barton...

• Mr Peter Walker, the Secretary for Trade and Industry, opened the first Government sponsored Advisory Centre for Small...

Commons debate energy policy from our political correspondent • The great majority of present road freight transport fell...

• The Government last week refused to give into demands that it should put pressure on the Post Office to prevent the shift of...

• Copies of the SMMT's booklet listing specifications of British commercial vehicles based on data compiled by Commercial Motor...

• Due to a misunderstanding, in a report in Commercial Motor of July 20, it was stated that Anderson Brothers, Markinch, Fife,...

• A daily direct freight link which, it is claimed, will be the fastest service available of its kind between London and Paris,...

• An appeal by J. Wyatt Jnr (Haulage) Ltd, could go to the High Court if a move by the company's solicitor, Mr T. H. Campbell...

• A considerable overall increase in traffic levels during the first six months of 1973, compared with the same period last...

• The Price Commission has authorized a weighted average rates increase of seven per cent for BRS Parcels Ltd, National...

• The Italian Fiat company revealed to CM this week its preliminary plans for marketing commercial vehicles in Britain. A truck...

• A new move to help overcome the shortage of heavy goods vehicle drivers — as many as 80,000 new drivers may soon be needed...

• The European directive dealing with such road matters as altering driving ages and compulsory medical tests would almost...

United they stand • United Carriers have been given a contract for the national distribution of Lotus shoes to retail outlets...

• Nine new post bus routes — the first beginning next week — are being developed by the Post Office's south-eastern region. In...

• Bus priority measures to enable the implementation of London Transport's 10 Speedbus routes will cost about .42+m. This is...

• An interim report published in Edinburgh this week reveals that the city's planners favour drastic action to revitalize bus...

• A joint deputation from the Greater London Council and London Transport this week took the increasing problem of staff...

• Parking bans are to be enforced at 3000 of London's bus stops. The Greater London Council has agreed to a £65,000 plan to...

• A unique £100,000 advertising campaign in some of Britain's leading national newspapers by the National Bus Company will come...

• The hazards faced by Belfast Corporation busmen and passengers were highlighted last week when Mr William van Straubenzee,...

for disabled • A circular setting out the access facilities for disabled people which should be provided an public transport...

• Five Mercedes 406D vans, converted for use as buses for the disabled, are on order by the London Borough of Hounslow. The...

• A deficit of £52,000 in the current year was forecast for the Grimsby and Cleethorpes joint transport undertaking last week....

• When Kroton Engineering (Newport) Ltd. presented its lorry for clearance after a GV9 listing 17 defects, it was found that...

• Two convictions for overloading led to Pontypool Excavation and Demolition Ltd appearing before the South Wales deputy LA...

• Coal merchant and haulage contractor Michael James Morgan was cleared of theft and other charges at Carlisle Crown Court this...

• The Eastern deputy LA, Mr Gerald Kidner, told a two—vehicle operator last week that it was beyond his comprehension that with...

• An appeal against the West Midland LA's decision to curtail eight vehicles until associate companies William Round Transport...

• Should a company be penalized for not spotting a fault of which even the manufacturer is unaware? This question was discussed...

• The attitude of the Lake District Planning Board to applications for industrial developments in the area was criticized at a...

• When a vehicle examiner went to inspect the one lorry owned by Mr Charles Scamp, he found three serious defects which led to...

• Lord Maxwell has resolved a dispute in the Court of Session between a whisky firm and a haulage contractor over assessment of...

• The social and environmental aspects in almost all transport problems are of growing importance and narrow technical...

• Toyota (GB) Ltd has announced the introduction of three new bodies on the HIACE chassis cab. Two of the bodies, the...

• Eighteen electric traits have been supplied by Harbilt Electric Trucks and Vehicles of Market Harborough, Leicestershire, to...

• In a £775,000 deal, Charles Roberts of Wakefield has bought W. P. Butterfield (Engineers) Ltd, of Shipley. The Roberts...

• The first production model of the dual-floor non-tipping semi-trailer, designed for carrying free-flowing materials in bulk,...

• Of the 37 urban areas in 23 American states required to submit plans to meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards set...

• More than 200 Scottish engineering firms have shown interest in British Leyland's campaign to increase the local share of...

Roll-over risks We were extremely interested to read your article in the July 13 issue referring to high trailers increasing...

• Millibooze There is a popular conception that when in Rome British lorry drivers do as the Romans do: in Italy they drink...

Tests by Gibb Grace substantiate the "Maxaret cure" for an artic safety problem. THE majority of Texaco's artics have had the...

Robert Bailey • The new chairman of the Public Road Transport Association, Robert Bailey, who takes up the post after two...

Watching the fuel gauge GIVING the subject of the environment a rest for the time being, the opponents of the industrial...

An improvement in vehicle/driver utilization of 70 per cent is anticipated by the Gerrards company from the use of six Bedford...

WON'T GO by Gibb Grace ONE of the basic aims of EEC harmonization in the vehicle field has been to introduce a mutually...

Disc brakes the only way COMPATABILITY between the stopping distance of heavy trucks and private cars is an essential safety...

by Paul Brockington PROFITABILITY in the operation of car transporters can be relatively high if the right kind of vehicle is...

by Trevor Longcroft A H P AHP Trailers Ltd, Heath Mill Road, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. AHP, which commenced...

By D. Lloyd, BSc Part 5: the cab and its equipment THE part of a lorry which is most important from the driver's point of...

by Johnny Johnson Long or short depreciation periods, cheaper or more expensive vehicles, are two of the choices open to an...

can be highly recommended as a means of increasing engine life. What is your view. operate a small fleet of vehicles in...

reference to noise tests carried out on various vehicles to British Standard 3425: 1966. These results find misleading, because...

which is for sale and I propose to buy it on the understanding that it will pass its annual test which is due shortly. The snag...

to see a driver's hgv licence and, if so, how long has the driver to produce it if he is not carrying it? A Regulation 14(1)...

vehicle driving licence for driving a tractive unit without a trailer. I am under the impression that, provided no trailer is...

by John Darker, AMBIM Unfair dismissal: how it is assessed for compensation purposes IN its short and eventful life the...

by Les Oldridge, TEng (CEO, MIMI, AMIRTE Trailers (1) THE recent alterations in speed limits for certain trailers and the...

Hazard warning lights THE enforced immobility of a large vehicle even for a few minutes can create a hazard that it may be...