THE NEW seat belt legislation which becomes effective from Monday will undoubtedly catch many light vehicle operators on the...

THE ROAD Haulage Associati concern over the Post Office's graph laws, reports TIM COBB. In a letter to Transport Secretary...

) will soon be adding ler model to its range of iish-built commercial les being sold in the UK. 751, a 7.5 tonne gvw inteanel...

BEDFORD has introduced Transcard, a free charge-facility that allows Bedford transport and fleet operators to obtain a wide...

PORTLINK FERRIES, the operator which establisl Great Yarmouth to Esbiert crossing last year, has ext, the service to...

IT IS LIKELY that several of the tractive units to operate at higher Although most of the five-axle combinations under general...

NEW INSURANCE organisation run by the Road Haulage Assoen and international insurance broker Bain Dawes was ched in London...

THE FIGHT to end tolls on the Forth and Tay road bridges is being stepped up. The working party for the abolition of tolls has...

D TRANSPORT is one of the cs for discussion by the rly-formed environment imittee of the Northern [red Assembly, which was...

Rail's hopes of trebling its The Serpell Committee's report into the finances of British Rail said it was impressed by BR's...

GOVERNMENT is "reluctant" to decide in favour of downming for lorries running below their maximum plated weight, 'sport Under...

THOMAS MEADOWS has strengthened its road and airfreight services to North West France in association with the...

A NEW DOCUMENT-storage service has bean started by Pickfords Removals. The system is aimed at companies with too many...

EW GUIDE to Statutory Sick Calculations (SSP I for .011 departments has been luced by Information Manment Services. ititled...

COMPANIES should remow roofs from redundant pror and so avoid paying rates, Confederation of British In try said last week. As...

BRS RESCUE has taken ove breakdown and repair se for J. H. Sankey and So Middlesex-based builders' chant. Sankey drivers have...

STEL DATAFREIGHT, the :It Road Services traffic sgement computer system, tracting a healthy interest European transport corns...

MERSEYSIDE Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged local MPs to renew their campaign for the abolition of Mersey Tunnel...

CARGO INSURANCE will be changing in April, when Lloyd's reviews and simplifies its insurance policy forms. To aid all those...

4POST, the Royal Mail's dy courier delivery service rgent documents and pack, has extended its network ily and Guernsey. e...

TWO KEY sectors of British industry have increased their spending on research and development, despite the recession, according...

EDBRO has developed a range of tipper hoists for with its heavy duty rock-c ing bodies which will be fitt Volvo N10 dumper...

A NEW integrated and computeris duced at Iveco's distribution centre Incorporating NCR hardware, it is a real-time system...

RENAULT Vehicules Industriels has released more details of its joint project with China to market a medium-weight lorry in the...

his retirement date NLEY JACKSON, a director lorth Eastern British Road ices since 1978, is due to 3 at the end of January. s...

RAMSAY has become chair of the Lincoln sub area d Haulage Association. He is over from Pat Wilson who completed her two year...

JACKIE CLARK has joined the marketing planning team of Pickfords Removals. In the new post of development manager, she will be...

JOHN MIDGLEY has left Independent Coachways of Leeds to develop his property interests. His interests have been acquired by...

OAPs redesigned rear-axle air suspenion, first shown at the Brussels Show (CM, January 22), will be available as an option on...

CRANE-FRUEHAUF of Dereham, Norfolk, has built two 50-tonne capacity trailers, with two more to follow, in a Middle Eastern...

BASS UK has installed a . Tadcaster depot a Danish signed electronic brake tt that incorporates an infra-re mote control to...

JOHN RAYMOND Transport of Bridgend, South Wales, has taken delivery of 16 new Freightmaster vans and curtainsided semi-trailers...

RK TRAILER'S truck equipment division displayed its first rearor conversion at the Clayton Lodge Hotel, Newcastle-underne on...

THE GOVERNMENT'S pro-private enterprise bus policies took a hard knock last week when the Lord Chief Justice ordered the...

LL THE ALL -PARTY House of C investigated LL THE ALL -PARTY House of C transport committee ttee i launch a major inquiry...

THE GOVERNMENT is prepared to be more flexible in its approt to setting protected expenditure limits for metropolitan cow...

JOR SHIFT to buses from by the Serpell Committee. ts controversial report on lancing of British Rail, the iittee said many...

LONDON COUNTRY is promoting its Green Line toach services next month, with a February Fares Fighter campaign of reduced maximum...

BRITISH RAIL believes it has dealt effectively with inter-city coach competition, BR Inter-City director Cyril Bleasdale...

NTY DURHAM county )il has given more than 00 in grants to five private ompanies. he latest round of revenue art grants, the...

A SURREY coach company has appeared before the South Eastern Traffic Commissioners because of irregularities rising out of...

NATIONAL EXPRESS is to duce video films for passe on its Worcester to Lc coach service. The 200-minute service i a Rapide...

WARD MOTORS of Huddersfield is to introduce air suspension as an option on its Dalesman coach chassis range. The Dalesman is...

THE National Welsh bus company's decision to compete ir travel agency field has been branded as "crazy" by a Tory wing MP....

CM's book review of Heavy Truck (January 1) was opposite in view to the public and political reaction to the Serpell Report on...

I WRITE to congratulate you on the impact your magazine has on those who care within the commercial vehicle field. A chance...

COMMERCIAL vehicles based and operated in Northern Ireland have to comply with law substantially similar to that applicable in...

THE EFFICIENCY of British Urban Bus Operators (Polytechnic of Central London; £15 (£20 overseas) is a report by the Poly's...

STATUTORY Instrument (1982, No 1576; Road Traffic on the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No 7) Regulations...

WHAT was the average week household expenditure in Scotland on transport and vehicles in, say, 1979-80? On and coach fares it...

Harry Wilkins has attended the scenes o nearly 1,000 accidents. He talks about hi work and how it can help you YES, accidents...

ALTHOUGH the management team of the National Freight Consortium is substantially the same as in the days of national ownership,...

EVERYTHING possible is being done to eradicate the "them and us" attitude in the NFC. The theme of the report to the...

IF the "successful Transport Business Man" who wrote to CM from Watford will now send in a copy of his first letter, signed...

PETULANT interfering unions have taken it upon themselves to tell Blackpool's ratepayers how their refuse-collection,...

WHAT NEXT for the NFC? Repayment of loans takes high priority. Expansion overseas, an intention avowed in the prospectus, is...

GREATER LONDON Council obviously has a death wish and the sooner it is granted the better. Its decision to squander £90,000 of...

ALTHOUGH UNEMPLOYMEN is at an appalling level and is E. growing, sales of luxury coact were paradoxically the one bright...

TRANSPORT SECRETARY Da Howell may have run into a lo flak over all sorts of issues, bu he still seems to be totally anonymous...

From May 1 operators will have to providE these protective measures for rigids and trailers alike. Graham Montgomerie looks E...

Part-time workers: redundancy and sex discrimination IF YOUR company has any agreement either with your employees or a...

A warning from John C. Vann to operators on the new sick-pay provisions starting on April 6 UNE 14, 1982, was a day of ome...

An unsecured load in a box body can dent more than your reputation as a careful operator. David Wilcox shows you how to get a...

At least, we think so. . . For local delivery drivers vagueness surrounds the new seat belt legislation. Who is exempt? Who...

HOME-STUDY packs are now available as a CM/Road Transport Correspondence Courses Special Offer to prepare for the Royal Society...

Bill Brock discovers a new use for old Leylands that is proving itself a very concrete business proposition IORE THAN 200,000...

Eight of M & G's new-concept models are being operated by Shell: Graham Montgomerie learns why this company is enthusiastic...

Computer aided shifts may be with us within a couple of years. Tim Blakemore explains this advance in heavy vehicle...

When an engine is working hard, the maximum temperature reached by the burning gases in the cylinder may be as high as 1,500 to...