"We have all our Mercedes 1628s on a three-year buy-back arrangement" says Ken Needham, Robirch Transport Manager at...

• Freedom of choice has been the rallying cry of the present government ever since it came to power in 1979. It has been the...

• More wage claims have been received by the Road Haulage Association from the unions. South Yorkshire and Sheffield drivers...

• The Freight Transport Association's 40-tonner campaign has been put on hold until after the next general election, but...

• The full extent of Leyland Vehicles' financial plight was highlighted this week, with the news that the Rover Group's ailing...

• The recent spate of accidents in the north east involving lorries carrying hazardous loads (CMNovember 1) continued last week...

• The long, drawn-out argument over whether the Road Haulage Association will press for the weight limit for eightaxle rigids...

• Protracted negotiations between London Buses and its maintenance staff finally broke down this week, when around 2,500...

• Department of Transport traffic examiners have been told that there will be fewer resources available for them to do their...

• Two drivers face redundancy at Kane Plant and Services of Redbou.rn near St Albans, following the theft of their MAN tipper...

• Giltsave's bodybuilding plant at Rochford in Essex is being closed down, with the loss of approximately 50 jobs. Production...

• The provisional dates and venues for next year's European :ruck racing championships include two new Grands Prix, at the...

• Arclid Transport of Sandbach is expanding its bulk powder general haulage fleet with six of these Don-Bur aluminium chassis...

• Following the recent launch of its 7.5-tonne quick-fit body range, Congleton-based Boalloy has launched a new fast-turnaround...

• By using an aluminium base frame and tank Tamplin has cut the weight of its donkey engine power package by 40kg. The...

• A Southfield Coachworks' curtainside conversion of an original box body has helped increase the productivity of fleet dairy...

• Montracon has become the second manufacturer to fit GM Liteflex composite springs to a production trailer. The lightweight...

• Following night-time complaints from local residents of noise from its trailers running with conventional steel springs,...

• Ulster-based trailer manufacturer Montracon Trailers has invested over £300,000 in a new sales and marketing centre at...

• Services giant BET is restructuring its waste disposal operations following last month's £32 million acquisition of the...

• In its first year of trading the NFC Distribution Group has boosted its overall turnover by around 40%. Much of this growth...

• Tumbling world oil prices have prompted Shell UK to come up with a radical restructuring package for its oil distribution...

• Wincanton Transport has boosted its profits by 45% during the six months to September 30. The Yeovil-based transport and...

• Parceline, the Mayne Nickless subsidiary, is to open a new £6 million hub and headquarters building in West Bromwich at the...

• The Government has blocked London Regional Transport's plans to build a new coach terminal at Paddington (see CM November...

• Controversial proposals to open up the EEC's passenger transport market to free competition have been drafted in Brussels and...

IN A bus industry first was scored by Northumbria Buses last week when the company invited representatives from women's groups,...

• Welsh Office Minister 4Vyn Roberts has hit back at Labour claims that there has been a massive slump in bus mileages in Wales...

• Tarnbrook, the company formed to take over the business of the now defunct Invincible Travel (Tamworth), has been given seven...

• Sheffield Education Authority was recently presented with the world's largest Sunshine coach by the Variety Club of Great...

• Claims by Derbyshire Police that a driver of a special types vehicle travelling at 16 lon/h (10mph) up a hill on the M1 was...

• Failure to attend disciplinary proceedings has led to the revocation of the International Licence for three vehicles and...

• Holrne-on-Spalding-Moor hauliers B M Cassidy, and one of its drivers, Kenneth Reynor, have been cleared of a series of...

• Mitchell Cotts was wrong to sack lorry driver Ronald Tucker because of his "dodgy nights out" in a northern night spot, an...

• Poynton Waste Disposal has been granted a licence without environmental conditions by North Western Licensing Authority, Roy...

• Maintenance problems have lead to the duration of licences held by Gloystarne & Company and Gloystarne Warehousing being cut...

• Economic growth so far this year in West Germany has taken place against a background of zero inflation, says the Continental...

Even more remarkably, they're capable of making an intelligent decision as to exactly the right moment to effect the change....

• Tom Phillips has been made group financial controller of Tiphook, Bromley, Kent, the international trailer and container...

• Wilcox-Seadyke Scotland has appointed Charlie Taylor, 41, as general manager of its new depot at Newhouse, near Motherwell....

• George Hazle has been promoted to managing director of BRS Midlands, from operations director. He will he based at the...

• Wincanton Transport Services has promoted Kevin Sleeth to the new position of contracts manager, petroleum services based at...

• Eric Holt has joined coach bodybuilders Hestair Duple as quality control manager. He will be responsible for quality control...

• If Hertfordshire-based haulier Harry Mont ever gets to meet with a Government official to argue the massive £24,750 tax bill...

• Although it was announced over a year ago, and has been on sale in Britain for a couple of months, the MercedesBenz 1644 with...

BY THE HAWK • Gosta Nystrom, the 'father' of the Volvo cab, now aged 80, has been made an honorary doctor at Umea University...

METHODS "Welcome to the world's finest grocery distribution center" (sic) reads the sign above the main entrance to the Jewel...

SIR PROTECTING BOTH PARTIES • Although not involved with the commercial vehicle industry I happened to see a friend's copy of...

SPECIAL OFFER SPECIAL OFFER SPECIAL OFFER SPECIAL OFFER • Whatever potential changes in transport regulations are discussed,...

ebullient Renault press release. "When it's a van," comes the answer — but is the Renault 5 really a van? Renault's other...

Hauliers with money to spend now have a wide variety of purchasing options. CM has been to see how one Nottingham-based...

grown accustomed to accusations va Opposition parties about party polls inspired consumer booms. Plenty of cars on the road...

• Rubery Owen-Rockwell is warning service centres and operators about a new supply of "potentially very dangerous" wheel bolts...

When removed, it was found that the splines in the bolt had stripped as a result of their softness. In fact the ultimate...

• When the driver of a vehicle fitted with this Stanley speed logging unit reaches his preset speed, he is warned audibly and...

• The concern at counterfeit goods expressed recently by Clayton Dewandre is now recognised worldwide. GATT (General Agreement...

• Mazda has given full approval to Glasurit's 54-Line and 21-Line two-pack refinishing systems, which include topcoat s ,...

• Wiltshire-based Spafax ha moved Douglas Hewat up t national business developmer manager where his duties ir elude identifying...

Elm workshop I Special attention was paid the foundations and floors at le new E1 million workshop nd office complex opened...

• Alentec Orion has equipped London Buses garages at Stockwell, Willesden, Merton, Finchley, Chalk Farm and Tottenham with...

• Claydrum Engineering is he exclusive agent for )eutsche Tecalemit, whose ubrication systems are now itted into an increasing...

• Bill Atkinson, who until recently was research projects manager at the Motor Insurance Repair Centre at Thatcham, has been...

• Moore & Wright is well on target for a record number of entries already over 1,400, for the 1987 "Best of British"...

• Hi-Tech Heaters (Mfg) of Walsall has obtained the manufacturing rights of the catalytic heaters which it markets under the...

• The Polymasker, a computer controlled cutting and drafting machine from Folex, has been intrumental in the formation of...

• A paper by Tohru Nishiyama, a Nissan engineer, on the company's paint inspection robots which have optical sensing and...

• The first set of 621 colour swatches, updating the Ault & Wiborg Paints colour information service introduced earlier this...

• A service tool (Part No. 21214975) designed to facilitate the easier application and release of the very high fastening...

• Redashe is launching a range of products for paint and bodyshops. These include Combinoto sprayer's overalls and labcoats...

• Details of Contact's range of vehicle wash systems are given in the company's new six-page pamphlet entitled "Programme for...

• Nederman has introduced a self-retracting hose reel tc keep workshops clear of hoses left on the floor and designed for...

• While own-account firms are deepest into livery, many hauliers are content with merely displaying their phone number, yet all...

• Aerosols International, which has relaunched its Jet Pak aerosol propelled spray gun, reckons it could appeal to garage...

• London and the South Eastern region has been traditionally short of all kinds of skilled vehicle technicians and engineers....

I/ Measuring toe-in, that most critical of steering alignment settings, has always been a dodgy business despite the advent of...

• X-Amp, from Driftgate, an innovative motor vehicle power supply device, has been developed for the breakdown engineer. A...

• The Mini-Chem Mark II compressed-air-operated Jetaway Gun power washer, priced at £69, has a specially designed manifold that...

• Chemsearch says that Fullback, its latest degreaser and tar remover, has a double action, actually thickens when mixed with...

• Two portable flange facers from Sibex (Constructions), designated FF24 and FF40, are designed to replace the 618 and the 1840...

• From Century Hygiene comes a free-standing meta parts washer. The electron. ically powered Centisolve parts washer has its...

system. Radial feed may be disengaged for stationary cutting of '0'-ring grooves. Overall capability is increased with the...

I MAC has developed elecrically powered cold-water ressure cleaners — the MAC :E range — designed to cope ;ith heavy usage in...

• The CLM International Corporation, of Denver, Colorado, has been producing metalbased lubricants for over 10 years, and this...

• Souriau's diesel module, which updates the 1585 model, adapts any petrol engine testing equipment fitted with a number one...

• Rotocold has added the R8 model to its range of multivane rotary compressors for transport and static refrigeration...

• Designed for use with ICI Autocolor's Hi-dur Rapide, its new additive, Converter, enables the two-pack primer to achieve...

• Details of Granville's winter range are contained in a brochure from the company, featuring: Arctic Shield anti-freeze and...

• The Lubro-Tech sump plug and drainer is being introduced from Europe onto the British market by Tyre-Tech International....

A GRP-plywood panelled body needs a quite different repair technique compared to a traditional riveted or huck-bolted...

III One of the pioneers in GRP-plywood bodybuilding, Tidd Strongbox Ltd, now of Sandy, Bedfordshire, has been granted a UK...

• Repair manuals of the kind published by the manufacturers of composite panelling provide vital guidelines for those having to...

the chassis on the offside, and though it is shielded from road dirt to some extent, enough grit and mud can collect on it to...

• Enco Express, the Scottish-based equipment supplier, demonstrated for the first time at the Motor Show the new Enco...

• Allen Diagnostic Equipment, which introduced its computerised scope engine analogue at the Motor Show, claims that it breaks...

• Most of the exhibitions al the Motor Show using move. ment specified a product frorr the British Turntable Company as used in...

• The Chassisjet 2000 displayed by Concept Equipment at the Motor Show is suitable for routine maintenance and repair jobs,...

I A novel portable brushash system was launched at ie Motor Show by MAC lachines and Chemicals of lough. The system is called...

• Europe's fastest heavy truck, which has a Rolls-Royce jet-fighter engine, was used to test Don Red Stripe brake lining, as it...

• When the Speedline range from Sykes-Pickavant was launched in the late Seventies, it consisted of just a few products. By the...

• Kalamazoo, launching a new computerised workshop control system at the Motor Show, claimed it will "revolutionise" service...

In order to work out how many fitters to employ and how many parts to carry, go back over your invoices for the past year •...

• Makita has added a ;eventh drill, model i071DWK, to its cordless )ower tool range. It has a variable speed facility, offering...

• Viso, an international group of companies originally founded in New Jersey in the United States, manufactures a range of...

• One part of Super Fuelfree in 500 parts of diesel or gasoil will protect down to -16°C, while a greater concentration will...

MI The latest additions to the range of more than 200 Cosmic accessories are: chromed plastic self-adhesive GB letters;...

• The Rubber-Cut, a rubber regrooving machine developed by Tip Top Vulcanising, proved very reliable in workshop trials, on...

• Drester bead blasting can be used on a variety of machine parts including vehicle wheels, brake discs, drainage pumps,...

• The week after Automated Fuelling Systems (Northern) installed its Automaster AFI 500 total fuel management system at British...

• The service lives of engine exhaust systems can be greatly lengthened by spraying super-heated aluminium on to the bare...

• Henry Crossley (Packings) has published a new technical brochure covering the range of ve-e ring seals which it manufactures...

peratures up to 260°C (500°F) to 260°C (500°F) are catered for from "standard" sets. Henry Crossley (Packings) Ltd PO Box No 7...

• TUX tyres require particu lar care when being mounted Rough handling or stretchinj can seriously damage th( specially...

• From Baron Instrument Systems comes the SC1 alter nator controller, which allows the battery in the vehicle to be charged...

Balancing Techniques is designed for fast, simple, one-man balancing on the vehicle. It is a single-spin operation, and is...

• Rondier's Auto Radio Test R4V is so compact that a vehicle radio can be tested from within the vehicle. A himnal 25W...

• The Body Gard stone chip resistant coatings from 311 Automotive Trades have been reformulated to allow a wider spray pattern...

• Following the launch of its redesigned ADKO DS1A drill sharpener in April ADKO has brought out a pedestal stand to support...

I A leaflet describing Therit lilt TWDB, a heat-shrink uct-sealing band, is available pm Raychem Ltd, the manuicturer, and its...

I Limpet Tapes has introuced a range of self-adhesive reped paper masking tapes ir paint sprayers. The tapes are buff coloured...