• The possibility of new design rules covering cab dimensions for European trucks will, no doubt, be welcomed by drivers and...

to transfer most of its trans port operations in the area from road to rail, following complaints from communities about dust,...

in troduction to our story last week headed "King Coal on the Road" was incorrect in suggesting that it is to trans fer all of...

• Common market officials will be holding "urgent" talks in Brussels this month with truck builders, trade organisations and...

• The move toward wider reefers appears to be gathering momentum following a meeting of EEC Commission officials last week,...

• A bid to site a key stagingpost for Channel Tunnel freight in Doncaster is going ahead this week, with local councillors...

only one series: the last episode was shown on Tuesday this week. The BBC says it is normal to wait for the reaction to a new...

El As we went to press this week (Tuesday) TIR operators were facing major problems in getting vehicles across the channel,...

• Four hauliers face charges of breaking the London lorry ban, which prohibits freight vehicles over 16.5-tonnes from using...

blanket system of prosecutions for all truck overloading offences. In its reply to the recent National Audit Office report (CM...

• Over half of Britain's drawbar operators would be likely to take advantage of an increase in drawbar gross weights, judging...

for the new Iveco Ford Cargo in last week's issue appeared in reverse order due to a printing error. We apologise for any...

Arlington Motor Company, becomes the LD dealer for north west London; Vales Truck Centre becomes the dealer for the Watford and...

• Councillors in Surrey are poised to slap fresh controls on lorries travelling in built-up areas, following an investigation...

II Volvo aims to step up the efficiency of its UK dealer workshops by as much as 50% to win a much bigger share of the truck...

• An overnight nationwide postal service specifically for business users called Supamail, is to be launched by TNT Express. The...

Thirty Five Group in July, Lynx. Express has won a further £50,000 worth of delivery business with Diss Handling. The contract...

with seven 38-tonne Volvo FL10 tractive units with drivers, as part of a dedicated road transport package. The vehicles will...

Welland Produce Distribution for the storage and transport of imported and local fresh produce to supermarkets and stores...

• BRS Engineering has quietly opened the second Servicentre depot in its proposed nationwide thirdparty engineering network,...

the construction industry, has taken delivery of six Scania six-wheelers worth more than £230,000. The half-dozen rigids...

• BOC Transhield, the major food distributor for high-street giants Marks and Spencer has, has placed a significant replacement...

• Intertrail Rentals, the vehicle hire and contract hire company, has been bought out completely by Socgenlease — the UK...

• NFC Distribution Group has relocated its four operating divisions into new premises. The moves are the culmination of a...

• Crane Fruehauf will launch its new aluminium-bodied 2.58m-wide reefer trailer at this week's Temperature Controlled Storage...

• Two months after it stopped importing 311 vans, Yugo Cars, importer of the Yugoslavian-built Zastava range of vehicles, says...

• Mercedes-Benz (UK) has launched its long-awaited 4.6tonne Ti Bremen van and chassis cab range and a new all-wheel-drive...

• Volvo has launched a scheme to replace worn engines on Leyland buses with its own engines — the first time the Swedish firm...

• US-based diesel engine maker Caterpillar is poised to launch two new engine ranges, both of which could be powering European...

• The Sleaford magistrates have convicted Sherburn-inElmet haulier G W Sisson and Sons of overloading and fined it 250 with...

• In one of the first cases dealing with the interpretaion of the new driver's hours regulations, the Bradford Magistrates...

• The licence held by Dow Freight Services has been revoked by the North Western Licensing Authority, and the company and its...

• Penrith haulier Leonard Wilson has had the authorisation on his licence for five vehicles and six trailers, cut to two...

vehicles and two trailers has been renewed for a fiveyear period. North Eastern Licensing Authority, Frederick Whalley, sitting...

• A driver sacked by Wiganbased Rathbone Brothers after he refused to work on Good Friday has been awarded £2,302 compensation...

• Coach and Bus '87 — the Bus and Coach Council's first exhibition run independently of its annual coaching symposium — found...

Following last week's report on the RHA's 1987 conference, and the Dip's warning that hauliers may have to produce weight...

Delegates came from all sections of the industry to discuss controversial questions and get expert advice at Commercial Motor's...

• The Workshop exhibition which accompanied the conference may not have attracted great numbers, but those who were there were...

SHORT HOP FOR MIS SERVICES • UK and European storage and distribution company Midland Integrated Services has moved from its...

HOW MUCH ON DUPLE • PSV bodybuilder Hestair Duple of Blackpool has published its 1987/88 price list. The six-page guide covers...

PRICE LIST Also included in the price list is a brief run-down on model specifications and a list of options with their...

GROUPAGE TO LYON • With TIR traffic to the south of France on the increase, UK fright forwarder Haniel Transport of Brentwood...

service for all types of hydraulic loading equipment. The company collects from customers seven days a week, and offers an...

semi-trailer rental branch in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The Rotterdam North site is at Ziestenhoven, next to Rotterdam...

FLEXIBLE FREIGHT FROM WCB • WCB Containers has introduced a storage and distribution system using interchangeable boxes which...

GRIFFITH ELDER WEIGH-IN FRONT • Griffith Elder has launched a range of singleand multiaxle weighbridges which features printers...

PHONES THROWN IN • Marley Vehicle Leasing is offering its customers half-price cab phones when they hire a van or lorry. The...

coaches with passenger telephones. The phones, made by Racal Vodata, will take credit cards instead of cash, and are being...

JAVELIN PSV BACK-UP PACKAGE . • Dennis Specialist Vehicles is launching a round-the-clock servicing network for its new...

FOUR MORE ON VAT • HM Customs and Excise has published four updated VAT leaflets which cover the cash accounting scheme...

can a transport firm be managed more effectively? In Economy and Efficiency in Transport and Distribution Brian Ratcliffe looks...

N EW HAZARD TRAINING CENTRES • Three more centres now offer Hazpak training for drivers. New regulations mean that all drivers...

TRANSFLEET DOUBLES UP • Transfleet, the contract hire, distribution and vehicle rental company, now offers a truck rental...

EXEMPT RECORD BOOK REMINDER • The Drivers Hours (Goods Vehicles) (Keeping of Records) Regulations 1987 states that all drivers...

LONDON RESTRICTIONS • Coach operators bringing visitors to London's West End will face temporary restrictions on parking in...

I was interested to see the various views expressed about Truckers. Personally, I am not over impressed, and how many people...

to the debate on the 40-tonne limit, as a user of haulage services. For many of our products the cube is not the limiting...

the new Boughton B Type water tender (CM 1 October-7 October) you refer to the 5.7-litre Volvo TD71A 27'7hp diesel engine as...

fuel economy of today's modern buses and coaches (DennisJavelin 11.9mpg (23.71/ 100Icm) for example). I looked back to the...

misapprehension in your article about Croner's Teleroute (CM 8 October-14 October). You state that users of the French system...

BY THE HAWK • Eddie Camp had his dream come true when Overall Transport granted him a seat on a six-day, long distance haul...

After scorching in the Sahara and freezing in Finland the 4x4 Dailys arrive in Sardinia • In tandem with the burgeoning market...

The Rothmans Honda Racing Team's Mercedes-Benz 1625 artic hauls an average 21.5 tonnes of bikes and equipment to and from grand...

The competitively-priced Daihatsu longp-wheelbase 4 4 pick-up is robust and adequately powered. However, we found problems...

Knowles of Wimblington has been a family affair since Gerald Knowles bought his first Model T Ford truck over half a century...