the trend of nearly three decades which saw the bulk of the British commercial vehicles industry combined under the Leyland...

• On paper Volvo's FL7 tractive unit looks to be very similar to the F7 model it replaces; but in the metal it is equipped with...

• Transport and distribution should be given greater recognition in company hierarchies, says FTA director general Garry...

• Confusion, made worse by rumour, now surrounds the Government's plans to introduce fixed-penalties for a wide range of...

This year, only 40% of all taxes levied on road users will be spent on roads, according to the latest road track costs...

• Pressure from environmentalist groups has forced the Department of Transport to change its proposals for the 2160 million...

• Iveco has finally won EEC Commission backing for an ambitious project to renew the company's truck range and introduce...

The Freight Transport Association is preparing to challenge the London lorry ban's constraints in the courts, it was revealed...

The fight to abolish tolls on Britain's road network is set to continue despite the Government's announcement last week that it...

• A second Severn river crossing has been given the go-ahead by the Government, as predicted in CM, July 19. The proposed £200...

• The EEC Commission has confirmed that discussions are under way on the possibility of introducing a Frigocard, aimed at...

• County councils want the Department of Transport to involve them in the passage of radioactive materials carried by road. So...

• Detroit Diesel Allison, the diesel engine and automatic transmission division of General Motors, has agreed to extend its...

• Rockwell Automotive is to spend 21.3 million on expanding its Maudslay division near Stratford-upon-Avon, to deal with the...

Trucks dealers in last week's issue, we inadvertently left BFI in the previous 1veco dealers list, at its earlier address. We...

• The European and Scandinavian advance into Britain's fire appliance market — led by Mercedes-Benz's sales to Surrey and...

• Falkirk demolition company J R Masterson has avoided the expense of hiring a crane to handle machinery by having a Palfinger...

• A prototype refrigeration unit, developed by bodybuilder Boalloy, is about to enter service with Kent-based haulier Henley...

• Chorley-based Leyland distributor Gilbraith Conunercials has developed — and has type-approved — a three-line braking...

N Britain's tyre laws are ineffective, confusing, and difficult to implement, says the Tyre Publicity Committee, an amalgam of...

• Decision has been reserved on whether the successor to a recently-collapsed Birmingham haulage company will get an operator's...

• Representations from George and David Michie trading as Braidbar Nurseries of Newton Mearns, Glasgow have led Scottish...

• Cannock plant hire and earth moving contractors M H Turner (Contractors) Limited has been cleared of the misuse and the...

• A West Yorkshire court has issued a warrant for the arrest of a Dutch lorry driver alleged to have been involved in a...

• Plans to charge hauliers an entry fee at the North East Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market at Gateshead have been strongly...

• Edbro, the Boltonbased bodybuilder and tipping gear manufacturer, has increased its 1985/86 profits by 4% to 22.3 million and...

• York Trailer will be spending close to 22.5 million on new manufacturing facilities and trailer production before the end of...

• A 25 million factory relocation contract, believed to be the largest ever, will shortly be completed by Pickfords Industrial...

• Leyland Bus is expected to retain most if not all of its current product range following the announcement that the Rover...

• Amounts for public transport spending in 1987/88 in the former metropolitan county areas have been announced by Transport...

• Alder Valley North has launched its Careline service linking London's six major railway termini and Victoria coach station...

• West Yorkshire PTE has taken delivery of 15 Freight Rover Sherpa 350 minibuses with bodies modified for local bus use by...

• Proposals by London Buses to withdraw London weighting and receipts bonuses for its staff working in its outer London zone...

• Hampshire Bus has appointed a new finance director and company secretary. He is Paul Thomas, who joins the company from Thorn...

• To run its 212.5 million Sainsbury-dedicated Yate Distribution Centre, near Bristol, SPD Contract Distribution has appointed...

• Horley Services Group chairman Victor Mays has been elected chairman, for the current year, of the Transport Association,...

IN David Barnett is to succeed Eric Tindall as director general of the Road Transport Industry Training Board (RTITB) when...

• York Trailer has appointed Keith Howard as UK sales manager — Refrigeration, to oversee sales of the now British-built range...

• John Dumbrell as controller of supplies and transport for British Gas North Thames (previously with British Gas Eastern). II...

• Following the retirement of Captain K W Allen as general manager, the Containerbase Group has upgraded the post and appointed...

• With a sort-out of its van dealers, a forthcoming new model and improved deals for buyers, Fiat is aiming to capture a larger...

• Bodywork for the recentlylaunched 7.5-tonne gross weight 8111) Mercedes-Benz T2 chassis cab (CM, July 5) is now corning on to...

• An unusually long Freight Rover box van with a crew cab has been produced by Coachworks Conversions of Coble, Lancashire for...

• Suzuki is now offering a wide range of accessories for its Luton-built Super Carry micro vans and pick-ups. The van cargo...

DOVER-BOULOGNE II Townsend Thoresen has improved its Dover-Boulogne service with the introduction of two larger, faster ships....

• increased vehicle capacity on Townsend Thoresen's recently jumhoised Viking Venturer and Viking Valiant is now being fully...

FASTER TOWING • The speed limit for cars and car-derived vans towing trailers or caravans on derestricted dual carriageways...

ENGINEERING SAFETY • Thomas Electronics of Marple, Cheshire, is to sponsor a commercial vehicle safety award. The company,...

TARDY TRANSITS • Ford has published technical advice for operators who experience a drop in performance of Transits fitted...

FREEPHONE TRAILEREWI • Trailerent/Truckrent has extended its freefone telephone service to include reservations for both...

TYRE LEAFLET • The latest Dunlop Usercare leaflet (No 17) has been published, warning operators of the harm that can come to...

• Bearing manufacturer SKI: has published a revised edition of its "Bearing Maintenance and Replacement Guide". The 180-page...

• HM Customs and Excise, and HMSO, are considering offering tariff users the 1988 harmonised tariff on computer media, as well...

LDoY • The National Finals of the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition (sponsored by United Transport International) will be...

• Mercedes-Benz (UK) is sponsoring the Yeovil Festival of Transport on August 9/10. This is the largest festival in the West...

• The annual Trans-Pennine run for historic commercial vehicles takes place on Sunday next, August 3. Some 200 old lorries,...

NEW BRANCHES FOR KENNING • kenning Car and Van Rental is to open a new central branch at Birmingham and has transferred its...

▪ Baxter Hoare Ltd, the UG group subsidiary of Bowater Freight Services, has relocated its Glasgow office to Unit 4B, Amec...

FREIGHT ROVER • Freight Rover has appointed a new importer/distributor for the Republic of Ireland. The O'Brien-Hagan Group ol...

I Chassis lubrication equipment manufacturer Interlube Systems of Plymouth has added seven new fitting stations to its...

Seddon Atkinson's 6)(4 is powerful and fuel efficient, but is up against some tough competitors in the tipper market. Can it...

Scancoaches' single-deck buses may look incongruous running on LRT's Route 283 in West London ; we find out how well suited...

This week sees the start of our long-term monitoring of three identical long-wheelbase Transits engaged in multi-drop magazine...

After two years of using bar codes in its vehicle parts stores, Segos admits it chose the wrong system. We find out what went...

has suggested, quite understandably, that with the advent of the Channel Tunnel, hauliers should be thinking now in terms of...

flipping through back numbers of CM will realise and no one would disagree with the suggestion that it is an oldestablished...

At the wheel of a Mini 850 he took the test 30 years to the day after the first advanced test was conducted. He passed — well,...

in transport." This was written by the Sunday Times business news editor Roger Eglin, who forecast that last weekend — one of...

the 145 Team, who sponsored a cricket match recently between a starstudded Lord's Taverners team and the Mayor of Gravesharn's...

a big traffic-congested city? If you have, then maybe you'll be interested in a product described in some promotional material...