progress has been made on the thorny subject of the supply of extra permits to international hauliers. As ever the increases...

illegally dumped in the capital every day by 'cowboy' lorry drivers cashing in on the inner city building boom, says the London...

Consortium, will not be exercising its option to acquire Four Winds, the San Diego based international removals company.

• Stockport-based Dow Freight Services' (CM 18-25 June) freight forwarding business has been disposed of, and its continental...

• Britain's road haulage industry took another hesitant step towards full European liberalisation and harmonisation this...

• Crisis talks aimed at resolving differences between management and unions at Bedford's loss-making Luton van plant are...

first quarter of 1987, according to the latest Government figures. Amongst rigid vehicles, traffic for two, three and four-axle...

111 The gulf between the taxes paid by commercial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes and the costs incurred by their use of the roads...

• Following Land Rover's withdrawal from the Ministry of Defence heavy duty utility truck (TUHD) contract race, Michael...

• New conditions, regulations and a revised policy for the London lorry ban are expected to result from the next meeting of...

• A £17 million, 30-month, frozen food distribution deal has been agreed between National Freight Consortium's newly-formed...

• The number of trucks travelling through London is declining. Since 1980, heavy goods vehicle traffic in the Capital has...

ahead with a regional all-out strike on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 July in Wales, the Midlands, the North-West and Yorkshire. The...

• Damaged lorries from the Herald of Free Enterprise are due to be the second lot offered for sale by sealed tender at the...

• ERF is now offering its E6.18 two-axle rigid chassis with a new shorter version of the SP4 plastic-pannelled day cab, which...

• Bodybuilder, Lawrence David of Peterborough, says that the variable dimension jig system which it introduced last year has...

• Skull) , UK has developed an automatic overfill prevention system for use on LPG tankers, designed to shut down the filling...

• SP Tyres (UK) has added a new Dunlop drive axle tyre — the SP431 — to its heavy thick radial tyre range, which the...

• NFC subsidiary, Newsflow, put its new fleet of 140 vehicles into full operation this week as Mirror Group newspaper...

high volume in its latest attic reefer unit but not for the controversial thin walls. The tri-axle air-suspended Crane Fruehauf...

• Christian Salvesen has won a three year distribution contract with Dorset Foods to deliver Dorset's range of pastry goods...

• More work could be heading Wincanton Distribution Services' way if a new agreement currently being negotiated with its...

• Harrogate-based motor dealer Appleyard Group has purchased Scania dealer Union Trucks for 21.05 million in cash. Union...

• Mercedes-Benz intends to follow the example of its German rival Volkswagen in fitting anti-lock brakes (ABS) to its light...

• Following growing demand from van operators, Austin Rover has extended the availability of its jointlydeveloped ARG/Perkins...

• Freight Rover is expected to launch a more-powerful turbocharged diesel engine option on its wide-bodied 300 Series Sherpa...

• Overnight parcels customers do not always need a "frantic" 24-hour service and many users would prefer cheaper, but less...

• Robin Hood Vehicle Builders of Fareham, Hants, has extended the range of midibus models it builds on the long-wheelbase...

• PSV operators can now buy an independent assessment of their maintenance standards from a former NBC engineer. Peter Hill,...

• The privatisation of National Bus Company continues following the return of the Conservatives, with the management buyout...

• Leeds-based operator Wallace Arnold has bought seven Volvo B 10M singledecker coaches, all with Hestair Duple 340 bodywork,...

• Five immediate prohibitions led to Eastern Licensing Authority, Brigadier Compton Boyd, cutting the licence held by Michael...

• Twenty eight convictions since 1982 resulted in Northumberland haulier William Oliver's licence being curtailed by three...

• Consideration of action against a haulier convicted at Teeside in January has been adjourned by Licensing Authority...

• The licence held by County Durham-based AB Seymour & Sons has been revoked. The company's managing director James Seymour...

• Sutton and Sons has been ordered to pay almost £90,000 compensation to a driver whose foot was badly crushed under a...

John Moyes, newly appointed development manager at National Carriers Contract Services, has been given the target of helping...

Cardiff-based Metpost has promoted Alan Jones to transport manager following some time in charge of the company's warehouse and...

Sergio Pininfarina has been elected to the office of president of the International Organisation of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers...

Lord Teviot, a one-time conductor and driver with a Brighton bus company, is to be president of the Institute of Transport...

Anthony Groves has been appointed managing director of Willlata (UK), the multinational specialists shipping and transport...

Oscar Roith CB, MA, FEng, FIMechE, CBIM, FRSA, who retired on 29 May after five years as chief engineer and scientist of the...

Olaf Lambert is to become the chairman of the British Road Federation when the current chairman, Tony de Boer retires in...

Ken Hopwood is the new sales manager at wiper blade specialist Fister. He replaces Roy Massey who has left the company to...

public relations manager Erik Johnson will retire, and his place will be taken by John W Evans, currently public relations...

Carters Gold Medal Soft Drinks has appointed Eric Stoddart as distribution director. Stoddart joined the company four years...

Former Leyland Bus man Don Templar has joined Bristol Engineering in the new role of marketing manager. He will be responsible...

The new company, managed by Mike Mudie and Richard Bond, has bought the franchise from Oldacre Services. Mudie and Bond are...

The deal covers all Holmes' products, including telescopic cranes and American lightweight wreckers designed for dealing with...

its L200 and L300 commercial vehicles from 1 July. The increase of 5% is due tc an increase in production costs, says...

petrol sales from an automated pump which accepts credit cards and Servicetill or Autobank cards. The pump is at Texaco's...

Great Universal Stores subsidiary, has published a guide to contract hire. Martin Roe, White Arrow's sales and marketing...

Copies can be obtained from S Clark, Marketing Services Manager, Tankfreight, Copthall Bridge House, 1 East Parade, Harrogate...

new guidance on the safe storage and use of liquified petroleum gas at premises where the supply is piped via a meter. The...

load marker which conforms to the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Packages) Regulations 1986. The new marker...

System 4 is claimed to be cheaper than cellular radio, since hauliers can choose to limit radio coverage to a particular...

week changed its name to Philips Telecom to underline the company's link to its parent company. Philips Telecom plans to...

Engineering has opened a new tachograh checking centre at Chiswick. The new centre, sponsored by Lucas Kienzle, is open from...

a number of vehicle and trailer manufacturers since the Motor Show moved to the National Exhibition Centre in 1978, it will...

• The University of Manchester plans a Symposium on the Future of Conurbation Transport on 19-21 November. Participants are...

hold a four-day course and seminar on "The mechanics of heavy-duty trucks and truck combinations" from 31 August to 3 September...

• The Government is to hold a public inquiry into proposals for the M40 Waterstock to Wendlebury section in Oxfordshire and...

M2 Kent Major roadworks between Junctions 5 (Sittingboume) and 7 (A2 Brenley). Various lane and slip road closures. M20 Kent...

• Once again 1 find it necessary to highlight certain inaccuracies in one of your test reports, this time the Volvo FL6 (w/e...

Motor June 18-25) as you reported it in full I, thought the fine was pittance money. I was check weighed and found to have a...

• I was most interested to read the articles by Frank Lewsey and Geoff Hadwick on the subject of the Certificate of...

• I felt I must reply to the letter in Commercial Motor from Mr Alun Thomas of Wrigley's Transport, about inexperienced...

• I heartily endorse Mr George Pearson's comments CM June 6. (By the way, George, you owe me a cup of tea. Jungle Cafe-circa...

everything there is to know about setting up your own haulage business; she and her husband Ron did it five years ago. In her...

lveco has introduced a new Turbostar model — the 190-36 — and has made some useful improvements to the whole Turbostar...

• It would take a special kind of inanity for a company to froth about its "all-new vehicle", when almost exactly the same...

basic van, £19.41 plus VAT for the radio fitting kit and £228.75 for the radio/cassette player. Design OVID: 2,900kg....

expected to depress Department of Transport civil servants. Bureaucrats like to work for an effective Minister, and Moore...

Daly Transport is a high quality haulage group specialising in a market where the bottom line is always in fashion — the rag...