Instead of compulsory take-overs, a vigorous approach to buying out by BRS and British Railways from our Parliamentary...

Bromford Lane depo ()NE. of the best-kmu BR.S . general haulage der — Brornfo-rd Lane, Birtni ham is to close dowt July. The...

leefers and gas-powered vehicles face liversions up to 50 miles RANSPORT operators - e becoming increasingly )ncerned about...

A CALL for coach operators in the London area to get together and form an association has been made by Mr J. A. Stevens, the...

THE CASH offer that Inter national Harvester Company has made for Seddon Diesel Vehicles was approved at a meeting of loan...

ALL CHARGES against Robert Withers, 37, of Shoreham Lane, Halstead, Kent, former accountant with Ralph Hilton Transport...

The proposed ban on vehicles carrying or using LPG, due to be applied soon at the Mersey tunnel, should be withdrawn and the...

by George Wilmot THE CASE for the employment of many more women in road transport — including top jobs -is strongly put by Mr...

IN AN effort to encourage manufacturing companies to send more goods by rail Transport Minister, Mr Fred Mulley, has written to...

THE arguments for the Port of Southampton as the ideal and obvious site for future UK container berth development are set out...

A ONE-WEEK residential course designed to help accountants and transport managers to speak the same language is being organized...

"ON motorways in Worcestershire, at least eight incidents involving chemicals could have had disastrous consequences if Dame...

INDUSTRIAL action by Shell-Mex, BP and Esso tanker drivers has been relaxed following a meeting last week between Mr Michael...

AS A RESULT of th general strike called by th Ulster Workers Council, la! Saturday's LDoY event i Londonderry was cancelle at...

AN INSIGHT into how road vehicles may develop, and specifically, how they may be powered in 1984 and beyond, was given last...

Yes, but ... THE DISTRIBUTION of freight by road is accepted by Transport 2000 — but it welcomes the Government's decision to...

A LABOUR MP sounded notes of warning to the road haulage industry at a Suffolk meeting — and particularly warned of pressure...

THE South Wales LA, Mr Ronald R. Jackson, is to give his decision in writing on a "show cause" appearance by Vernon Blair...

A PETERHEAD grain merchant had his 0 licence suspended for one month bY the Scottish deputy last week after admitting that one...

AN OWNER-DRIVER whose nearly new vehicle attracted three GV9s had his licence curtailed by the South Wales LA, Mr R. R....

THE HAMMERSMITH depot of tipper-operators D. J. Murphy and Co Ltd were described by a vehicle examiner at a Metropolitan public...

A BLUEPRINT for the future of public transport in the area covered by the Greater Glasgow PTE was laid down in a policy...

NATIONAL TRAVEL'S first regular service to Athens leaves Victoria coach station at 21.00 today. The coach will travel a...

A ONE-DAY symposium on improving design in public transport is being organized by the Design Council and will be held in...

ONE OF THE first Design Council awards specifically for the motor industry has been won by the Leyland National bus. The award...

FOUR Transport Users Consultative Committees for the area covered by the Greater Glasgow PTE are to be formed. The PTE is...

A STAGGERING increase of between 45 and 50 per cent in passengers was reported last week by Mr David Glassborow, director of...

LOCAL authorities in Perthshire are being asked by a neighbouring county council to pay their share of subsidies for bus...

A NEW system of brick distribution, using standard rail Freightliner wagons, is now in use by the London Brick Company....

A DEVICE for damping out axle hop on four-spring balance-beam suspensions has been developed by Primrose Third Axle Co Ltd,...

'California'regs with new combustion system by Graham Montgomerie PERKINS Engines Ltd has— become the first manufacturer to...

A NEW motor industry publication, Guide to Brussels Nomenclature — Classifications for products of the automobile industry, has...

AN AGREEMENT for the design, development, manufacture and selling of medium capacity diesel engines has been signed by Alfa...

SEAFORTH Commercials Ltd, part of Seaforth Maritime the Aberdeenbased offshore supply company, has been appointed Foden...

HUJ Heard in Stockholm last week: Swedish haulier to Finnish haulier: "Have a beer?" Finn: "Yeah — a Finnish beer." Swede:...

by Johnny Johnson A PROBLEM which faces all operators is that of vehicle performance comparison and selection. It is not a...

Running in is still important ,ut parts of the process remain a mystery AREFUL running-in was at one time ted as the single...

THE Minister for Transport, Mr Fred MuIley, chose the occasion of the recent Freight Transport Association annual dinner to...

I have read, with great interest, your article "If it's bad we say so" in CM May 10 1974 and agree that the reports of the...

I attended the Annual Conference of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers and listened to the answers given by Mr Furness...

The diagram of the Jacobs brake, accompanying the feature "The case for retarders" {CM May 3) gives the impression that No 3...

by Brian Cottee MERE 1 was, as the story goes, not .ipside down at 30,000 ft perhaps but :ertainly at an impossible angle at...

by Martin Hayes WHEN we tested a passenger version of the Ford Transit fitted with the company's York diesel engine back in...

imp an exhibition Ear new ideas by Graham Montgomeric kN EXPERIMENTAL disc brake for Ise on trucks with a gvw of up to 16...

PARLIAMENTS, it is tempting to say, get the pressure groups they deserve. When they appear to give way to whoever makes the...

Can Greater Manchester Transport now expect an all-singing, all-dancing approach to public relations? Maybe not quite in the...

and using them to improve truck safety by CM reporter IF a truck crashes within 65 miles of Gothenburg, Sweden, the police or...

by Les Oldridge TENG(CEI), MIMI, AMIRT OVER the past few weeks we have been considering the law concerning dangerous and ....

by John Darker AMB1M WHEN a Parliamentary committee was examining the work of the National Freight Corporation — with...

just obtained an electrically propelled mobile crane. Can you tell me how it should be taxed, and should the driver have a...

harmful to health as the petrol engine, but what is the difference in their relative emission levels? Does anyone have any...

by Trevor Longcroft WHEN a vehicle comes into the workshop because its brakes are not operating correctly, the fault can often...

The Flexiloader system is designed to facilitate vehicle loading or to transfer goods between different heights. It consists of...

Ready-to-fit hydraulic brake pipes, tubing and nuts for commercial vehicles have been announced by Mjntex for sale in the...

Accurate set-up of engine dynamic timing reduces the risk of black smoke and excessive noise. The AVL test unit is claimed to...

The Power Blast low-resistance cell makes it possible to operate a closedcycle shotblast room and, claims the company, ensures...

Open Gear Lubricant type LE l85. from Lubrication Engineers suitable for use with exposed gears. chains, cables, and fifth...