to dismiss this with: "Well they would say that wouldn't they". What is more disturbing is that the Labour Party seems to think...

Fund continue to come in, but we've still got a long way to go before we can call it a day. Don't wait for others to do it for...

switched from road building to the railways if the Labour Party wins the next general election. The Conservative's .213bn road...

three Greek examining magistrates were deciding the fate of "Supergun" truck driver Paul Ashwell. Earlier this week Greek...

the publicsector market by winning a contract to maintain a fleet for the Isle of Wight Health Authority which includes 10...

Continental Europe with the acquisition of controlling shares of French aggregates companies Barriaud and Sablieres de la Neste.

held on 19-20 October at Edinburgh's Ingliston showground. It is already fully booked.

services in Europe, near junction 10 of the M42 at Tamworth, Staffs.

by the European Investment Bank. The Anglo-French Channel Tunnel Group wants 22.5bn, in addition to the i6bn it has already...

profits for the year to 31 March crashed by 49% to .23.8m, although its turnover rose by 3% to £280.8m.

worried by plans to close nearly 60 Sock Shop outlets, for which the company is the major distributor outside London. "Sock...

Commission proposals to impose VAT control only at the beginning and end of journeys.

of corporate manslaughter over the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster in which 193 people died, an Old Bailey judge has ruled....

this week to discuss restrictions on the entry into road haulage.

Karel Van Miert have hammered out a peace plan over Austrian restrictions on EC haulage transit. The Austrians have agreed to...

reduced-height Dennis Dominator double-deckers with the gangway dropped between the chassis frames and a standard rear axle. It...

rampart, as leading manufacturers reduce stocks says managing director Dieter Merz, Renault Truck Industries. Renault slashed...

is to give HGV driving trainees experience of driving loaded vehicles before taking their tests. The Clifton-based company is...

• Econofreight United Transport has won the "Hauling Job of the Year" award made by the Specialised Carriers for the fifth time...

police and fire service permission to conduct their own PSV driving tests.

check their driving licenses following a number of cases in which people have had to retake their tests when they discovered...

take over as managing director of AWD Trucks from tomorrow (1 June). He is currently joint managing director of the materials...

warnings of traffic congestion on motorways via display units in subscribers' vehicles has been launched by General Logistics...

Secretary of State for Transport, has joined NFC as a nonexecutive director. Sir Norman resigned as Employment Secretary in...

truck fitted with a CityFilter which cuts soot particles, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide emissions by up to 80%, will soon...

Ford Transits built between August 1988 and September 1989 to check the condition of a flexible fuel-line connector, which in a...

Series vans have fallen almost 9% this year — not 41% as reported in CM 10-16 May.

died after a short illness. Cottee, 63, left CM in 1976 to manage NFC's communication department. See next week's issue for a...

• Renault has finally taken the wraps off its new truck for the long-haul market. Called the AE range, the line-up of tractors...

move its weekend letter transportation from rail to road, and expects to improve delivery times by as much as 12 hours....

Express, plans to more than double its turnover over the next two years. Since the Derby-based firm was launched last August...

is to invest another Elm in its UK operations following a year in which its turnover rose by some 38%. It predicts a further...

Parcels Service is believed to have taken over European parcels operator Seabourne European Express Parcels. The UK company,...

gone into liquidation following the death of its managing director, John Woof, last November. Woof ran the company for 22...

a £17.7m contract to supplement the distribution operation of the US supermarket chain, Shaw's which is owned by Sainsbury's....

contract with BP Chemicals' UK distribution services branch, based at Purfleet, Essex. It has taken delivery of a...

and Turnbull, intends to boost its franchise network to about 40 outlets within the next year or so. The news comes just nine...

Court writ against its former accountants, KPMG Peat Marwick McLintock, alleging breach of contract and/or negligence over the...

Transport Development Group, has won a three year contract to manage the logistics supply chain of W M Lighting, a manufacturer...

of the Peter Lane Group, has won a contract with Johnson News to train 40 warehousemen/drivers.

applied to renew its licence for 10 vehicles and trailers. But South Wales Licensing Authority John Mervyn Pugh adjourned...

a fracas with a rival driver on a bus in Pontypridd, has had his PSV driving licence revoked, and has been disqualified from...

trading as Ronsons Reclamations, had applied for an additional operating centre for its 7.5-tonne tipper at Bentham Old Hall....

ecember over maintenance problems has had its 10-vehicle licence renewed for five years by South Wales LA John Mervyn Pugh. The...

an undertaking to pay the balance of nearly £4,000 worth of tachograph fines. The deadline was the following day (CM 1219...

Dalgety QC has granted a two-year licence to John D Hyslop, trading as ACC, of Moffat, but he warned that mismanagement had...

Group has been asked to consider rescheduling operations from one of its Rotherham depots following complaints from...

be axed by bus operator GoAhead Northern at Tyneside and Wearside. The threat follows a meeting last month when the...

life to three five-year-old double-deck coaches previously used on National Express work. Following extensive refurbishment,...

Scottish bodybuilder Walter Alexander is to build a doubledeck Turbocity bus which is intended to be the first vehicle of a UK...

1989 new-vehicle order with the delivery of its first five Scania N113 doubledeckers. Fitted with 80-seat Alexander R-Type...

planned at Trimdon Motor Services, the firm's new owner Caldaire, has warned that it is considering closing a depot either at...

has been launched by Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive with the slogan: "Don't be a beep! Get the bus".

GMB put 10 RMs on its route from West Didsbury to Central Manchester in a bid to regain its market share from six independent...

the back is due for Scania (GB), its West Midlands distributor, Keltruk, and tyre manufacturer, Goodyear, who joined forces...

name from its light CV range. From 1 June, all of its light commercials will carry the Vauxhall badge. This affects the Astra,...

the Ministry of Defence with nearly 1,700 diesel-engined vehicles. The order, worth 222m is the biggest the company has won...

4 x4 Express turbodiesel van converted for use as an Incident Control Unit for emergency services. The conversion was carried...

feature of the VW LT 45based VIP carrier for 10 passengers, built by H&S of Hanover. It has an unladen weight of 3,970kg.

have finalised their £350m agreement to develop and produce a new family of vans (CM 26 October 1989). It will eventually...

edition of the 200 Series panel van, called Select. Based on the 2.3-tonne GVW van, it features a sliding side door, dual...

pressed-steel body and tilt from the Toyota Hi-Lux pickup to develop a novel single-axle trailer for users requiring extra load...

van to accommodate up to two wheelchairs. The Traveller is available in four versions, priced between £11,995 and £14,475. The...

has opened a new depot at Purfleet, Essex, It will be managed by Jeff Berry, and will have an initial complement of 10...

M25 Hertfordshire: Lane closures J18-20 (Chorleywood/A41) for lighting installation. Entry slip roads closed at .118. M2 Kent:...

haulage industry. Specialising in theatre haulage, he started small with fledgling arts companies and has grown to an...

him on the trucks. The company's award-winning livery is an example of transferring a successful advertising campaign on to a...

growth of bulking out, steered trailer axles are beginning to look more attractive to British hauliers. We look at the options...

of operators need light load carriers with off-road capability. We compare two 4 x4s with a brace of 4 \ 2s. NI The choice of...

truck is still the right vehicle for certain applications, increasing numbers of operators are becoming more efficient by...

sector, the flow of new models continues thick and fast with all of the heavy manufacturers, except Hino, represented. One...

and fast cars, but it's been proved that by reducing drag on CVs, fuel efficiency can be improved by up to 25%. For years...

conversions were the cheap, easy route to bigger payloads. But today some operators are questioning whether they have just...

for many operators. A change in the HGV driver licensing system could stimulate more choice, but the move remains some years...

is now coping with more work using fewer trucks thanks to the introduction of demounts to the fleet. Switching from...

develop a jaundiced view of operators. He is responsible for 100,000 of them but rarely meets them until they fall foul of the...

a business. Careful planning is needed if capital gains fax and inheritance tax are to be avoided. • Knowing when to pass on...

a complaint to make to the planners of town and city councils. Do not put coach parks miles out of the centres of your town and...

readers might be able to help me in some research that I am carrying out. For some years I have been investigating the problem...

part of Rockwood Holdings, has named Keith Studer as managing director, with effect from June. Studer joins from LEP...

John Littlewood, previously sales director of used vehicles, has become director of retail coach sales for new and used...

engineer to director of fleet management and purchasing, with responsibility for 250 vehicles and 500 trailers. He joined...

She heads the customer liaison team which comprises Vikki Halley, Tracy Gunn, Mandy Moyse and Tina Tearle.

has appointed Joanne Frost as assistant to the group's marketing manager at its Wellingborough head office. Frost has worked...

Bobby Heaton as national chairman of the newly-elected RIIA executive board, the remaining members have been installed. Barry...

Stroud is an executive secretary of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers. He is a mechanical engineering graduate and has...

has appointed Lyndon Wilson as area sales manager for the Midlands. He previously worked in the industry dealing with local...

been hired as an adviser to Pehr Gylienhammar, chairman of Volvo, and the Swedish in dustrial group's executive committee....

consultancy MSL International's Manchester branch, where he provides a specialist service to the commercial vehicle and...

has appointed Peter Rigby as West Midlands general manager, responsible for light rail transit. He has held senior posts in...

responsibility for running the transport and distribution management post-graduate course at the University of Salford. He has...