• There must be an enormous temptation within Leyland, Land Rover and Freight Rover to sigh with relief and say. "Well, at...

• The fourth Truckfest — sponsored by Commercial Motor — promises to be the biggest and the best of the bunch. For our report...

• The future of BL's commercial vehicle business has been plunged into even greater doubt by last week's Government decision to...

plant last week in an attempt to reduce vehicle stocks by around 100 units. The company says the move is necessary to off-set...

• Volvo Truck Corporation boosted its share of the world heavy truck market to more than nine per cent in 1985 and increased...

• Surveys of 160 British haulage companies show average profit margins are still well below five per cent. A firm of City...

want 40' • The UK Governn wants 40-tonne lorries, Tra port Secretary Nicholas Rid has told MEPs. Speaking to the Europear...

The Freight Transport Asation made a spirited de:e of its campaign for 40e lorries this week. his final public en ement before...

['hiHips, was this week 3lected president of the Freight Transport Asso:lotion to succeed Thorn EMI's Dennis Hutchings who has...

• The Freight Transport Association's image as a multimodal organisation was worn thin this week when some members took...

• Transport Secretary Nicholas Ridley is prepared to rethink the vehicle registration change-over date in 1987. Last month the...

• British transport industry leaders' hopes that a Dutch civil servant would head the EEC's transport directorate have been...

• Dennis Hutchings, Freight Transport Association president, last week criticised the Government's plans to include tachograph...

• Three Traffic Area Licensing Authorities are to retire. First to go is Ken Peter, who retires in June after air years as...

• Talks over the future distribution of the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday are going on between the newspapers' publishers,...

• Daf Trucks enjoyed a good year in 1985, both in this country and the rest of Europe, with profit more than twice that in...

second Hino FY275KA 8x4 tipper which joins its existing 11 vehicle Hino fleet. The 187kW (250hp) FY275 rigid has a nine-speed...

• A leading insurance broker is offering companies risk surveys to cut their accident costs. Hogg Robinson says commercial...

its own separate banner, Victory Bodies of Portsmouth is being absorbed back into the Wadham Stringer parent group with a loss...

• Foden will offer an extra 224kW(300hp) ATAAC (air to air after cooled) version of the 10.5 litre Caterpillar 3306B engine for...

• The Tachograph division Solex (UK) has been acquire for an undisclosed sum from the receivers by Speedograp of Nottingham....

• Close-coupled rigid and drawbar boxvans being used by London Carriers for an experimental change in distribution include a...

• Following the launch of its light commercial exchange engine scheme last year (CM, July 6), General Motors Service Parts...

gissan's new one-tonne .up range — previewed Asively in last week's CM now available in the UK_ le latest 4x2 and 4 x 4 els...

• Permitting one driver to commit hours offences has led to BRS Southern being ordered to pay fines and costs totalling 2695 by...

• A Penrith company, fu ti LOGO for using a vehicle w dangerous parts, escaped ac tion against its 30 vehicle/38 trailer...

• Shropshire owner-driver Grahame Johnson has won authority to base one vehicle at Picton Cottage, Wykey despite opposition...

• Nortons Transport of Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire has been cleared by Sandbach magistrates of using a vehicle with four...

A Crown Court has iced fines imposed upon a ipany for offences corned when a towed vehicle it out of control and caused tal...

Allegations that M H :ner (Contractor) Ltd of mock misused trade plates I fraudulently used trade :es have been adjourned by...

• A former Felixstowe haulier, now living in Essex, was jailed for nine months last week for writing a wage cheque for one of...

• The BBC and Dartford Tunnel authorities have installed a radio line in the southbound tunnel to enable drivers to receive VHF...

• Foreign haulage companies whose vehicles were trapped in the recent Greek drivers' strike are being advised they have a case...

• Yeoward Bros, the Liverpool shipping agency, has diversified into road haulage with the acquisition of Charles Lucy, a...

appear on Britain's roads. The first 1314 is being used by the Danish Bacon Company in its fleet of chilled distribution...

Transport Secretary Nilas Ridley this week Tied a new vehicle terminal he Port of Southampton, able of processing up to 1,000...

Heavy lorries will be made near their full share of road ts, including environmental ts, if a Labour Government lected. n a...

• Abbey Hill Vehicle Services has won a contract to transport all of Honda's car imports from the dockside to the Japanese...

• International freight forwarder Schenkers is launching a new weekly overland container service to Beijing (Peking) China,...

• A £500,000 contract has been won by National Carriers Contract Services (NCCS) to distribute timber framed houses and...

contract cleansing company, is contract hiring three Iveco Daily 35.8 refuse collection vehicles from Leaseowe Van Hire for use...

• no cash? The revenue subsidy m to London Regional nsport could be eliminated rely, Transport Secretary holas Ridley said...

The Labour Party will look ginatively at the use of unventional and experimental services, its new rural document promises....

• Speed control device manufacturer Econocruise of Rugby has launched an electric motor actuated speed control system for buses...

Devon Conversions has ounced a new range of ibuses based on the Volks;en Transporter. he non-PSV . range includes ento 12-seat...

• A rationalised joint service package has been put together by Stagecoach and Strathtay Scottish Omnibuses to operate on the...

• Until March, United Parcels proved that there was no need to be in the next-day market to be profitable in the parcels...

• .1 senior administrati‘ t officer at Strathclyde Regional Council and a civil engineer by profession is to become...

si John Kelly becomes managing director of National Bus Company subsidiary National Travelworld and Paul Williams, is appointed...

• Bill Lumsden has joined Longton Storage and Transport of Stoke on Trent in the position of sales/marketing manager. He joins...

• Two new business development executives have been appointed by BRS Midlands to promote the company's range of contract hire,...

Stan Robson • We record with regret death of Stan Robson, the 80-year-old founder of Robson's Border Transport, the Carlisle...

QUOTA RISES • Following a recent bilateral meeting between the Department of Transport and its West German counterpart, the...

VAN RENTAL GROWTH • The UK van rental market is growing at a healthy rate according to a report which has just been published...

WALKER MOVES • Bodybuilder B Walker and Son is in the process of moving to a new, purpose-built factory and office site at...

CPC COURSES • EP Training Services is holding Certificate of Professional Competence courses on the week commencing June 2...

BM NISSANS Nissan has introduced two w one-tonne capacity picks this week (see page 11). The two-wheel drive model sts 24,995...

has revamped its emwment register service. The job placement register issued every two months, ting members of the IMI rio are...

UHL STANDARD A British Standard for dislying transit information on pods packaging labels is to be [blished next month. It...

BRAKE ADVICE • Rubery Owen-Rockwell has produced a booklet that gives guidance on maintaining trailer brakes. The 20-page...

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS • Lloyds Bowmaker, the finance company, is offering special awards this year for hauliers and bus and coach...

COMMERCIALS WELCOME • Motorway service area operator Welcome Break reckons that it is becoming more welcoming to truck and...

• Renault: Blox Services of Fountain Road, Tooting, London SW17 has been appointed main dealer for the Renault and Dodge truck...

HISTORIC ROAD RUN ▪ The Chiltem Area of the Historic Commercial Vehicle Society is holding its annual road run and display on...

GROWING DELAYS • As the holiday season draws closer, operators can • expect longer delays at roadworks as the traffic flow...

If kerbweight and price are less important to operators than handling and performance, M-B's latest tipper will carve a niche...

that it is actually going to reduce the cost of the FIGV test is music to the ears of those of us who have been training the...

B. Sandiford (CM, April 5) criticised Independent Express for using a MAN tractor unit in advertising where we claim to be a...

(CM. March 15, 1986) highlighted the very significant benefits of utilising vehicle manufacturer-backed exchanged major unit...

refer to your editorial comments (CM, April 19). I would like to take you up on your reference as to the criteria in buying a...

(CM, April 5) is wrong to assume that the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders pays no a tention to the problems of...

All of the ingredients are ready to make this year's festival the biggest and best so far. All that' needed now is fine...

Just off the Al on the eastern side and adjacent to the A605 junction. Competitors bringing trucks should enter the showground...

Your livery could win one of CM's annual awards and greater recognition. Now's the time to enter. Our requirements are set out...

The winner of the Coach of the Year award at the Brighton rally may have followed form, although last year's top driver was...

BY THE HAWK • The three-pointed star of Mercedes-Benz shone brightly over the not-solittle city of Coventry when senior...

to her homeland last month by fine art removal specialist Pitt and Scott La Marquesa de Santa Cruz, or at least Goya's portrait...

At least three vehicles taking part in Sunday's Historic Commercial Vehicles rally will have been restored by Sandleford...

Bedford hopes to take the lion's share of the microvan market with its latest lightweight. On first acquaintance, Brian...

Vehicle performance can be predicted fairly accurately using computer simulations, but there still is no substitute for testing...