U A long time ago a generation of energetic young Americans, volunteers for the US Peace Corps, travelled throughout the third...

• Heavy haulier Fred Brown (Norwood) has been put up for sale by receiver KPMG Peat Marwick Corporate Recovery which has been...

• New legislation covering the transport of unfit animals is being prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food....

• Road deaths increased in the first quarter of 1990 by 2% to 1,250, compared with the same period last year. The figures,...

• Danzas has opened a freight terminal at Halle, near Leipzig to provide groupage services throughout East Germany.

III Central Trailer Rentco International has won its first Polish contract. It will supply 40 tri-axle reefer trailers to...

• Police want hauliers to join a self-help initiative to halt a growing tide of truck thefts, Essex detectives are planning to...

• As expected, UPS has announced its acquisition of carrier Seabourne European Express Parcels from the Seabourne Express...

• A buyer is expected to be announced this week for the Bus Engineering Group, which has been in receivership since 8 June....

theft. "It is nonsense for the police to be running something when we are not compatible with each other," he says. He hopes...

• An injunction against the proposed German lorry tax has been imposed on Germany by the European Court in Luxembourg with a...

joined the 38-strong fleet of haircare specialist Web Great Britain. The roadtrain is designed to carry 15 Euro pallets on the...

to become permanent, Roads and Traffic Minister Robert Atkins announced this week.

into a motorway throughout its entire 4181an length between London and Tyneside.

Holdings appears to have collapsed, leaving Rockwood in urgent need of an alternative rescue package. Businessman Lee Ming Tee...

Fiesta and the Cote d'Azur, were still on strike over a new shift pattern as CM went to press. The blockades which halted ferry...

operators have applied or plan to apply for cabotage permits, judging by an exclusive survey for Commercial Motor. The survey...

• Leading European MPs are pushing for the EC's Green levy, which is to be imposed on producers of industrial waste, to be...

the Greek authorities and is being driven back to Britain by Paul Ashwell's business partner Mike Hall, who hopes to reload in...

are working on new guidelines for operators to help combat the problem of drug smuggling.

about fitting Daf engines in MBF's 700strong Russian-built truck fleet. Daf International Truck Service points are being set up...

• Vans face new exhaust tests under the latest "Green" crackdown announced by the Government. They will have to pass a special...

• Several of the industry's leading trade associations are joining forces as the Transport and Distribution Liaison Group to...

• Lorry drivers could be given legal permission to overtake on the inside, once the M25 motorway is converted to eight lanes....

• Volkswagen's replacement for its outdated Transporter van will be given its world debut at this September's NEC Motor Show....

• Boalloy unveiled a dualheight trailer for use in road/ rail piggyback operations at a Munich transport exhibition last week....

the new SAP purpose-designed pusher-axle for rigid and articulated trucks is now available from Industrial Machinery Supplies...

• Research into the use of ceramics in petrol and diesel engines has shown that they could offer advantages in some...

• A new range of tipping equipment by Truck Power Products fits front-end, underfloor and three-way bodies and trailers. The...

• Ranks Hovis McDougall Grocery Division has taken delivery of its first two drawbar units for Shredded Wheat distribution....

• Cheshire County Council Trading Standards has taken delivery of a weighbridge testing industrial calibration unit on a Foden...

• An Iveco Ford Daily panel van fitted with a Brimec hydraulic towlift means Bristolbased Bryan Brothers Trucks needs only one...

• Central Trailer Rentco (CTR) says operators of large and small fleets are still "awash with confusion" over the new 16.5m...

• The first Fineliner curtainsider to come off Boalloy's production lines has joined Rosson-Wye owner-driver Bernard Hawkins'...

Harper of York's sewer-jetting and waste disposal fleet. It is the largest model to operate out of the headquarters" in...

• The John Dee Group has disposed of its majority stake in Belgian firm Dee Line and has shelved plans to expand into the...

• CAT Nationwide Carrier has expanded operations into the North of England allowing the firm to offer its Nexday service...

• UK Waste Control has bought Leigh Environmentat's domestic waste division which holds three major refuse collection...

• Yorkshire-based Rickaby & Lee plans to extend its market from its core business of DIY distribution, as part of a fouryear...

• PSV operator Northumbria Motor Services has set up a haulage subsidiary to transport vehicles for major auction houses such...

• Exel Logistics has won a distribution deal with Sunderland-based Blayneys to store and distribute goods to the drinks...

• Hempsall Truck and Van Centre has won a contract to service and maintain the Grimsby fleet of tractive units and car...

• Securicor Hong Kong and the Chinese Sherizhen Security Services have agreed to run a joint armoured transit service to...

• The Transport Development Group (TDG) is laying the foundations for a European bulk fluids distribution network with the...

• The Ilogg Robinson Group's Dutch-based trailer operating subsidiary, Continental Cargo Carriers, is boosting its presence in...

• ANC is about to sign a joint venture with another company to push into the European express market. The parcels fu - m...

• Overdrive and Manpower have introduced a completely integrated personnel service for distribution companies, with the ability...

• Securiguard is on the acquisition trail again following last month's £3. 5m swoop on A-Z Couriers, the Londonbased van and...

• Newly appointed Federal Express boss, Ken Newell, has launched a marketing strategy for the 1990s which aims to expand the UK...

• The Cleveland bus war shows signs of ending as the two main contenders reach an agreement giving both operators vehicles...

• Passenger transport exhibits at the recent Transport '90 show in Munich reflected the concern of industry and operators to...

• A buyer for York City & District, put up for sale by the AJS Group, is expected to be announced next week, according to...

• Central London Midibuses' driver Caroline Landy has picked up the London Midibus Driver of the Year award, which qualifies...

• A four-door layout has been specified on all new city buses bought by Swiss municipal bus and tram operator SVB for service...

• A major coach ban imposed on 160 roads in London by Westminster City Council may be "the thin end of the wedge', warns the...

• Exhaust pollution from buses is a major cause of public concern — and is damaging the bus industry's image and revenues, says...

• Following the withdrawal of Routemasters on the Piccadilly Line, Greater Manchester Buses has introduced "Victoria Line"...

Hool Astrobels at a cost of more than £500,000. for its Newcastle-London service. Armstrong specified a 10-speed manual gearbox...

Court battle for damages from Alf Brown's Transport of Sandwich, Brown & Mason of Sandwich, and Wimpey Construction (UK),...

• Western Deputy Licensing Authority John Robins has rejected environmental representations against a proposed operating centre...

a. for unauthorised use, the non payment of vehi cle excise duty and fly tipping, have led to the revocation of...

• Whittle Movers has won an increase in the number of vehicles and trailers at its limber Bridge operating centre, near...

• Drivers' hours and tachograph offences cost six drivers employed by Harrogate haulier Albert Hymas a total of £580 in fines...

las reserved decision on a bid by Lancashire fuel distributors Samuel Cooke & Company for a depot in South Yorkshire, pending a...

• Strathclyde Buses has been ordered to pay agreed damages of £99,116.50 to the widow and four children of a man killed when he...

• Fiat has given the first glimpse of the facelifted Sevel van which will star on the Fiat, Citroen and Peugeot Talbot stands...

• The 4x4 Mahindra 'LI Indian series has finally gone on sale in the UK, eight months after its launch at Motorfair. Starting...

/ Ford is now offering a cleaner version of its 2.5-litre 1)1 diesel engine in the Transit. The Exhaust Gas Recirculating (EGR)...

STOCKHOLM AT A STANDSTILL • The four-lane motorway brid g e across the Sodertalje Canal at SOdertalje, 30km south of...

RENTCO ROADSHOW • Central Trailer Rentco is sta g in g four roadshows to help operators clarify the new trailer len g th laws....

• Transport, Health and the Environment is the title of a conference being held by Transnet at Stoke Rochford Hall near...

Road Haulage Association is organising a raft regatta on 28 July at Leisure Lakes, Preston to raise money for local children's...

MORE BOSCH BASES BOSCH • Robert Bosch is building up a network of customer service branches for Bosch vehicle fittin g s in...

• The British International Frei g ht Association and Frei g ht Network, a member company of Trade Network International, have...

The system is designed to allow forwarders, carriers, exporters and importers to exchange standard messages between computers,...

is offering road haulage and fleet vehicle operators "one-stop financial shopping." From the purchase of a new trailer to the...

HUSK • Transport services company Husk (UK) has extended Sunday opening hours at its parts store and warehouse at Lydden...

CRANE THEFTS • A reward is bein g offered by Effer (UK) for information leadin g to the recovery of three cranes stolen from...

MAKING IT SAFE • The Community Transport Association has published a revised g uide to the use of vehicles under minibus...

• f}ickford Removals has published the second edition of Business Mover ma g azine. It is available from branches of Pickfords...

• A 750-pa g e book on the history of the former National Bus Company has been compiled by John Birks, Yvonne Brittan, Keith...

REMOTE SECURITY FROM SELMAR • The latest auto-remote vehicle security system from Selmar is about to be launched. When the...

• Blackheath-based Brigade Group has introduced a new fixed-payment rental package for its Backeye vehicle reversing system....

BARNSLEY BANS • All HG),Ts are banned from driving on the eastbound carriageway of the A628 in Barnsley from the Hoylandswaine...

• Major maintenance work has begun on the M23 in Surrey between Junctions 8 and 9 and will continue until September. The...

II LONDON AND THE SOUTH EAST M23 Surrey: Lane closures between j8/9 (11425/Gatwick). M11 Essex: Lane closures in both...

• The Harborne Group has moved to 22.2m premises, taken on a Renault truck franchise and introduced a new look for the company...

BY THE HAWK • Serengeti of America has introduced what it proudly calls "the ultimate high performance sunglasses for serious...

In the concluding part of his Russian expedition report, CM editor Brian Weatherley finally gets his hands on an MANpowered MAZ...

ground in the competitive 3.5 tonne GVW sector where Ford and Leyland Daf dominate. With a new five-pot diesel engine, which...

• DRIVELINE When developing the powertrains for its revised Ti, Mercedes was able to base them on its latest family of clean...

CO For most hauliers the complicated rules on abnormal indivisible loads are something to be learnt for the CPC and priomptly...

of the road haulage industry: they certainly have to cope with a unique package of problems and restrictions. That's why the...

• I would like to take issue with some of the comments made and quoted regarding Truckline in your recent Boat Vote feature (CM...

• Further to your letter headed "Urgent attention" about reversing bleepers, I think there is a further point which you should...

at TNT's Material Handling depot in Arnhem, Holland, takes up the new position of European sales manager. He will be...

Peter Middleton is the new corporate strategy director at Des headquarters in Eindhoven. He joins from Rolls Royce at Crewe,...

promoted to general manager of the Dundee Plant Company, having joined earlier this year as service manager. He has 25 years'...

two senior appointments: Neil Scales comes from Greater Manchester Buses to take up the post of chief executive and managing...

where he worked for 14 years.

Roadlease Finance as contract maintenance engineer. He leaves Yorkshire Rider bus company, where he was chief vehicle examiner.

Du Mont as business analyst. He joins the company from Lowfield Distribution where he was a project anlayst.

at United Carriers to South-West regional manager, based at the Bristol depot. United Carriers is part of the UCI Group.

take up the post of general manager at Grand Transport, the joint venture formed by Grand Transport Systems and Network...

post of non-executive director at S Jones. He will act as adviser to the executive team and has more than 20 years' experience...

Transport (Acton) group as divisional managing director of 21st Century Logistics. He leaves Maywood Haulage after 17 years as...

Brian Smith to manage its new fleet management company based in Bedford. For the past 30 years he has held a number of senior...

• This month's news pages contain warnings about suspect or defective components — and it is proper that they should. If a...

• THE FACTORING Services Group (FSG) has warned of inferior-quality copper tubing being sold on the automotive aftermarket as...

• BRITEST has brought out one of the first do-it-yourself exhaust gas analysers for garage forecourts. Two versions are...

with debts of /3.5m. The receivers are looking for a buyer; meanwhile the company will continue trading.

• KEW Cleaning Systems claims to be the first pressure washer manufacturer to win RS5750 (Part 2). The standard covers Kew's...

• DEB, the skincare and cleaning chemicals manufacturer, has warned that despite the introduction of the Control of Substances...

• LEAD-FREE petrol causes engines to produce "black sludge" in the oil and is leading to engine failure, warns QR's Tony...

• POOR COMMUNICATIONS and inconsistent workmanship are the main failings of the vehicle repair industry, according to a Which...

• AS PREDICTED in last month's Workshop, Scania has launched its Supadeal parts promotion. The first components to be included...

• NEW STANDARDS to stamp out shoddy repairs and servicing are to be imposed on workshops by the Motor Agents Association. From...

• THE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE) has published two Guidance Notes on the assessment of exposure to welding fumes and the...

• RUBERY ()WEN-ROCKWELL warns that a number of incorrectly heat-trested wheel studs have entered the aftermarket. The studs,...

▪ Axle and suspension manufacturer Phoenix is setting up a 24-hour air bellows replacement company called Ai rpart, The new...

• THE ROAD Transport Industry Training Board has published a health and safety manual for repair workshops. It covers...

• When Leeds-based brewer Joshaua Tetley was told to cut its costs, it did not produce less beer, but developed its in-house...

Oil and water leaks are not only annoying but can cause MOT and driveline failures as well. Phil Reed talks to gasket and...

can nowadays cost as mush as the tractive unit that pulls it, and the trailer is as likely as the tractor to feature anti-lock...

BRS Engineering made a loss last year and Phil Biddlecombe has to turn it round. He gives Workshop his first interview since...

• A new type of oil purifier which is claimed to extend lubricant life to up to 56,000km has been developed by Leslie Selsdon...

• Hofmann's SD-20 commercial vehicle wheel balancer is claimed to reduce tyre wear and fuel consumption. The company says that...

• Pig nully is a ready-mixed epoxy-based repair material which is said to be resistant to petrol, oil, water and diesel (but...

windy gun 1111 Norbar has launched a prototype air gun with a built-in torque multiplier. The torque is set by regulating the...

• Hotmark is a new vinyl material that is designed by Spadex for use as livery on curtain-sided vehicles and trailers. The...

• Baelz, the fuel-retrieval equipment manufacturer, has launched a twin-tanked unit to allow petrol and diesel, or leaded and...

• Valetmatic has introduced a low operating cost pressure washer, and a water recycling plant. The pressure washer, called...

• Wheel-a-Bench has added three models to its range and reduced the price of its existing bench from £365 to £279. The new...

• Ring Automotive has added a range of electrical relays to its product line-up. Options include 12/24-volt and 20/30-amp...

• Easiblaster has added two blast cabinets to its range; both capable of using bead, shot, sand or grit. The smaller cabinet...

• Vehicle wash equipment manufacturer Technorizon has developed a water recycling plant. Following field trials in a truck wash...

• Atlas Copco has introduced a compact 7in angle grinder, the ESV50. The air-operated grinder has a maximum speed of 8,500rpm,...

• A new range of Sun quartz shortwave infra-red heaters is available from Redring Electric. They range in power from 1 to 6kW...

• Levermore is importing the US-made Quick-Grip bar clamp. The glass-filled nylon clamp features a single-handed locking...

• Macho Services has been appointed as UK distributor of Rolex oil change valves. Rolex valves replace traditional drain...