• "We invite the speed limiter manufacturers and the vehicle manufacturers, and other consultees, to consider a scheme which...

back starts today (Thursday) at a public inquiry in Leeds before North East Licensing Authority Fred Whalley. Joint courses •...

• Draft proposals on speed limiter fitment and checking have provoked a mixed response from the industry. The Department of...

• An Irish driver narrowly escaped with his life when French farmers set fire to his meat consignment while he was asleep in...

• The Transport Users Group, which represents owner-drivers, has refused membership to North Rise Services, the clearing house...

tachograph rules and adds the DTp is wrong not to insist on periodic equipment checks. "Everybody knows electrical connections...

of Civil and Public Servants have begun two-month reviews on the recent merger of enforcement staff into the VI. Truck gloom •...

• A campaign against overloaded vehicles in Hampshire has led to 54 operators and drivers being fined a total of £26,000 at...

• Legislation proposing massive increases in truck tolls on the Severn Bridge will be considered by the House of Lords over the...

• Scottish bus bodybuilder Walter Alexander is back on a five-day working week, thanks to an order for 255 midibuses from...

• County council Trading Standards officers are asking the Government to support their campaign against overloaded trucks. Nine...

• Greyhound Lines, the US's national inter-city bus network, is about to emerge from bankruptcy following a reorganisation plan...

• The Institute of Directors has launched a campaign against industry's wasteful use of energy, and transport companies are...

• Ikarus, the state-owned Hungarian bus maker, has been rescued from insolvency by a consortium led by Soviet controlled...

• Police have charged three people with robbery, kidnapping and false imprisonment and a fourth with handling stolen goods...

EXCLUSIVE • Mercedes-Benz UK has quietly launched its long-awaited new 3229 eight-wheeler under threat of losing a major...

for in-service testing. The Adamson bodies, which are 7.15m long and 2.5m wide, have full side access and a reduced tare of...

• Hubbard Transport Refrigeration has added a new model to its 460 range of reefer units for panel vans. The 12/24V 460R has a...

• One of the biggest trailers made by Crane Fruehauf is on its way to the Alaskan oil fields. Supplied to Spencer Younge...

• Express haulier Eddie Stohart has fitted aerodynamic side valances to its latest batch of 21 Volvo FL10 tractors. The GRP...

• This week Commercial Motor drives the first of a pair of ST300-S equipped Volvo T-Ride trucks to join West Midlands Fire...

• Parceline's parent company Mayne Nickless reported a 3.6% drop in net operating profit to £.54m for the year ending 30 June,...

• The Dawsongroup has reported its first loss in 18 years of commercial vehicle sales. The group's half-year turnover was...

• TNT Truckcare plans to extend its nationwide network of service centres in a bid to boost its share of the contract...

• Red Star has attacked its own internal audit which claims that it needs to overhaul its road delivery operation. The report...

• Trinity Holdings, the parent of municipal vehicle specialist Dennis Eagle, has bought the assets and design rights of its...

• Parcelforce wage negotiations have reached a critical stage, says a union spokesman, after the workforce rejected an improved...

• The former distribution manager of Cornish Brewery has bought the transport division of the Redruth-based firm, which was...

transport consultancy aimed at transport companies, local authorities and other ambulance services. The new division offers...

• The Peter Lane Group could be recruiting owner-drivers and small hauliers by the end of the year for its European...

/Glasgowbased McCall Bros (Transport) and one of its drivers were granted absolute discharges after admitting overloading the...

• South Wales Licensing Authority John Mervyn Pugh has granted M&N Plant authority for the 20 additional vehicles it was...

• Philip Smith, trading as Smiths of Stratford, has been fined Z2,150 for continuing to operate after forgetting to renew his...

DIRECTORY • Commercial Motor has compiled a nationwide directory of specialist transport lawyers, expert witnesses, consultant...

• Despite being convicted of nine offences, Mark Turner, trading as MA Turner Haulage Contractor, has been granted a new...

• Oldham-based haulier Brett Hampson, trading as B8,4 Hampson, has been ordered to pay £3,150 in fines and costs by Oldham...

• Smethwickbased Samra Dairy has been given a 12-month licence so that it can prove to West Midland Licensing Authority John...

• An order has already been placed for the Dennis Lance single-deck bus chassis which will debut at next month's Coach & Bus...

• Hampshire-based bodybuilder Wadham Stringer has developed a full-width Vanguard II bus body for the Dennis Javelin coach...

• Northern Counties could be bought within the next three weeks, says administrator Grant Thornton, which has been running the...

• Cummins engines have been chosen by Hungarian PCV manufacturer Csepel to power a batch of 45-seater City bus chassis destined...

• Omni Bus, which rose from the ashes of City Vehicle Engineering last April, is expanding. In the past five months the...

• Volkswagen and Peugeot are both preparing new models to be launched next summer. Volkswagen's contender, a van version of...

• Land Rover has launched a modified version of its Discovery 414 for paramedics. It has been developed by Land Rover's SVO...

• A new agreement between the EC and Japan about the number of Japanese vehicles sold in Europe could affect light commercials...

• Motorway, the truck and fleet vehicle servicer, has opened a depot in Coventry. Contact (0734) 576231. Wrong way round •...

• Seddon Atkinson has appointed two new parts and service main dealers: Pitter Commercials in Southampton and Swindon Car and...

Kicking off with transport • The Transport Roadshow will take place on 25 September at the Tottenham Hotspur conference and...

Reduced premiums • Insurance group Commercial Union is offering a 10% discount on premiums to truck drivers where driving is...

Price cuts • Glidalong Trailers, part of the Conway Group, has reduced the price of its range, which includes platforms,...

A20 delays • The Department of Transport warns of possible delays on the A20 in Kent between Lenham and Charing for about 12...

Le Petit Journal ichelin reminds the Hawk that its newly patented "demountable" tyre — ie not solid — was fitted to the...

ere's a story that really appeals to the Hawk. Amtrak Express Parcels of Cardiff is under contract to rush frozen semen from...

ichelin's reminder of some centenaries (see elsewhere on this page) sent your avian correspondent burrowing into our archives...

A little bird tells the A little bird tells the Hawk that Del Boy's favourite run-a-round, the Reliant Robin, is back in...

n t was not Stuart Rankin's lucky day when he found five new truck tyres, worth ,£850 each, on his local rubbish tip. Rugby...

ideos of Bolton Wanderers football team are among the varied treasures Bolton haulage firm After Haul is taking on a friendship...

inging my way around Western Or recently I came across what seemed to be an ingenious method of packing out every bit of load...

Ifil wo thieves siphoning petrol from an apparently empty van in a deserted street were surprised when the law appeared and...

ERF has bucked the trend towards small, light, hard-working engines by equipping its E12 eight-legger with Perkins' big,...

HE L P Many hauliers turn away abnormal load work because of the complex rules that govern it. Convoi Exceptionnel can help....

THE LOAD • Most long, wide or overhanging loads are moved on normal vehicles under the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use)...

the economy picks up. Despite a recent management buy-out and a heavy dependence on the building trade in the South-East,...

IIII I refer to your article about possible loopholes in the drivers licensing law. While noting the interpretation, may I...

• I hold an HGV Class 1 and also national and international CPCs. At present I do not drive for a living, but I hope to remedy...

BIDDLECOMBE/EDWARDS/ SWAN/BURTON B RS has confirmed the appointment of Phil Biddlecombe as engineering and purchasing director...

• Jim Pearson will take over as FTA regional engineer in Scotland on 1 October. He replaces Doug Starkey who is retiring after...

▪ Bainbridge Silencers has created two new posts to strengthen its UK sales team. John Webb, formerly northern regional sales...

• David Cardle has been appointed business development manager by trailer specialist Mansped, a division of the Mann Group. He...

• TNT Express Worldwide has appointed Colin Smith as depot general manager for the Southampton area Smith joined TNT in 1985.

• Workshop staff too often dismiss vehicle painting as a job for someone else. Fleet managers send their vehicles away for...

• The number of I-EGVs and PSVs failing the annual test have both fallen by almost :3% according to the Vehicle Inspectorate's...

• Two new training courses for workshops are now available from the Vehicle Inspectorate NI) and Astra Training. From 1...

• The Department of Transport has published two leaflets and a wail poster giving advice on wheel security. Each is headed -...

III Volvo is combining its truck and bus spares operations. The two are currently run separately from Warwick and Lutterworth...

• The Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators lAVRO) wants vehicle manufacturers to fit air connections to allow a stricken...

III Vehicle Recall Bulletin number 33 from the Department of Transport highlights three trucks, three vans, one hus and a...

• Brimec is setting up a brokerage service for workshops wanting to buy or sell used recovery equipment. The service is free to...

• Lucas has developed an IIGV drive axle disc brake and predicts that by 2001 half the goods vehicles produced will have discs...

• HL Hindle Auto Products of Bradford has won an award for the most sales of 2F aftermarket products. The transmission...

• R and A Scott, ERF's main dealer in Gainsborough. has won the manufacturer's Workshop Team of the Year award. The three team...

• Wabco has produced a distributor network book. Copies are available from Wabco Automotive, Mill Road, Rugby, Warwickshire...

cool response' to the Vehicle Inspectorate's proposals for HGV testing on operators' premises. Two factors were highlighted as...

operations, including those for the Transit, Escort and Fiesta vans at Daventry. Warranty claims will also be handled from...

The process of painting and liverying commercial vehicles has changed dramatically over the past few years. ICI Autocolor is...

New regulations coupled with the introduction of two-pack paints will see an end to the brush and paint pot in the corner in...

all-round discs as standard on a 7.5 tonne truck. This innovation bought with it the complication of incorporating a park brake...

A CV spray booth will be the most expensive item in any paint shop — so picking the right model is essential. T he economics...

More CV manufacturers are using plastic bumpers and panels to save weight. Colin Sowman looks at the problems of painting...

• Electrical specialist Driftgate has introduced a Mk 3 version of its AC Powergen. This unit replaces a vehicle's standard...

MA new edition of the Heavy Goods Vehicle Inspection Manual has been published by the Vehicle Inspectorate (/1). Items new to...

• A non-slip coating for brake test rollers, Mazgrip, has been introduced by Maze). The product is available in kit form for...

• Specialist paint and bodyshop equipment supplier Kestral has launched a 10-tonne hydraulic body jack kit. A safety bypass...

• Wiha's cadmium-free screwdriver range now includes a heavyduty - shockproof' series. The screwdrivers have a hexagonal...

• Shell Oils has reduced the price of its antifreeze until the end of the year. The antifreeze, which contains a corrosion...

• Ingersol-Rand has introduced an ergonomically designed randomorbit sander, three cordless drills and extended its range of...

• VL Churchill is to launch a portable diesel smokemeter at the Automotive Trade Show, later this month. The new meter,...

tyre • A tyre bead spreader with a light has been launched by Rema Tip Top. The Rema Tyre Light is a mains-operated...

• Chemical cleaner and skin-care specialist DEB says it offers products for all workshop needs. The company will survey sites...

• Lucas has added three starter motors to its exchange programme including those for the Roadrunner 301, 302 and 310 engines....

• Glasurit claims its Primer Filler 76-1177W is the first waterborne primer filler in the UK for the commercial vehicle...

• Kleindienst is launching a range of vehicle washers called Esquire. These units will be cheaper than Kleindienst's...

• 1 high-pressure vehicle washer powered by compressed air has been launched by Maximator, The pump is claimed to deliver water...

• More than 70 tools join the Machine Mart range. Nine air tools, including a 'h inch reversible drill and inch punch/flanging...