that further talks have taken place — and are continuing to take place — over the future of Leyland Trucks. Nobody seriously...

Rover Group will review Austin's future In a statement on the progress of its corporate plan, the Rover Group says that it is...

bus subsidiary have remained gloomy all year, despite improved truck sales in Britain. The company made a net loss of ,E102.7...

• A major shake-up of Interleasing's commercial vehicle operations is expected to follow its acquisition of Kidderminster-based...

• 1)af has established a number of study groups to investigate possible collaboration with Leyland and Freight Rover. It is...

• The Amalgamated Engineering Union and the Transport and General Workers' Union both say they will "totally oppose" any future...

• As CM went to press this week nobody at Paccar's UK headquarters in Sandbach, or at its world headquarters in Seattle, would...

• Sam Newton, chairman of he Leyland Truck Distributors kssociation, says he believes here is nothing "hot" about he news....

• National Carriers Contract Services is setting up a new joint distribution company with Robert Maxwell, head of the Mirror...

• Operators carrying hazardous chemicals will be governed by tougher laws from April next year, when the latest Road Traffic...

carried a story about tipper lorries stolen from Redbourn-based Kane Plant and Services. Proprietor Andrew Kane stresses that...

• Leyland Trucks and Crane Fruehauf have joined forces in a research project which could lead to significantly improved...

for the South African-built P100 one tonne pick-up will be available from late next year in the UK. The Sierra-based P200 has...

from Jennings • Crewe-based Jennings Coachwork has developed a sleeper conversion for the "E" series ERF day cab where a full...

• The first of four Mercedes-Benz 3025K eight wheelers to go into service with Cleanaway is equipped with a 31.5m . ' airspace...

Gordon Knowles of Worksop Many solicitors do not understand the provisions of the 1968 Transport Act, and the rules and...

West Lancashire District Council v Ken Abram Ltd 11 Decision has been reserved on the battle between West Lancashire District...

John Hayward of Troway, Sheffield El South Yorkshire owner-driver John Hayward, of Troway, Sheffield, has had his licence...

Swiftblack Ltd (Moorland Blast Cleaning Services of Leek) NI An appeal by a Staffordshire operator against a refusal of a...

InSouth Eastern LA Brigadier M. H. Turner has given his written decision on an application which, he says, reflects a conflict...

• We have had safety legislation for many years in the form of the Factories Act although, as the title implies, the areas...

Hazel Georgina Wall (Martley Landscapes and Driveways) • When a tipper operated by Hazel Georgina Wall, trading as Martley...

Thomas Colclough (Tommy International Transport) • A licence application by a Southampton haulier refused because of his...

Fox Lane Metals Sunnyside Removals • The South Eastern LA has been asked to reconsider two licence applications to base...

C.C. Express Hay and Straw Services II Judgment has been reserved on an appeal by two local authorities against a grant of...

Go Well Freight Ltd of Stockport II Although accepting Go Well Freight Ltd, of Stockport, had taken adequate steps to prevent...

• It's time to revise heavy haulage law. Let's look at the recent prosecution of A. F. Budge (Contractors) Ltd before the...

UA simple method of obtaining an independent decision on a claim against a solicitor for negligent handling of a client's...

Cooper & Woodward Ltd of Sheffield • Maintenance problems have led to the five-vehicle licence held by Cooper & Woodward Ltd,...

• Plenty of candidates were castigated from the platform and the floor at the Road Haulage Association conference in Sorrento...

• MAN is preparing a record number of 8x8, 6x6 and 4x4 trucks for the 1987 Paris-Dakar rally, which starts on January 1 at the...

/ Scania is about to cease production of its 1)8 and 1)58 diesel engines. Introduced in 1961, naturally-aspirated,...

• Launched in Britain earlier this year, the two tonne gross weight Nissan Vanette is already out of date in Japan. It has been...

weighing facilities have been awarded the 1987 Royal Agricultural Society of England Silver Medal at the Royal Smithfield...

• Grocery distribution specialists Lowfield Distribution has been awarded the contract to handle distribution of 0.75 million...

I Blue Circle Industries, the cement and building materials group, is to cut its workforce by 11% next year. This will mean...

• Transfleet, the commercial vehicle contract hire company with a specialist local authority division, has been awarded a...

• A new company, formed to provide finance packages exclusively for the transport industry, is aiming to give more options and...

supply Ford Motor's 27 manufacturing plants in the UK with the equipment manufactured by its suppliers throughout the...

The new base, which replaces a local depot, operates with five 16-tonne Ford Cargo drawbar vehicles.

with motor trade computer systems specialist Distributive Computer Systems (DCS) and IBM to computerise its distribution...

because of the success of the fuel distribution side of the business. The shipping, fuel distribution and engineering group...

Uniroyal and Semperit, has markedly increased its profits in the first nine months of the year. The improved profits...

• Transport secretary John Moore disputed Labour MPs' attempts to brand deregulation a failure in the House of Commons East...

/ Carnell's Tours, the Sheffield-based PSV operator, has gone into voluntary liquidation with debts of more than 670,000. The...

to the 200 cut by voluntary severance since August, in an effort to overcome losses which stand at 23.2 million for the first...

• The length of the eightvehicle PSV operator's licence held by Cathedral Coaches of Gloucester has been cut by three years and...

• The walkout by maintenance men at London Bus depots (GM headlines, last week) appears to be over following a vote by TGWU...

rise in passengers and an 28.9 million improvement in trading. West Yorkshire has set aside 210.2 million from its reserves to...

intention to purchase at least one of the subsidiaries of the National Bus Company. Gallienne has asked the NBC to supply him...

and unions, is claiming that London Buses faces further cuts in services amounting to £24 million during 1987/88. Capital says...

• Newly-privatised Badgerline has purchased Roman City and Roman City Holidays from the receiver. Roman City called in the...

• A variation on the awardwinning Swedish traction device, On-Spot, has been introduced to help UK bus and coach operators keep...

The vehicles feature luggage pens, five-speaker Blaupunkt radios and electronic ticketing systems. Red Rover plans to operate...

• Decision has been reserved on the battle between West Lancashire District Council and Ken Abram over the use of the company's...

refused because of his bankruptcy has been referred back to the South Eastern Licensing Authority by the Transport Tribunal to...

Ronald Jackson • An appeal by a Staffordshire operator against a refusal of a licence on grounds of repute has been dismissed...

• A bid by a Sheffield haulier for a stay of direction pending an appeal against a one-third cut in the company's operational...

owner-driver Gary Edwards, trading as Hodnet Transport, paying fines and costs totalling .21,050 when he appeared before local...

• Michael Reid, 39, is to become managing director of United Transport Distribution. For the past three years he has been...

• Sir Ronald Ellis has been made the non-executive chairman of TIP Europe, the parent of all TIP Trailer Rental's European...

for five years, and latterly director of the NFC's distribution group, has become managing director of the business travel...

• Two founding directors of Trailerent who resigned from the company in September (CM, Sept 20) have joined John Dee...

BECAUSE YOUR INVESTMENT IN EQUIPMENT IS MORE THAN JUST POCKET-MONEY. The key to long and trouble-free engine life is proper...

• The failure of the contract hire industry to understand the needs of light van operators has left them with just 4% of the...

• Two new four-wheel-drive pickups, the Hijet and the Fourtrak, will be available from Daihatsu early in 1987. The pickups...

cars and car-derived vehicles has been announced by the British Standards Institute and Home Office under-secretary Douglas...

• Ex-military Land Rovers are being given a second civilian life as commercial vehicles by John Craddock of Cannock,...

• National Tyre Service and Auto Safety Centres are collaborating in a retail venture, National Auto, aimed at "while-you-wait"...

• The Airedale, a vintagelook van based on a FreightRover Sherpa chassis and mechanicals is now offered by 011erton Engineering...

dangerous substances in containers such as drums, bottles, carboys and skips are due to come into effect on April 6, 1987....

• The Department of Transport has issued a consultation document asking for comments on its planned changes to the C and U...

distributors. Two are in Northern Ireland: Capper arid Lamb at Dungannon, phone 08687 23736, and Redford Commercials at...

has published its latest programme of commercial vehicle dates for December. Among the events being run by CMA is a round of...

has produced a revised brochure covering its range of cargo restraint equipment for road transport operators. New products...

• Truck Recognition is the book which answers most of the questions you have about the trucks you see on British roads, but...

Transport Enterprises — CESMAD — has produced a guide for international operators to the services which will be offered by its...

Tor Coatings of Birtley, County Durham (091410 6611) has launched a dye called the Fuel Identifier. It can be added to either...

• Central Trailer Rental of Bromley, Kent has opened a new depot in Venlo, Holland. The site, at Celsiusweg 16, 5971 PH,...

Those on the FishguardRosslare ferry will go up by 6% while a 3% rise will be made on the Holyhead-Dun Laoghaire crossing. For...

is running a special promotion on its I.RA 100 exchange alternators — used on a wide variety of light commercials. Open to all...

has announced that outline planning clearance is being sought from Cherwell District Council to develop a motorway service area...

in your excellent magazine, a recent edition of Commercial Motor contained a highly useful booklet on Truck Stops and Lorry...

of October 17, in which you make enquiries about lorry parking facilities in Bristol. There have never been any permanent...

fleet engineers to know the status of companies which supply equipment to our industry. I refer in particular to a write-up...

• Mr C B Ward and Ward Associates need not fear (CM November 15). The amendment we made to the Operator Licensing Regulations...

remarks (CM November 22). Would you please point out to him that we telexed his firm at the end of last week regarding 25 round...

London Country was split into four separate operations as part of the deregulation process. CM examines how one of them —...

Thandi Coaches is one of a new breed of small, efficient operations spawned by deregulation. It is expanding fast by exploiting...

In the hectic post-deregulation PSV market mini and midibuses are proving their worth as nimble, cost-effective vehicles on...

To find out how Setra's renowned high standard of finish is maintained at the bottom of its range CM has been out and about in...

ZF Ecomat, fully automatic transmission is truly a driver's gearbox. It is positive and responsive yet helps reduce any stress...

BY THE HAWK IN Keep calm when Royal visitors are expected at your works. This is the advice given to company bosses by the CBI...