CHANGES in the Regulations relating to speed limits for certain vehicles have been proposed by the Department of the...

FIFTEEN regional waste committees are being formed as part of a plan of co-operation announced last week by the RHA and the...

FOLLOWING a pilot survey on lorry routeing in the West Midlands, the Department of the Environment is to carry out a series of...

The problem of squeezing a "quart into a pint pot", in this case flexible foam for the furniture, bedding and automotive...

Confederation of British Road Passenger Transport decides allocation of 28 council seats LEGAL incorporation of the new...

A SLEEPER cab version of the new steel S90 cab (CM March 15) will be shown on the new Foden Universal tractive unit at Earls...

MODERATE trade' unionists and some Labour MPs are to challenge the continued membership of the Labour party's national...

USERS of the Dunlop Maxaret can now obtain a 10 per cent discount on their Goods in Transit insurance from Walker, Monte and Co...

NEW regulations governing the procedure of industrial tribunals come into force on September 16, replacing those made under the...

CARGO HANDLING facilities at Barrow Docks are to be withdrawn from December 31, 1974. In March last year the British Transport...

THE Birmingham-based Richards and Wallington transport subsidiary R. K. Crisp (Haulage) Ltd has transferred its depot at...

NATIONAL Carriers have opened a new warehouse in Hull. The premises occupy 54,000 sq ft with a one million cu ft capacity. The...

THIRTY FOUR top executives from transport and other industries are to visit eight European countries for high level talks and...

in Scotland at Inverkeithing. It is the company's 22nd depot in the UK and replaces a temporary depot which has been in use at...

to arrive at Hull on Monday, is unlikely to be discharged. During the past few weeks, dockers and drivers, both members of the...

THE TIPPER and tanker haulage company, Saunders Transport — a part of the Wm Cory division of Ocean Transport and Trading — is...

a news assistant on the editorial team — preferably someone with transport experience. 0-level English is an essential minimum...

FTA seminar hears of guarded optimism on pay explosion by John Darker A RESURGENCE of g enuine productivity schemes — in...

by Bill Frost THE TUC conference at Brighton on Monday overwhelmingly passed a motion to oppose private employment agencies...

THE last regional round in the LDoY contest took place in Port Stewart last week. On the eve of the National Finals, NCL has...

ALL 96 vehicle trades apprentices trained at Livingston Motec have been successful in obtaining the City and Guilds of London...

TO meet heavily increased costs, and at the same time maintain our service to readers, we have reluctantly been compelled to...

EIGHT out of 14 vehicles belonging to J. F. Peden (Edinburgh) Ltd, were found to be unroadworthy, following a spot check, a...

PUBLIC transport users in Scotland could face another substantial fares increase --the third this year. The country's bus...

A WAGES increase for drivers and conductors employed by the South Yorkshire PTE will not necessarily result in increased fares...

Brian Harper, has been appointed area engineer (Eastern) for Midland Red. Lawrence R. Pope, 44, succeeds Brian Jepson as...

MORE benefit can be derived, in certain circumstances, by ensuring that buses leave the termini exactly on schedule than from...

Tynedale District Council, Northumberland, one of the • largest local authorities in England, has decided , against introducing...

The Post Office is adding ,five new routes to its postbus service in Scotland. This week four more seven-seater buses and a...

This is one of two 22-seat midibuses produced in Belfast by Walter Alexander. They are destined for the Merseyside PTE and are...

WHAT IS described as a coach "chair" has been developed by Connolly Bros (Curriers) Ltd. Due for its public debut at the Earls...

NEW BUS-LANE signs are being introduced by the Department of the Environment to replace earlier less distinctive types of...

Coach owners have been warned by Northumberland police that buses with more than 16 seats are not allowed to use roads in...

BUS fares in Glasgow will be increased for the first time for a year on September 15. The 9p fare will go up to 10p and the lip...

ALL-steel tilt bodywork for TIR international operations has been introduced by Lawrence David Ltd of Peterborough. The whole...

AN EXTENSION of the Freight Bonallack demountable-body system for 32-ton-gross drawbar outfits will make its debut at Earls...

IN A news item announcing new tyres from Pirelli the steelbelted van radial, TR37, was described as being available in one size...

Al LSA Trucks Ltd have asked us to point out that the revised power for the F86 is 201 bhp (BS All 141a) and not as stated in...

A new triple dropside body has been developed by Wilcox of Peterborough which is able to be used for anything from bulk grain...

PRE-ASSEMBLED air suspension units have been announced this week by Pengco Transport Systems Ltd, which, the company claims,...

A NEW system of demountable bodies — including a dropside, Luton and box vans, and a caravanette — has been announced by B....

A BRAND new device aimed at reducing the number of warning lights in commercial vehicle driving cabs will be on show at Earls...

A NEW single-axle drawbar dolly featuring a solidly mounted coupling plate and a hinged Aframe which can be temporarily locked...

DAF Trucks (GB) Ltd has sold its 1000th vehicle in this country — a 36-ton FT2200DU tractive unit — to J. and R. Wright Ltd of...

THE SWEDISH Government is to become the largest single shareholder in Volvo now that negotiations between ministers and company...

A NEW replacement radiator scheme has been announced by Serck Services for Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Under the scheme every...

BECAUSE of demand in Scandinavia. Brock house Scandinavia AB, has made arrangements for Brockhouse trailers and semi-trailers...

An exclusive review of the secret testing of the 'back to front' bus with chapter and verse on how, why, when and where it went...

One cycle consists of: Three laps non-stop of outer circuit at 48, 64 and 80 km/h 6 (30, 40 and 50 mph) 6 Three laps of same...

MISSING from the ranks of Earls Court exhibits at the Commercial Motor Show later this month will be a type of vehicle without...

the Euro eans With a cab designed to meet the demands of engineers, operators and drivers THE complete new range of ERF...

by Graham Montgomerie Trying the B-series ERF 32-ton tractive unit with Cummins engine on normal roads and motorways AS...

AN ATTACK on the easingly lucrative light end of the bus market is launched today by Duple with the announcement of its new...

A MARK 3 version of Bristol's VRT double-deck bus chassis announced today will provide the major psv chassis interest at the...

for the UK by Graham Montgomerie A UK VERSION of the N-series normal-control Volvo truck is introduced in Britain today by...

Volvo N10 6 x 4 on/off highway tipper. ENGINE Volvo 10100A turbocharged six-cylinder diesel of 9.6 litres (586cu in)...

I'M astonished to learn that the information which 34 top executives gather on a European study tour arranged by the British...

A recent issue of Coras Iompair Eireann's twice-monthly staff newspaper reminds employees that they are eligible for a five per...

A booklet with the title Some handy places to break down is an absolute dead cert to be opened out of sheer curiosity. It turns...

Talking of publications, the British Association of Removers has revamped its official journal in a most effective way this...

As a conference paper title, "The Army Looks at 100 per cent Inspection of Links" is an eyecatcher. At first I thought it might...

DRIVING THE DAF by Graham Montgomerie FROM DAF comes a new 8x4 tipper intended primarily for maximumweight operations and...

ONCE again as a General Election approaches, road operators feel regret, and even resentment, that the last Conservative...

JACK Cooke, engineering director of ERF Ltd, drives a Marcos car — which marks him at least as an individualist. The fact that...

by John Darker THE Government last week published its reply to the (relatively minor) criticisms of the National Freight...

by Les Oldridge T ENG (CEO, MIMI, AMIRTE REGULATION 35 '(4) of the Road Vehicle '(Registration and Licensing) Regulations 1971...

Integral midi-bus and new dual purpose body announced By Martin Hayes WITH THE announcement today of two major new models —...

The Alexander Y Type body has been around for a long time now and the evolution of coach body styling has left it looking more...

abroad I understand that I will be involved in an International journey but when does this journey begin? Does it start when I...

been drawn to the lack of a displayed unladen weight, but on checking it is not clear whether this is required. Passenger...

A The carriage and display of side-marker lamps on vehicles is governed by Part VIII of the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations...

a part-time fob driving Class I vehicles for a local firm. Could • You tell me What the correct procedure is for completing...

by John Darker AMBIM LARGE organizations have an inbuilt tendency to bureaucracy, whether they are state-owned or the product...