SLOWING DOWN • The good ship "Anti-speed limiters" has just gone down with all hands. The Freight Transport Association's...

• The Vehicle Inspectorate insists that it is meeting agreed performance standards, despite criticism of its turnround times in...

• A property firm is planning to open a £35m truckstop and business centre on a 19ha (46acre) site, 5km from Colchester,...

• The Freight Transport Association has decided to accept mandatory speed limiters on new trucks. In a reversal of its...

• An Essex training school is threatening to issue a High Court writ for loss of earnings following the Driving Standards...

Chope hinted strongly that legislation on limiters could be on the cards. He said it was being "examined seriously" by the...

Gull reaction • United Transport Tankers has stepped up security because of the Gulf war — all drivers and maintenance staff...

• British Rail's freight arm, Railfreight, aims to wrest 20% of the cross-Channel market from road hauliers once the Channel...

• Two more well-known names in road transport hit the buffers last week as the decline in truck and trailer sales continues....

• More than 400 UK owneroperators are preparing to join forces in a protest against rates and conditions this autumn. "We are...

• British TIR truckers are driving perilously close to the Gulf war front lines in a bid to slash four hours off the gruelling...

• London's first Red Route is tailing to tackle traffic bottlenecks which cause the biggest delays in journey times, says the...

• The row over HGV training in an ancient Lancashire market town (CM 31 January-6 February) has gained fresh momentum this week...

• Seddon Atkinson has revamped its 17-tonne 17.21P with a series of changes to suspension, shock absorbers and brakes. The...

• York is working on a 13.6m pillarless curtainsider with an aluminium cant rail. Using aluminium instead of steel cuts a...

• Brimec has built its heaviest-rated recovery vehicle to date, with a 3.46m reach and a working load strength of 21 tonnes....

• Yorkshire-based National Pi g Development Company has added a left-hand-drive truck to its 10-strong fleet to cater for an...

• Engine manufacturer Gardner is running courses for truck operators at its Manchester HQ. The threeday courses cost £240. Its...

• A pay-as-you-use commercial vehicle breakdown and recovery service has been launched by the Freight Transport Association and...

• Hampshire trailer builder Miles Nunn is fitting its second fourth-axle conversion to a heavy haulage tractive unit. The...

• Dennis could be poised to move back into the conventional truck market following the launch of an innovative crewcab for its...

• Another exhibition has been added to the busy round of commercial vehicle and bodybuilding shows. Tip & Skip, for the...

• Brewery transport chiefs are preparing a code of practice to encourage more careful pre-delivery inspections of new...

• Heavy truck builder Unipower will be launching a successor to its 6x4 S24 Contractor later this year. The Watford-based...

• A British scientist has won a top technology award for a revolutionary piston design, which he says is suitable for trucks....

• A trade association has been launched for ownerdrivers and small fleets. The Transport User's Group hopes to recruit up to...

• Donald Wilson, former managing director of failed bodybuilder Besco, is close to setting up a new company in Northampton. He...

• ICI Chemicals & Polymers is to shut its Runcorn tanker depot with the loss of 80 jobs. It is expected that the 55 drivers and...

• BRS's decision to close 16 sites (CM 18-24 October 1990) has led to 181 redundancies out of 579 jobs. The remaining workforce...

• Family haulage firm JE Parker, in business in Stocksbridge near Sheffield since 1935, has gone into receivership. The...

for nationwide distribution of repaired and replacement blankets for Dreamland Electric Blankets.

• AWD says its record £46m export order to Zimbabwe will safeguard the jobs of AWD's 750-strong workforce and ensure that the...

• The Potter Group, which operates two private rail sidings, claims it has already picked up 10,000 tonnes of extra business as...

• The Government agency Crown Suppliers will announce a buyer for its vehicle-hire business by the end of February. The choice...

• Tanker drivers at BP will decide by 11 February whether to accept the company's latest wage offer. The Transport and General...

• Contract distribution giant Exel Logistics and four of its drivers have been fined a total of 22,746.80, including costs, for...

• Selby magistrates have adjourned a tachograph case against North Yorkshire haulier David Hampshire and four of his drivers....

• Six operators have appeared before North Eastern LA Frederick Whalley accused of unauthorised parking away from their...

• North Eastern DLA John Hampton has cut five vehicles from the 0licence of Leed-based tipper operator Kenneth Moorhead....

• A Leeds industrial tribunal has ruled that 10 drivers are entitled to redundancy payments from William Brennan Bulk Liquids —...

Gordons of Kirkbride, is to be tried at Carlisle Crown Court, on charges of tachograph falsification. Gordon, of Carleton,...

• Reeve Burgess is forging closer links with its sister company Plaxton Coach & Bus by sharing a 21.3m order for its new...

• Cheltenham-based bus operator Western Travel has taken over the eastern division of National Welsh. The multi-million-pound...

• Shareholders of Northumberland-based coach operator HE Craiggs have voted to put the 72-year-old firm into liquidation....

• Kent County Council plans to save up to 230,000 a year with its new Kent Karrier service which it has contracted out to East...

• Stoke-on-Trent bus operator PMT is looking for four minibus drivers to join its Newcastle depot — five bus drivers have...

• Ford topped the UK's light CV registrations league last year, according to the latest SMMT figures. The company took 32.5% of...

• Many small changes on light commercial vehicles models go unnoticed, but when a number of them are added together they can...

• Volkswagen's new Polo car-derived van finally broke cover at the Brussels Motor Show last month. It was scheduled to appear...

• Japanese manufacturer Daihatsu has signed a jointventure agreement with Piaggio to build vans and pickups based on the Hi-Jet...

• Volkswagen has withdrawn the Taro 4x4 from its current UK price list. The model has not been withdrawn from sale, but VW has...

GROWING LYNX • Parcels Carrier Lynx is expanding its branch at Airdrie in Scotland to cope with a 20% increase in traffic. The...

YES TO AN AGM • Understanding BS5750 will be the theme of the Road Haulage Association's Young Executive Section's annual...

will speak about Company purchase — trials and tribulations at a meeting of the Institute of Transport Administration on 19...

be held on 18 February in London at the Water Services Association. The keynote address will be given by Mark Thomas, chairman...

BS5750 quality code will be lieki by the Road Haulage Association's North Eastern district in Gateshead on 13 February. The...

DESIGN ABILITY • Ratcliff Tail Lifts is inviting entries for its 1991 mobility award which honours the designers of equipment,...

PTA YEARBOOK • The Freight Transport Association has published its 1991 yearbook, which is available to members only. It...

It is priced at £6.95 including P&P; there are reductions for bulk orders. For details contact TMP at 5-6 The Centre, The...

Importers (ALLMI) is offering a free leaflet explaining its code of practice for the application and operation of lorry...

Operational Costings for Transport Management includes a new section on logistics costing. The book, which is in three parts,...

FIXING IT • Bristol-based 01lis is offering a fixed price maintenance contract to users of its CV workshops at Avonmouth and...

DERV GUARD • Barton Accessories has produced new versions of its Fillbar anti-siphon guards for Scanias, Volvos, Leyland Dafs...

TUNNEL VISION • A £65m dual-carriageway tunnel is to be built under Kent's River Medway from the Chatham naval dockyard to...

Faliner and A23 at Patcham is causing some delays during peak periods. The road is due to be completed this summer.

resulted in one land being closed in each direction during peak hours between J1 and J4. In Leicestershire a lane is closed for...

The revised Fiat Ducato is not the all-new van we had hoped for, but its undoubted practicality and a powerful new engine make...

F IAT DUCATO As before, the Ducat() puts its power down via its front wheels, using a fivespeed synchromesh gearbox mounted in...

ered acceptable given the Ducato's excellent average speed of 69.1km/h (43.0mph) which none of its less powerful rivals is...

• Since the downfall of the Romanian dictator Nicholae Ceausescu, the Hawk has heard from many truckers who have given their...

• Either the beginning of the nineties — or the end of the eighties, depending on your point of view — 1990 was a year of...

Here's the other. Mobil Diesel Club is the European diesel refuelling service designed for the fleet manager who wants to...

Seat Terra diesel Vauxhall Nova Vauxhall Astravan Volkswagen Caddy van Peugeot 305 van Testers' Choke: Vauxhall Ashman bined...

Citroen C25D 1400 4x4 Renault Trafic T1100 4x4 Vauxhall Brava 4x4 Testers' Choice: Citroen C25D 1400 4x4 T he demand for...

PANEL VANS SHORTLIST Mercedes-Benz 310D Volkswagen LT35ED Ford Transit 1901 High roof Testers' Choice: Ford Transit 190L 'It...

3.5-7.5 TONNERS SHORTLIST Iveco Ford TurboDaily 49.10 Mercedes-Benz 410D Renault Midliner 5120.08/A Voile-bodied Mercedes-Benz...

SHORTLIST ERF E8.21 Foden 2200 Testers' Choice: Foden 2200 After a positive glut of 17-tonners II over the past two years, the...

SHORTLIST Leyland Daf 30.26 Constructor ERF ES8 Iveco Ford Cargo 2428 Leyland Daf 24.26 Constructor Testers' Choice: Leyland...

SHORTLIST ERF E12-32 ST 4/2 Foden 4350 Scania P113 Mercedes-Benz 1733 Testers' Choice: ERF E12-32 ST mowadays most tractive...

SHORTLIST lveco Ford 190.48 Leyland Daf 95.400 Mercedes-Benz 2448 Scania R143.470 Testers' Choice: Leyland Daf 95.400 N ot...

SIR CRACKDOWN CONCERN • I would like to comment with reference to your recent story about a fly-tipping crackdown (CM 20...

• ABEL DEMOUNTABLE SYSTEMS USHER Graham Usher has joined Abel Demountable Systems as area sales manager for northern England....

• AL long last the Vehicle Inspectorate's Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness is to be published. What is the purpose of this...

• A three-year block-release training scheme for HMI technicians has been launched by the RTITB. Participating companies will...

IA flexible stainless-steel exhaust pipe that does not need a separate silencer is soon to be launched on the UK market....

IN Purchasers of second-hand MAN trucks can now apply to its Swindon headquarters for an operator pack. The free pack includes...

• Following complaints from operators a rectification programme for 3306B ATAAC engines suffering from head gasket problems is...

• Ego Computers is predicting that optical discs will enable tamper-proof records to be stored on computer to the satisfaction...

• The Vehicle Inspectorate's (VI) maintenance guide will be published toward the end of February, priced £4.50. Workshop...

• Operators who's vehicles go off road onto tips or scrap yards and repeatedly suffer punctures could find a new sealant from...

• All old-style petrol tanker vents have to be replaced by 13 August 1992. After that date the I-ISE will carry out inspections...

• An updated version of the Vehicle Builders and Repairers Association's (VBRA) COSHH Guidelines has been published. The new...

• The Turner and Newell subsidiary Vandervell is to transfer its production of diesel engine bearings to a new manufacturing...

• More details of the MercedesBenz Flexible Service System (FSS), reported in Workshop last October, have become available and...

Contract maintenance has made little impact on the PSV industry so far, but Badgerline in Weston-super-Mare is four years into...

the company's move into the medium weight sector. The 17 tonner is offered with wheelbases ranging from 4.0m to 6.2m, to cater...

Colin Sowman visits MAN to find out what is required. AAI I truck manufacturers need to offer t customers nation-wide...

Overhauling a multi-speed gearbox need not be a daunting task. ZF's 16-speed Ecosplit is a basic four-speed box sandwiched...

• GM could have the answer to workshop owners' difficulties over the forthcoming exhaust testing regulations to be included in...

• Autodata has updated its engine management manuals for 1991. The titles affected are Electronic Ignition, Carburettors and...

• A strong pressure-sensitive adhesive tape which offers an alternative to traditional forms of bodybuilding techniques is...

• Jumpstarta is a multi-purpose engine starter, battery charger and booster from B C Electrical Techniques. Each model in the...

• A fully adjustable trailer sideguard that takes only 30 minutes to fit is available from Concept Metal Products. The guards...

• Alcoa has introduced two new versions of its 11.75 x 22.5 aluminium wheels weighing 24.8kg each. The 7.596 weight saving has...

• The water Eliminator, designed to remove rainwater and condensation from diesel and petrol tanks, is being marketed by...

• Bear Automotive says that its 92-400 four-gas analyser will comply with all the forthcoming requirements for vehicle emission...

• A range of five-tonne twin-ram, and three-tonne single-ram lifts has been launched . by Autop. The heavy model, AFIRE 5000...

• A new 5:1 ratio oil pump named Oilmaster, which is claimed to be cheaper than existing systems, has been launched by Redashe....

• The Solo 100 G clamp is designed for single-handed operation. It can clamp workpieces with a force up to 160kg and has a...

• Easyspray is a turbine-type high-volume, low-pressure spray system that is claimed to reduce material usage by up to 40% by...

• jaws • Cooper Tools has introduced a range of locking jaw pliers. Compound action gives a strong grip and the release...