of dock labour . Ministers asked to revise whole dock labour scheme and safeguard road haulage interests • The Road Haulage...

• The National Industrial Relations Court was on Wednesday asked to hear in private some of the evidence in the latest East...

ASSOCIATIOIV'S MAGAZINE ATTACKS OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES AND LACK OF AGREEMENT • An allegation that one out of every 10 lorries on...

• Drastic savings in the time taken to make deliveries in a service-only precinct in Watford are more than offset by the...

by Martin Hayes • A startling condemnation of established parcels carriers is contained in an article just submitted to the...

• Pye Telecommunications Ltd has announced that it has received a contract to supply the first-ever vehicle location system —...

• Allegations that lorry drivers are being paid as much as £100 a week to dump sewage sludge from the Manchester area to sites...

• Ford last week announced a new leasing plan to be operated by more than a hundred Ford leasing dealers throughout the...

• After two and a half hours' discussion — most of it centred on large lorries — the House of Commons has approved the Common...

John Darker runs his rule over the latest contenders • The list of suitors for the hand of the one remaining independent road...

• While a number of well-known makes of bulk vehicle were again notable absentees at the Royal Show this year, the deficiency...

• Well over 50 coach stations throughout Britain have agreed to the installation of closed-circuit television systems which...

• Proposals by a working group of the Northern Economic Planning Council to improve road passenger facilities in rural areas...

• The trade unions are to put new proposals to the National Bus Company which, it is hoped, will settle a wage claim by 900 bus...

• A joint research programme designed to promote the compatibility of European transport systems in the 1980s has been launched...

• Rome's much-publicized experiment to to ease city centre traffic congestion by providing free bus travel during peak hours...

• While the special extended Park 'N' Ride service employed by Leicester City Transport during the 1971 pre-Christmas period...

• A flolset viscous-drive fan becomes a standard fitting on Ford R-series bus and coach chassis from today. It is aimed, says...

• Two experimental bus lanes for Camden London Borough have been approved by the central area board of the GLC. One, in...

• Scottish Omnibuses are not to withdraw 26 bus services in the Borders, as talks are still being held with local authorities...

• A sharp recovery in the number of public service vehicle drivers employed in 1970 was reported in the Commons. According to...

• As from next Monday, July 10, CM subscription orders and enquiries should be addressed to Subscription Manager, 1PC Business...

• Because Scania is currently offering a "quiet" bus, SELNEC PTA says that, having regard to environmental issues and noise...

• SELNEC PTE is to run day trips to Paris with a coach to Manchester airport, return jet flight to Paris and a coach tour of...

RHA objection fails • The Transport Tribunal, granting the substance of an appeal by Spinks Interfreight Ltd, Darlington, has...

• The South Wales LA, Mr R. R. Jackson, decided to take no action against the 126vehicle licence of S. Harfoot and Sons Ltd of...

• The owner of a Bristol plant hire firm did not exercise any sort of proper supervision for the maintenance of his vehicles...

• The transport firm of P. G. and J. M. Gerrish, of Whitley, Melksham, had itsoperator's licence revoked by the Western LA at a...

• An alarming fall-off in the number of coach tour bookings both in Britain and for the Continent was referred to at a two-day...

• Mr G. A - r M. Mackay, of John o' Groats, told the Transport Tribunal in Edinburgh last week that on a matter of principle he...

• Haulage contractor John Pattison, of Parr Lane, Bury, was fined £250 at Liverpool magistrates' court last week after pleading...

• Under an agreement, "in liberal terms", signed last week by the UK and Danish Governments no international road haulage...

• Tachographs already in existence and in use on more than 9000 vehicles in this country will meet the Government specification...

• A new price for BOC Autogas — the company's name for LPG sold as a road vehicle fuel — became operative from July 3, the date...

E. L. Williams (Williams Brothers (Wales) Ltd, Flintshire) has been re-elected chairman of the Road Haulage Association's...

• Precise monitoring of the effects of the Code of Loading Practice will not be feasible, but accident records will be...

Ashley Taylor reports from Prague on a 34-nation public cleansing congress • Problems that plague the cleansing services are...

• A body demounting kit known as the Bodylift is the first venture to be produced and marketed by Freightaids Ltd, Studland...

• Following the introduction on June 27 of the new Construction and Use Regulations concerning goods vehicle weights and...

• A new northern area office has been opened at Station House, Stamford New Road, A ltrincham, Cheshire (Tel: 061-928...

Len Castleton • The new president of the Freight Transport Association, Len Castleton, was once a traffic clerk with the Great...

view by the Hawk • Service call You're driving a British truck on a crosscountry road in Germany, away from the autobahns,...

Interviewed exclusively by CM's editor, the Minister for Transport Industries speaks frankly about 0-licence enforcement;...

LIGHT BRIGADE by Pau Brockington, MIMechE BECAUSE the light van is typically a versatile animal, its selection and purchase...

OPERATIONAL ECONOMIES resulting from a new 260,000 sq ft warehouse and a reorganized trunking and distribution system only...

J. P. Wilding, MIMechE, MI RTE, chief engineer Freight Transport Association Every operator wants a reliable truck with good...

Europe's baffling transport policies • The Road Haulage Association recently decided, as a matter of broad policy, to support...

by Paul Brockington, MIMechE TRANSPORT managers who have had to meet changing demands for types of bodies during the life of a...

Up A . TRAILER FOR . ECONOMY A major distribution group has turned its mufti delivery vehicles into lorry and trailer...

Ford coach is lively without being thirsty by Trevor Longcroft SINCE AUGUST 1971 Ford R series bus and coach chassis have...

A large international company has a small but effective transport department the operation of which is based upon simplicity...

have obtained conflicting information to the following question. I would therefore welcome your opinion on the subject: Is it...

The great illusion

— thus putting our fanciful and unreal dangers in their proper place that the flood of literature on the problems of the...

by Insp Roger Sprosen, Crime Prevention Section, New Scotland Yard. • While the number of hijackings has been considerably...

by John Darker, AMBIM How the ETA works THE Freight Transport Association is accepted by most transport people as one of the...

by Les Oldridge, AMIRTE, MIMI Builders'skips ONE of the biggest growth areas in the haulage industry, within the past 10...

lea rning by David Lowe MBO: by one who practises what he preaches AMONG well-known personalities in the road transport...

by Handyman Understanding metrics (4) IT is not only British practices that will have to change when the SI units system...

fluid radiator cooled by an iraulically driven fan has been reloped by Drum Engineering optional use in the company's Jraulic...

Higher horsepower engines, increased engine bearing loads, and the development of three lubricating oil additives Have prompted...

all-metal locknut — the melok — one-piece, self:king design is considered itable for high torque stopnut ,plications. The...

A supplement to the Farnborough Engineering catalogue (no. 27) has been published. It provides the appropriate part numbers for...

A series of leaflets entitled "Alcan on the Move" is now available. Three issues concerned with coachbuilding materials have...

Shatter-proof grp skylights for all types of vehicle are now available from Keyzar Famworth in 12in. and 16in. diameter sizes....

From Avon comes the Mark 2 range of steel-braced radial truck tyres with two ribs on each sidewall to protect the casing from...

A 24-page brochure illustrating the current range of special services tools approved for use on Cummins diesel engines made in...

A side-lever grease gun that may be charged with either a grease cartridge or from a loose grease supply is made by Carburol....

Optically correct night driving glasses which are claimed to effectively reduce headlight glare and sharpen definition in fog...

A vapour cleaning unit tisk easily replaceable stand& 40gal drums for the body /tai has been announced Croftshaw. The portable...

mol 257, intended for aning floors and walls, is a v-foam detergent containing ih-suspension agents for rapid ice-over'...

Two cable reels have been introduced by IXP. Model Al2 is a totally enclosed reel suitable for cable lengths up to 100ft and is...

making a bile unit for testing air:rated brake systems and iting circuits fitted to :oupled trailers. This unit, ich costs...

A winch that may be used for tightening load securing ropes — introduced by Intertruck — can be fitted to the underside of...

The Moseley wheel washer can accommodate single or tandem axles at one wash; wheels rotate on a set of rollers while water is...

A motorist's guide to brake servicing, a step by step instruction booklet on the servicing of Girling hydraulic brake systems...

Wittekind screwdrivers have a fluted handle design - improved turning power plus a chrome vanadium blade to resist distortion...

The Mastiff, an engine-driven welding unit providing an output of 15 to 200amps ac at 540 Hz has been added to the Max Arc'...

A device available from Singer Products will open any size, any gauge drum leaving a clean smooth edge, so converting it into a...

A series of industrial coatings and methods of applying them have been introduced by Metco. The coatings are grouped according...

Two suspension seats — the Viking 300E and 301E — have been announced by Bostrum. They have a similar construction to the...

Tosler buffers have bit developed by Richard Berry protect walls and property in E around parking areas. 1 buffers are supplied...

Pipeseal a PTFE liquid seah has been developed by the , division of Rocol Ltd to reple the PTFE tape previously us for sealing...