• Changes to the HGV and PSV licensing system announced this week by transport minister Robert Atkins have been largely...

III Complaints by a number of manufacturers about lyeco Ford's latest advertising campaign for the 7.5tonne Cargo, have...

• As CM went to press the Greek authorities in the port of Patras had dropped all charges against Paul Ashwell, the British...

• Haulage firms must prepare themselves for the introduction of road pricing as congestion and environmental concerns heighten...

• Flower distributor Channel Express has bought air freight forwarder Benair Group from the Western United Group. Channel's...

• Former Lowfield managing director John Toyne has joined the board of Tibbett and Britten which bought out Lowfield...

• A new Hino dealer will be open in Bristol within the next two months, filling the gap left by Ite!mac.

• Military experts were treated to a view of AWD's new MTM 40-30 8x 8 Multidrive at last weekend's British Army Equipment...

• Prices for Dery could be cut by as much as one pence a litre following decreases in market charges, says the Freight...

• Iveco Ford hopes to end the seven-week strike by staff at its Langley production plant, with another revised offer which will...

• Fifteen candidates who took their CPC exams in March will have to resit them because the RSA has lost their papers. Details...

• The Road Haulage Association has attacked the Government for refusing to compensate British hauliers who will be hit by the...

• The Freight Transport Association, the Department of Transport and local authority representatives are teaming up to discuss...

• Federal Express Systetnline is sending managers and shop stewards on courses run by the TGWU.

• The big Scottish Bus Group sell-off is now underway. SGB, which is owned by the Scottish Transport Group, has sold Lowland...

• Gloomy prospects have forced the NFC to slash its final year profit forecast by 28m to 297m after announcing a £3.5m drop in...

• Last weekend's coach crash near Paris has prompted calls for a tightening up of safety measures. Transport secretary Cecil...

• Ruberoid chief executive John Roberts is the new chairman of York Trailer Holdings, following the retirement of Peter Tahany.

• Britain's 82 Training and Enterprise Councils (l'ECS) are forming a working party to lobby the Government on issues such as...

/ Sealink says it has cleared a backlog of freight on its Dover-Calais and Newhaven-Dieppe routes caused by the continuing...

I Gerd Korber (Phoenix MAN 19.4) won the French Truck Grand Prix at the Paul Ricard circuit this week. Steve Parrish, (Mercedes...

• MAN's attempts to acquire 60% of the Spanish truck and bus builder Enasa have run in to problems. Its joint bid with...

• There are no plans to give away the Scammell name or re-introduce the marque, Daf vice-president Cor Baan, has told the...

• Liverpool-based car transporter firm Mainland Car Deliveries is converting its 120-strong Leyland Daf Cruiser fleet to MANs...

• Congratulations to A B Davison of Border Engines, Berwick-upon-Tweed for winning the Commercial Motor Peugeot Talbot Express...

• Bill Greaney of Croydon is the proud owner of a new Leyland Daf 400 van. He won it in a free prize draw for newsagents run as...

• The Transport and Road Research Laboratory is monitoring the effect of chevron markings on the M1 in Leicester. The chevrons...

• Optare is now part of the Daf empire following the acceptance by shareholders of a £5m offer made two weeks ago (CM 24-30...

• Land Rover's Special Vehicle Operations division has introduced a new high-capacity panel van, based on its linebuilt 3.2m...

• Philips Electronics is pulling out of distribution and selling its in-house delivery firm to Inter Forward of Sweden. The...

• Exel Logistics expects to complete its £5.8m acquisition of Sadema, Spain's third largest food and drink distributor, within...

• Railfreight Distribution is talking to customers of its beleaguered Speedlink network in the light of heavy and increasing...

• City Link, the express parcels and courier company, is set to open its national hub at Darlaston near Wolverhampton this...

• Air express courier DHL International has joined forces with Japan Air Lines and Lufthansa, in a deal which will enable it to...

BFI Wastecare a Elm/five-year contract to collect its 68,000 tonnes of dry waste each year, using 17 vehicles and 60 staff.

• Maynexpress, Parcelines's guaranteed next-day delivery service aimed at small businesses, has been dropped. The...

• Receivers brought in to find a buyer for Southampton-based international haulier British Internatonal are looking for a sale...

IIII A Roadrunner 8.13 has joined the fleet of Farmers and Dairymen and is now being used to deliver milk to businesses in...

• Production of Volkswagen Polo vans is expected to begin at the new Sachsenring plant of East German motor vehicle...

• Following successful cab crash tests of the Roadrunner in Sweden, Daf is to introduce it into the Swedish market above 7.5...

• After a 12-month trial with a prototype, Security Express has ordered 38 Consort-bodied Renault S46 cash-in-transit vans from...

• Metalair has developed a non-tipper tanker which is one tonne lighter than its predecessor, but offers greater capacity. The...

• MAN has launched a new range of five, six and 10cylinder engines for its F90 heavy truck with more power and torque and lower...

• Tyneside bus company GoAhead Northern, which hit the headlines last week over fears of 350 job losses, has received another...

• From 1 June, bus and coach passengers will no longer be able to play a radio or cassette player so loudly that it prevents...

• The first Leyland Olympians for Dublin Bus have gone into service. A total of 63 will be delivered this year. The vehicles...

• Norfolk coach operator Ronald Wymer, who trades as Rotina Travel, has had his twovehicle PSV licence revoked, and has been...

• The fourth Scottish Transport Group company has been put up for sale. Edinburghbased Eastern Scottish Omnibuses is a major...

• Bus drivers in Edinburgh are outraged at a decision by Lothian region transportation committee to allow taxis to use the...

• River Valley Coaches of Sutton Valence, Kent, has had its licence revoked because of its poor financial standing following a...

• Kelvin Central Buses of Motherwell, Scotland, is suing the Transport and General Workers' Union for 2250,000 damages, in what...

• Shearings Coach and Bus of Wigan is expanding into North Wales with the purchase of Llandudno-based Gwalia Coaches. This...

• Burnley and Pendle Transport's fleet is undergoing dramatic change as the company begins running trials with 33-seat...

• Kingston upon Hull Transport has responded to the "Rhubarb and Custard" services of two Hull independents by using its...

• An HGV driver whose income fell after he hurt his back when he slipped on some grease has accepted £26,000 in an out-of-court...

• New EC legislation will require applicants for new international licences to raise a surety of around 2.4,000 per vehicle in...

• Wild and Watmore Turf Farm has been granted authority to base its six vehicles and two trailers at a new operating centre,...

• A haulier who refused to give a 6 driver written reasons for his dismissal, saying "well you don't get everything you want...

11 Lancaster City Transport has been given a stiff warning by North Western Traffic Commissioner Martin Albu about the way its...

• A condition preventing Nelson-based D B Metcalfe (Coaches), trading as Calder Coaches, from operating any vehicles apart from...

Some people just can't keep away. Fresh out of Sainsbury's, Alan Mathias teetered on the brink of retirement before heading...

ATLAS OPENING • From 5 July Atlas Hydraulic Loaders will serve its Midlands-based customers from a new depot on the Chasetown...

new warehouse at Denton, Gravesend. It will lae used as the operating base for the company's UK-West Germany trailer services....

HEATHROW HAPPENINGS • Volvo distributor Heathrow Commercials has opened a new dealership in Croydon, just off the A23, at...

been appointed an authorised AWD service operator, in conjunction with I G Bacon (Commercials) of Worthing, which holds the AWD...

WE ARE SAILING • Jumbo ferry the ()tau Britannia is now running on the Sheerness-Vlissingen route, offering space for about 118...

OLD FAVOURITES • This year's Yorkshire Auto Trader's Classic Vehicle Parade will be held on 19 August at Harewood Hill Climb...

by the Institute for International Research and KPMG Peat Marwick, will be held on 10-11 July at the New Connaught Rooms,...

RATCLIFF'S WALLCHART • Ratcliff Tail Lifts has published a wallchart showing its range of commercial tail-lifts. The chart...

Vehicle Check Book has been produced in a more easy to read form. This is the standard reference work for the motor trade,...

HOT NEWS FROM WEBASTO • Webasto Heating has launched the new DW80 independent fuel-fired cab and engine pre-heater. It is...

Services will automatically monitor a vehicle's activities and driver's duty status, memorising the information for up to six...

offering an information pack on its fuel catalyst treatment. It gives details of the development of Carbonflo, fitting...

new range of aluminium ramps for loading vehicles away from a loading dock. The ramps are capable of handling up to 32,000kg a...

PTO for vans and trucks developing up to 100kW (134hp). Winton claims the gearless unit is smooth and silent in operation. A...

DRIVER LICENSING IN The Government has announced the long-awaited changes to the licensing system for truck and bus drivers. El...

GETTING CONTROL FOR CRUISING • Econocruise is expanding its range of speed-control courses to include maintenance and driving...

WORK STARTS ON MARSH MILLS • Work has begun on the A:i8 Marsh Mills junction improvement near Plymouth, where a flyover is to...

CM to see if the Hawk could fix it for him to get back behind the wheel of a Leyland Daf. Back in 1938 he had two 3.5-tonne...

with the premature death of Frank Allen who ran Mercedes-Benz UK's truck demonstration fleet at Wentworth Park. The terror of...

is branching out into van production. But not quite in the way you might expect. The company is launching a new addition to its...

England's performance in the World Cup in Italy is Brian Robson. The TGWU branch secretary drives a 38-tonne attic for Cave...

Stron. .erformance excellent brakes a useful .a load and a com•etitive .rice should make the L300 a stron. contender. But it...

past 10 years. He has also worked in HGV/PSV engineering, law and transport design. Ward and Associates is based at Fareham,...

Q Lost Wheels! In the L./last year we have lost two sets of twins. The first set was on the A34 — fortunately no one was hurt...

Q I deliver regularly to a warehouse where there is a great deal of open storage of salts and similar products. When it's windy...

Q I am thinking of starting my own business with my own vehicle. I am 18 years old and hold a car driver's licence. What would...

Q In a roadside check the Ministry discovered that we had a leaking master cylinder (tandem system), and we are now being...

Q We have adapted two of our fridge trailers by slinging the fridge unit under the trailer. This necessitated cutting away a...

Q Being put over a dynamic weighbridge last month, I inadvertantly lightly touched the brakes and I was surprised that the...

The family of "Supergun" truck driver Paul Ashwell have spoken exclusively to CM about their ordeal and their battle to keep...

Richard Read was prosecuted for axle overloads through no fault of his own, but instead of just accepting it, he has decided to...

more than 15 years' driving around Britain and the Continent as an HGV I professional. In all that time he has not been...

chairman of the RHA to call for stricter entrance standards to the industry. The RHA mailshots all 0licence applicants, asking...

Motor can solve a niggling problem for myself and fellow members of the Lady Truckers Club. Where can we get work gloves small...

downturn in the amount of traffic using the roads in and around Basingstoke over the past week. This downturn has, of course,...

Motor editor Brian Cottee has died, at the age of 63. Cottee was editor from 1967 to 1976, when he joined what was the National...

has appointed Phil Ward as finance director. He has worked within the NFC for 14 years, most recently as financial controller...

Gerry Brown is returning to Britain to head a new division at Iveco Ford, combining the company's parts and service...

He will be responsible for supporting the company's drive for business in Continental Europe.

E RAN Ken Martindale, chairman of Lookers, has been elected president of the Motor Agents Association for 1990/91. Deputy...

over as financial controller at Containerbase (Leeds). He will replace Leslie Whitehouse who is to retire after 22 years with...

He has a varied transport background, previously working for TNT as regional sales manager in the South and for Elan...

Leon Janke joins the firm after three years with a Wolverhampton car dealer.

the motor recruitment, training and consultancy specialist. He joins the company from Europcar, where he was assistant...

The Automobile Association has taken on Philip Pugh as executive manager for its road services operation in the Midlands and...

as national commercial vehicle manager, and Russell Hague as commercial vehicle sales manager. Both positions are based at the...