LOCAL Authorities that slap parking bans on heavy vehicles could well find their towns being boycotted by members of the United...

GOVERNMENT grants to cover National Freight Corporation losses in France and Germany are to be re-examined by Parliament...

SCAMMELL Trailers, which controls 10 per cent of the British market, has been taken over by York Trailers. York has paid a...

NATIONWIDE Breakdown Recovery Services (Commercial) Ltd, has rationalised its charges to strike a fairer balance between owner...

HAULIERS are now more optimistic about the future than at any time since the 1974 recession, according to a new report compiled...

ABOLITION of the National Bus Company and Trani , Commissioners was suggested during general discussio] sessions at the Rural...

THE Department Transport's decision to b goods vehicles of over 30c , unladen from using the Seve Bridge immediately before a]...

THE TRAINING of heavy goods vehicle apprentice mechanics is to be promoted on Tayside by the federation of Perth & District...

PROPOSALS for a new operator's licence for companies on the Middle East run have come from Continental Freight Drivers' Club...

vay to Birmingham and back — a round trip detour of 162 tiles which will cost at least :5/4m in additional operating ;osts,...

GALE-force winds effectively wrecked our test of the Bedford TM 3800 over the Scottish ' test route. On the first day in...

NATIONAL Travel (North East) Ltd was granted additional day excursions and short duration tours from Huddersfield, following an...

A DROP in the number of drivers and passengers involved in commercial and public service vehicle accidents was reported by...

PROPOSALS to turn some railway lines into roads have been dismissed as a "weak proposition" by the Transport Studies Group in a...

less than an Using what was called the "social opportunity cost of conversion approach", a 10 per cent return on investment was...

El AND J QUICK Group has recorded its highest ever trading profit of £860,850 and an all-time record turnover of £32.8million...

TRANSPORT Under Secretary John Horam opened a new stretch of London's M25 orbital motorway on Monday. The 5.3km (3.3 miles)...

A WORKING demonstration of lifting gear available to heavy vehicle recovery men will be staged at a special two-day conference...

Mail order CHRYSLER United Kingdom has received a Post Office order for 1,185 Spacevans worth over £2.5 million: This will...

YORK trailers has carried out a company restructure within the group to enable it to control more effectively and monitor its...

WATCH OUT for January 1 next year — it could give you a host of headaches, according to Hugh Featherstone, director-general of...

CRITICISM was levelled at the South Herefordshire District Council by the West Midland Licensing Authority for not appearing at...

Life saver NEW safety fences on the MI in Yorkshire could save one in 10 more lives, Transport Under-Secretary John Horam has...

TAMPLIN Engineering Ltd is now offering a supply and install service to commercial vehicle distributors and body builders. The...

ROADLINE UK Ltd presented safe driving awards last week to those of its drivers who had been driving for the company for more...

Started in August 1974, as one of the first large-scale radio-controlled "Dial-a-Ride" services in the country, the experiment...

BUS OPERATIONS in Lowestoft run by Waveney District Council Transport look more likely to survive, following a council meeting...

PLANS to pedestrianise part of Cardiff City centre have caused a rift between City of Cardiff Transport and South Glamorgan...

be for all trailers? THE INTERLUBE SLA lubrication system, formerly designed for off-road vehicles and haulage vehicles...

CHLORIDE Technical Ltd will be exhibiting two electrically powered vehicles — Silent Rider and Silent Karrier — at the...

'Wash and brush up THE NBC has had a Britannia Strong mobile gantry vehicle-washer installed at its Carcroft transport depot...

Pulling its weight SPANSET Ltd at Knutsford Cheshire has modified its ratchet tensioner by simply increasing the length of the...

CHANCELLOR Denis Healey gave operators a real hammering last week with his 'soak the lorry' Budget. And the Government now...

S UBSIDIES, agency operating agreements. and .accounting methods — these are the three subjects that provoked most controversy...

If he, or his employed mechanic are to prepare the vehicles for normal road use, keep them up to scratch for 0 licence...

Fuel consumption and performance were well up on the Ford HA 3424 as Bill Brock found out when he took the vehicle over a...

be found in any other European road going tractive unit. Highbacked cloth panelled seats provide . a high degree of comfort for...

THE DUTCH have a reputation for cleanliness in all things. Seemingly intent on preserving that reputation the organisers of...

National Carriers has realised that many employees have do-it-yourself skills — and has utilised them in converting a new...

Its a nice industrial relations point. What would Ted Heath say? I notice he didn't use any sailors to take his new yacht...

"When introducing travelled queens to colonies, the attendant workers should be removed from the cages first." This enigmatic...

In the same issue correspondents are arguing about the verb "to de-bus." Kevin Goldstein-Jackson referred to de-plantation,...

On Saturday an ST double-deck open-staircase bus from 1930 went into service again in London — adding a touch of nostalgia to...

1, On a pedestrian crossing how far are the studs from the crossing? 2, What shape are signs that give information? 3, A...

And if there's any other driving point you wish to look up then the Professional Driver's Guide (C2,20) from Croner...

A Ministry of Defence team is recommending that British Leyland's Scammell Motors plant at Watford should be registered to the...

brokendown and abandoned vehicles for the Local Authority, taking them to a breaker's yard for breaking up. The car breaker...

from a neighbouring company. This vehicle is operated under trade plates and weighs less than 7.5 tonnes. Does the driver have...

or building sites, but it does no comply in all respects with th6 C and U Regulations. Will we 136 able to move it about from...

I notice that your sympathies with the tachograph manufacturers ^nake you hasten into print 3in the subject of the least ittle...

N OT UNNATURALLY, fleet engineers tend to consider that jack-knifing, rolling over and shedding loads are none of their...

L AST WEEK I considered the first part of Regulation 90 of the Construction and Use Regulations which deals with the offence of...