Operators Refuse To Hush Trucks

• More than 20 Freight Transport Association operators have decided to say "no" to new London lorry ban permit conditions being imposed by the London Boroughs Transport......

Spring Registrations Up

• Commercial vehicle registrations rose by over 5% during the first quarter of 1988 to 89,672. This was despite major upheavals in the light and panel van sector caused by the......

• Radical Motorway Safety Measures Were Announced By...

Paul Channon last week, including rules to force lorry drivers to keep to the nearside lane at contraflows, easier-tounderstand overhead laneclosed signs and increasing......

• Motor Giant Vauxhall Has Made A Dramatic Turn-round To

record net profits of £31 million for 1987, compared with a net loss of £61.7 million during 1986. This was almost entirely due to its vehicle production including the Astra and......

Erf Breaks Its Production Record

• ERF produced a record 421 trucks last month and with greatly improved sales in the first two months of 1988 is on course to win a 12.5% share of this year's 16-tonneplus......

Own-account Hauliers Hit Jackpot

• Business is booming for own-account hauliers, with most running their fleets at full capacity and half expecting to move more freight in 1988 than they did last year. Fewer......