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fter consultations throughout s regions, the Transport and eneral Workers Union has ijected a plan for a joint natio )l liaison committee with the oad Haulage Association hich......
Vhite Lines
m Government White Paper tblished last week on English ads policy allocates most of e £300m available over the ixt four years to completing e M25 London orbital route, roads to......
'racking Shot
a document released by the eight Transport Association is week, it claims that Ties are paying £496m more tax than they get back in road sintenance and improvement d accuses the......
• Private Affair
late bid by the Opposition to ow 26 per cent of the National eight Corporation to remain :der State control was firmly ected by the Government A week. Speaking in the Lords......
Oil Tale
Idressing the European Conence of Ministers of Transport, est Germany's Transport nister Kurt Gscheidle warned it several European countries iy soon be forced to levy road Is on......
Ight Jar
'udsey Industrial Tribunal has lered carriers Huddersfield . cels Ltd to reinstate one of its iht trunk drivers who had )n made redundant because . uled that the need for his......
Dragnet
Airshield International has formed a new company in Britain to produce and market its range of aerodynamic equipment for lorries. The company claims fuel savings of 20-25 per......
Aussie Blow Out
A twin-wheeled vehicle with a puncture may now be driven without further damage to the tyre thanks to a simple and cheap device developed in Australia by a former lorry driver.......
Robot Invasion
Watch out! Robots are taking over. Paint-spraying operations in the commercial vehicle cab plant of Motor Panels in Coventry are to become fully automated as part of a £250,000......
Half-baked Idea
Potteries Motor Tractions plans to revise routes in the Hanley, Leek, Cheadle Longton and Uttoxeter areas, following a market analysis project survey, have caused storms of......
All Aboard
This month Bombardier (Ireland) plans to start production of its range of buses and coaches. The first vehicles to roll off the production line will be 50 coaches designed for......
Fly Bus Scheme
The bus of the future could be based on a Volvo prototype which uses a hybrid propulsion system consisting of a diesel engine, a regenerative flywheel, and hydraulic......