Canada Launches Research Project

A RESEARCH programme into heavy vehicle weights and dimensions is to be undertaken in Canada at a cost of £1.2 million. Preliminary work has been carried out, agreement given in......

Scammell Gets £25m Order

SCAMMELL, the specialist and military vehicle-building division of Leyland Vehicles, has won a £25m contract for tank transporters from the Ministry of Defence. The number of......

A Real Stakhanovite

TASS, the Soviet news agency, has sent us this view of a (AZ 45408335 lorry, a new Georgia-built design for use on agricultural and long-distance transport operations in the......

'red Tape Sucl

A SURVEY of 400 carriers in United States reveals that t number one problem is "s licensing, taxation and• paperwork burden". Close second is lack of uni mity in the states' in......