Reward For Quick Action

• Quick public-spirited action has earned Mr Ernie Buck, a night truck driver of 21 Malborough Street, Dunkirk, Nottingham, an unexpected cash reward. Mr Buck was driving a......

Atkinson Offer

• The three-month-old battle for Atkinson Lorries has entered a new stage with the announcement that a fresh approach has been made by Fodens "which could lead to new and......

Scania Hub-gear

• A hub reduction rear-axle has been developed by Scania Vabis and is being offered as alternative equipment on Scania 110 and 140 models. The riew axle is designed for use in......

Hands Range Changes Hands

• It has been announced by Chassis Developments Ltd that the company has acquired the sole rights for the manufacture and marketing of the Hands range of machinery-carrying......

Cab Became Potting Shed

An unusual use for a lorry which had been taken off' the road was disclosed at Bedford borough magistrates' court when Rupert Geddes, of Chaucer Road, Bedford, pleaded guilty to......

P & 0 Bid For Coast Lines

• P & 0 last week made an ft m bid for Coast Lines, the UK's biggest short-sea and coastal operator with a fleet of 26 vessels, largely engaged in trade with Ireland, and a......

Mot Testers Took Bribes

• Two Ministry of Transport vehicle examiners, Hubert William Methven, of Rosemary Avenue, Edmonton, and Leonard Richard Pope, of The Broadway, Woodford Green, Essex, were last......

Govt Told 'mind Your Own Business'

• "The wide trading powers given to a gaggle of State bodies in the 1968 Transport Act" should be rescinded; State industries' statutory monopolies should be ended;......

85 Pitt Trailers For Sweden

• A £200,000 order for 85 trailers, the most valuable single order ever placed in the company's history has been won by Pitt Trailers Ltd, of Wigan, for export to Sweden.......