Services

BROMBOROUGH TESTS • A new :650,000 Dip HGV testing station has been opened at Bromborough on the Wirral. It replaces the old premises at Seaview Road, Wallasey. Ring the Vehicle......

Rha Family Affair • The Road Haulage Association Is...

an insurance policy which offers legal protection to the families and employees of its members. Called Family Lawplan, the policy is offered by the RHA Insurance Services......

Aa At Granada • The Aa Is Setting Up A

network of motoring centres at Granada motorway service stops offering vehicle rescue and repair facilities, which are open to non-members. A specialised commercial vehicle......

Training

LESSONS FROM BRIMEC • Brune(' is running two-day courses in light and heavy vehicle recovery at centres throughout the country. The courses are eligible for grants under the......

Events

SOFTWARE EXHIBITION • The National Materials Handling Centre at Cranfield has chosen 13 and 14 February next year as the date for its 1990 conference and exhibition on Warehouse......

Profitable Talks

• The Institution of Mechanical Engineers is calling for papers for its seminar on "Managing engines for profit", to be held in London on 20 March 1990. Suggested topics for......

Swiss Show • Sitev 90, The Exhibition Of Suppliers To

the vehicle industry, takes place next year from 15-18 May at the Palexpo exhibition centre in Geneva. For more information, contact Sitev 90, PO Box 64, CH1211 Geneva 11,......

Coshh Advice

• 'Die Institute of Transport Administration, with Aaron & Partners and Ward & Associates, has organised a series of half-day and one-day seminars on employment/ management......

Business Moves

• EW HO FOR TEXACO • Texaco is moving its UK headquarters to new premises at Canary Wharf in London's Docklands. The eight-storey offices will be completed by mid-1992.......

Publications

DANGEROUS LIAISONS 11 The College of Petroleum Studies has produced the first of a series of desk-top manuals entitled Dangerous Substances, Their Classification and Labell ing......

E Ssential Reading ▪ A Revised Edition Of David Lowe's

Study Manual of Professional Competence in Road Transport Management is now on the shelves, with updates on recent legislation, more details on syllabus topics and a separate......

Products

B UMP BEATER • A warning device, the BumpGuard, which alerts drivers to nearby hazards by means of a cab signal light or buzzer, has been designed by Avon Tyres. Mounted in the......

Calling From The Outback Mi Hitachi Has Introduced...

The portable Outback has programmable keys, can store up to 50 numbers, has a fivenumber recall key and comes with an anti-theft device. The Outback Handsfree cat be used as a......

Cool Gadgets

▪ The Zero ice detector warns drivers of all types of vehicles of the presence of black ice on the road, by means of a probe fitted to UN front of the vehicle and connected to a......

Nuts About Wheels

• Ellis Integral Valve Lock: has introduced a security wh nut designed to prevent the theft of wheels and tyres frol commercial vehicles. The device can be fitted t( most......