Profits Rise

• Securicor Group's halfyear results show a jump in profits to 218.8m for the six months ending March 1990, compared with £10.6m for the same period last year.......

Silent Appeal

• The London Boroughs Transport Committee has confirmed it is likely to appeal against the High Court's decision last week which ruled that operators do not have to fit air......

Women Appeal

• Bill Morris, deputy general secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union has urged the transport industry to take on more women.......

Hull Ban Plan?

• A lorry ban could be considered as part of Humberside County Council's bid to relieve congestion in and around Hull. The council is asking the public for suggestions by the......

Brighouse Buy

• The Transport Development Group has bought a depot at Brighouse formerly owned by Rockwood Distribution Services, for an undisclosed sum. The depot will be used as part of......

Genesis Starts

• Inter-City Trucks of Hythe, Kent, and Birmingham-based Ware Transport, part of WPS, are joining forces to form Genesis International, to offer distribution services to the......

Design On Fire Iii Specialist Vehicle Manufacturer...

bought the design rights of Fire Trucks, the firefighter manufacturer which went into receivership in February (CM1-7 March).......

Kuwaiti Crisis Fuels Huge Hike In Diesel

• Hauliers' customers are being urged to pay surcharges to operators facing steep increases in fuel costs as the Iraq/Kuwait crisis bites, forcing diesel costs up 17%, assuming......

Electronic Signs Bridge Safety Gap

• A series of electronic warning signs designed to combat bridge bashing are being fitted to 24 of Britain's most potentially dangerous railway bridges. By next April, the......

Overseas Slump Hits Tdg Profits

• The Transport Development Group turned in a mixed set of interim results to June 1990, with a disappointing performance from overseas subsidiaries, but UK results showing a......