SEEKING SPEED CONCESSION FOR 3-TONNERS WITH TRAILERS WHEN the Standing
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Joint Corn YV recently met, it was decided that representation should be made to 1he Ministry of War Transport with a view to yehicles• up to 3 tons unladen weight being permitted a speed of 30 m.p.h. when drawing a trailer.
MORE ROOM ON SINGLE-DECK • BUSES IN LONDON
SEATING arrangements on 286 ....)London Transport single-deck buses are to be modified, so as to increase the number of standing passengers from 12 to 20. Some buses of this type are already in use in industrial areas. Work on the new batch willbegin immediately and the vehicles will be put into service as speedily as possible.
GLASGOW TRANSPORT HAS ITS BEST-YEAR THE fact that the year to May 31 last proved to be the best ever enjoyed by Glasgow municipal transport is emphasized in the department's annual report. Total receipts exceeded 4,250,000, and the balance, after meeting all obligations, was £268,532, tint of which' £,50,000 is to be contributed to the Common Good Fund, and the remainder applied to the reduction of the outstanding deficit in the net revenue account of the department. Working expenses were higher by £395,214, largely on account of increased wages.
NOTESON GOVERNMENT ROAD • HAULAGE SCHEME
Supplied by the Ministry of War Transport and the Hauliers' National Traffic Pool, to keep the industry informed of developments, but not necessarily to be regarded as official pronouncements STANDARD FORMK.—Attention was called a fortnight ago to the proposal of the Ministry to issue `standard forms
of invoice. Supplies of the invoices have now been forwarded to all Area Road Haulage Offices, and will be Issued, free of charge, to operators carrying traffic on behalf of the Minister.
MR. TAPP.—Mr. P. J. R. Tapp has resumed his work at the Ministry after his convalescence. He acts as advisor to the Ministry on the operation of the Government Road Haulage Scheme.
TRAFFIC.—The general cargo moved by the Chartered Fleet and members of the Pool in the week ended July 24 amounted to 160,800 tons. In the previous week the total was 148,900 tons.
DEFENCE LINES STRENGTHENED.— The number of vehicles enrolled in the week ended July 25 was 696, of which the North Midland and Northern Regions each contributed 150 and the North Western 137. These additions bring the total to 38,622, but many more vehicles are required.