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11th November 1960
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Page 53

Reluctant' Hauliers

C OMPLAINTS are being voiced from every part of the country by hauliers who followed the recommendations of the Road Haulage...

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Edwar

wis Oglethorpe T HE success story of Mr. Oglethorpe, managing director of the Duramin Engineering Co., Ltd.. is of the kind...

Modernization Hits Sark

T POSITIVELY guarantee that nobody else has the problem I now confronting Mr. J. M. Robson, of the Robson Electric Supply Co.,...

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Haulage Rates Chaos Over 10 per cent. Increase

W HO is applying the recommended 10 per cent, rates increase? What reception is it getting from the customer? They are the...

R.B.A. Solicitor in Hull Resigns

AIR. R. E. PATERSON, the solicitor in who has dealt with licensing applications for members of the Hull Area of the Road...

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Blox Build Refrigerated Vehicle

C URRENT sales of frozen foods in this country are already believed to exceed £35m. In four years it is anticipated that even...

More A Vehicles for Transport (Bristol), Ltd.

TRANSPORT (BRISTOL), LTD., are 1 shortly to apply to the Western I.icensing Authority to operate all the vehicles of their...

New British Sintered Friction Material

IT was announced on Monday that a 1 new company, Morgan-Mintex. Ltd., had been formed by The Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd., and...

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Men in the News

MR. Ttmortly FODEN, son of the late Mr. Dennis Foden, has been appointed to the board of E.R.F. (Holdings), Ltd. MR. 'DESMOND...

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Licence Offence Fines Cost Hauliers Total of £520

xyp - LLIAm. HOG GER and Roy Stanley VV Hogger, uncle and nephew, trading as Hogger Transport, Brushfield Street, Spitalfields,...

Stolen Goods in C Lorry Not "Carriage for Reward"

QITTING in London on Tuesday, the Transport Tribunal considered four appeals. In one, they reversed a decision by Mr. J. A. T....

The Muskeg Makes its Debut

THE first Bombardier Muskeg multi" purpose tractor to be displayed in Great Britain is to be shown by Rolba, Ltd., at the...

Page 60

Hooligans May Cause Bus Stoppage

A ST. HELENS bus conductor was 1-1 assaulted by a man with a broken bottle late last Saturday, and his face was badly...

Davis Brothers Fined for Licence Disc and Haulage Offences

D AVIS BROTHERS (HAULAGE), LTD., of 52 Grays Inn Road, W.C.1, were fined £50 at Old Street Magistrates Court on Monday for...

Page 61

Contract to A Switch Successful

A N . application to convert from contract A operation to A operation 13 vehicles of 551 tons was .successf ally made by Joseph...

The £20,000-a-year Vehicle

T Glasgow on Monday Mr. W. F. Quin, Scottish Licensing Authority, granted an application by Sandy Gilmour (Transport), Ltd.,...

Page 62

More Beer Aboard

—By Pallet F ORK lift trucks are used widely for the handling of bottled beer in crates when standard types of wooden pallets...

Bankrupt Haulier "Was Worst Sufferer

A LORRY driver who received £3,950 compensation following a serious road accident and later started business as a haulage...

Icy Reception For Artics

A RTICULATED lorries are to be 1- 'k banned from several main roads in Gloucestershire when the routes crossing the Cotswolds...

Page 63

Curing a Cold War

The Answer to a Long-standing Feud PA A CO LD war had been clearly ,evident in many places in the past between driver and...

• Christmas Box for the Railways

T HE Government White Paper on the Railways is now expected before Christmas. Lord Mills, the PaymasterGeneral, gave this news...

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"Worst Case Ever Put Up" Refused

D ESCRIBED by the chairman of the Yorkshire Traffic . Commissioners as "the worst case that has ever been put up" for the type...

Preston Wants More Revenue

FARES increases designed to bring in an extra £15,000 a year are to be I sought by Preston Transport Department. The proposed...

London Bus Schedules To Be Revised

I ONDON TRANSPORT are to revise their bus and trolleybus schedules early in the new year to give more regular and dependable...

Page 70

WILL PLATING OCCUR?

An Old Hand In Road Transport Finds Some Things To Say On a Topical Issue By G. W. Irwin 'HE spectre of plating is raising its...

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Frameless Tipping Semi-trailers for British Market

A NEW tipping semi-trailer is being in , marketed in Great Britain by John Villiers and Co., Ltd., 69 Knightsbridge, London,...

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The Ethics of Take-over Bids And Licence Applications

S UBMIESSIONS made on behalf of Merchandise Transport, Ltd., regarding procedure in take-over applications , after the methods...

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Motorway Musings

A YEAR ago last week Britain's first " full-sized" motorway came into operation, thereby instituting a valuable time-saving...

Page 85

SHOCK TACTIC

E[ OWEVER far he may go in his career, Mr. Ernest Marples, the Minister of Transport, will never be regarded as a good...

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Stress Or Display;

Earth Movement In kt Olympia Wide Variety Of New Vehicles For Every Type Of Municipal Requirement W ITH the progress being...

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Men And Management-Both Here And In Europe

FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT I N June. 1958, the Institute of Transport • awarded its C.M.U.A. transport research fellowship...

Morecambe Get "Modest" Fares Increase

IN an attempt partially to offset wage • increases totalling £15,000, Morecambe and Heysham Transport Department applied before...

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Get Together About That 10 per cent.

T HE National Rate Increase for the Transport Industry . was recommended to Commence on November 1, and We forwarded out...

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Basic Records They must be Correct

In Addition To Being A Legal Obligation, They Can Provide The Foundation of Vehicle Costing and Traffic Control Systems C...

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Ribble Going Gay at Morecambe

enable the public to enjoy the advantages of modern coach travel, Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., applied at Morecambe last week...