"Ask the men who buy them" This was the brief given to John DicksonSimpson of Transport Press Services at a meeting in Oldham,...

New Turbo 360 D800s develop 150 bhp at 2400 rpm, 349 lb-ft torque at 1800 rpm for top performance at 12.75 tons GVW or 20 tons...

Ford engines are built with the high consistency of precision that only Ford's unassailable technical skill and techniques can...

Some startling conclusions can be drawn from the detailed plans for carriers' licensing which are revealed on pages 84 and 97...

ph ased over two years by a special corresponden • When the Transport Bill receives Royal Assent and becomes an Act in several...

• In its annual report for the first full year of operations. the Road Transport Industry Training Board reported this week...

• Heavy goods vehicles should be restricted to 60 mph on motorways—this is a recommendation the RHA highways and traffic...

British Railways Board, Goymer and ggs Transport Ltd. and W. J. Simms Ltd. swered summonses brought by the Ministry Transport...

• In an obvious reference to Leyland, Sir George Harriman, SMMT president, told the Press on Wednesday that at Earls Court "a...

Mr. J. D. Spooner was appointed Receiver of Taskers of Andover (1932) Ltd. on September 6 by the debenture holder, the...

• A major Ministry of Transport publicity campaign was required as a matter of urgency if the testing and plating scheme was to...

• An 8-ton axle which has just been added to the range of semi-trailer axles recently announced by the Moss Gear Co. Ltd. (CM...

• Tighter controls on transport firms carrying explosive or radio-active loads was called for this week by a chief public...

• Among the exhibits on the Polymer Engineering stand of Dunlop at Earls Court will be several suspension units employing...

High-speed action, suitability for any pe of chassis /cab, light weight, and hymic cleanliness are the principal advan ;es...

Strong feelings among European road hauliers following the agreement of the Council of Ministers to authorize a Community...

II-in-one document 1 Monday, a combined transport bill of ling/certificate of insurance, devised jointly OCL/ACT—whose...

AS announced in Commercial Motor last week, this journal has arranged with the British School of Motoring for a special...

• The problems of transport organization in a mixed economy were discussed at length in a speech by the Minister of Transport...

Christopher T. Dabell has been elected chairman of the Passenger Vehicle Operators Association. Mr. Dabell is chairman and...

SAMPLING THE 'SATELLITE' FLAT-FARE BUSES by Derek Moses • Last Saturday in London there was a home match at White Hart Lane,...

• Guy Motors Ltd. announced on Monday the introduction of a new forward-control single-deck passenger chassis known as the...

• Final match for the Castrol Shield in the National PSV cricket competition was played on the Hampshire County ground at Dean...

Forget your ABC! . . BUT NOT TOO SOON by lain Sherriff Carriers' licences will continue until at least 1970 for vehicles over...

will get, say, four months' notice that on a specified day their existing carrier's licence will become void and that, prior to...

• John Hodge (Hauliers) Ltd., of Newtown St. Boswells, had an application for a Blicence for eight vehicles of 42 tons...

• Following the grant of an additional throughout-the-year excursion from Leeds to Hull by the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners...

• A B-licence application by Mr. Ian M. Harper for three 2-ton vehicles operating within a radius of 100 miles of Glasgow was...

• The advantages of a full-power hydraulic brake system for heavier vehicles are highlighted in a press release received from...

• Leyland Motors Ltd. has announced that an SCG Pneumocyclic gearbox with electropneumatic control giving fully-automatic...

• The Perkins V8.510 diesel engine is now being produced in a new 130.000 sq.ft. factory at Fletton, Peterborough. This latest...

• Rolls-Royce Ltd. has announced a version of the basic Eagle 12.17-litre 1742.6 cu.in.) diesel that is rated at 300 bhp gross...

• To be shown at Earls Court is an axle load-sensing device, providing dial readings in the cab, that has been fully tested...

At the Lorry Driver of the Year Finals on Sunday CM took photographs of virtually every competing vehicle. If you want an Sin....

N. Ireland egg distributor wins LDOY National Final at first go with a borrowed artic by Bob Holliday and Carolyn Hyams...

and publications Hydraulic coupling system The Lockheed-Avery Division of Lockheed Precision Products Ltd.. a member company...

with Ron Cater! I don't suppose tbere is one experienced transport engineer who has not at some time been forced to "make do"...

by Handyman Manpower, maintenance and the MoT (9) ffl have previously suggested that stage one in the approach to testing and...

steel tubing in coils, a simple means for manipulating the material into straight lengths is necessary and Pickavant has...

fills the bill by A. J. P. Wilding, MIMechE, MIRTE A BRIEF report in Commercial Motor of February 9 this year stated that...

by A. J. P. Wilding, M I MechE, MIRTE Two models added to the Guy Big J range this week are powered by the Perkins V8.510...

by A. J. P. Wilding, MIMechE, MIRTE The versatility of rear-engined passengervehicle design will be well illustrated by the...

By A. J. P. Wilding, M I MechE, M1RTE A SIX-WHEELED tractive unit designed for general use at 38 tons gross and fitted with the...

The biggest and most powerful normalhaulage vehicle at the Commercial Motor Show will undoubtedly be a completely new Scammell...

CM's Show Number, providing a detailed, stand-by-stand description of chassis and body exhibits at the Commercial Motor Show at...

by A. J. P. Wilding, MINIechE, MIRTE • A new version of the 109in.-wheel base Land-Rover with increased load carrying capacity...

"This way to the test", the guide to the goods vehicle plating and testing .scheme published in Commercial Motor on July 12 has...

THE 1968 Commercial Motor Show at Earls Court will be opened next Friday at noon by Mr. Desmond Plummer. the Leader of Greater...

by A. J P. Wilding, MIMechE, MIRTE IN the past few weeks details have been published of all the new models that the vehicle...

by R. D. Cater, AMInstRE FROM the information available at the time of writing this preview of semi-trailer equipment that...

by P. A. C. Brockington, MIMechE THE new plating regulations and the heavier chassis that have been developed to cater for...

Of major importance in the bulk transport field as a weight-saving measure, R. Murat Ltd. (Stand 37) will be displaying a...

by Derek Moses ONE of the most notable features of the Commercial Motor Show this year will be the almost wholesale adoption...

Advances A MOBILE research laboratory and new ambulance designs to be seen at the Show will claim the attention of all...

. in providing for better going, stopping, riding and control by P. A. C. Brockington, M I MechE COMPONENT makers have had to...

by R. D. Cater, AMInst BE MAIN emphasis in the Earls Court gallery at this year's Commercial Motor Show will be on equipment...

by Paul Moody A QUARTZ-IODINE headlamp unit with dipping control will be shown for the first time on the stand of S.E.V....

Officers of the Civil Service are always being urged to break through red tape. Now I have seen an example with my own eyes....

Spectators at LDoY contests often sympathize with Army competitors who, handling vehicles intended for military use, are...

I gather that someone has had a novel idea for safety bonuses to drivers: give trading stamps instead of money, because the...

While Parliament is having to pass hotly contested Bills to achieve it., and many others just talk about it, road/rail...

The word "coaster" can be applied to a vessel engaged in coastal shipping, to a kind of bicycle brake, and to gentlemen...

If you get a toy Ford D series tipper through your postbox, the chances are that you are one of the 1,000 fleet operators being...

Comments on this page (August 9) about tractor and trailer transport for passengers on Rathlin Island, off the coast of Co....

Mentioning the demise of the BMC Drivers' Club touched off a quick reaction, which am happy to acknowledge in print; but I...

Pulling at loose threads VULNERABLE POINTS in the Transport Bill may be detected by the haste with which its defenders rush to...

This directory shows the location of Rubery Owen-Rockwell spares and service depots throughout the British Isles. Rubery...

AMBIM Management matters Reserve battalions Labour recruitment is sometimes a serious problem in road transport particularly...

The next seven days September I349 SATURDAY ITA (Sheffield and District': annual dinner and dance. Kenwood Hall. Sheffield....

drive an 11-seater minibus empty or not carrying passengers for hire or reward? A Assuming the unladen weight of this vehicle...

diesel engine with a gauge. The engine maker will not give this information. Could you advise me how the compression pressure...

samples and deliver orders in my capacity as a salesman. work within a five-mile radius of home. Do I have to keep log sheets...

the standing and running costs relating to (a) an eight-wheeled rigid tipper with a payload of 16 tons and (b) an articulated...

a petrol engine on open throttle and that this has a number of advantages. Can you give details? A In a stratified-charge...

by George Wilmot University of London. IN BOTH educational and industrial circles the idea of the University of the Air (later...

Noise (1) TO many people noise is the curse of this modern age and, let's face it, the motor vehicle is probably the greatest...