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14th April 1967
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Changing image of transport

E type of person who could be labelled "typical transport manager" is changing steadily, and at a growing pace. He is becoming...

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'Containers fit my integration aims' says Mrs. Castl

container concept matched her aim as Minister of Transport to create an integrated transport system, Mrs. Castle told Contran...

EXPORT MARKET WORTH £70m.

FOR CONTAINER EQUIPMENT first International Container Services and Equipment Exhibition is to be held in the Grand Hall,...

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Profits-boost Pointer Group opens brake-testing centre

BY JOHN N. FRIEDMAN been wagging this week—with joy. For the Group 1966—"one of the most difficult for many years", topping...

Super Fourtrak by Scammell

SCAMMELL sales director Mr. B. L Braithwaite this week opened the Ford and Slater Ltd. Scammell trailer centre at Leicester....

Allisons buy Landfreights

ALLISON S Freightlines (South-Eastern) Ltd. has taken over Landfreights Ltd.— and its subsidiaries, G. H. Young and Co....

SPOTLIGHT ON LIGHTWEIGHTS

COMMERCIAL MOTOR turns the spotlight on the "lightweights" next week with another special LIGHT VEHICLES AND FLEET CARS...

Hauliers first with ideas on planning

R OAD haulage has been the first important industry to put its case to the South East Region Economic Planning Council, its...

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All set at Hendon for dummy heavy vehicle testing runs

TRIAL runs of the heavy vehicle I testing scheme are now to start at the Hendon pilot station, using vehicles supplied by...

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'Like clockwork'. . .Tartan Arrow liner train service starts

T HE Tartan Arrow liner train service between its new terminals at Kentish Town, London, and Bridgeton, Glasgow, started on...

Big firm offers insurance by instalments

BY S. BUCKLEY A NNUAL vehicle excise duty, insurance -s • premium and possibly other financial commitments all falling due at...

All set at Hendon

Over the pit the vehicle will get a thorough mechanical examination (stations will have the right to refuse vehicles too dirty...

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Prelude to NFO: BR can now carry parcels throughout by road

B RITISH Railways is to be allowed to carry parcels and sundries traffic throughout by road instead of by rail where it is...

NO BUDGET JOY FOR OPERATORS

PRE-BUDGET hopes of some reduction in road fuel duty were dashed on Tuesday by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. James...

SET 'A RECIPE FOR TRANSPORT AUSTERITY'

Fr now paid a manufacturer to set up his own distribution network, declared an MP who last week complained about the effects of...

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'Ignore terminals negotiations' ruling in Freightliner appeal

1 Transport Tribunal hearing of an appeal by 18 Road Haulage Association objectors following the grant 'THE deputy North...

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Holland tours for old age pensioners only 'unique application' succeeds

W T was described as a "unique application"—for an excursions and tours licence solely to convey old age pensioners on trips in...

HULL FIRM 'WELCOMES' MAINTENANCE PROBE

EN Hunters of Hull Ltd., was called before the Yorkshire LA at Leeds at a A l /teflon 178 inquiry, Mr. R. E. Paterson, for the...

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CTAs to foster better buses for bulk supply to operators

C ONURBATION Transport Authorities will encourage improved designs of buses for supply in bulk, said the Minister of Transport...

CTA takeover in Potteries 'plain crazy'

T HE formation of a Conurbation Transport Authority to acquire and operate all the buses in North Staffs. would have...

Reorganization day for LT's red buses

M ONDAY was "R" for Reorganization Day for London's red buses, when the new management structure of the Central Bus operating...

SWT HAS LOST ONE-THIRD OF PASSENGERS

A WARNING that loss of traffic, loss of revenue and rising costs must not be permitted to overtake the South Wales Transport...

Sunderland to sort out fares mix-up

S TEPS are to be taken by Sunderland Corporation to remove fares anomalies following its takeover of the former Sunderland...

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Decision soon on Scottish Bus Group merger with Ulsterbus

"N E Scottish Bus Group and orthern Ireland's recently formed Ulsterbus Ltd. will form one company soon—if merger talks are...

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Normal-control Land-Rover gets extra sales appeal

T HE Rover Co. Ltd., this week announced that the Land-Rover 109 in. wheelbase normal-control model is now optionally available...

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HAULIERS SEE NEW MODELS AT ATKINSON TEST DAY

A IUNSON Vehicles have held their first open day at their recently acquired test track. Prominent haulage executives attended...

DANISH BRAKE AND ENGINE TESTER FOR UK MARKET

D ESIGNED for axle loads up to 13 tons, a tester was demonstrated in the Midlands on Monday by the Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd., 165...

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TESTED FOR YEAR AND 10 DAYS

. . . CAV expert tells of organized search for product failure V EHICLE equipment CAN be designed to meet a detailed...

TIPPER BODIES-BY WHITLOCK

WELL KNOWN as manufacturers of earthmoving equipment, heavy duty dump trucks and agricultural and industrial trailers, Whitlock...

N eddy sets up vehicles working party

THE National Economic Development Council has set up a working party to ,examine possible sources of increased productivity in...

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HOPE FOR SEAT OF LEARNING

TOMORROW, Saturday, Mr. Fred Hope is to demonstrate the anti-jack-knife device made by his company—Self Energising Disc Brakes...

Training Board 'getting into business'

THE Road Transport Industry Training Board says in its second news bulletin that with the appointment of its director-general...

Preventive maintenance (5) 'Where do we begin?'

y ET us consider that the last few para graphs in Part 4 of this series have aroused the interest of the operator, and he is...

Northern Counties takes over Massey Bros.

THE WHOLE of the share capital of Massey Brothers (Pemberton) Ltd. has been bought by the Northern Counties Motor and...

BRAKING BIG TOPIC AT IRTE CONFERENCE

PRESENTATIONS on all aspects of braking will form the main feature of the IRTE national conference from May 19-21 at the Grand...

Bedford municipal vehicles on show

TWO Bedford-based municipal vehicles, an ambulance and an 800-gal. gully and cesspit emptier will be shown by Vauxhall Motors...

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NEW EQUIPMENT

and publications Frbring the benefits of softened water by automation to the small industrial user, the Permutit Company Ltd.,...

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TARGET FOR THE FUTURE

BY JOHN DARKER, Ameim S UBSTANTIAL economies have resulted from Shell-Mex and BP's productivity agreement. Drivers appreciate...

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from John II"Groats to Lana End TYRESOLES make their mark...

All set to provide visitors to the Longlest estate of the Marquis of Bath with a mobile grandstand seat of jungle life in...

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- Bird's Eye iew BY THE HAWK

Unlike the latter Society, however, the CVRTC interests itself in goods as well as passenger vehicles. Anyone interested in...

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This system leaves little to chance

A r last the importance of good maintenance is being brought home to commercial vehicle operators—far too long has mere lip...

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Go into Europe with Mercedes-Benz.

Silver Roadways did. E urope means Mercedes-Benz... E urope's largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles. For the...

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AEC/MARSHALL RANGER 35-SEAT BUS

EN Britain, with few exceptions, a passenger vehicle is a passenger L vehicle and a goods vehicle is a goods vehicle, but there...

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wherever you go, whatever the job...

ON AND OFF THE ROAD The heavy duty Tippers used by Dick Hampton (Earth Moving) Ltd. on motorways and re-construction sites...

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HEDGING THE BETS

O NCE the main structure of the Government's proposed transport legislation has been published, the enterprising and sometimes...

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CONDITIONS OF CARRIAGE

W HY bother to have any conditions of carriage, especially as they are so often written in legal jargon, unintelligible to a...

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Q A year ago we purchased a 4-ton

platform lorry for an experimental contract job but the results were not as good as we hoped for. With a yearly mileage of...

Q am contemplating buying a small

haulage business operating on a B licence. It is my intention to continue running this concern in exactly the same way as the...

Q Where can I obtain blank maintenance forms and information on legal aspects of maintenance?

A A range of maintenance and other trans"--* port record forms is obtainable from the Charnwood Publishing Company, Coalville,...

Q What is the DCF costing technique and are there any books on the subject?

A In the subject of investment appraisal DCF stands for "Discounted Cash Flow". Briefly, this is the application of a suitable...

Q If freightliner traffic increases at its

present tempo are congested terminals inevitable, resulting in slow clearance of containers despite high-speed running between...

a passed my driving test when was 17. My licence indicates

that I can drive motor vehicles in groups 2, 3 and 12, with some qualifications. But! understand that no person under 21 may...

Q How Will the new braking regulations

affect my 1960 Commer 7-ton horse box with vacuum servo hydraulic brakes and my 1960 Dodge tractive unit and low loader...

Q What are the basic minimum wages for drivers of 9-ton rigid and artic vehicles?

A The statutory minimum remuneration for the driver of a goods vehicle with a carry ing.capacity exceeding 5 tons and not...

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Is the 'Open University' relevant to transport education?

E concept of a University of the Air, with instruction based on television viewing supplemented by radio programmes, was part...

Lovell repeats dividend but profits slump

IN addition to its shipping interests Lovell's Shipping and Trans port Co. has a substantial stake in the businesses of...