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15th September 1967
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Four big truck makers now offer Rolls-Royce Eagle Diesel

ATKINSON • FODEN • E.R.F.• SCAMMELL O NLY TEN MONTHS since Rolls-Royce entered the automotive arena with a blaze of publicity...

Britain

There are nearly as many trucks made in this country as in the rest of Europe put together. We are the second largest producer...

Keeping our share

At home, with air and rail interests chasing the same business as ourselves, it's vitally important that the road transport...

Big things ahead

There is a pronounced trend to bigger trucks throughout the transport industry. Economics and common sense make it inevitable....

Containers

It is forecast that in five years' time, vehicle output at the heavy end of the scale will be nearly double that of today....

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"Whatsoever is rightly done . . ."

T HE NEWS that four truck manufacturers now include the RollsRoyce Eagle range in their engine options might have caused a bare...

"What'll she do, mister?"

T HE EAGLE made by RollsRoyce, which is now being offered as an option by four of Britain's leading manufacturers of heavy...

World-wide interest in new diesel

le Rolls-Royce company is, as eve come to expect, making anher contribution to Britain's export ive with its diesel engines for...

Just right for Mrs. Castle ,

, ne of the aspects of the Eagle Diesel tgine which will please Transport linister Barbara Castle is that the serve power of...

Overheard

, thate from the proud driver of a ohs-Royce powered 30 ton truck, verheard in a transport cafe at Forpeth: "She's the best...

"Research produces the results"

ORMAN PARRY, Managing Director, Rolls-Royce Oil Engine Division, in reply to a question on the research facilities of the...

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Nail the flag to the mast

E RNEST MARPLES when Minister of Transport often said that on motoring matters he had about 50m advisers. Barbara Castle does...

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SUMMIT XI OPEN WITH POTENTIAL SIX-HITTER

by JOHN N. FRIEDMAN T WO HUNDRED vehicles delivering newspapers that should have gone by rail: the NUR goods-train go-slow is...

AND NOW IT'S HUNGARY

MRS. BARBARA CASTLE is in Hungary this week at the invitation of the Hungarian Government after Dr. G. Csanadi, Hungarian...

Now what happens next?

From a special correspondent The Summit XI I understand, will soon make approaches to Cabinet Ministers other than Mrs. Castle...

An NFO could mean bitter disputes

T HE NFO could become the medium of bitter disputes between the Railways Board and road hauliers, said Mr. Tom Bradley, Labour...

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And this is the TUC view

THE TUC'S OWN proposals on transport legislation are set out in a lengthy memorandum included in the General Council's Report,...

HUGH FEATHERSTONE, LICENCE 'SPECIAL'

A SPECIAL PAPER on the effects of Mrs. Castle's licensing proposals will be given by TRTA secretary Mr. H. R. Featherstone at...

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MoT MOTOR TRACTOR PROPOSALS DISCLOSED

T WO proposals on brake efficiencies for motor tractors and motor locomotives operated under the Construction and Use...

'Madness these loads on suicide road'

THE HAULING of huge tonnages of coal by Wm. Dobson (Edinburgh) Ltd. along a road with a bad accident record was condemned by...

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NEIGHBOURS-TO-BE -ON f3/4m SITES

LEP TRANSPORT LTD. (220 Londonbased vehicles), Ralph Hilton Transport Ltd., and J. Sainsbury Ltd. (361 vehicles) are to occupy...

Yes, it's 1.6 per cent despite protests

M R. RAY GUNTER, Minister of Labour, on Tuesday approved the proposals submitted by the Road Transport Industry Training Board...

CM weight and size guide in handy poster form

THE REQUEST for copies of the guide to weights and dimensions of goods vehicles published in COMMERCIAL MOTOR has been such...

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SAILORS? NO, INDEED . .

WE ARE HAULIERS "WE DON'T consider ourselves sailors—we're hauliers", said Mr. E. G. Baker, at Romsey, last week. He was...

THEY WILL BE HAULED OVER THE COALS

LEICESTERSHIRE and Rutland Police intend to take "strong action" against those coal hauliers whose vehicles scatter parts of...

LEEDS OPERATOR'S SCOTTISH SUCCESS

EDINBURGH holidaymakers are to be offered a new range of nine and 10-day coach tours to English resorts following a substantial...

LA calls for tipper facts and figures

A B-LICENCE application by Linham and Sons Ltd., Mere, Somerset, was adjourned by Western LA Mr. J. R. C. Samuel-Gibbon last...

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Yard's decaying vehicles hampered transport chief

THE transport manager was overworked and hampered by a yard cluttered with dead and decaying vehicles, said West Midland LA Mr....

BRF calls for fresh look at Mrs. Castle's proposals

HE British Road Federation has asked Mrs. Castle to reconsider the quantity control aspects of the new carriers' licensing...

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Fourfold capacity boost for bulk-haul company

TWO additional 8-ton pressurized tankers were authorized to Brown Bros. (Bulk Haulage) Congleton Ltd., by deputy North Western...

25-MILE LIMIT FOR BULK TRAFFIC SLAMMED BY BRF

THE PROPOSED 25-mile radius limit on certain bulk traffic is arbitrary and unreasonable, says the British Road Federation in...

Glasgow fares rise bid is rejected

GLASGOW CORPORATION'S bid to increase bus and Underground fares has been rejected by the Scottish Traffic Commisioners. Cllr....

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Ministry case "not justified'

—Mr. Quin at Eastbourne MR. DENTS QUIN, secretary of the Passenger Transport Vehicle Operators Independence Committee (VOICE),...

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Liverpool fits anti-hooligan sirens to buses

byASHLEY TAYLOR WAILING SIRENS have been fitted to some Liverpool Corporation buses in an attempt to "scare off" the hooligan...

APPOINTMENTS

B. E. Burford, 58, London Transport divisional engineer (country buses and coaches)—to divisional engineer, central buses A...

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Rapp opens 'metals marvel' warehouse

Fr HE Rapp Organization has grown from two small garages in St. John's Wood in 1946, to a seven-acre site at Hayes, Middx, with...

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UNIT 'FLOATS' AMBULANCE PATIENTS OVER ROUGH ROADS

A N OFF-CHANCE suggestion from Bostrom Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Northampton, specialists in designing suspension seats for...

TRTA STEPS UP SPOT CHECKS IN NORTH

THE Traders Road Transport Association is to carry out further roadside spot checks in the North. Northern division secretary...

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Know-how 42: Preventive maintenance (27) extending tyre life

rr HE younger engineer reading this series may well begin to wonder just how far he is expected to go in the prevention of...

Safety clinics by Ford firms

SAFETY CLINICS for trucks, with free brake tests, are now being held by Ford's 170-strong truck dealer network. They will...

DO-1T-YOURSELF INSURANCE SWITCH FROM OCTOBER 2 large road transport fleet

operators preferring to carry their own third party liabilities must apply for a warrant to the Minister of Transport instead...

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Suspended heaters

COMPACTNESS combined with very light weight, facilitating easy installation, are features of the latest range of Econheat...

Wiper blades

WINDSCREEN wiper-blades suitable for fitting to nearly all British cars and trucks built since 1950 are now available from Park...

F ork-lift truck

A FORK-LIFT truck with a four-stage mast giving 40ft lift and with a lifting capacity of 2,500lb has been developed by Matbro...

Two-stroke dispenser

A VARIABLE-SHOT lubricating dispenser for BP self-mix two-stroke oil is being distributed by the BP retail market division of...

Modified brake hose

CHANGES made to the range of selfretracting nylon coiled hose marketed by Hubert H.P. Trist and Co. Ltd., manufacturers of...

Cage grab

A SPECIAL hydraulic cage grab for use in conjunction with the Wilson Foldfork has been developed by All Purpose Machines and...

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Recruits for the container bandwagon

N EW makes of containers and interesting ancillary equipment were on show at the 3rd Export Services Exhibition opened on...

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Mrs. C's diary

GOVERNMENT Ministers find time short for all the things they wish to accomplish. Mrs. Barbara Castle has a fuller diary of...

One dark night

PLACED THIRD in the LDOY Final last year, and a consistentlI outstanding performer at the Oxford round, B. A. Absolom did not...

Splashdown!

I HEAR that Bonallack's invitation golf meeting at Thorndon Park last Friday attracted operators and suppliers from all over...

Jumping the gun?

LARRY SMITH, the TGWU's plain-speaking passenger officer, was hugely amused last week at the Trades Union Congress when pay...

MA N alive!

"WE request you to take—on the occasion of the Motor Show— an active interest in the worries and grave concerns of the...

Good for the spirit

BRUCE BARRIE, a director of John Barrie (Contractor) Ltd., Glasgow, tells me that some queue-jumping is allowed at the Glasgow...

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BETTER OFF IN BRIGHTON

S HEER coincidence must account for the fact that trade and industry in London and the Trades Union Congress in Brighton were...

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WEST COUNTRY MAN AGAIN!

THERE must be something in that West -ICountry air! For the second year running Torquay eliminating centre has provided the...

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Scannell Trunker 11/Challenger 31-lon-gross orlic

BY A. J. WILDING AMIMechE, MIRTE PICTURES BY DICK ROSS W HEN Scammell introduced the Trunker II it became the first vehicle...

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MODEL

Scarnmell Trunker Mk II 10 ft. G in. wheelbase twin-steer six-wheel forward-control tractive unit with standard plastics cab...

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Erroneous . . . this MOT conception of a lack of co-ordination

I T was "most disturbing" that the plan for the co-ordination of public passenger transport had been compiled at the request of...

`Training for a dynamic industry'

MR. T. E. TINDALL, director-general, Road Transport Industry Training Board, in his paper on "Training for a dynamic industry"...

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`New policies on public transport'

OVER THE NEXT 10 to 20 years public transport undertakings would have to regard as their primary task the taking of people to...

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You said (CM. August 18) that, as far as is

known, plastics tanks are not produced commercially in this or any other country. My company, REG Mouldings, 65 Montrose...

Q Can you recommend any books or courses on store-keeping?

A Two books on store-keeping are Stores Accounts and Stores Control by J. H. Burton, published by Pitman, 39 Parker Street,...

Q Will fibreglass vehicle bodywork burn?

Vaporizing liquids, used as the extinguishing agent in many vehicle extinguishers, can have a softening effect on GRP. A The...

Q Is there a list of organizations offering guidance on productivity?

A A well-indexed guidebook listing hundreds of organizations covering most trades and professions has been put out by the...

Q Could you give me the operating costs

for a Luton-type bodied five-tonner when averaging 600 miles a week with brief comments as to the pricing of contract hire...

Q Can you supply the address of the

International Container Bureau and do you know if it is possible to obtain a copy of the draft TIC Convention referred to on...

a , am involved in a loss of use claim

concerning an eight-wheeled artic with a carrying capacity of 16 tons, which was off the road for approximately 11 weeks. What...

Q I may soon be transporting mixed loads

that include precision equipment. Please suggest a packaging specialist who can advise on the most suitable form of packaging...

Q I operate petrol-engined vans equipped

with constant-vacuum carburetters and when running in dense traffic in high ambient temperatures, the engines tend to stall....

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WORK-STUDYING THE DUSTMAN

B ECAUSE successive generations of transport operators have applied their skill and experience to improving efficiency and...

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Safety study

IN ADVICE ON TRANSPORT on page 53 of our issue of August 25, I referred to an accident on August 22 in which a road tanker...

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THE COMMON ROOM by George Wilmot

How to choose a transport management course I GAVE SOME GUIDELINES last week on how to choose from the wide variety of...

NEW COMPANIES

George Lewsey's Circle Car Wire Ltd. Cap.: £100 in El shares. Dirs.: Clifford Linsell, 59 Newland Court, Forty Avenue, Wembley,...

BUTTE RLEY QUARRIES

Acquired nearly five years ago by the Butterley .Group, the 14 Lincolnshire firms comprising 45-vehicle Lincolnshire Traffics...