HICHEVER way t h e nation's vote swings on October 8, those engaged te road transport industry njoy a cessation of the kind...

T HE strike weapon, as it is so often called. is. like any other, dangerous in the hands of the inexperienced, and is,...

Effects of the American Steel Strike T HE steel strike in the U.S.A. did not, in its early stages, greatly affect employment...

bat a good skeleton in the body is better than one in cupboard. hat H. and J. Quick, Ltd., have encountered a rapid f, who...

THE Conservative party promise in their Election manifesto to double I the amount of road-building during the next five years...

effect on health and roads were the subject of many questions at the conference of the West Riding Urban District Councils'...

HE suspension of four vehicles, during October, from the special A licence of Henry Long (Manningham), Ltd., Bradford, was...

-IRE is much of interest among all Lasses of goods and passenger e at the Frankfurt Show, John 1, technical editor of The...

rOLLAPSIBLE containers made of rubber reinforced with nylon are now being produced by the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., Cambridge...

MR. F. S. Bayshrr has been appointed Midland manager of Silentbloc, Ltd. MR. F. W. R. Moony has bccn appointed assistant sales...

CIPPOSITION --by British Railways %-/ and two hauliers—to an application by A. Ramage and Son, Douglas Water, to add eight...

new MF 702 industrial tractor w being produced by Massey)n. Ltd., Coventry, is based on the agricultural model with a number...

'THE British motor industry has effected I an important technical penetration of the French industry and gained a vital...

T "eproduced under licence in this country by the Powell Duffryn Engineering Co., Ltd.. Cardiff, the American Dempstef refuse...

/ -1 A HAULIER was told at Carlisle this week that if he came back "tomorrow " with a new vehicle, the Northern Deputy...

T HE Consett Iron Co., Ltd., had arbitrarily cut their transport rate to a figure at which contract vehicles could not operate...

T HE assembly section of the new plant operated by Leyland Motors, Ltd., at West Footscray, Melbourne, is now handling some 60...

Minister of Transport has decided make nu, Order on the North n Traffic Commissioners in respect !.ir granting an application...

A LORRY owner, and the driver whom he had instructed not to allow the police or council officials to weigh the vehicle, were...

THE suggestion made at a Road Safety Federation meeting at Bromsgrove last week, that commercial-vehicle drivers should travel...

A BOOKLET, "New Ways," published last week by the Roads Campaign Council, points out that Chester, Halifax and Leeds, like...

A SUGGESTION, that the purchase 1 - 1 of a trailer with an unladen weight of more than 7 tons, which replaced one of 2 tons 13...

New Branch Office: The United Dominions Trust, Ltd., open a new branch office on Monday at 7-9 Cowgate, Peterborough. Head...

,FTS of loads or part toads from London area soared from in the first four months of 1958 000 in the corresponding period "...

THE contract policy adopted by L Glasgow Corporation was criticized by the Scottish Licensing Authority, Mr. W. F. Quin, at...

A N offer by London Transport, to 1— X reduce the probationary period served by drivers and conductors from two years to one,...

A. and H. Transport, Ltd. Cap. £1,000. Dirs.: A. 1.. lloldgate, 2 Highbury Gardens, Ilford. Essex, and W. W Allen, 23...

Tyre Discounts MUMEROUS objections to the changes I in new tyre discount categories, recently introduced by the Tyre...

first round of a new struggle to T i supply passenger services in the Barrhead-Paisley area, between Western S.M.T. Co., Ltd.,...

increase in unladen weight of a tcial A vehicle from 6 tons 12 cwt. Is 19 cwt. was due to an additional aving been fitted, the...

T HE first prosecutions, under a new by-law which prohibits the spilling of materials on the highway, were heard by Wilnecote...

T " applications, by West Hartlepool Corporation, in connection with the running of a works service were granted by the...

M ORE than half of North American longdistance road haulage is carried out by articulated vehicles incorporating frameless...

B IRIVLINGHAM will consider the possibility of using two-deck roads through part of the city, following a request made by the...

When Customers Cut Rates P REOCCUPIED with keeping down costs, in the face of growing competition, many manufacturers and...

T HE 110 drivers who have qualified in 12 regional eliminating contests to take part in the final round of the Lorry Driver of...

)11/B/ 7110 Witnessing of Official Vehicle Examinations Reveals Surprising Number of Recurring Faults, Mainly on the Lighter...

Rust-proofing Steel metal-finishing division of the Pyrene Co., Ltd.. Brentford, .Middx, are now marketing the Endurion...

First Explorers S HOULD the next Government put in train the impartial inquiry into transport that is sometimes proposed, not...

Reduced Weight, Operating Costs and Maintenance Could be Achieved by This Interesting Possibility in the Field of Heavy...

Given the Bird By The Hawk J OHN MOON, technical editor, has spent several hot, greasy days taking part in Ministry of...

.460 c.c. Unit Gives 17.5 b.h.p. on Variety of Fuels : 70 b.h.p. Engine Envisaged HE Elstree Series 460 c.c....

G ERMANY, the birthplace of multifuel engines, is being invaded this week by " omnivorous " units of British manufacture. These...

By Anthony Ellis S INCE its introduction in 1952, the Bedford CA 10-12-cwt. chassis and its 15-cwt. variation have sold at the...

JBLICAT1ON of the road test report on the Bedford 8-ft. 6-in.-wheelbase van was delayed by the dispute in printing industry....

W HATEVER the political future may have in store for commercial vehicle operators, they could be affected for many years to...

:ODUCTION of commercial vehicles in June jumped to 39,623 from the figure of 28,156, the weekly average 1.1t rising from 7.039...

A RUBBER suspension system covered by patent No. 816,071 is suitable for tandem-axle bogies. (Metalastik, Ltd., Evington Valley...