Midland Red's concentrated recruiting campaignjust announced, will be watched with great interest, and not only by those in the...

• An audience of nearly 400 at Commercial Motor's Fleet Management Conference in Manchester yesterday heard the president of...

pressing priority RTITB report pinpoints a serious weakness • in transport education from our political correspondent •...

by Derek Moses • Sir Richard "Sam" Way, formerly Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Aviation and chairman of Lansing...

• Mrs. Barbara Castle, Minister for Employment and Productivity, on Monday reconstituted the Road Transport Industry Training...

• All specialized trade organizations should be given the right to object to operators' licensing applications, the Sand and...

• On October 1 Norwich Union s introducing improved terms for commercial vehicle insurance. Under a new three-point plan...

• With the introduction of the 1970 models of vans and pick-ups, Volkswagen will raise prices by £9 to £10 on the present...

• The Metropolitan Police are launching an intensive security campaign during October. There will be four meetings at police...

• The Europa Ferry Trailers' fleet of 41 semi-trailers, which was sold by British Car Auctions Ltd., of Measham, on Tuesday,...

• As at midday last Friday the number of goods vehicle drivers involved in instruction with 43 Group Training Associations in...

• In a joint venture with Mobil, Page and Scott (1963) Ltd. of Colchester, a member of the George Ewer group, has opened, at...

• National Carriers Ltd. is holding the final of its first Top Driver Contest this Sunday at King's Cross Freight Terminal....

• New traffic signs for railway level crossings equipped with automatic half-barriers are introduced in regulations which...

• Under a scheme which came into operation on Tuesday, lorry drivers delivering to the Royal Group of Docks are able to book...

by John Darker • Mr. T. E. Tindall, director-general, Road Transport Industry Training Board, told a questioner at last...

• A large new British Road Services Ltd. depot at Avonmouth. Bristol. incorporating design techniques to give fast handling...

• The five drivers from Express Dairy Co. (London) Ltd. who competed in the National finals of the Larry Driver of the Year...

• Daily record sheets will be available from the FTA and RHA after all, when the new driving hours and records provisions...

• A new Coventry company called Trunkways (Midlands) Ltd. has been formed to act as a clearing house for road hauliers. The...

• Over 7m BBC viewers saw Roger Nathan win the BRS Ltd. Trophy at the Crystal Palace car race meeting on Saturday. Afterwards...

by David Lowe OCL re-orders from Crane A FURTHER ORDER from Overseas Containers Ltd. has been obtained by Crane Fruehauf...

d eal by Derek Moses • A deal which will lead to the formation of one of London's largest independent coach operators has, I...

• The most extensive recruitment campaign ever undertaken by the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co. Ltd. (Midland Red)...

• Stringent economies had helped Newcastle City Transport to achieve a £58,492 operating surplus in a year when there had...

• Hexham (Northumberland) and Weardale (County Durham) rural district councils have agreed to subsidize a bus service...

John King has taken over as chairman of Dennis Brothers Ltd.. Guildford, in succession to Alan R. Stewart, who has agreed to...

• Two vehicles were suspended from the A licence of E. R. Ballard and Son Ltd., Birmingham, at a S.177 /178 inquiry in...

• At Whitehaven magistrates' court last week William Donnan and Son, fish merchant, of Whitehayen, was fined a total of £540...

• The application by Chesford Haulage Ltd., of London, El, to take over the A and B licences of Charles Poulter Ltd., also of...

• Larrow Transport (Northern) Ltd., wasfined a total of £30 with £32 costs at Brentford magistrates' court on Wednesday for...

• When H. R. Morrison Ltd., of Liverpool, was granted a 71-ton-flat replacement vehicle as continuation of its A licence, Mr....

when council provides facilities • The Western Traffic Commissioners last week gave an interim decision to the application...

• The Metropolitan LA, Mr. D. I. R. Muir, reserved his decision in what he described as a "highly irregular" 5.178 inquiry at...

Loads and forces (18) • For mixed general freight the timber floor still presents the safest platform, and while hardwoods...

• Two important developments in gearbox design were announced by Volvo of Sweden just before the opening of the Frankfurt...

• The road test report of the 81VIC Mastiff 26-ton-gross tractive unit published on July 25 included a criticism of the...

• Improvements incorporated in the latest design of single-axle machinery carrier made by Hands Trailers Ltd. include a...

• Next Tuesday a new truck service centre will be opened at Salisbury by Outfield Commercials Ltd., Rootes dealers. It will...

POWER AND TRANSMISSIONS DOMINATE SHOW NEW high-power engines and advanced transmission designs are the main features of this...

This year's biggest container show in Britain opens on Monday at Earls Court. Next week's issue of Commercial Motor will...

SERVICES, CONTAINERS, TRAILERS AND HANDLING EQUIPMENT TO BE SEEN AT EARLS COURT NEXT WEEK. REVIEWED BY DAVID LOWE, MInstTA...

by John Darker, AMBIM THE progressive freeing of African nations from British rule in the past 20 years has by no means...

This paper on insurance is really designed for transport operators who are a} satisfied with their present arrangements but...

Why is it now appropriate and important to consider the marketing of haulage services? How are changing conditions likely to...

Earlier this year S.P.D. Ltd. suffered the misfortune of a serious fire at its South Shields depot. The depot, with a staff of...

In Great Britain politicians, trade unions and a number of economists have, for some time, been advancing the idea that, if...

Battles long ago ALTHOUGH the attacks continue on road goods transport and the heavy lorry, they betray at times a certain...

ASSUMING that workshop overheads and establishment costs have been budgeted separately for the current financial year, the next...

Acts of bravery by haulage drivers have been in the news several times lately. On Wednesday this week another such act was...

Absentees from this week's CM Fleet Management Conference were two senior executives from a large haulage company who, ringing...

Nimble-fingered tram enthusiasts may be interested in the latest addition to the "fleet" of Historic Commercial Vehicle Club...

If you follow the international scene you may know that Don Eduardo Barreiros and his three brothers recently resigned from the...

Just as well we put a question mark on the story in last week's news pages about Preston's new bus station—Europe's biggest?...

WHEN the history of the present decade is written it would be surprising if the word "productivity" did not appear quite...

a big artic for one day a week from August 4 1969 and continue to do so until February 2 1970 I will become eligible for the...

technical papers on power units in reference to the combustion cycle. What is the meaning of the two terms? A A constant...

for a vehicle which is used solely on F licence for the purpose of carrying feedingstuffs and harvest for no more than three...

when the Transport Bill was before Parliament, that mini-buses of 12 seats and under were to be exempted from certain p.s.v....

unlicensed goods vehicle for MoT test similar to the one whereby an unlicensed private car may legally be taken for test? A...

is being carried out in connection with commercial vehicle repair work. Do you know who is doing this research? A Yes, five...

THE ARGUMENT still continues as to whether universities should provide specific first degrees in transport. Salford began its...

BY LES OLDRIDGE, A.1.R.T.E., A.M.I.M.1. Registration and licensing(3) VEHICLES which are licensed as "Farmers' Goods" pay a...

At present. when driving a vehicle it is difficult to know whether brake lights or indicator lights are working correctly. An...

Jan-aire mobile space heaters have been redesigned by Stewart Automatic Boilers Ltd. The new models, constructed to metric...

A new device called Autostop is claimed to protect diesel engines from costly damage from oil pressure, excessive cooling water...

Metco announces a complete range of mechanical handling systems to complement its wire, powder and plasma flame spraying...

Westinghouse has developed a new range of hydraulic presses with movable ram heads with capacities ranging from 15 to 200...

A commercial vehicle tyre handbook devised to enable vehicle operators to obtain the maximum economy, efficiency and safety...

Triangular reflectors of the type which will become a legal requirement on all new semi-trailers on July 1 1970 and all other...

A range of reinforced commercial vehicle mudflaps announced by Bonnington Rubber Products, is made in a range of 18 sizes, but,...

Unicraft has introduced two large-capacity units at the bottom end of the medium-price range. Model 911 is the 25ga1 ShopVac...

will? Ron Cater / Metal spraying has been used for many years to rebuild surfaces that are undersize through wear or through...

We have been advised by Alkaline Batteries Ltd.. that the battery referred to on page 67 of our July 25 issue is made by them...

A short-form catalogue of its solderless tube fittings has been published by Enots. Arranged in the form of an easily read,...

Rubber-edged steel wings in sizes to fit most makes of commercial vehicles are being marketed in the UK by Hatcher. Made from...

Nu-Swift International has introduced a low-toxic fire extinguisher as a successor to the company's CTC, CMB and Uni-Flash...

The production of new, safer rear number plates for coaches is announced by Hills (Patents). The new product combines the...

Ardrox 3961, a water displacing and corrosion preventive fluid introduced by Ardrox, is the first all-British material in this...