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20th July 1962
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Heed the L.A.s

T 0 say of the latest annual reports of the Licensing Authorities, summarized in last week's issue of The Commercial Motor,...

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Will i E

)ung F ENCE in a man with the salesman's temperament and what happens'? Answer: frustration for him and many uncomfortable...

Liberty and Independence

64 e'r HERE could be nothing more contrary to liberty and I independence than a return to rail monopoly," and it would not be...

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Haulage Pay Bid Goes In To Wages Council

A CLAIM for a substantial increase in pay for Aand B-licence haulage workers has been put in to the Road Haulage Wages Council...

Blackcoat Claim Turned Down

B ECAUSE they consider that British Road Services are not legally an organization of employers and do not represent such an...

Railways Publish Bluepr

or Cuts BY S. BUCKLEY 1_IAULIERS are likely to be left with a clear field in many parts of the country I hf Dr. Beeching gets...

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Compensatton for Bad Debts

A S from August 1 the National Conference of Road Transport Clearing Houses will provide cover for all its haulier members in...

Drivers Join Lorry Route Protests

FROM OUR INDUSTRIAL CORRESPONDENT • Q PPOSITION to the Minister of Transport's lorry route scheme to link Al and M1 with...

Appeal. Court Hearings Held Up

DECAUSE the Transport Tribunal had 1 - 0 still not given their reasons in the successful Securicor, Ltd., appeals, the Master...

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Men in the News

Mr. A. C. Potter, Coventry branch manager of British Road Services, Ltd., has been appointed transport manager of Morton's...

Three New Rootes Managing Directors

T HREE men whose average age is 41 assume key positions in the Rotates Group in changes announced by Lord Rootes last week....

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Fodens' Record Send-off for Mr. Thompson

T HE biggest farewell gathering ever known at Fodens, Ltd., took place last Friday to mark the retirement of Mr. Arthur...

Obituary

VETE regret to record the deaths of Mr. YV J. Close, Mr. J. Gough, Mr. G. Pate and Mr. S. S. Wynn. Mr. Close, who was 47 years...

Mr. Marples Stays On

From our Political Correspondent A VOTE of confidence in Mr. Marples. This is what last Friday's Government shuffle amounts...

Micrograms

European Road Study: To study and promote the construction of the major communication routes which must be provided in Europe,...

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N.R.T.F. Calls for More Co-operation from Manufacturers

A LACK of suitable refreshment facilities at prices which drivers are able to pay and the high cost of attending disabled...

MR. K. C. TURNER IS NEW N.R.T.F. CHAIRMAN

A T the first meeting of the new council of the National Road Transport Federation following the annual general meeting on...

Hovercraft Service Start Today

imoRE than 4,000 bookings were sai In to have been received in advance c the world's first fare-paying Hovercral service which...

Five Portolite Ta nkers for Suttons

A FTER describing an application as ambitious, and saying that it would not have a marked effect on rates, Mr. F. Williamson,...

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Employers' Absolute Liability for Records to be Abolished

BY OUR PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPONDENT )0AD transport operators will soon no N. longer face the certainty of convican if their...

Transport Bill Through Lords

T . HE Lords this week accepted the Transport Bill—but with reservations. or in this final look at the controversial neasure by...

New Fodens for Show

A MONG the vehicles to be exhibited PA. at The Commercial Motor Show in September by Fodens, Ltd., will be an FETU6/25...

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Liberal Transport Policy Move Today

FROM OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT THE new Liberal transport policy goes before the Party's executive committee today (Friday)...

Reading Corporation's "Attempt to Gain Preference"

A N objection by Reading Corporation Transport to -fares which Thames Valley Motor Services, Ltd., propose to apply to a new...

SCOTTISH FARES INCREASE GRANTED

F ARES for the Scottish Omnibu Group will be increased from July by amounts ranging from +d. to 6d. fares revision has been...

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Tyre Testing for Power Consumption

T HE power absorbed by a vehicle tyre represents a wastage of fuel and is also a measure of the heat build-up in the carcass. A...

Published Rates for European Coal and Steel

A N important ruling, which will affect haulage competition throughout the European Coal and Steel Community, and which could...

April Output Down T HE weekly output of commercial vehicles during

April (7.517) was appreciably lower than the March weekly average (8,742), largely due, no doubt, to the intervention of...

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T.R.T.A.'s Survey of Off-street Access

A T a Press conference held in London on Monday the Traders Road Transport Association announced the results of their survey of...

MS OPEN TODAY

'THE northern section of M.5, the I Birmingham-Bristol motorway, is to be opened today, Friday, by Lord Chesham. The...

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Iurniture 'ound the Clock

T HE Alston group of companies, specializing in the manufacture of medium-priced household furniture, have gathered together...