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20th November 1959
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No. 2831 En Initiative

a A S Postmaster - General, Mr. Ernest Marples showed himself to be receptive to new ideas that would increase the efficiency...

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Progress Impeded

T HE history of road transport is littered with examples of the hindering of technical development. by Government policy. The...

James Amos

A ROUND the turn of the present century the common carrier, with his spare-ribbed horse and apparently expanding cart, was a...

The Longer the Fresher

e By The Hawk E RGONOMICS have been put to practical use in the design of the cab for the latest Morris and Austin 2-4-ton...

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Hauliers Win Big Tax Case

on Transport Units BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT T HROUGH the tenacity of the Road Haulage Association, the road haulage...

Trade Plates Obscured Vehicles' Identity

vV HEINI told that vehicles which he was supposed to have weighed in Newcastle upon Tyne were, in fact, at work in Cumberland...

11 LONDON SCHEMES FOR MINISTER

E LEVEN major road schemes costing £17m., and 12 others each costing under £500,000, have been submitted for approval to the...

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Service Not in Public Interest

THE general interest of the travelling . public, 'as" distinct from individual preference, requires any transport system to '...

Seven Hauliers Win Appeal

S EVEN northern haulage concerns successfully appealed to the Transport Tribunal in London on Tuesday against a decision of the...

Christmas Plan an Augury ?

THE Minister of Transport's plans to relieve the pressure of traffic in the West End of London during the Christmas period are...

Police Chiefs' Views on 31.1 Speed Limit

T HE chief constables of five counties through Which thi Lbridon-13i rmingham motorway runs think that it is too early yet to...

FORD CU'T HOURS_ AND RAISE PAY

T Ford Motor Co., Ltd., agreed on Tuesday to reduce the working week of some 41,000 employees from 42+ hours to 41+ hours...

28-YEAR RECORD SPOILED TWENTY-EIGHT years without con

viction, enjoyed by Harvey Bros. (Transport), Ltd., Coningsby, Lines, was spoiled last week. The concern were fined a total of...

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Men in the News

MR. E. GOODFELI.OW has joined A.E.C. (Sales), Ltd., as South Wales area manager. MR. RALPH HOBSON, sub-area transport officer...

Unofficial Strikes Hit Exports

"IRRESPONSIBLE unofficial strikes I were attacked by Mr. A. J. Cormack, president of the Scottish Motor Trade Association, at...

OBITUARY

W E regret to announce the deaths of MR. CHARLES ROBERTSON, MR. T. ST. 1. FOSTER, MR. LEWIS ALLEN and MR. JAMES FRANCIS...

COMPULSORY WINDING-UP

A N order for the compulsory r - t winding-up of Burtwell's Transport, Ltd., The Terrace, Wokingham, Berks, was made by Mr....

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R.H.A. Officer Criticizes• Ancillary Transport Survey: "Not Balanced"

C RITICISM of the survey of ancillary transport carried out by the Traders' Road Transport Association was made by Mr. F. R....

Mr. Page Suggests a Road Safety Chief

IF Mr. Graham Page (Cons., Crosby) 11 . succeeds in piloting a private Bill through Parliament, a road-safety commissioner...

S. SMITH TO EXPAND AGAIN

A NOTHFR expansion programme for the production of automobile components is announced by Mr. R. GordonSmith, chairman and...

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Appellants Given Second Chance

T WO hauliers who had arrived late before the Transport Tribunal on October 8, to find that their cases had been dismissed in...

CITY CENTRE BUS BAN

A-S•a - result of objections by the Chief .rACoristable of Bristol, the Western Traffic Commissioners have refused the Bristol...

SAFEST IN THE WORLD

" I AM convinced that M1 will prove to be one of the safest highways in the world," said Mr. R. Gresharn Cooke. M.P.,' -last...

B.T.C. Lase Appeal Against Budleigh

'THE British. Transport Commission 1. have lost their appeal against the addition of four vehicles to the A licence of Budleigh...

MOST MODERN DEPOT IN BRITAIN - r - HE new British Road Services

depot 1 at Low Fell, Gateshead, was the largest and most modern depot in Britain and probably in Europe, said Sir Brian...

Blanket Clause Not Acceptable

A LTHOUGH Bury excursion operators did not seek to link catchment areas and destinations, they were not prepared to accept a...

B.R.S. AND UNION AGREE ON 30-M.P.H. ISSUE

N agreement between British Road Services and the Transport and General Workers' Union, consequent upon the raising of the...

MOTORWAY SPEED LIMIT?

H OPE that the Government would have second thoughts on a motorway . speed limit for heavy vehicles was expressed by Mr. G. E....

267 WIN AWARDS

O UT of 315 drivers employed by Watney Combe Reid and Co., Ltd., and entered for the 1958 National Safe Driving Competition,...

TESTS FOR CONVICTED DRIVERS?

B US drivers convicted of driving offences might in future be ordered to undergo driving tests. This warning was issued by...

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Micrograms . • • •

nother Depot: A new depot has been iened by the India Tyre and Rubber Co., :d., at 151 Parker Drive, Leicester. ew Office: The...

Money for Pay Rues from Tax Relief?

P AY claims made last week, and which were estimated to cost about £10m. in all, could easily be met if the Government...

CONTROL TO REMAIN

T HE controlled crossing where the road out of Ayr meets the runway of Prestwick airport is to remain for the present, but it...

SNOWPLOUGH LIGHTING

VEHICLES propelling snowploughs, V and aerodrome fire tenders, have been exempted from certain requirements relating to the...

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"Stupid Rather Than Wicked"

A MAN who had been persuaded to change a 24-ton platform lorry for 74-tonner, on the promise of regular work between Warrington...

More Motorway Bans Unlikely

A LTHOUGH a London firm of PA hauliers with 100 vehicles have banned their drivers from using •the London-Birmingham motorway,...

Why Services C annot Continue

IMON-PAYING rural services could not 1 I continue so long as the Chancellor of the Exchequer took a high proportion of their...

Paton Bros. Would Take Cream of Traffic'

IF Paton Bros., Ltd., Renfrew, we I allowed to run their proposed sta service between Paisley and Glasgm their buses would be...

CROSVILLE OPPOSE TRANSFER

W HEN Messrs. L. G. and H. i Phillips applied to the Nor Western Traffic Commissioners at Wre ham, on Monday, to take over six...

WELSH ROAD GRANTS

G RANTS of 65-75 per,cent. have bet made by the Government under ti Agriculture (Improvement • of RoaC Act for works on...

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)ouble Engine Life With Chromed Rings

rHE use of chromium-plated piston ring's • could double the life of an mine when load factors were high, and uadrupIe the life...

BIRMINGHAM TO BE DUSTLESS

"IUSTLESS refuse collection will be applied to the whole of Birmingham 10 years. The system was introduced ist January and...

Medway Motor Road Progress

fl RAFT orders in connection with the I- , planning of the new Medway motor road were published on Monday. They provide for the...

Overseas Bus Model Produced by Guy

Q VERSEAS requirements have inspired the design by Guy Motors, Ltd., Wolverhampton, of a new underfloor cngined bus chassis for...

OVER Um. EARNED

I N the four weeks ended November 1, London Transport road services earned £4.327,000 and State - owned provincial and Scottish...

SOUTH AFRICAN ORDERS ,nRDERS to the value of £300,000 have

‘-.-/ been received from South Africa by A.E.C., Ltd. Vehicles demanded include Monarch Mark VI. Mandator, Marshal and Dumptruk...

1 : 1RISTMAS CONGESTION APPEAL kN appeal to owners of C - licensed — Xvehicles

to do their utmost to ease :hristmas traffic problems was made on - uesday by the Traders' Road Transport kssociation. Traffic...

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Yorkshire Grant for West Midlands Traffic Opposed by Railways

T RAFFIC gained by a Yorkshire haulier when he opened a depot in Birmingham and transferred Rotherhambased vehicles there was...

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Swedish Floor Crane

r E Nor-Vac floor crane available from Allan Levin, Ltd., 1 Mackenzie Street, Slough, Bucks, is manufactured in Sweden. It...

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THE BIGGER THE LOA THE MORE THE BENEFIT

By Our Midlands Representative S OME 10 days before the motorway was opened 1 rode in the cab of a laden six-wheeler on a...

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BODY MARKET BUOYA

T HE typical Scottish operator is eager to exploit innovations, if the cost is reasonable, and his reaction to the ebullient...

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Situation Normal

FTER the fanfare comes the anti-climax. The Transport Tribunal, it was thought, in dealing with the Pike arid Roberts appeals,...

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EASY TO DRIN AiND TO LOAD Sys Anthony Ellis T HREE

big advantages of the Morris F.G. . 3-to4 forwardcontrol - chassis are the ease of access to the cab, excellent visibility from...

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Work Study on B.M.C. Cab

W ORK study has been applied to the cab of the new B.M.C. range of 2-, 3and 4-tonners by Prof. G. C Drew, of London University....

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Significant Licensing Cases

Appeal Decisions to Unify Policy? T HE reaffirmation by the Transport Tribunal, in their decisions on the Pike and Roberts...

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PASSENGER

Linking Battles Continue E North Western Traffic Commis sioners have expressed grave dissatisfaction concerning the extent of...

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Planning for Profit

Dangers of Flat Rates I DEALLY, a haulier should price each of his jobs individually to ensure the greatest degree of...

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Multi-fuel Engines and the Future

ALTHOALTHO UGH the development of multi-fuel engines by UGH manufacturers under the auspices of the Fighting Vehicles...

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Independent Hydraulic Suspension

P ATENT No. 820,369 refers to heavy machinery-carrying vehicles having 16 wheels on four driven axles, pairs of which are in...