r i N the face of it, there would be very good reason for counselling kJ extreme caution on the haulage• industry, should it be...

A SCALE of recommended charges for in. undue delays to road vehicles at terminal points will be put forward for approval at a...

A RTICULATED units operated by British Road Services will soon be carrying heavier payloads; taking advantage of the new...

FROM OUR INDUSTRIAL CORRESPONDENT T HE problem of how to achieve a more regular rhythm in the arrival by road of export...

to offer a course in transport management. The fee will be £5 and it is intended to offer the subjects on the basis of one day...

FROM OUR INDUSTRIAL CORRESPONDENT r - FHE new claim for a " substantial " pay rise which the Road Haula g e Wa g es I. Council...

THE necessity of having trade unions for employees and trade associations for employers was appreciated by all sensible...

VV ITH effect from February 1, 6-volets TIR carnets will no lon g er be effective and will be replaced by a new type of carnet...

From a Special Correspondent D ESP1TE increases in haulage rates on September 1 last year and again in November following the...

Transport has decided to defer the consideration of possible amendments to the Convention on the Contract for the International...

'THE Institute of the Furniture Ware' housing and Removing Industry is sponsoring two more trainin g courses in February. The...

E XPRESS frei g ht trains, includin g liner trains, are now to be known as " Freightliners ". This was confirmed by Mr. S. E....

TH ERE was another setback for Dr. Beechin g last week when the 24-man executive committee of the National Union of Railwaymen...

certainly for the next financial year. This advice was given to transport operators last week by Mr. W. D. Seymour, a member of...

F OLLOWING the pattern at all the recent European vehicle exhibitions, the most significant trend for new models at the...

QIX men. were committed for trial at Surrey Assizes (opening on February 12), at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Tuesday,...

of the Ulster Transport Authority's freight business may begin operations within the next three months. It will not have to...

More Guys for Cardiff: Guy Motors Ltd. has received an order from Cardiff Corporation Transport for a total of 37 Arab V...

'W HILST coach tours to some of the exotic places in the Middle East are becoming increasingly popular, one of the problems of...

I NTRODUCED by the Automobile Association director-general, Mr. A. C. Durk, as " Mr. Export, the gay exporter Mr. D. G....

T HE special 16/20scat coach on modified Bedford .12S chassis, listed under Plaxtons (Scarborough) Ltd. in the guide to British...

THERE could be no shadow of doubt 1 that public transport on a large scale would be necessary for many years; in fact, it...

rri E Minister of Transport has told lie chairman of the Transport Holding Company that, subject to his normal control over...

R. FRASER gave no estimate of the IVA time it will take to bring in a comprehensive scheme for annual testing of goods vehicles...

THE Hobbs Group, of Bristol, suc cessfully applied at Bristol on Wednesday for B licences in respect of 91 vehicles, on the...

CHANNEL AIRWAYS LTD. were probably the most reluctant appellants ever to come before the Transport Tribunal, Mr. R. M. Yorke...

Decision in Met. area reserved and application pending in the Northern area 'THE first application of its kind in this L...

QINCE Mr. Harold K. Cox was granted 1 .-- ) a licence in 1962 to operate services all over the world from Nottingham he had not...

(\N Tuesday, after British Railways had withdrawn their objection, the South Wales Licensing Authority granted the application...

THERE were eight objectors when a 4 Tees-side haulage firm applied to the Northern Licensing Authority at Darlington on Tuesday...

in the dispute involving Granary Haulage Ltd. (Burton on Trent), which took place at Birmingham recently, I am not sure where...

GG ATESHEAD CORPORATION has received a letter from the Association of Municipal Corporations, supporting Gateshead's contention...

Association last week. Mr. W. M. Little was unanimously elected a vice-chairman of the Council in the place of Mr. M. A....

B ECAUSE of the present economic position and the effect of certain financial measures and Government pro posals "....

A NYONE interested historically in commercial vehicles will find " The World's Commercial Vehicles 1830-1964 useful. This book...

Chy of London Experiment Starts: The experiment with (lashing amber light signals, first announced last September, started at...

The G.V.9 : Loose Body Bolts T HE heat is now on so far as vehicle fitness is concerned and, quite rightly, a good deal of...

and Publications "Mini-building" Range L ATEST of the system-built structures produced by Marley .1-# Concrete Ltd. is a...

By The Hawk VIEW Confidence Rewarded Thinking of having your vehicles fitted with a safety device? Then it might pay you to get...

By P. A. C. BROCKINGTON T HERE was a warm, friendly atmosphere in the stores office of K. and M. (Hauliers) Ltd., Kemmel Road,...

MR. TOM FRASER don't know what is in it. I am not able to say whether or not it will be published. This does not mean that I am...

A T the time when London Transport opened its new bus overhaul and repair works at Aldenham, Herts, in October, 1956, only two...

I F at the beginning of any year the organizations representing road users neglected to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for...

ividence BY NORMAN H. TILSLEY 11 ACK of preparation is one of the main reasons why applications are refused. Go to any...

P RICES, incomes and costs are much in the news recently and exhortations are being made for increases in costs to be absorbed...