N OT for the first time in our history we are called upon, first, to exercise the greatest care in the use of new raw...

Using Reinforced ConTHE storage of heavy cre te Tan ks for 'mineral oils in reinforced Volatile Fuels . ,concrete tanks...

Look after your " springs" in every season. That every road-transport organization should have a Pedigree (pencil). That good...

A DEMAND for more vigorous measures to combat the stealing of goods in transit was voiced to a representative of this journal...

A T a recent meeting of the Executive Council of the National Conference of Express Cayriers, it was decided that the advice of...

carriers for 1 registration with the Hauliers' National Traffic Pool and for appointment as sub-agents, are now available from...

learned Vlf of the death, which took place on January 18, of Mr. Walter Edward Hobbs, 0.B.E., of Norbury Hall. Norbury, at the...

F OUNDER-MEMBERS and members of the National Council of the National Conference of Road Transport Clearing Houses recently made...

T HE following well-known men in the industry have been elected corporate members of the Institute of Transport:—Messrs. W. E....

net profit was made 1 by Tilling and British Automobile Traction. Ltd., the figure of £581,974 comparing with £567,836 a year...

THE suggestion is made by Mr. W. S. Fi nlayso n . A.M nst. T. , of Liverpool, who has had considerable experience in the...

N EED for quick action in drawing up plans for pooled retail deliveries was urged by Sir William Chamberlain at a retailers'...

A T the Ministry of War Transport recently, the newly appointed area chairmen of the Hauliers' National Traffic Pool assembled...

A WARNING to hauliers not to delay in applying for membership of the Hauliers' National Traffic Pool. which is being formed as...

T RANSPORT of goods by road in vehicles owned by the American railways has increased greatly. At the end of 1940 U.S. railways...

regret that S. Smith and Sons (M.A.), Ltd., advised us of the death of Mr. F. A. Cotterell, for 20 years purchase manager of...

MR. G. A. CHERRY, engineer and manager of Rochdale municipal-transport undertaking, has been appointed transport manager of the...

R EFERRING to our note regarding the removal of the Purchase Tax on tyres, which we included in our issue for last week, we did...

-F OLLOWING the appointment of Mr. Harry Wood, of Huddersfield, as chairman of the - Leeds Area Committee for operation of the...

appeals are now being 11'lmade for the recovery of scrap steel and iron, but there is always the danger, in following a new...

A SCHEME for the pooling of whole salers' deliveries to secure transport economies will, in due course, follow the plan for...

T HE Road Haulage Branch of the Ministry of War Transport has obtained offices in New Cotton Exchange Building, Bixteth Street,...

I N these days when petroleum products play a large part in world affairs a great deal is heard about the vast natural supplies...

New Leyland Fire-engine Q EC 0 14) saved in getting started on ti:1.e job, in fire-fighting, count the most in getting the...

By " Tantalus " W AR invariably provides opportunities of exploitation by unscrupulous sections of the community —particularly...

" INCLUDE mai - OgwAy O NE of the best-known authorities on roads is Lt.-Col. Mervyn O'Gorman, CB., M.I.Mech.E., M.I.A.E., who...

I N these days, when the need for con serving rubber supplies is selfapparent, most transport operators have given some...

A s I thought it would be, so it is. Several readers have written, and some have told me, that in my previous contribution I...

HELP TO FORM A DRIVERS' ASSOCIATION time ago I wrote to you abriut the formation of an association for drivers. Since then I...

A NUMBER of good features characterizes the latest " Easy-Start" slotted-skirt pistons, made by Specialloid, Ltd., North...

DATENT No. 541,400 comes from a leading transport-oil-engine manufacturer, afid bears the names of F. Perkins, Ltd., and C. W....