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24th June 1960
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Conflict on Policy

T HE lack of uniformity in policy pursued by various Licensing Authorities in dealing with applications for new A and B...

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Tyred Ships

TUBELESS tyres have found a new use. Five Firestone 1 tyres, each more than 9 ft. in diameter and weighing 25 cwt., mounted on...

Men Who Make Transport-39

Harr: Veslake W HEN he was 15 years old, Harry Weslake was stricken with asthma, and the importance of good breathing has been...

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"Tractor May Hatt I Any Semi-trailer"

B ECAUSE semi-trailers are not specifically identified on a licence, a haulier licensed to draw "a trailer" is entitled to haul...

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Licence Bought from H.P. Company, Judge Told : Lorry as Deposit

A FTER hearing how two men arranged to buy an A licence from a finance company so that they could start a haulage business,...

Six Extra ,4 Veh

idles for Allison's EE ACH vehicle in the fleet of Allison's Transport (Contracts), Ltd.. Dundee, had been off the road for a...

Part-timers to Maintain Bus Services?

I -1 A PART-TIME labour force to help operate London's buses at week-ends and during the holiday period was suggested by the...

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£510 Damages Claim Dismissed

WHEN the blade of a bulldozer being VV carried on an articulated' vehicle cut into the cab of a lorry travelling in the...

Men in the News

LORD STONHAM has become chairman of the Road and Rail Association. MR. MARTIN CHADWICK, who has been firernaster of Glasgow...

Tipper Shortage in Yorkshire

piNLY four eight-wheeled tippers were %-;/ readily available to his company for quarry work in the Yorkshire Area, Mr. J....

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Road Transport Takes Over front Shipping in Carrying of Wool

TRANSPORT of wool had presented difficulties since the shipping facilities offered by the London Scottish Lines, Ltd., had been...

Braking Charge Against Mobil Fails

1-1 . A SUMMONS brought against the Mobil Oil Co., Ltd., Tothill Street, S.W.1, for using a tanker with an inefficient braking...

No Licence for Idle Vehicle

A N application for a B licence for a 9-tonner, to carry coal and building materials within 50 miles, made by John Smith and...

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34 West Yorks Routes Lose Money

rIF a total of . 102 services operated .by 1 .-/ the West Yorkshire Road .Car Ltd., 34 never paid their way, and about another...

Licence-holder's Unfair Advantage

T "grant of a new express licence, which allowed passengers to be picked up and set 'down at their. own homes, would give the...

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Accuracy of Certificate Doubted

T DO not see anything insidious about 1 this accountant's certificate," said Mr. S. W. Nelson, Western Licensing Authority, at...

Further Road Le gislation Coming

/TORE traffic legislation in future sessions of Parliament was likely, Lord Chesham, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of...

Protective Fares • to Disappear

E XCLUS1VE operation by Southdown 1—d Motor Services. Ltd., and their obligation to charge protective fares, in the area of...

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Short-term Grant for Forest Work

A N application to transfer seven vehicles from a contract - A licence to an A licence on a short - term basis was granted by...

Better Route—Bu t Not for Buses!

O BJECTING to proposals for a bus service through a newly developed housing estate, Mr. W. H. Gunning, Clerk to Wigston (Leies)...

Normal User Must be Simplified

WHEN Messrs. Rob Roy Transport, Easterhili Street, Tollcross, Glas gow, were granted a substantive A licence for one vehicle...

New Transport Companies

R.A.W.'s Transport, Ltd. Cap. £2,000. Dirs.: R. A. Wheeler and Mrs. J. C. Wheeler, 2 Canal Street, Newport, Mon., Mrs. F. B....

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"Empty Bus Should be Licensed"

IF a small operator's bus, which ran empty on its way to pick up contracted passengers, could fit in a works service which was...

B.R. Lose Beet Traffic in Scotland

'TRANSPORT of sugar beet from Greenlaw to Cupar was the subject of an application, at Edinburgh, last week, when Mr. John...

New Jet Tender? Petrol Price Cuts

HEN present contracts expire Jet . Petroleum, Ltd., who are marketing cheaper petrol in the Midlands, will be invited to...

Micrograms . . .

Fares Raise Confirmed: Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council has confirmed a proposal by the transport committee to raise trolleybus...

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First Coach-air Licence Granted in North-west Review After Year

THE first licence for a north western operator to provide inclusive 1 coach-air tours was granted at Manchester, last week....

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Public " Cushioned " Against Costs

QTRINGENT economies and increas ingly efficient methods of operation had helped Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., to " cushion "...

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"Jam is Thicker for Hebble

• By D. R. MacGregor, B.Sc.(Econ.) M OST managers of medium-sized bus companies look upon stage services as the backbone of...

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New Equipment and Publications

Comprehensive Drivers' Guide A LTHOUGH intended primarily for r - 1 commercial vehicle drivers, the " Headlight A.B.C." should...

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Advanced Tiger Cub for Western Welsh

L EAF-AIR suspension and disc brakes operated by an air-hydraulic system are incorporated on a Leyland Tiger Cub...

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Make Refuse More Dense and Cut Disposal Costs

IF refuse, as collected, weighed 3 cwt per cu. yd., an eight-wheeled bulk transporter with a 44-cu.-yd. body and moving-floor...

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Irish Driver Wins at Leeds

entrants whose marking was in the " excellent " category. An all-round performer, who had come specially from Belfast, proved...

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DUSTLESS LOADING THERING MOMENTUM

By Anthony Ellis O PINIONS expressed by delegates and manufacturers during the Institute of Public Cleansing's conference at...

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New. S.D. Developments

D EVELOPMENTS by Shelvoke and Drewry, Ltd., shown at Portsmouth last week, were not confined to the redpsigned bodies and...

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Quiel [urn-round vith "Separates"

Employment of Demountable-body Systems by a Provision Merchant and a Lubricant Concern Have Saved Vehicle Turn-round time,...

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New Approach to Road Accidents

A TTACKING Britain's official attitude to road accidents, Mr. J. Leeming, County Surveyor. and Engineer, Dorset County Council,...

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LAND AND C

D ISTANCE lends enchantment to the view. Some time ago the Road Haulage Association drew up a statement of policy proposing, or...

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When a C Licence Is Necessary

A SELF-EMPLOYED plant fitter states that he uses an estate car in the course of his work, and it is normally loaded with tools...

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Lost-motion Coupling

DATENT No. 832,825 shows a lostmotion coupling for powered-steering systems. It is intended for split steering systems....