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26th January 1962
26th January 1962
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Meeting the Critics les T HE organizers of the Lorry Driver of the Year competition deserve the warmest congratulations for...

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Footballing Transport Men

M R , GEORGE JOHNSON, a North Kelsey, Lincolnshire, haulier, who has driven the coach conveying the Scunthorpe United football...

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leolm Barr T HE past decade has seen the Wallace Arnold organ ton rise to a position of eminence in the inclu: holiday world,...

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Northern Operator Refuses to Hand Over Recor

Examiner Prevented by Threat of Force A MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT traffic examiner told the Northern Licensing Authority, Mr. J....

B.T.C. Appeal Partly Successful

MHEN the appeal of the B.T.C. against W a grant of seven vehicles on A licence to Maynor Transport, Ltd., to •carry musical...

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11.11.A.-backed Opposition Continues

1SPITE the fact that two of the main independent objectors had withdrawn from the ease, the strong L1-LA.-backed opposition Was...

Scottish "Dispute ', over Whisky

TOHN RUSSELL (GRANGE.) MOUTH), LTD„ were successful in their application to the Scottish Licensing Authority on Monday when...

NEW RANGE FROM LEYLAND GROUP IN his annual statement, Sir

Henry Spurrier, chairman of Leyland Motors, Ltd., revealed that the company is to introduce a completely re-designed range of...

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Men in the News

Mr. R. W. Starling, formerly manager of the Midland Division of Shell-Ivies and B.P., Ltd., has been promoted to assistant...

Appointments to Traffic Signs Committee

T HE following have been appointed members of the committee to review traffic si g ns on roads in the U.K. other than...

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imon Market Transport Difficulty Crops Up

From a Special Correspondent meeting of the Ministers of ,nsport for the six Common countries to consider a cornransport...

North West Licensing Chief Retires

e North West during the past few . tributes have been paid to the of Mr. F. Williamson, who is ly to retire from his position...

R.H.A. Licensing Group First Meeting

A T its fi rst meeting on Tuesday, the Licensing Study Group of the Road Haulage Association elected Mr. F. Wheeler as its...

Greater London Tr affic Survey Starts

INTERVIEWS started this week with the first of something like 180,000 people in 50,000 households selected at random...

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Ak S reported in The Commercial Motor last week, McVitie and

Price, Ltd., are using special new road-rail containers for the transport of their products. Further details of these...

Orders and Deliveries

MORE BR1DGEMASTER TANKERS FOR LEICESTER: Leicester City Transport have ordered three more A.E.C. Bridgemaster lowheight...

Convict Haulic

T HE Queen's Bench Divisional last week allowed with costs a eution appeal against the dismis! Leicester City justices on...

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rudge Vehicle Appeal Succeeds

PROPOSAL to move the base for , vehicle shifting sewage and sludge, Shrewsbury to Wrexham, was heard le Transport Tribunal in...

New Demonstration Unit for Unimogs in Britain

CAUSE of a number of requests hey have received for demonstrations Unimog vehicles, Mercedes-Benz at Britain), Ltd., have had a...

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Pickfords Ex-emplo: Gets Removal Lice,

'THE absence of other fui removal road objectors, an failure of Pickfords to provide d evidence of availability, enabled c...

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ling Containers for 1-Ton Loads

4MING from an investigation by hn Walker and Co., 'Greenock (a ary of Tate and Lyle, Ltd.), an company has manufactured...

"Traders Should Try to Stir Government"

A PLEA for a reduction in taxation on . commercial vehicles was made last Friday by Mr. D. 0. Good, a national vice-chairman of...

era tor to Provide L.A. with Details of First Year's Traffic

operator who had abandoned one ! the original grounds for the grant B licence was criticized by Mr. C. J. inald, the...

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Continental Operation

T.R.T.A. Assistant Secretary Summarizes Problems Facing C-licensees Pt into Europe p RACTICAL advice on problems likely to...

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Turn That Lorry Round

T RII3UTE was paid to Birmingham Chamber of Commerce by Mr. G. K. Newman, secretary general of the R.H.A., at the annual...

Municipal Contracts

Brighton Corporation Parks Committee has recommended the purchase of one Nimbus 15 cwt. gravity tip track at an estimated cost...

T.R.T.A. Move to Aid Travel to East Europe

ADERS' Road Transport Association is expanding its international ces for member firms. Moves are ; made to obtain full...

"DRIVERS' GUIDE" REPRINT T HE Road Transport Catering and Accommodation Joint

Committee are to reprint the " Drivers' Guide " and would be glad to receive addresses of, suitable accommodation for inclusion...

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Not to be Compare

by JANUS T HERE are too few facts and figures about road transport for any of them not to be welcome and to make themselves...

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U.S. Highway Post Offices Come of Age

Leyland-engined Vans Preferred W ITH the continuing decline of railway facilities in the United States more and more road...

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This Tipper Will Pull Itself Out

ly JOHN F. MOON, A.M.1.R.T.E. Bedford Four-wheel-drive 5-cu.-yd. Tipper Proves Capable of Negotiating Terrain That Could not...

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kake Fluid Level Indicator

'QUIPMENT to warn of possible brake failure through loss of draulic fluid is now available as a kit fitting to any hydraulic...

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EFFICIENC NYS

By A. A. TOWNSIN, A.M.I.Mech.E. T HE past few years have been difficult ones for many coach operators, with a tendency for...

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Who's Really to Blame?

FIAVE observed in your journal time and again that khen a driver or drivers are caught working illegal hours the firm concerned...

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More About Bonuses

In Contrast to Bonus Schemes Based Largely on Traffic Carried or Related Sales, the Reduction in One or More Items of Operating...