Whatever poets may say, it's gears that make the world go round—gears ao mall that they would fit into your waistcoat pocket,...

Show Reveals Tendency Towards Greater Economy of Operation at Home and Overseas D URING the next nine days, the British...

R EALIZING that it may be many years before our roads can be redesigned and rebuilt to meet modern transport conditions, the...

Works Visits by Owners S HAREHOLDERS in various companies seldom have opportunities of learning much about these except by...

Of new blue and pink pavements to brighten Moscow. The query: "Does this move indicate a secession from the bright red? "...

IT was announced on Monday that the Scottish Licensing Authority lhad decided to grant licences to Northern Roadways, Ltd., to...

A Nappeal against the decision of the Scottish Licensing Authority to restrict the number of duplicate coaches on the...

the Road Haulage Executive to speed up the handling of traffic at depots were demonstrated at the Battersea Wharf goods station...

C HAIRMEN and members of Executives of the British Transport Commission whose appointments expire on September 30, have been...

A N allegation that the Scottish Licensing Authority contravened the Road Traffic Act by taking into consideration irrelevant...

W HILST holding various views about denationalization, four speakers in a radio discussion in the Wost Midland Home Service...

HE supply and export of new and I remoulded pneumatic tyres (both covers and inner tubes) are to be investigated by the...

AfiUNICIPAL operators will have to find another, £1.7m. a year to IVImeet the 7s. weekly wage increase granted by the...

in Primary or Backing Area ? S HOLILD wasteful competition be discussed in the traffic area from which a primary licence is...

(OINCIDING with the expected arrival at the Commercial Motor Show of about 1,000 buyers from overseas, the Society of Motor...

A LICENCE to run coaches from Birmingham to Dover between April and November was applied for by Transglobe, Ltd., last week....

I NTRODUCING the new commercial vehicles and private cars of the Rootes Group, in London, on Tuesday, Sir William Rootes,...

The Road Haulage Industry of the Future Promises No Easy Money and the R.H.A. Has an Important Part to Play in Keeping...

Use of Oil Engines Chiefly Responsible for Increase in Primary Weights : Greater Load Should be Transferred to Rear Axle :...

Some of the Difficulties that have been Overcome and the Methods Used in Selling Commercial Vehicles Overseas By D. E. Gough O...

inside By A. E. Sherlock-Mesher Strict Rules Govern Exhibitors and Enhance the Dignity of the Show . for the Benefit of...

Engine Position is the Major Influence in Deciding the Shape of a Public Service Vehicle: the Author Assesses the Value to the...

F EATURED in the Scammell exhibits at Earls Court is the new Constructor six-wheel-drive chassis, which is built to carry an...

Treasury Against Tax M.P.T.A. Conference Delegates Discuss Transport Economics and Experiences with Trolleybuses I T was...

By L. Bolandard I NTERNATIONAL coach services are a new and special form of road passenger transport. This type of .service is...

When May Witnesses of an Accident Claim Damages for Shock? By Our Legal Adviser Essentials in Continental Long-distance...

Co-operative Working Will Keep Hauliers Out of a Jungle of Merciless Competition, but Llie Idea Cannot be Spread Without Strong...

A Simple Method of Keeping Track of Costs that Are Not Incurred Directly in Running Vehicles T HERE are two aspects of...

O BSERVERS with no axe to. grind may well be puzzled at the angry squabbles now taking place on such matters as...

WHEN I was studying the Transport Bill I found it necessary to obtain a copy of the Vehicles (Excise) Act, 1949, in order to...

British United Traction, Ltd., 14, Hanover Square, London, W.I. T HE two most popular chassis in the B.U.T. trolleybus range...

Weight saving by detail modification, coupled with the employment of welltried component parts, is the basis of the new Daimler...

B.T.C. Stand 100 British Trailer Co., Ltd., Farm Lane, London, S.W.6. 197 IS concern is showing its Air1.v, 50-seater...

LIVE different types of trailer and semi-trailer, amongst which is a 9-ton hopper semi-trailer designed for handling bulk...

A NEW model that can be seen in the demonstration park, but not in the Show building at Earls Court, is the Atkinson LPM.744H...

L ARGER and more capacious bodywork weighing less than ever and showing signs of having been designed from the beginning for...

O PERATORS sometimes assert that there is little to choose between one make of tyre and another. In an oblique way, this is a...

Six Papers Presented to Cardiff Conference : Dissatisfaction With Roads and Bus Regulations A gramme was full pro amme was...