A A PART from a few-large fleets, goods transport does not accord ..either . adequate status or salary to its senior...

A CALL for the use of common sense by the Ministry of Transport and the City of London over proposals to install lorry parking...

WITH the approach of the General VV Election special significance is attached to the appearance of Sir Gerald Nabarro, M.P., at...

A FTER examining figures made avail1-1 . able by Scotland Yard on Wednesday relating to lorry thefts in the Metropolitan area...

ri A SIX-WHEEL version of the PowerL Plus Super Comet has been introduced by Leyland Motors Ltd. for use as a 20-ton-gross...

A T some time within the next two weeks Ministry of Transport teams will be launching a two-day programme of intensive roadside...

E VENING classes for estimators in the London district, organized by the Institute of the Furniture Warelousing and Removing...

THE first British Road Ferry Services roll-on/roll-off load to Norway left Harwich on the " Oberon " of Mann Lines on Monday....

A T a meeting on Tuesday of the executive committee of the National Organizing Committee of the Lorry Driver of The Year...

I - 1 A SCHEME by Marks and Spencer Ltd, to beat traffic jams in delivering goods to their stores got a severe testing during...

P -1 A PRELIMINARY meeting to discuss the re-introduction of heavy goods vehicle drivers' licences, described as useful ", was...

DECENT return journeys with an IN 11-ton payload from this country to various Continental destinations have been made at a...

Domestic radiators and accessories were conveyed on another trip from Gateshead to Weisbaden. Because of the greater U.K....

M ODIFICATIONS suggested by a Birmingham baker have increased the productivity of a l 0-12-cwt. 1.4 Austin delivery van. When...

By N. H. Tilsley A S reported in this journal on July 24, the organizers of the Portsmouth eliminating round of the Lorry...

DOTH temporal and spiritual forces entered into last week's inauguration of the new office block of Watts Bros. (Beverley)...

of Transport's evidence to the Geddes Committee, the British Railways Board says it welcomes the Ministry's study, reported...

A SMALLER version of the Leyland rl.Panther has been developed by Leyland Motors Ltd. Called the Panther Cub, it will be shown...

T HE 29 new single-deck buses to be introduced by London Transport as part of the Board's plans to experiment with new types of...

rear-engined singledecker to enter service in Britain is now being operated by W. C. Standerwick Ltd. on their Blackpool-London...

THE new single-decker bus which Glasgow Corporation Transport is introducing for experimental one-man operation will be...

I N order to maintain a closer contact between the control room and inspectors at strategic points in the city, Leeds City...

A MOST interesting exhibit on the riLstand of Weymann's Ltd. at the forthcoming Commercial Motor Show will be a 41-seat...

T HE problem of assaults on platform staffs continues to create grave anxiety among those responsible for late night bus...

Mr. W. IL Smith, divisional engineer, South Eastern Division, British Road Services Ltd., has been appointed engineer...

A N application by Mr. E. J. Benyon, of Princes Risborough, for a new two-vehicle A licence was granted by Mr. C. R. Hodgson,...

A N unopposed application by Henry Long (Carriers) Ltd. for nine vehicles to be switched from Contract A to B licence was...

THREE out of seven dumpers asked I for on B licence were granted to William R. Selwood Ltd., plant hire contractors,...

A TOTAL of £37,650 was being spent 1- 7 annually by Motor Vehicles Collection Ltd., of north west London, on the maintenance of...

WHEN members of the Shropshire VV Omnibus Association presented a series of applications for excursions and tours before the...

BY NORMAN H. TILSLEY BOOTH GIVEN REFUSAL REASONS AFTER TWO MONTHS T HE Northern Licensing Authority, Mr. .1. A. T. Hanlon, has...

R. Gresham Cooke S PE KING at a dinner of The Institute of Road Transport • Engineers in Lund on Monday, Mr. Roger Gresham...

tank, claimed to be suitable for the :arriage cif petroleum products and a age range of aemicals, can be seen on he stand of...

unlop Helps Olympic Athletes: To help eel the cost of sending Britain's athletes the Olympic Games in Tokyo, the Dunlop ubber...

A DEVELOPMENT of the Pitt L35 Pl. hydraulic ground-level loader manufactured by Charles Pitt (Barton Stacey) Ltd., , coupled...

1:1Io ROVISION of further factors/ space is planned by M.H. Coachworks Ltd., the Belfast bodybuilding organization. In two...

A S P 1NTED out in last week's issue, the interpretation of the sections in the ne Construction and Use Regula tions • ealing...

at Earls Court this year, the Southampton firm of Highway Trailers will have some interesting trailers on its stand, not the...

P -1 A SYSTEM specially designed for clearing refuse from blocks of flats, one for buildings with built-in rubbish chutes, and...

P RODUCTION figures for the British Motor Corporation for the year ended July. 25 last were another record. The total number...

Use and Care of Twist Drills – IF the tens of thousands of holes drilled daily during vehicle . repair round 85 per cent are...

By The Hawk Training Mechanics A reader has written to me telling of an interesting vehicle he saw while on his travels on the...

BY A. J. P.WILDING, RO D TEST: Thames Trader Clearway 2-ten Van T E entry of the Ford Motor Co. Ltd. into the easy ccess van...

to Lorry Sheets and Tilts A HAULIER wanting sheets for his vehicles will find that there are plenty of firms ready to meet his...

BY NORMAN H. TILSLEY T ATTY sheets billowing in the slipstream; ropes, frayed and dangling. These are all too common a sight...

D 0 you take as much care of your sheets as you do of your latest vehicles? If the answer is " no ", then your sense of...

sheeting of loads is not a statutory requirement. But the effects of inadequate sheeting—or not sheeting at all--can...

A LREADV the latest argument on track costs. which began when the railways submitted their Qvidence to the Geddes Committee...

A DISTRIBUTOR in the Home Counties asks for the cost of operating a 3-tonner with either petrol or oil engine with an...

Bolling Investment Jump REVIOUS to March 25, 1957, BOILING INVEST.' MENTS LTD. was styled Central Garage Ltd. With...

H.G.V. Licences R EGARDING the Ministry of Transport's proposals for the issuance of heavy goods drivers' licences (The...