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28th December 1962
28th December 1962
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Haulage Pay Rise on January 16

T HE Minister of Labour has signed the Order authorizing an increase in wages for nearly 130,000 road haulage employees. The...

T.D.G. Buy Smith's of Eccles

THE Transport Development Group I has bought the old-established Lancashire haulage concern, Smith's of Eccles Ltd., Urrnston,...

• Customer's Liability in Illegal Vehicle Operation

W/HEN Mr. T. E. Peacock of Avey VY Lane, Waltham Abbey, Essex, Was convicted recently at Arnpthill Magistrates Court, Bedford....

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Offers to Buy State Companies

FROM OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT IT seems certain that, after its vesting I day on January 1, the Transport Holding Company...

E.E.C. Talks Postponed

'THE discussion of the E.E.C. draft transport policy by the Council of Ministers, which was due to have been held last Friday,...

New Speed Limits Approved by Commons

FROM OUR PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPONDENT W HEN increased speed limits were introduced for goods vehicles we could expect fewer...

Night Parking Test Case Succeeds

WALSALL Magistrates were unani mous last week in deciding that vehicles left all night in the street provided an unreasonable...

London Busmen's Claim L EADERS of London's 38,000 bus -I-4 crews

and maintenance men put in their two-point claim for higher pay and shorter hours to the London Transport Executive last week....

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John Spencer Wills' Views on Holding Company Effects

DRESIDING at the 36th annual general meeting of East Yorkshire Motor Services Ltd., Mr. John Spencer Wills, chairman of the...

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Tribunal Reserves Decision

HE Transport Tribunal last week reserved its decision in the appeal of H. .1: Hadfield and Sons Ltd., of Ashton under Lyne,...

Contract A Switch Granted • 4R. H. HODSON, northern area traffic

adviser of the chemical division of the Distillers Co. Ltd., made his last appearance in a traffic court, prior to his...

Coach Operator's Appeal Dismissed N appeal by Mr. J. Carney,

of Rugeley, Staffs, against the decision of the West Midland Traffic Cainrnissioners in refusing to grant three additional...

Haulier's Substitution Plea Allowed A BOURNE END (Bucks) haulier was allowed

by the Metropolitan Licensing Authority, Mr. D. I. R. Muir, last week to substitute a different vehicle under an A licence...

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Back to 1933

A TRIBUNAL JUDGMENT IS APPLAUDED A • N attempt by the Transport Tribunal to turn the licensing clock back thirty...

LICENSING CASEBOOK by NORMAN '11.TILSLEY licence upon the sole .

ground that he could carry unspecified return loads thereby being able to keep his rates down, the Tribunal said that Mr....

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Contract A and C Licence Switches are Heavier

THIS week contract A and C licence transfer requests appear •to be unusually heavy. The largest of them is in the Western...

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Careers in Road Transport Engineering

THE importance of educating young people to enable them to take their places as engineers in the road transport industry was...

I.R.T.E. Subscript ions Up in 1964 T HE entire structure of

membership subscriptions and entrance fees of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers is to be overhauled. News of this...

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Anti-roll Air Suspension

T O REDUCE ROLLING of the vehicle when cornering or running on a steep camber is the object of patent No. 901,957. The scheme...

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Easier Spring Fitting

A JACK attachment which enables one man easily and safely to remove or refit a spring on a chassis has been introduced by...

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Bird's Eye View

IT is an interesting fact that certain bus companies seem 1 to attract particular attention from enthusiasts over and above...

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Reginald Holmes Wilson

I N appearance well-tailored, in manner direct, by profession originally an accountant—that is Sir Reginald Holmes Wilson,...

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TRANSPORT IN TRANSITION

L ABEL it how you will, 1962 will surely be regarded by transport people as a pretty remarkable vintage, especially in later...

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ROAD TRANSPORT'S SHARE IN

Peat Industry Transformatior Essential link-up for Bord na Mona scheme provided by modern fleet. Large-scale mechanization...

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ENTENTE CORD

By A. A. TOWNSIN, A.M.I.Iviech.E. T HE combination of chassis and bodywork produced in different countries is undoubtedly...

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Double Vision

N O serious opposition is likely to be" . made to the proposal from the honorary officers of the constituent bodies that the...

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Considered Opinion

Efficient maintenance is a major factor in operation of commercial vehicles, although factual information is not the sole...