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28th March 1969
28th March 1969
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ommercial otor

"There is thus a strong case for basing future highway strategy on the careful selection of roads for comprehensive improvement...

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The week

Slipping througt4 the test net? SPOT CHECK REVEALS UN PLATED, UNTESTED VEHICLES IN POOR CONDITION by Ron Cater • Nearly half...

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cania-Vabis introduces )hter forward-control

ucks by Tony Wilding new forward-control four-wheeler ded for 16 tons solo and available as a ie unit for 28 or 30 tons gross...

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Scottish call for union unity

• It was obvious that the time for greater unity among trades unions was fast approaching Mr. Daniel Duffy said in his...

Consulting

• The haulage industry and passenger vehicle operators are to be invited to consultations on the Government's massive plan for...

Scottish roads

• A £480m. road investment programme —described as a possible strategic plan for Scottish roads in the 1970s—is outlined in a...

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lerators on new roads strategy

kn attempt has been made to assess the 1 of congestion and accidents which ild be caused by 1980 on each stretch of d, to...

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Swift start!

by Derek Moses • Once again the Lorry Driver of the Year competition, sponsored by CM, began with an eliminating round at...

Expansion in Leicestershire

• To meet fast expanding traffic Leicestershire Hauliers, the East Midland co-operative organization whose members operate some...

The RHA is for everyone

• Mr. J. P. Wells, a national vice-chairman of the Road Haulage Association, left his audience in no doubt about the role of...

Road ban refused

• The Road Haulage Assocation has welcomed the decision by Mr. George Thomas, Secretary of State for Wales, not to approve the...

Evangelical fervour of Ministry

• The high standards of maintenance demanded by the Transport Act and the complications of obtaining operators' licences have...

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Container Transport

'aul Moody egrated handling show IDDLE carriers, fork-lift trucks and pallet s were all put through their paces at the - 1...

F r es and plated weights the MoT is concerned

with the nderstanding on the part of goods vehicle ators about the way in which account is of tyre ratings and operating...

Motorway signals

• The new remotely controlled signals on M4 will give both advisable speeds and mandatory directions. In normal conditions no...

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'Raise standards or get out'

FTA conference in Manchester by Ashley Taylor • No fewer than 850 people attended the Freight Transport Association's second...

West Country consultancy

by John Darker • I have known for some time that Mr. Philip Peckham, former chairman of A. Peckham and Co. Ltd., contemplated a...

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loost for buses in London plan

Stiffer parking controls and restraint of rate car traffic into central London to the movement of public transport, new senger...

ame routes, different fares

When the new fares structure, approved the North Western Traffic Commissioners week (CM March 21) is Introduced hy -ichester...

Tyne take-over?

• Newcastle upon Tyne transport committee is recommending that when the new Tyneside Passenger Transport Authority comes into...

Passenger decline continues

• The steady decline in the number of passengers carried by road passenger transport continued in 1967, although the number of...

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Independent's air-service Atlanteans

by Derek Moses • A fleet of new coaches intended mainly for services between London (Heathrow) Airport and the centre of London...

Irregular meetings alleged

• While discussions continue between Dundee councillors and the Scottish Transport Group regarding the sale of the Dundee...

New fast service qualifies for rebate

• A new limited stop bus service is to be introduced tomorrow (Saturday) by Crosville Motor Services Ltd. The service, to be...

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uspended ehicles ot to be 9stored yet

The Northern Licensing Authority, Mr. . T. Hanlon, refused two applications by lett and Graham Ltd., Penrith, in Caron Monday...

'Choose which vehicles you will lose'

• Following a Section 178 inquiry in Leeds on Tuesday, the Yorkshire LA, Maj. Gen. Sir John Potter, told Mr. R. Jarrett,...

airy runs were illegal

No action would be taken against C. W. as Transport Services Ltd., of Brough, use of its irregular operations under a :ract A...

Bingo excursions refused

• The Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners in a written decision have refused to grant any special services running to the Bingo...

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Hauliers fined £1,060

• Three associated Manchester haulage companies were fined a total of £1,060, with 75 guineas advocates fees, on 212 charges of...

Reading reorganizes

• The administration of Reading Corporation Transport is to be reorganized and streamlined. The transport committee has decided...

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Reduced grant after re-hearing

• Having reserved his decision on an application by W. Armstrong (Westerhope) Ltd., Birley, after a re-hearing in Newcastle...

More pay for State transport

chiefs? from our political correspondent • Pay rises of 60 per cent for State transport chiefs were recommended by the Prices...

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irst of Advance range from Primrose

The first model of the new Primrose range trailers, the Advance range, is a 40ft I-purpose, container-carrying flat, with a ton...

loT should advise on Dise problems

The Ministry of Transport Should set up a :lel committee to advise on noise ilems in road planning. This plea was le by Lord...

Inspection, maintenance and repair

• When to repair or replace commercial vehicles, and the cost aspects of such decisions, will be one of the subjects at this...

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1/ PAILLIONTH BEDFORD TRUCK, Noise problems insoluble?

24Th MARCH 1869 On Monday the Minister of Technology, Mr. Anthony Wedgwood Benn, drove the one-and-halfmillionth Bedford truck...

Road and workshop by Handyman

Manpower, maintenance and the MoT (37) • Once road test and the pit inspection are completed, and after comparing notes, the...

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owers and duties of TA Executives

With the establishment of the first four .enger Transport Authorities on April 1 only four days away, this is an opportime to...

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Bird's eye view

by the Hawk 3uxton bound -ding to Bill Morton, the East Midland tHA secretary, the third Tipper OperConference at Buxton in...

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Mercedes-Benz 302 44-seat coach

FOR some years now the trend in Europe has been towards higher-powered engines in trucks: now the signs are that the same thing...

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Janus comments

Politics and the box ONE disturbing if not sinister reaction to the development plan of the Greater London Council is the...

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2 the

Reno pay off A C-licensee who has found road haulage a profitable investment John Darker, AMBIM tECENT YEARS an increasing...

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rep are for decimal urrency—NOW!

LIENCY is a quality demonstrated by road transport people. The new TransAct undoubtedly frightened a minority mrators into an...

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- om time to time you have carried planations of the

weights at which is will be excluded from operators' gg. These have suggested that, when ors' licensing is introduced, both and...

Q Last year one of the universities ran

special transport courses daring the summer for family people who could not normally attend during the working year. Can you...

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The IRTE is tackling complex problems

THE Institute of Road Transport Engineers has grown in a most spectacular and encouraging manner—after increasing at the rate...

MOM

Lighting AFTER last week's discussion on the physical properties of side and front corner marker lamps, I must now consider...