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2nd August 1963
2nd August 1963
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Get Tough

rrHIS year, it seems, the Licensing Authorities have spoken out I more firmly than ever before about low maintenance standards...

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Hoveringham Expands

L'OLLOWING its policy of expansion, Hoveringham Gravels Ltd. has bought the entire share capital of Newark Gravel and Concrete...

New Depot for Road Services (Caledonian)

WHEN opening the new Road Services VV (Caledonian) Ltd., depot at Manby Road, Immingham, on Monday, Sir Cyril Osborne, M.P. for...

Radioactive Consignments T WO serious road accidents involving radioactive consignments took

place in 1962, although no contamination risk arose front either of them, the Atomic Energy Commission stated in its annual...

Wider Area for Tipping Group T HE Mid-Southern Tipping Group Ltd.,

whose formation was recorded in The Commercial Motor of July 5, is to expand its "catchment area" from a radius of 15 miles...

Trailer Marker Lamps I NQUIRIES which the T.R.T.A. has been

receiving show that some operators do not realise that trailers and semi-trailers used only in daylight hours do not need to...

Road-Rail-Sea Units D EA EXPRESS. large American trans

' portation concern, has inaugurated " Unit-Haul ", a new co-ordinated roadrail-sea shipment container system wh:ch is said to...

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New Wage Awards

T HE TRANSPORT AND GENERAL WORKERS UNION announced the following adjustments to wage rates and conditions on Wednesday. As from...

BULK HANDLING IN AGRICULTURE

A NEW 32-page booklet entitled "Bulk Handling of Grain, Feeds • and Fertilizers " has been published by the National...

Rail Freight Rates to Rise Soon?

FROM OUR INDUSTRIAL CORRESPONDENT N EW rates for the carriage of freight on the railways are expected to be announced by Dr...

Another Insurance Firm Wound Up THE Ministry of Transport issued a

statement on Wednesday about a winding-up order, effective from July 29, against the American Military (International)...

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Smoke, Power-to-weight

'THERE was no immediate prospect of I a roadside meter being developed which could make useful observations of the smoke...

Mudguard Problems

IT was very difficult to stop heavy trucks throwing water from the side of the tyres, admitted Mr. Marples when questioned in...

Traffic Report Startles Ministers

FROM OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT A DRAMATIC and far-reaching study, r - kof the future impact of traffic in Brita:n's towns...

First Beeching Closure Protests for Decision

T HE first 47 rail passenger service closures proposed by Dr. Beeching have brought Mr. Marples 43 headaches. All but four' of...

Highlands Transport to be Co-ordinated

T HE Government is to set up a Highlands Transport Board to review the needs and co-ordinate the working, of transport in the...

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L.A.s CONCERNED AT BAD MAINTENANCE

OW standards of maintenance evident on many goods vehicles were strongly 1 –■ criticized in the Annual Reports of the Licensing...

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Boots Rail-supported Pilot Scheme Opposed by B.R.S.

A N application for a new eight-vehicle B licence, supported by British Railways and strongly opposed by British Road Services...

Jones Case Adjourned S UPPORT1NG customer evidence was called at Liverpool

last week when the application of A. S. Jones and Co. Ltd. was resumed on the second day of the public inquiry. The company was...

Tribunal Upholds House of Fraser Grants

Q1XTEEN appeals against a 32-vehicle B-licence grant to the House of Fraser group of companies by the Scottish deputy Licensing...

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Large Transporter Variation Sought in Met. Area

A CAR transporter B variation, in respect -of eight vehicles and trailers, plus two rigids, is this week's largest application...

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Two Operators Get 10-vehicle Transporter Grants for Rootes Work

rt A FURTHER stage of the Rootes Group build-up at Linwood. Paisley, was effected last week when Celtic Auto Deliveries Ltd. of...

Scottish Omnibus Group Fares Granted

A LL-ROUND fare increases applied ("1 for by the Scottish Omnibus group have been approved by the Traffic Commissioners. The...

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B.E.T. Group Profit Slightly Down

MET profit of the British Electric I 11 Traction Co. Ltd. for the year ended December 31, 1962, was /4,021,000. This was...

Ribble's Ne w Day Trips

WITH the opening of the PrestonIT Warrington section of M6 motorway on Monday, Ribble Motor Services Ltd. has started new day...

London Busmen Voting on Pay Offer

From our Industrial Correspondent L ONDON busmen's leaders decided last La week to let the branches vote individually on the...

Ubique Appeal Rejected

T HE Minister of Transport has .dismissed an appeal by Ubique Coaches, London, against the decision of the Metropolitan deputy...

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Mr. Orlando Oldham has been appointed deputy managing director of

Oldham and Son Ltd. Mr. Oldham was previously assistant managing director. Joint managing directors of the company are Mr. John...

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Refrigerated-vehicle Standards By End of Year?

I T is understood that The National Association of Refrigerated Transport Constructors, at present in summer recess, is hopeful...

INSTANT LUBRICATION SYSTEM

A COMPACT item of equipment rx which, in a simple manner, is designed to ensure that a petrol engine receives full lubrication...

Output and Exports Rise

P RODUCTION of commercial vehicles in Britain continues to rise. In the first six months of this year, output was more than...

European Patent Convention

THE President of the Board of Trade, I. Mr. F. I. Erroll, announced last week that the Government had indicated to the European...

Simms Centenary

-Tio mark the centenary of Frederick R. I. Simms, who was born on August 12, 1863, the Science Museum, South Kensington,...

Historic Vehicle Rally

'THE Leeds and District Traction Engine Club is holding a traction engine, veteran and vintage car and historic commercial...

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Non-lock Brakes Boosted by R.R.L.

N investigation carried out by the I — I Road Research Laboratory suggests " much scope for the use of non-lock brakes and of...

LUXURY FOR RACEHORSES ON THE MOVE

QHOULDER pads and head bales sJ padded and trimmed with rubberized horse-hair sheeting and more than 450 sq. ft. of good...

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Adjusting Braking to Load

A CCORDING to patent No. 917,175 1 - 1 the amount of weight transfer during braking depends on three variable factors; the...

Better Pallet Handling

W HEN several heavy pallets are stacked, to remove a lower one means that the weight of all those above it has to be lifted. To...

Audible Speed Warning A NEW device for warning road users

4-1 when they enter a speed-restricted area is now under trial where the 313 m.p.h. limit commences in Bradley Road....

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Lamps from Wingard

.1 -1 . A RANGE of lamps on which the plastics lenses are mounted in rubber bodies has been introduced by Wingard Ltd.,...

Cleaning Compounds

ra. A NEW company has been formed to market a range of cleaning compounds in the U.K. The name of the company is...

Steel Bodied Small Trailer

A TWO-WHEELED trailer with a f. capacity of 5 cwt. has been introduced by Sands Engineering Ltd., Back Clevedon Road,...

Royalite Wings for London Buses

F OLLOWING experimental tests over the past year London Transport . has adopted Royalite nitrite thermoplastic as the standard...

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Services Driver Triumphs at Woolwich

A BRIGHT, sunny day, good organiza tion and frustration for the writer While attempting to take photographs are the main...

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Bird's Eye View

'Wrong-side' Parking I LEARN from my Midlands colleague, Harold Hastings, that Londoners who use Birmingham's recently...

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Anti-lock Device

Would Aid Brake-torque Distribution If the hydraulically braked wheels of one axle are prevented from skidding, extra braking...

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FORWARD CONTROL THE 814

I N all the years that The Commercial Motor has been conducting independent road tests . of commercial vehicles, the...

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SH WAY

By John F. Moon A.M.1.R.T.E. diesel engine used in the normal-control L76 models, whilst optional is a turbo-charged version,...

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Easy Ways with Milk, Guinnes nd Knitwear

A ROUND 3,500 gal. of milk are received daily at the new depot of Windsor and Eton Dairies Ltd., Maidenhead This is delivered...

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IN YOUR OPINION

Work or Sport ? S URELY it is time for somebody to decide whether the Lorry-Driver-Of-The-Year Contest is a sporting...

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'People notice most of all the vehicles that get in their way

F OR what may have seemed like several weeks, although it was no more than two or three, readers of certain newspapers have...

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Assessing Traffic Potentiality

I T is unfortunately a valid criticism of the costing and charging " system" of some road transport operators that it consists...