T HE road transport industry has six days left in which, by such means as are open to it, to remind the electorate, and...

A CUCKOO in Hawk's clothing has invaded the " Passing Comments" nest. I have established myself permanently in these q uarters...

V HAT kind of replies, one wonders, do advertisers in The Times personal column receive when they declare their ability to...

BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT T HE hauliers' section of the International Road Transport Union (I.R.U.) met in London for the...

T HERE was an increasing demand for I new cars to be carried by special transporter from the agent to the purchaser's home,...

WHEN an effective filter to decon.YY taminate and remove the colour from exhaust fumes from oil engines is produced, Mr. Gerald...

rE battle between the Shropshire Imnibus Association, Ltd., and )ia Saloon Coaches, Ltd., to decide should provide additional...

A NOVEL proposition came before the ri North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. A. H. Jolliffe, at Liverpool last week,...

A FTER 46 years on the editorial staff of The Commercial Motor, including 30 years as editor, Gordon Mackenzie Junner retired...

MR. E. F. CHoPpEN has been appointed a director of the Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd. MR. R. M. WATERHOUSE has been appointed...

R OCHDALE, on the main railway line between Manchester and Yorkshire, was well served by trains and the grant of additional...

& SPECIAL booklet has been issued by the Ulster Transport Authority —1 to repudiate char g es that they are " incompetent,...

F OLLOWING comments -by 'Mr. Anthony Greenwood ; a former Labour M.P., in a television broadcast concerning road...

A N Aberdeen haulier, Andrew Geddes, I — I had one of his special A licences revoked from October 1 when he appeared before the...

T HE Esso Research and Engineering Co., New Jersey, U.S.A., are investigating the possibility of producing a fuel cell to...

A N offer to provide a short-range radio station which could be used to give up-to-the-minute information to drivers about...

TAKE-OVER of an A licence for three tippers formerly operated by R. H. Evans, of Stansty, near xham, was granted last week to...

A A VARIATION of their existing licence, for a tractor and a trailer for abnormal loads, was granted to B.R.S. (Pickfords),...

N 0 improvement in London's traffic position could be gained by providing better roads and more car parks to encourage the use...

load of furniture being carried in his vehicle belonged to him, Raymond Phillip Thurwell, Huntington Road, York, was fined £10,...

H EARING began last Friday before Mr. S. W. Nelson, Western Licensing Authority, of a strongly opposed application by Rossiter...

C OACH and bus operators who are entitled, under the Finance Act, 1959, to a refund of vehicle excise duty can now obtain...

- 2,AUSE he did not consider there as any urgency in the matter, the hem n Licensing Authority, Mr. T. Hanlon, at Newcastle...

A FTER listening to tributes to the character and work of Ronald Pierce Rainey, transport manager, at Doncaster Quakter...

O IL-ENGINE conversions for vans of up to 2-ton capacity, using the Standard 2.26-litre engine, are offered by R. H. Kilner...

H EA RING of 20 summonses in connection with a trailer from which a yacht fell, crushing a man in a Hull street some weeks ago,...

H ELPER or anti-roll springs are now offered by Albion Motors, Ltd., on their Claymore 7-84-ton-gross and Chieftain...

HE first part of a storage depot built on the site of an abandoned railway ion at South Lynn, Norfolk, was ned by Pointer's...

D EMANDS from Poland have contributed to the orders totalling more than £500,000 in value which GUY Motors, Ltd., have received...

A PPLICATIONS by coach operators r -1 for direct express period services from Aylesbury to south and east-coast resorts, and...

N ° great enthusiasm for incentive bonus schemes for traffic staffs was evidenced by delegates to the Municipal Passenger...

I NCENTIVE schemes in passenger trans port are viewed with a certain amount of diffidence if the discussion on Mr. Ronald Cox's...

IN presenting his paper on "The Future I of Municipal Transport," Chi . . W. Alker, of Bury, referred to the introduction since...

D ESIGNED to fit all Land-Rovers with the exception of station wagons, a new tipping box manufactured by Adams and Benson...

Flesh and Blood By JANUS N O surprise can have been felt that the Labour Party's election manifesto reiterates the pledge...

dts of 17 Months' Road Tests Analysed : .e Powerful Engines and Better Braking in Big Vehicles By The Technical Editor...

Teets Fuel Consumption By P. A. C. Brockington, A.M.I.Mech.E. G OODS vehicles operating mainly on the motorways at...

iWENTY Thornycroft Trusty normal - control six-wheeled oilfield vehicles have been ordered from sport Equipment (Thornycroft),...

British Heavy-vehicle Manufacturers are Offering Wider Choices of Engines and Transmissions to Meet Overseas Requirements :...

being nade in Brazil (under licence from Romeo) they have not proved amie to run over certain roads ise of excessive wear....

No Tramp Says John F. Moon, A.M.I.R.T.E. A LTHOUGH carrying a standar , model name, the Leyland Super Comet has little in...

Coach and Bus Makers Increase Output in 1958 in the Face of Difficulties: Exports Valued at £10.7m Big Repeat Orders By Tom...

F OI?. their Mark 2 Pathfinder 4 x 4 pick-up truck Douglas Equipment, Ltd., Cheltenham, have dispensed with the independent...

versus UTILITY Forward-control Cabs Have Not Reached a Stage Yet Where They Can Be Generally. Accepted by Operators Overseas...

TEHICLE and component manufacV turers interested in Australasia as a market would be well advised to purchase a copy of the "...

WHO WAS TO BLAME? Accounting for Damage in Ca‘ Parks : Tendering for a Tipper Contract : A Tyre-cost Inquiry D AMAGE incurred...

OR SPEED Temperature Control th in Designing Engine's Running : Valuable Dev, chargers and Al M OTORWAY developments in this...