CCEIROOF of need " and " co-ordination " are current jargon. Both r find favour with the Government. Both, in meaning, are as...

ships -Iat Tilbury to eater for the remarkable expansion of the traffic of the Transport Ferry Service to and from Continental...

—and new Mendips rates proposals would give increases of up to 30 per cent U NLESS the Western Licensing Authority. Mr. J. R....

W HAT is the best length for a semi-trailer for Continental work under the new C. and U. regulations? R. A. Dyson and Co. Ltd....

T HE Distillers Company is using new artics running at up to 30 tons g.t.w. carrying 20 tons of palletized yeast from the...

—but no exemptions from winter road bans are likely ' BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT nESPITE successful and impressive...

FROM OUR INDUSTRIAL CORRESPONDENT A CALL for the introduction of legislation restricting C-licensed vehicles to operating...

the Road Haulage Association on Wednesday it was reported that a reply had been sent to the Ministry of Transport, which had...

has been appointed chief engineer of Pickfords Ltd., in succession to Mr. R. H. Faro, who is to retire on May 22. Mr. Smith,...

E QUIPMENT that allows containers 1 --# be loaded on to and unloaded firc vehicles at locations where there is handling...

Discussing Parcels and Smalls Traffic T HE Industrial Transport Association arranged an interesting discussion on Iepot...

THE old-established family haulage business of Hamblins Suppliers Ltd., Leicester, has been acquired by the Pointer Group of...

usefully squared-off interior are combined in a new van body on the Austin/Morris 14 chassis/front end which has been...

Trains From Our Parliamentary Correspondent F HE Minister of Transport this week gave the go-ahead to liner trains— in the...

the House this week urged Mr. Fraser to publish the report of the inquiry into transport co-ordination by lord Hinton....

From our Political Correspondent AA RITTER attack on the way that the . increased excise duties on goods vehicles will raise...

has agreed that the standing joint technical committee should endeavour to reach agreement with the Ministry of Transport on...

FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT I N the opinion of the individual motorist in Leeds, park and ride is an excellent idea, but...

G LASGOW CORPORATION transport department crews have been given effec ti ve support by the city police since December last to...

" A NY large organization becomes and at times will refuse to admit it is in the wrong, or that there is no good reason why...

From our Industrial Correspondent JAR-REACHING claims for higher L pay and better conditions for London busmen are to be...

A N extra £1,039,000 revenue per annum will be obtained by Glasgow :jorporation transport department if proposals to increase...

is to invite tenders for the supply of 14 new double-deck buses, 30 ft. long by 8 ft. wide and seating 69/70 passengers, at an...

Ltd., has been appointed chairman of Self-Changing Gears Ltd., a Leyland subsidiary. Mr. A. Gordon Wilson, who is 60, has...

T "principle of abstraction was the same, no matter how many vehicles were involved, said Mr. R. M. Yorke to the Transport...

THE North Western Traffic Com missioners last week reserved theii decision on the application by Sevilles Tours Ltd., of...

ESERVING his decision in a Section 178 inquiry at Bedford last week, he Eastern Licensing Authority, Mr. V. P. S. Ormond, told...

T WO appeals by Sunderland Corpora tion against decisions of the Northern Traffic Commissioners have been dismissed by the...

I N a written, reserved decision the Metropolitan Licensing Authority, Mr. D. I. R. Muir, has granted a new A licence for five...

" I DO realize that employers of long ' distance drivers are to some extent in the hands of their drivers; but basically they...

THE withdrawal of five Contract A applications for work from Fairfields Cold Stores Ltd. provoked a sardonic comment from the...

A HEAVILY contested application for two collection and delivery vehicles to serve trunk vehicles operated by a North Western...

T HE vital role of road haulage in the co-ordination of cargo movements will be one of the main themes at the seventh...

THE surprisingly heavy bookings for the first transport management course by Luton College of Technology are leading its...

A PRE EXAMINATION revision rm. course on transport for students preparing for the Graduateship examinations of the Institute of...

'THE timetable for May examinations held under the sponsorship of the London division of the Industrial Transport Association...

F OUR of these demountable tanks for road/sea transport are shortly to go into service on the Irish routes of Coast Lines Ltd....

>ECENT contracts from bus operators in N. England and Wales for Leyland buses nount to a value of £340,000. Most•proinent order...

k POINTER to how the road transport -1. Industrial Training Board(s) may be perated is provided by the advertise tents for...

I N view of the forthcoming introduction of a public radio telephone service in the Greater London area by the General Post...

EEC Council has just adopted a 1 decision on the organization of an inquiry into infrastructures for transport by rail, road...

The Garage Lathe-3 A PART from straightforward turning in the centre lathe, and using the tools previously described, the...

Albions for Danish Bacon : The Leyland Motor Corporation has received a £140,000 contract from the Danish Bacon Factories...

and Publications owerful Rescue Saw & HIGH-POWERED rescue saw, designed for the quick –1 cutting of materials such as metals,...

A LER winning his class driving a Bedford VAS in last year's rally. C. B. Kenz:e, chief engineer of Kenzie's Coaches Ltd„...

Northern haulier's new ideas provide greater efficiency by John Matthews T HREE years ago Cawthorn and Sinclair Lid., of...

By R. D. Cater F MST introduced in August, 1962, the Leylanc 2-tormer, as it was then known, was given an extrE 6 b.h.p. and...

By The Hawk VIEW A gold watch was what Harold Wood and Sons Ltd. presented to 39-year-old tanker driver Charles F. Hayes, of...

I N marked contrast to its predecessor the new Parliament has devoted little time to transport matters. Quiet spoken and...

Current C. and U. Regs. : Keeping Records of Work : New Licence Duties A N operator previously concerned with the running of...

Following the announcement of a Redundancy Payments sill this month by Mr. Ray Gunter, Minister of Labour, a reader asks for...

Appleyard Profits Rise 'THERE was a substantial rise of around 30 per cent in the group pre-tax profit of THE APPLEYARD GROUP...

=actors Affecting Road Traffic —Change in the Rural Areas ;HANGING economic and social habits in the rural areas of 'neat...