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11 Hours or 10?

D OES the road transport industry—or, at least, part of it—work too long a week, measured in hours? At least one operator...

Public Safety

Just as the original 1930 Road Traffic Act provisions were based on the public safety viewpoint, so are the arguments advanced...

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Edwi 'eter Foden

T HERE are two branches of the Foden family of Sandbach, Cheshire, the " Foden " Fodens and the " E.R.F." Fodens. It is of the...

Bird's Eye View

By The Hawk a 10s. The Cost of Congestion T RAFFIC density is buildhig up everywhere--and with it the cost of transport. In...

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Mr. John Else to succeed Mr. W. P. James

The Minister of Transport has selected Mr. John Else, LL.B., for appointment as chairman of Traffic Commissioners and Licensing...

Making TrailerCoupling Safer T HE Ministry of Transport announces that it

is proposed to amend the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Re g ulation, with the object of improvin g the safety of...

Among Their Souvenirs

A N 18-in , scale model of the Churchill tank has been presented to the Royal United Service Institution's maseum at Whitehall...

"The First Steps in a Long Haul"

T HE Government received approval for their new transport policy in the Commons on Monday—but only at the expense of some...

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C. T. Humpidge Gets Sheffield Post

Mr. C. T. Humpidge, general manager of Bradford transport department, has been appointed manager of Sheffield transport...

R.H.A. Bid To Cut Waiting Time

T HE question of waiting time figured largely in the business of the National Council of the Road Haulage Association at its...

LONGER P.S.V. DECISION SOON?

THE Minister of Transport is expected I to announce his decision soon on the question of increasing the overall dimen. sions of...

Four Men Jailed for Tyre Frauds

T "trial in which eight men were charged with conspiring to defraud the Tyre Manufacturers Conference, Ltd., by making false...

A.E.C. ORDERS EXCEED Lim. IN 10 DAYS

nURING the 10 days ended January 1 --0 1 27 sales of A.E.C. goodsand passenger-vehicle chassis to home and overseas customers...

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Men in the News

MR. U. J. MyArr has been appointed principal accounts assistant, London Transport. MR. C. F. DICKSON, a director Of Crompton...

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Licence Objections Invalidated

A PPEALS by 19 small transport ra operators in the South West of Scotland were dismissed on a technical point, by the Transport...

"Door-to-Door" Removal

QERVICE personnel at the R,A.F. 1 , -- 7 station, Kinloss, and the Royal Naval Air Service Unit, at Lossiemouth, will have the...

HANSON'S EXPAND

T HE haulage part of the business of W. H. and F. Schofield, Ltd., of Marsden, Yorks, has been taken over by Hanson Haulage,...

Small Vans May be Banned

from Lorry Driver Contest T HE question of allowing small vans. based on private car designs. to continue competing in Class A...

Protecting A Licensees

" IF the doors of the haulage business are to be opened wider and wider for people with no evidence of need thin the whole...

WALLASEY APPOINTMENT F ROM a short list of six applicants, Mr.

G. G. Harding, general manager of Aberdare transport department, has been selected to succeed Mr, W. R. Goodyear as general...

DISTINGUISHED PIONEER

R OAD transport has lost one of its rriost distinguished pioneers with the death at his home at Beaconsfield on Tuesday of Mr....

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Oil Filter Warning

A WARNING has been issued by Leyland Motors. Ltd., and Albion Motors, Ltd., regarding a proprietary type of engine...

No Answer to L oading Problem

1-1 . A LOW FELL, County Durham, haulier, who pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle which was overloaded by 1 ton 13 cwt. on...

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Haulier Tells of Vigil in Snow

at Airport S IXyears a g o he had stood out in the rain and snow at London Airport to g et traffic, said Mr. Frank Victor...

£225,000 Scottish Take-over Bid

T HE £5m. Transport Development Group, Ltd., of London, made a £225,000 take-over bid for Hi g hland Haula g e, Ltd.,...

Winding-up

COMPULSORY windin g -up of H. G. la" Jeakins (Transport), Ltd., of Lansdowne Drive, Hackney, London, was ordered by Mr: Justice...

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Illuminated Ad. Panels on M. and D. Atlanteans

THE latest 20 of a number of Leyland' M.C.W. Atlantean double-deckers delivered to Maidstone and District Motor Services, Ltd.,...

Trent Give Bus to Cheshire Home

A BUS for the use of patients of the In. Staunton Harold Home in Derbyshire, the largest of the famous " Cheshire Homes," was...

Extensive Breach of Normal User

T HE Scottish Licensing Authority; Mr. W. F. Quin, reprimanded Mitchell Brothers, of Douglas Water, Glasgow, last week for...

Union Opposes Conductresses

E MPLOYMENT of conductresses is 1 --dlikely to be reconsidered in Manchester following a report on the improvement of...

MINIBUS COMPETITION

I NCREASING competition from cars, scooters and minibuses must be expected by coach operators, said Mr. T. Hoyle. of Halifax,...

DEMAND FOR TOURS

T HE Bristol Omnibus Company are intensifying their efforts to provide popular period tours during the holiday months. Mr. A....

PRE-HEATED BUSES

S COTTISH OMNIBUSES, LTD., have carried out a successful experiment at their Dalkeith depot to heat buses previous to their...

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Oil and Grease Remover

A NEW product which acts as an absorbent to remove oil and grease stains from all types of floors, including porous concrete,...

NSU Engine Not Yet

THE manufacturers of the NSU non." reciprocating engine (Wankel-Motor), NSU Motorenwerke AG, of Neckarsulm, West Germany, have...

Warning Device for Tippers

A T1PPING-VEHICLE warning device generally takes the form of an electrical switch connected to a light inside the cab, which is...

Removal' Men see

New Equipment A WEEK'S intensive training and refresher course for removal manual staff ends today at Caxton Hall, London,...

I.C.I.'s Rapid Prog

ress at Severnside THE new £100 million I.C.I. works on Sevcrnside, near Bristol, will begin production 'early next year, said...

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One Out, All Out At a Price

FROM OUR INDUSTRIAL CORRESPONDENT 'TRANSPORT and motor vehicles were Britain's two most strike-prone -I. industries during...

Magtstrate Warns Employers

E MPLOYERS .who lay down such tight schedules that their drivers are forced to speed may find themselves in the dock with the...

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Park and Be Driven

QTRONG support for the development 1---1 of a park-and-be-driven policy for motorists comin g into Manchester was voiced by Mr....

Two-Year Shows ?

A CCORDING to Swiss reports, the Geneva Automobile Salon has a g reed in principle with su gg estions that the main...

Firqighters' Holl-up Tanks

ENTY .Hycaflex flexible containers have recently been ordered by the New Zealand Forestry Commission from Fireproof Tanks,...

British Foam Ten

F OUR British foam tenders for e\ling uishin g lire outbreaks at an airfield and an oil refinery have been delivreti to the...

Dunlop Chemical Products Expansion

T O handle increased business, the sales force of Dunlop Chemical Products Division has been divided into two sections, one...

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Lightweight Mechanical Governor

A DDIT1ONAL to the standard range of C.A.V. mechanical governors, a new flyweight all-speed governor has been introduced by...

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• BIG DEVELOPMENT OF B.R.S.

DEPOT Part of Plan for 24-hour London Parceb Service by Kenneth Bowden The Installation of a Carousel Conveyor at the...

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Dock Delays and B.R.S. Discussed By Coventry Hauliers

N. Warwicks Sub-area of R.H.A. Unanimously Against Further Denationalizat;on HE causes of delays at docks were discussed last...

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Wide Range of Transport Papers

O NE of the largest meetings of transport engineers ever to have been held took place in the U.S.A. last month. This was the...

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Perkins Engine for Jeeps

Sales Agreement Between Willys and Perkins A N oil - engined version of the Willys Jeep is being exhibited at the Amsterdam...

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The lort and of It

13, ley, Associnst.T. S HORTER working weeks must become standard practice in the road transport industry. This is essential...

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Entering the Coaching Business

Some Legal Aspects Concerning the Running of Coaches in Addition to the Operating Costs of 31and 41-seaters are Detailed Here...

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Hand Cutting Tool

The Surforor tool for hard materials. Trailer Catalogue A COMPREHENSIVE folder covering rx the range of Eezion ground-level...

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Large% Buse, rid Cheaper reeded

by G. Duncan Jewell L ARGER and lighter buses in the Continental style, and reasonably priced bodies with a life of about five...

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DEVALUATION

By JANUS L IKE the sorcerer's apprentice, the Transport Tribunal seem to have started something with the Merchandise...

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Controlling Swash Plate Engines

P ATENT No. 855,553 shows an engine of the swash-plate type in which both the valve porting and the compression ratio are...

IMPROVED WHEEL RIMS I N threeand four-piece wheel rims the

heavy lateral forces arising from inflation have to be resisted entirely by the retaining ring, which is heavily loaded in...