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3rd June 1955
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A Clean Start

N OW that the Genera] Election is over and the danger of the renationalization of road haulage—at least in the foreseeable...

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The Success of a Toll Road

W HETHER toll roads will ever be instituted in this country is purely a matter of conjecture, although a hint was conveyed by...

Passing Comments

Is Nuneaton Unique? L'ROM the Midland I Red has come the accompanying picture of two members of their bus crews, a driver, Mr....

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One Hears—

That initials have come to stop, and, to the initiated, their use presents no problems. That, despite this, it is helpful to...

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ROAD TRANSPORT ALL OUT!

Industry Saves Country From Paralysis : Restrictions Lifted : No . Requisitions Yet INTENSIVE use of road transport capacity...

Facilities Stretched to Limit As Operators Meet Initial Demands

E ARLY in the week, work at Glasgow docks was brought close to a standstill. Many additional lorries were brought in to relieve...

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Transport Experts to Visit Germany

A PARTY of British transport experts is to visit " '06 - Many on June 6 for live days, to study industrial transport problems....

Gateshead Hauliers Refused

T HE application by Cockburn and Gunn, Ltd., Gateshead, to add one vehicle of 7-1 tons unladen weight to their A' licence and...

London-Midlands Census

THE Road Research Laboratory Will be conducting an investigation into traffic movements between the London area and the...

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Men in the News

MR. C. COLE has been appointed manager of the Southampton branch of the British Wagon Co., Ltd. MR. W. NORMAN DOLEY,...

Meads Decision After Bristow

WHEN the appeal by the British Transport Commission against the grant of a B licence for two collection and delivery vehicles...

P.V.O.A Officers Names Given

N AMES of officers for 1955-56 of the Passenger Vehicle Operators' Association have been announced. Mr. F. Broomfield, Barton...

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Haulier Heavily In a Line or Two

Fined EINES of £10 on each of five charges I of falling to comply smith the conditions of his contract-A licence were imposed...

Greyhound Transport Appeal Fails

W ITHOUT hearing the respondents, the Transport Tribunal, last week, dismissed an appeal by Lu-Cars, Wigginton Avenue, Wemble!„...

Order Gained from Oslo Operators

A N order for 15 Worldmaster maximum-capacity buses has been obtained by Leyland Motors, Ltd., from A/S Oslo Sporveier, the...

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Mr. James Deplores Roads System

" T HEpresent out-of-date road system, with its narrow bottlenecks and low bridges, not only slows up our services but greatly...

1954 Taxation Receipts Revealed

D ETA1LS of taxation receipts, licences, current and new registrations, the first two for the year to November 30; 1954, and...

Unsecured Load : £10 Fine on Driver

W HEN a* driver of a brewery lorry was fined £10 by Bromyard magistrates last week for having an unsecured load, the chairman...

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Israel Priority for Oilers

P RIORITY has been given to the import of heavy oilers in Israel's 1955 allocation of $1.5m. for the purchase of lorries from...

Leyland Comets have More Power

A MORE powerful oil engine has been introduced by Leyland Motors, Ltd., for the Comet range. These models, which have a' gross...

New Licence Rules in New Zealand

T o simplify contol and increase road safety, new licensing rules for heavy vehicles have been introduced this week in New...

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Labour Costs Higher in Transport Than Production Unilever Chief W FIEREAS

the labour cost of producing a tort of washing powder is 13 man-hours, the cost of delivering it 200 miles from factory to...

Road Transport at Plastics Exhibition

P LASTICS used in transport are I featured at the British Plastics Exhibition and Convention which opened at Olympia, London,...

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100 Years of Aluminium

Road Transport Applications in London Exhibition to Celebrate— T HIS year marks the centenary of the aluminium industry in this...

New 20-100 ft.-lb. Torque Wrench A TORQUE wrench that can

be set 1--1 between 20 ft.-lb. and 100 ft.-lb. torque is now available from Abingdon King Dick, Ltd., Tyseley. Birmingham, 1 1....

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Major British Wins in Montreux Rally

Leyland and A.E.C. Win Major Awards at International Coach Rally: Linjebuss again Secure 1st Place with Swedish Coach : German...

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A New Broom Saves Money

Says Ceo. B. ' Lissenden, M. Inst. T. How a Change of Outlook in Management Improved an Ancillary User's Transport System L...

Loading at Ground Level.

A TRAILER in which the body cart be lowered to ground level for loading purposes, is being made by -the lbbett Engineering Co.,...

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Containers Speed Delivery

Using Four Containers Among Three Vehicles, Morgan Edwards, Ltd., Never Keep a Lorry Waiting for a Load and the System is to be...

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Trailing Axles Gain More Ground

Dodge Six-wheelers with Perkins Oil Engines Giving Good Results to Midland Operators T HE conversion of a standard fourwheeled...

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Pigging It

A HAULIER who was asked to collect 30 pigs from a farm gladly accepted the job, but the driver was not so enthusiastic when, on...

New Whitson 41-seat Coach Body for Commer

‘V ITH a new standard 4I-seat ditch body built for the Commer Avenger chassis by James Whitson and Co., Ltd., Yiewsley, West...

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Independents Having

a Thin Time T HERE are still a few independents in the northern half of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire engaged in ordinary...

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A FREE HAND With th FREELINE

The Latest Daimler Freeline Passenger Chassis fir Export Puts Up a Fine Performance at of tons Gross Weight : Powered COntrols...

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Big Chance for Oilers in U.S.A.

QOME comment upon Robert Cass' recent lecture to "-) the Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, as...

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Negotiations in Camera

By JANUS 7-07 — E VER since road-rail negotiating machinery was set up, the policy has been to make public as little as...

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Mr. Dick Buys B.R.S.

Group in Scotland P REMISES in Fife and Clackmannan, as.well as 93 lorries and 19 trailers, have been taken over this week...

New Transport Companies

Mame Transport. Ltd. Cap. £5,000. Dirs.: Alastair Stewart, 18 Flighbury, Jesmond, Newcastle upon - Fyne.. 2. and Dorothy...

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When Pedestrians Must Pay

By Our Legal Adviser B Y sheer " weight " of road use and changing public opinion, the Jaw has been forced to acknowledge...

Municipal Purchases and Proposals

Ayr,Works Committee propose to buy an Austin 5-ton tipper from James Tweedie. Ltd. Bedford Corporation are advised to obtain a...

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A Low-loading Refuse-collecting Body

A REFUSE-COLLECTING body, rt fitted with a low-level loadingattachment, comes in patent No. 726,103 (John Gibson and Son, Ltd.,...