O NE thing which stands out from the decision of the. Court of Appeal in its findings on the Merchandise Transport case is that...

T HE sudden surge of interest in possible British membership of the European Economic Community—the "Little Six" at the moment,...

fftony Beckett D LUE eyes. twinkling, kindly eyes, a square-cut jaw, hair greying at the temples. A man who never uses two...

A RE hovercraft anything we should take seriously as a competitor or not? Opinions seems to vary and, as might be expected, the...

I N a crowded court room at the Royal Courts of Justice in London last Friday, three Lord Justices of Appeal ruled that the...

D EALING with the Merchandise appeal Lord Justice Sellers, the president of the Court, attached importance to what had taken...

Decision Upheld TURNING to the Arnold Transport L (Rochester), Ltd., appeal, the president said that, on the face of it, their...

The Road Haulage Association, which sponsored the appeals, pointed out this week that this was the first time a decision of the...

Mr. Peter W. ISmith, Dunlop's sales promotion mana dr, leaves shortly for two years or so in the United Stales where he will...

D -DAY for departmental chiefs at the B.M.C.'s new Bathgate factory is August 14. On that day all heads of departments . will...

A RECORD turnover, at £5,641,000, was achieved by Fodens, Ltd„ in the year to April 1. last. Net profit for the year was...

From our Political Correspondent iTrome policy document, under which private road transport would not be of selective...

Mr. Marples Replies to T.R.T.A. M R. ERNEST MARPLES, Minister of Transport, has explained his ideas O'n peak hour clearways...

T HE Minister of Transport last week ordered the revocation of two new road service licences, granted last October by the...

U.N. ORDER DORMOBILE: A Martin Walter Dormobile four-berth caravan on a Land Rover long-wheelbase chassis has been ordered by...

New Address: The Cardiff office of A.E.C. (Sales), Ltd.. has been moved from Churchill Way. to East Canal Wharf. In The City :...

A WHOLESALE and retail greengrocer, Sidney Day, of River Place, Sleaford Street, Cambridge, was at Clerkenwell (London}...

weight goods vehicles and small vans, Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd., of Hiroshima, has been granted a licence by NSU-Motoren-Werke AG,...

7" HE Road Transport Section of _I Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has expressed concern over the use of forged A licences, and...

"1\nORE people die in winter than in IVIsummer " was the reason offered in support of an application for a B licence at Taunton...

company in the Metal Industries Group, is extending the marketing of its products in Australia and New Zealand. A new company,...

A DUAL-PURPOSE vehicle capable of 1-1 carrying up to 15 tons of malt in either bulk or bagged form has been built by Bonallack...

T HE Transport Tribunal last week ruled that C. Bristow, Ltd., of London, who, in August, 1959, had 47 vehicles revoked by the...

MHENEVER an increase in carrying W capacity was sought by a haulier, be he large or small, customer evidence must always be...

G ROUP profit of Atkinson Lorries (Holdings), Ltd., for the year to March 31, last, after all charges including taxation, were...

A FOURTH engine has been added to their Power-Plus range of vehicle diesel engines by Leyland Motors, Ltd. This is the 0.370...

From our Parliamentary Correspondent A GLEAM of hope for country bus services errierged last week from a meeting between the...

THERE was such a shortage of caravan A transporters in the north west, that often they had to refuse to sell to members of the...

warranty given with new B.M.C. vehicles were introduced on August 1. Main change is that the warranty now runs for 12 months...

a dispute with the Corporation's planning committee over the latter's intention to ban all but one or two bus services from the...

rx A VEHICLE designed specially for the transport of safes has recently been supplied .to J. W. Levy and Son, Ltd., Holborn...

ICE-CREAM vans, bullion vans and I mobile offices are affected by revised minimum requirements issued by the Commissioners of...

Bullion vans, to qualify for exemption. must • have a minimum rated carrying capacity of 15 cwt. and must include among...

Mobile offices must have a rated carrying capacity exceeding 10 cwt. and include the following features: the interior height...

7IDAL AND SOHN Tempo-Werk, V GmbH., of Hamburg, Hanamag Barreiros S.A., Madrid, and Rafael Onieva Ariza, a Spanish...

By Ashley Taylor 'THREE smart salutes in unison marked the conclusion of the prize distribution at the Leeds round of the...

I SEE that the latest move to overcome stallshortage in the passenger transport industry is an appeal to retired drivers to...

by G., K. Newman, M.A. Mr. Newman, who is Secretaty-General of the Road Haulage Association, is 'Writing in a Private...

Forecasted by the Economist Intelligence Unit E VERYONE knows that the six countries of the Common Market together now...

N OT for the first time the road transport industry has suffered because it uses the same tracks and the same fuel as the...

I ATEST additions to the range of tools I-a marketed by Hellermann, Ltd., Crawley, Sussex, are a standard and deluxe version of...

high resistance to abrasion is claimed for Polytile type BL, which has been introduced by Corrosion, Ltd., Warsash,...

A PPLICATIONS for new B licence, .rt for the carriage, or towing, of caravans are no novelty-indeed, each week in one or other...

on Milan Trunking IPlaxiL Articulation By Charles S. Dunbar, M.Inst.T. R UNNING long-distance trucks depends, as is well...

by John Clare W 1T}1 the imminence of . 36-ft, long vehicles, the layout of British buses is in a state of flux—a state, I...

Whilst Operators Should Strive for the Utmost Accuracy When Recording Expenditure, Correct Assessment of the Ultimate Results...