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8th March 1963
8th March 1963
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Setting the Stage?

T seems reasonable to assume that the unexpected publication I on Wednesday (see page 9) of the Hall report on Britain's...

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Operators' Views on Weights and Sizes Proposals

FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT DEPRESENTATIVES of hauliers and C-licensees have. I understand, made up their minds about the...

The Haulage Nati onalization Threat

"ROM the evidence so far available it • does not seem that the change of eadership of the Labour party is going o be to the...

Rates Decision Deferred

N O new recommendations on road haulage rates will now be made until after the Budget on April 3. It had been thought that a...

North London Lorry Thefts Higher T HE Vehicle Observer Corps, set up at the suggestion of the Vehicles

Security Committee of the Road Haulage Association, was called out on 341 occasions between July, 1962, and February, 1963....

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Toll Inquiry for Tunnel

R OAD hauliers appeared to be seeking some sort of subsidy at the expense of other road users of the DartfordPurfleet tunnel,...

Channel Link Report This Month —Will Favour Tunnel

FROM OUR POI HICAL CORRESPONDENT T HE long-awaited results of the official Anglo-French study of a new crossChannel link will,...

Slough Delivery Maps

Ni order to obtain the full safety benefit of three spur roads leading into Slough from the new Motorway, M4, which is to be...

Heavy Haulage Group Activities

THE heavy haulage and machinery carriers' group of the Road Haulage Association has appointed Mr. E. W. Voller, of Cattermoles...

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Co-operation Talks

IT is understood that a broad basis has been reached between the Road Haulage Association and British Railways upon which...

Haulage Industry's Battle-cry O NE of the factors which encouraged the

Road Haulage Association •to launch its "Turn That Lorry Round" campaign a little over a year ago was that the Birmingham...

Tanker Link-up T HE long-established tank haulage company of Harold Wood

and Sons Ltd. has entered into a joint venture with the Dutch haulage company, Jonker's Expeditiebedrijven N.V., to form a new...

20-year Prospects for Goods Transport

FROM OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT M R. MARPLES presented the nation with some very important predictions about the future of...

Minister Now Has Beeching Plan

nR. BEECHINGS long-awaited plan to revolutionize Britain's railways has now been completed and was handed over to the Minister...

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National Ports Council to be Set Up

A NATIONAL Ports Council is to be set up to work out and put into operation an overall plan for the .conntry's docks....

Railways and Canals Enter Pipelines Business

FROM OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT THE State railways and canals have entered the battle for Britain's first trunk pipeline,...

Less from Licences and Testing R EDUCED receipts expected by the

Ministry of Transport were commented on by a committee of M.P.s examining the total of £175 m. of Government supplementary...

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Road Profit, Rail Loss

I N 1961-62 total expenditure, by central and local g overnment, on roads in Great Britain was L222.9 million, reported...

No Revocation

kAR. C. R. HODGSON, East Midland VI Licensin g Authority, at Nottin g ham, lecided not to revoke the licence of 4r. G. H....

T HE Commons has g iven a First Readin g to a Bill

which will allow local authorities to g ive free travel or reduced fares on public service vehicles. Second Readin g is plann...

Commercial

vehicle Tests M R. JOHN HAY, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, had spoken in "rather complacent terms"...

Haulier 'Complied With the Law'

I – I A HAULIER. who had been allowed to substitute a vehicle on condition that the replacement was of not more than 1.100 Cu....

'Traffic Courts a Sort of Lawyer's Paradise' T HE present licensin g

situation in this country is farcical, said Mr. M. H. Jackson-Lipkin, the well-known transport lawyer, when he spoke as g uest...

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Ludicrous' Wisbech Application Refused

A A W1SBECH haulier who had applied to the Eastern Licensing Authority for a new five-vehicle A licence to replace three...

• Yorkshire Pool B attle Concluded

B ITTER exchanges on the ethics of travel brochure publicity matter marked the closing stages of the hearing of the Yorkshire...

Devon Fares Decision Rescinded

IN a written decision, the Minister of Transport has rescinded the decision of the Western Traffic Commissioners in granting...

Ferry Vehicles Dispute

THE North Western deputy Licensing Authority, MT. A. H. Jolliffe, reserved his decision on an application by Leinster Ferry...

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'Keeping up With the Joneses'

T " T is in the public interest that there should be an efficient, reliable and adequate transport system offering its...

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A 20-vehicle C-to-B Bid in South Eastern Area

L ARGEST numerically of the applications notified this week is a bid by M.E.M.A. (Distribution) Ltd., of Wokingham in. the...

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New town Population Densities Make Frequent Bus Services Uneconomic

A CRITICAL look at the development of London's new towns from a busman's point of view was taken by Mr. George Dickins, traffic...

Cousins to Lead Busmen's Claim Team

FROM OUR INDUSTRIAL CORRESPONDENT THE T.G.W.U. general secretary, Mr. Frank Cousins, is leading a new attempt to reach a...

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Liquid Nitrogen for Refrigeration

A REFRIGERATION system suitable for use in frozen-food delivery bodies and which makes use of liquid nitrogen has been...

Two New Delivery Vans on B.M.C. Chassis

TW 0 new vans based on Austin and Morris FG K30 (1.5-ton) and FG IC40 (2-ton) chassis, and having easyaccess features have been...

Output, Exports Down in January

DRMSH commercial vehicle produc tion and exports in January this year were considerably lower than in January, 1962, a month...

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Improved Oil Sealing

rt A NEW type of oil seal, called the Unitized seal, is now being manufactured and marketed by U.S. Industries Inc. Engineering...

Steering Lock Offered

T HE Wasp steering-column lock is now offered as an optional extra on E.R.F. vehicles. If demand is sufficiently great it is...

On Tyres

rt A BOOKLET now available from The Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain) Ltd., Wolverhampton deals with commercial...

Handy Inflation Chart

A POCKET - SIZE load and inflation I -1 chart covering the full range of India Giant Tyres has been issued by India Tyres...

Plastics Polishing Head

A SPECIAL plastics foam head for use with all polishing and vitrifying machines is available from Marron Machines Ltd., 2...

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Workshop 'Grinding Machines

MOW available in the United Kingdom I 11 is a new range of Cordia bench and pedestal mounted workshop grinding machines. These...

Torsion Bar for Taildoors

A TORSION bar to aid the closin g of PA heavy taildoors by one man is now offered as an optional extra on Edbro hydraulic...

Rolls-Royce Suspension System

S ELF LEVELLING suspensions 1--) employing hydraulic pumps are liable to sink when the engine is not running and to limit this...

Hydrostatic Drive with Transverse Engine

DATENT No. 909,622 discloses details of an all-hydraulic transmission sysem. (The Austin Motor Co. Ltd., 1.ongbridge,...

• Flexible Shuttering for Vans

O NE of the uses for flexible shutterin g described in patent No. 905,937 is for closing the rear of a van. It consists of...

Ferguson Combustion Head

P ATENT No. 908,258 discloses details of a combustion head intended particularly for petrol en g ines havin g large dia meter...

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AERG-ENGIN :CHNIQUES FOR LORRIES

W HEN working on aircraft jet engines some eight years ago, Mr. K. W. Eaton, now fleet engineer of Guymers (Transport) Ltd.,...

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Common Market Transport Experts Meet in London

T HE Common Market came to London on Monday and Tuesday when experts gathered at the Law Society to give papers at a conference...

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Bird's Eye View

IN last week's report on the growth of the U.K. economy I to 1966, the National Economic Development Council quoted as one of...

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Road Transpou pets Record Demands

I N September the share values of Dimplex Ltd., heating and appliance manufacturers of Mil!brook, Southampton, hit the...

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New Personnel Vehicle From Manchester

I NTENDED for the carriage of workers and their equipment, or for camping holidays, the new Deansgate personnel vehicle is...

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I REMARKABLE SAFETY RECORD

BY HUGH G. JARMAN 7HEN Norman Transport Ltd., of V Montreal, was awarded an exclusive 1g-term contract to haul rayon for...

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Mobile Bases for Drain Maintenance Crews

'THE first of 24 Austin FGK60 3-ton I. chassis with special bodies has recently been built for the Main Drainage Service of the...

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The Ministry survey should lave sounded the death knell integration . .

b ITTLE that was not already known or guessed has emerged from the first published results of the survey of road goods...

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IN YOUR OPINION

Twin-steer P.S.V.s WAS very interested in John Moon's article on road testing the Bedford VAL coach, and 1 remember. somebody...

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An Eye to the Future

3 ECAUSE both private cars and commercial vehicles come within the common description of motor vehicles, misconceptions can...