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8th May 1953
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...A Single Thought

T HE paper presented last week-end by Mr. T. J. D. Morris to the annual conference of the Institute of Traffic Administration...

Passing Comments Avoiding Spilt Milk

CONGRATULATIONS to Mr. W. A. Nell, chair‘-'man of the Express Dairy Co., Ltd., and any others responsible, on the production of...

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One Hears

That apparently there are no ifs about the pet lot mance of the bus with i.f.s. From local authorities that higher fuel costs...

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All Amendments to Bill Passed : Royal Assent This Week ,

By Our Parliamentary Correspondent WHILE the House of Commons debated a motion of censure on the " Government, arising out of...

The whole of the proceedings on the Bill were completed

in six months. It was introduced to the House of Commons on November 5, and the Second Reading on November 17-18 was carried by...

Lords Amendments

During the committee stage in the House of Lords, 133 amendments were put down and 48 accepted. On the report stage. 71...

U.D.T.-R.H.A. FINANCE HOUSE REGISTERED T HE company set up by the

United Dominions Trust, Ltd., and the Road Haulage Association to finance the purchase of transport units has now been...

A.C.V. PRICES CUT P RICES of A.C.V. goods vehicles have been

substantially reduced. They are now as follows: Mammoth six-wheeler, £3.672; Mammoth Major eight-wheeler, £3,992; Mandator...

PISTON PRICES REDUCED P RICES of Hepolite pistons for light commercial

vehicles are being reduced. Hepworth and Grandage Ltd., St.. John's Works, Bradford, have abolished the 10 per cent, surcharge...

"KEEP 600-GALLON LIMIT" A FIER studying the modified pro posal

of the major oil-distributing companies that the maximum capacity of each compartment of a road tanker should be limited to 800...

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Superannuation : R.H.E. Win Claim IN London, on Monday, the

Transport Arbitration Tribunal ruled that a staff superannuation and assurance scheme set up by T. M. Fairclough and Sons,...

Dennis Compete in 7-8-ton Class

Z .- I A NEW Dennis Centaur for 7-8-ton loads is now being produced with a 51-litre oil engine and five-speed constant-mesh...

GLASGOW TURNS LOSS INTO PROFIT A PROFIT of 180.000 for March

was announced at a meeting of Glasgow Transport Committee on Monday. For the 10-month period to April 4. the surplus was...

TURBINES COMING

" G AS turbines are on their way into road transport. They can and will beat the Diesel engine in many important respects," Mr....

HOME OFFICE SILENT

MO reply has been received from the Home Office in response to the request of the National Association of Furniture...

N■ It IT AGAINST CORPORATION

r - IL A WRIT against Birmingham Cor poration to prevent the city treasurer from transferring 190,000 from the general rate...

LEYLAND EXPAND IN IRAK

T HE agency in Irak for Leyland passenger vehicles has been taken over by the Middle East Development Co., Ltd., 442-A-1 Rashid...

L.T. INQUIRY: NAMES SOON I N the House of Commons,

on Monday, the Minister of Transport said that he hoped shortly to announce the names of the chairman and members of the...

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Men in the 'News

MR, D. P. M. CLARKE, sales superintendent of Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd., has become lubricants manager of the Northern Oil Co.,...

17m. Commercial Vehicles

IN 1938, there were 8m. commercial 1 vehicle's in the world, and in 1952 over 17m. In comparison, the number of private cars...

TRANSPORT OFFICER WANTED

A NEW transport officer, to he responsible for the maintenance and repair of all corporation vehicles except those of the fire...

SWANSEA TO APPEAL

E VEN though similar action is not taken by other local authorities. Swansea Corporation will appeal against the South Wales...

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Mr. Birch Resents One-sided Objections to Higher Fares

S PEAKING at the annual meeting of the Yorkshire Traction Co., Ltd., on Tuesday, Mr. Raymond W. Birch, chairman, strongly...

Southend-London Coach Battle

j_lEARING began at Southend, last 1 week, of an application by Victoria Coaches (Leigh-on-Sea), Ltd., to run a daily express...

F Licences Not for Nursery Produce

" T HE use of farmers' goods vehicles 1 under F licences is restricted to the conveyance of agricultural produce and articles...

AIR-PRESSURE-HYDRAULIC BRAKING

A SYSTEM of air-pressure-hydraulic braking, known as the Airhydro, has been developed by Clayton Dewandre Co., Ltd., Titanic...

FALL IN REGISTRATIONS

RR EGISTRATIONS of new vehicles, other than cars and motorcycles, felt by 3,389 in February, as compared with the previous...

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20,700 Increase in Vehicles

QOME 20,700 more goods vehicles, 'L./ general haulage and showmen's tractors and hackneys were in use last year than in 1951....

ACTION AGAINST DRIVERS QMETHWICK police are to take L./ special

measures against drivers who leave their lorries outside cafés on main roads. The town police superintendent has stated that...

Desirable Features in Mobile Shops

WHEN glass is used in mobile shops. VV it should not be obliterated by an unnecessary amount of colourful advertising matter....

Birmingham Seek to Check £1,000 Weekly Loss

QUFFERING a weekly loss of £1.000, 1.-. ) Birmingham Transport Department have applied to the West Midland Licensing Authority...

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South America Offers New Scope: Prejudice to be Fought

DRITISH small commercial vehicles, such as vans, pick-ups and station wagons, have gained a good reputation in Venezuela,...

Tour Decision "Not a Precedent"

WHEN the Northern Licensing VI' Authority last week sanctioned the operation of threeand four-day tours to London during the...

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Four Gears Instead of Five for Comet

A NEW four-speed gearbox is to replace the five-speed gearbox in the Leyland Comet 90 cruiser-weight range of goods vehicles....

Meals for 500 from Mobile Kitchen

QUBSTANTIAL meals for 500 people can be supplied by a new Leyland Beaver four-wheeled mobile kitchen which has been developed...

MORE TRAFFIC FOR FREE HAULIERS

A BIGGER share of the traffic in 1 - 1 gypsum being freely delivered to farms devastated in the recent floods should be given...

TOURS OF THE TOWN

A N application has been made by Sunderland Corporation to the Northern Licensing Authority to operate tours of the town to...

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Judicious Pruning Saves Fuel

N OW that the Daimler lightweight double-decker has been in service and has proved its ability to maintain a normal schedule,...

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Users and Carriers Must Co-operate

I N discussing modern trends in hand ling freight, Mr. Morris placed on the user a fair share of the responsibility for...

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Seven Ways to Cut Costs: Crush-loader Hopes S EVEN ways of

reducing costs in passenger transport were suggested by Mr. Moore. these were:— (1) to stagger working hours to reduce peaks....

The Next Five Years

A GREAT burden would be thrown on transport administrators within the next five years, said Lord Lucas at the Institute's...

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Carrying Gas Cookers by the Score

A NEW ),ehicle and trailer embody ing novel features to increase capacity and facilitate loading and unloading have been added...

Pressure-load Tyre Recorder

A NEW approach to the gauging of correct tyre inflation is found in the Pneumoskop, an instrument which takes a contour reading...

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SOLIDS IN LK SAVE TIME AN VIONEY

B ULK transport of solids and powdered materials often involves terminal handling problems of a more individual character than...

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Holland Becoming

an Assembler By the Technical Editor A LTHOUGH previously Holland has been considered a market for complete vehicles, the...

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Better Training for Removal Workers

A SUGGESTION that a training 1 — k school for employees of removers should be established was made by Mr. E. B. Haynes at the...

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Mr. Cant Replies to His Critics

NAY reply to C. S. Dunbar's criticism of my article, The Price of 30 m.p.h.," which was published on February 13, seems to...

Danger of Varying the Light Code

A S an ambulance driver whose chief source of 1-- t accidents is the A5 road between St. Albans and Markyate, I have often been...

WITH regard to the references to the light code for

" drivers referred to in recent issues of your journal. I agree with both H. E. Oxnard and D. T. Forrest that when two vehicles...

F OLLOWING my letter on the trunk-drivers' light code published in

your issue dated February 20, and that from Michael Joyce of February 27, there appears to be a certain degree of confusion...

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Mr. Crow Asked to Think Again

IT is distasteful to . debunk anyone's boast of achieve1 ment, but Mr. H. H. Crow, chairman, Road Haulage Association,...

A Fanciful Picture of Hardship

I READ the letter "Freedom of Transport," in your I issue of April 17 with considerable interest, knowing Liverpool and the...

Why Crawling Buses ?

D RIVING buses on busy routes is not an easy job, but the men in charge of them experience much adverse criticism from...

New All-purpose 43-seater

U NDERLINING the current trend in coachwork design towards the truly all-purpose maximum-capacity vehicle, a new coach body...

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The Maiden's Prayer

S ELDOM does one find the recommendations of an official committee accepted so promptly as those of the Runciman Committee...

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Providing for Hire Purchase

/ AM going to describe a method of providing for the payment ofinstalments on hire purchase so that the haulier can pass...

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Looking at Glass

I N the modern commercial vehicle, glass, in addition to its basic function. serves as a decorative and structural material. A...

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A Disc Brake for Road Vehicles

D ISC brakes,once confined to aircraft, are now spreading into the sphere of road vehicles, and patent No. 687,254, shows a...