Suspended In Snow New Grant Delayed

• The use of a vehicle while it was under suspension following a public inquiry resulted in the operator appearing before another public inquiry at Bristol on Tuesday. Mr. Brian......

Short-term For Another Six Months

• Granting a short-term licence for another six months, the North-Western deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. A. H. Jolliffe, warned an applicant in Manchester on Tuesday: "At the......

Plan To Meet Crossing Dangers

• That vehicles over 90ft long, 20ft wide or 150 tons including load should cross half-barrier crossings only under the supervision of a railwayman was one of the proposals made......

Two Ldoy Contests This Weekend

The Liverpool and Dunfermline rounds of the Lorry Driver of the Year competition take place this Sunday, May 5 lsee page 166 for details). Full reports of both these......

Bill 'a Nasty Weapon

• The commercial vehicle industry has the sword of Damocles hanging over it on the home market in the shape of the Transport Bill—admittedly the sword has been "Budget blunted"......

• • • • • • • • • • • Overloading Charges

• Nine Merseyside operators, including the William Rainford Group and 33 of theirdrivers appeared before the Liverpool Stipendary Magistrate on Wednesday charged with......

United Buys Smith Of Maddiston

AM EY BID FOR VICTORY • United Freight Holdings Ltd.. a subsidiary of United Transport Ltd.. has bought J. and A. Smith of Maddiston Ltd., it was announced on Wednesday. The......