urgency of the need 'Views on a Subject of Vital for itducing the dangers of the road is recognized by all, but the chief...

T is often said that the only person who makes I nothing out of an invention is the inventor. He is, however, not alone in...

Tyres Which Resist Weathering THE stability, toughness and weather resistance of I modern tyres can be gauged from the fact...

. `That 1952 Must be a mighty thrifty do. That cab comfort means a contented driver and thus adds to safety. on the road....

A FTER having already been heard at sittings occupying six days in November and December, the applications of a number of South...

IT is understood that the Army has 1 taken delivery of 50 commercialehicie chassis, modified to incorporate four-wheel drive,...

T HE Road Haulage Association has asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to revise the method of calculating wear and tear on...

an increase of 6d. an hour in the wages of workers in the , vehiclebuilding industry was argued before the Industrial Disputes...

IT is understood that talks have been I proceeding beween the Road Haulage Association and the Ministry of Transport on a...

1 , --0 the appeal of Mr. R. E. Wake, Sparkford, Yeovil, the Minister of Transport decided that, although Mr. Wake was the...

MR. P. R. Scurr, formerly director of production of Tecalemit. Ltd., has become director and general manager of theon1pany....

D p.TAILS of the braking system developed by the Clayton Dewandre Co., Ltd., and London Transport, which deters drivers from...

WHEN the application by the W Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co., Ltd., to increase fares comes before the Western Licensing...

T HE. Northern Licensing Authority recently granted United Automobile Services, Ltd.'. permission to run weekend leave services...

IT H effect from January 1, IT increases have been made in the prices of Aus:in vehicles. The following prices, which include...

WITHOUT modification, the YorkVV shire Licensing Authority has granted the application of the Yorkshire Traction Co., Ltd., for...

(AN the recommendation of his V inspector, Mr. E. C. P. Lascelles, the Minister of Transport dismissed the appeal of W....

T HE Cuban Government has not yet imposed the fares increases which are needed e to make the two Havana bus companies solvent....

A LTHOUGH increased fares came tIL into effect during July, a second application to raise charges has had to be made by the...

A FODEN eight-heeler to be rls supplied to Eastwoods, Ltd., London, E.C.1, for the transport of building materials has been...

THE second annual bulletin of trans' port statistics published on Wednesday by the United Nations Economic Commission for...

Motor" understands, has taken the place of nickel plating in certain applications. has been developed by Metal Processes, Ltd.,...

ri A NEW plant to be devoted to the assembly of Seddon chassis and of trailers produced by the British Trailer Co., Ltd., has...

Comprehensive Public Transport Services in Addition to Numerous Private Bus Services Provide Facilities in Many Ways Superior...

appliance recently delivered to the Near East by Merryweather and Sons, Ltd.. has a five-section turntable ladder which can be...

By P. A. C. Brockington, T HE uncertainties of steel supply and the dependence of vehicle manufacturers upon hour-by-hour...

A NEW type of fire appliance based on the Thames 5-ton long-wheelbase chassis and intended for overseas use, has hien put into...

Security A N insecure load . is a source of danger to the driver of the vehicle, as well as to other road users... ' A sudden...

simple and Practical method of providing auto matic control of the - supply of excess fuel to an oil engine has recently been...

:al Box Co., Ltd., rig Long-wheelbase ..apacity Oilers to Highly Complex t Needs with Maxierational Economy By Alan Smith D...

Digging Up the Past By JANUS N ATURALLY, • at a time when the future is uncertain, the commentators turn to. history for...

" How Channels Between Management and Men Were Retained in a State Undertaking F ROM the point of view of the individual road...

to have been made this week when the Austin Motor Co., Ltd., chartered a train, made up of 13 International Ferry Service vans,...

"One of the Reasons for Reluctance to Keep Accurate Cost Recordings is the Seeming Complication," says "The Commercial Motor"...

C'OR use on small farms, Harry I Ferguson, Ltd., Coventry, has introduced a 30-visit. semi-trailer equipped with tipping gear...

CASE FOR FREE ENTERPRISE By Ralph Cropper, M.Sc. (Econ.), B.A., M.Inst.T. Mr. A. B. B. Valentine Admits that B.T.C. Provides...

A PROTOTYPE light electric chassis with normal control and the batteries arranged in two banks, one under the bonnet and the...

A N improved type of ball-joint is shown in patent No. 661,686 (Thompson Products Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, USA.). The chief...