The welcome letter from the Ministry of Transport to the building and civil engineering trade associations, asking them to...

• The need for a "second man" on a drawbar trailer combination is likely to be removed soon when the Minister of Transport gets...

• A widespread return to work at BRS Parcels depots began on Wednesday, following acceptance by shop stewards of a pay offer Lo...

• More recognition and assistance for small hauliers is being sought by the Road Haulage Association from the Board of Trade's...

• Mr. MuIley has decided not to follow the Tyne Joint Tunnel Committee's recommendation to increase tolls for h.g.v. from 4s to...

• The Court of Appeal . on Tuesday dismissed an appeal by Mr. Robert Millar, of Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, against a...

• Raising the power-to-weight ratio of a goods vehicle from 5 bhp/ton to 6 bhp /ton saves an average of 78 min delay per 620...

An initial order for 12 Metro-Scania integral single-deck buses, worth £100.000, has been placed with MetroCammell Weymann by...

• The RTITB and the MAA have issued a joint statement following the report in the Daily Telegraph that: "The transport industry...

• The Minister of Transport has decided on the final form of the driver's record book and the employer's register which come...

• The new LASH (lighter aboard ship) transport system made its debut in this country by the arrival last week of the Central...

• it seems probable, writes John Darker, that the road transport industry has not yet woken up to the consequences of the...

• The Ministry of Transport confirmed at the weekend that it will be considering whether or not to refer to the Prices and...

by John Darker • In a forecast of likely developments in the next decade Mr. Alistair Tucker, BRS marketing executive, recently...

from our Parliamentary correspondent • Mr. Fred Mulley, the Minister of Transport, this week turned down a suggestion that...

• An AEC Mandator 32-ton articulated vehicle and a BLMC Mastiff 16-ton rigid were presented to the Mid-Glamorgan Road Haulage...

• Because of growing concern over the breaches of regulations, the Scottish LA, Mr. A. B. Birnie, took the unique step of...

• The appeal by the Wetherby RDC against the decision of the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners to grant fares increases to the...

• An appeal against the grant of a new B licence for five vehicles to Waste Services (Preston) Ltd. was heard by the Transport...

• . Pritchett Bros. (Northern) Ltd., of Ashton-in-Makerfield, was granted a new A licence for four artics in Manchester, on...

• The chairman of Gravesend magistrates, Mr. Wilfred Hammond, said on Friday that in the absence of specific B licence...

• The original character of the proposed tours, claimed by Golden Miller as one of the reasons why its tours application should...

• Lintzgarth Slag Co. Ltd., of Middlesbrough, had its C-licensed fleet curtailed by the suspension of three vehicles for three...

• Newcastle Cold Stores plans to operate a collection and delivery service for its customers' frozen goods, Mr. John Hanlon,...

• At the continuation of a Section 174 inquiry in Manchester last week, the North Western LA, Mr. C. R. Hodgson. said that the...

• Once Government control of transport charges was introduced that control was almost certain to be continued long after the...

• Mt. Denis Quin, secretary of the Passenger Vehicle Operators Association, said on Monday he would be advising all members...

• Private, non-union bus operators are reaping a harvest from the widespread stoppage of public bus services in Fife, Edinburgh...

• Approval of a proposed takeover of A. and P. McConnachie Ltd. bus operators. by West Coast Motors Ltd. is expected soon from...

last week, has been appointed chairman of London Country Bus Services Ltd., will have the following five board members: J. T....

• Nearly 1,000 Glasgow Corporation bus drivers qualified for safe driving awards, which were presented by Bailie James Anderson...

• Since the arrival of the second stage in the plated vehicle amendments, referring to the gross laden weight increases...

• A semi-trailer landing gear which is claimed to be lighter than traditional equipment but to have much stronger support legs...

• A new version of the Leyland Super Comet tractive unit has been introduced. Designated 16SCT /20A, the machine replaces the...

• A conversion kit for uprating the Albion Chieftain CH 17 TR and ATR models during the interim braking standards period is now...

• The International Mechanical Handling Exhibition, which is held on alternate years, will be even larger in 1970—May 5 to 15,...

ALTHOUGH I have taken the own-account operator's cost analyst almost to the end of the Flow-line System, he can still learn...

by David Lowe, minst TA Manchester THE HISTORY of Manchester as a port is directly related to the history of the Manchester...

personally found last Friday's Passenger Number of Commercial Motor extremely interesting and helpful, and I am sure this view...

I disagree with your editorial published in Commercial Motor dated November 21, 1969, in which it is stated - No sane person...

Strachans 16-seater bus by Ron Cater AMInstBE ALTHOUGH it is recognized that certain lightweight chassis designed primarily...

by the Hawk *Young swop In view of my comments last week about the need to interest youngsters in road transport I was more...

to meet an expanding marke THE German economy is booming, yet the freight transport sector is affected by legislation designed...

Rescue operation IS there art obligation, perhaps, on the Government to make some provision for the increasing number of...

THE Transport Act and the Industrial Training Act have given a huge boost to training at all levels in the industry....

For the next seven days from December 12– December 18 FRIDAY: I RTE (South Wales) open forum. The Institute of Engineers, Park...

to semi-trailers. Could you confirm this and if so give details of the system? A Some seven or eight years ago the ^...

A LONG LETTER a fortnight ago from Mr. Jack Wood, Group Training Officer of the Manchester Transport Training Group, was quite...

IS IT generally realized what a large field the Transport Act covers? I do not think so. Bus and ferry services, railways,...

Enidlinch Lid. Cap.: £100. Objects: To carry on the business of haulage contractors, etc. Subs.: L. H. Lewis, and Francis A....

All components in a portable power washer introduced by W. C. Youngman are enclosed in a steel protective casing above a...

A version of its 10cwt vehicle tail-lift that can be detached from the vehicle has been developed by E. J. Ratcliff (Mechanical...

The Capstan Major tyretread-depth gauge which was designed originally for a Government department is now being marketed...

Heavily stoved layers of acrylic and other tough modern finishes can be stripped by using relatively low concentrations of the...

Two of the most popular publications from Alcan Industries have now been published as metric editions. These are "Properties of...

A snap-on adapter is now available for the Lightning foot-operated valve-spring cdmpressor that allows it to cope with recessed...

A twin-reverse-lamp kit for Land-Rover Series II and IIA models is now available from Rover dealers. The flush-fitting lamps,...

Latest technical pamphlet from Westinghouse CVB is one of the company's differential protection valve. This valve is...

A fine tooth action is a feature of an 0.5in. square-drive ratchet introduced by the Parkhill spanner division of John Bedford...

There is no need to agitate a soiled surface by brushing when cleaning a. vehicle with a new detergent from Sunray (Birming...

Five-brush Panda commercialvehicle washers from J. S. and L. Birch (Engineering) are said to require 20 per cent less space and...

Companies involved with largescale reconditioning of dieselengine injectors will find benefits in the new six-spindle machine...

A PVC-based anti-corrosive coating known as Plastisol Grade 16.200 introduced by Kelseal has a number of applications in...

An hydraulic lifting table for handling heavy transmission units beneath a vehicle, the Hydra-Trolley from Power Lifts is...

Truck Drivers, published by the British Industrial Truck Association is the first industrial training manual which provides...

The STP Hitch fifth-wheel coupling for tractive units made by Slaven Transport Products can now be offered with various types...

A 24-page Wire Marker Catalogue featuring an expanded stock of wire markers and a convertible wire marker dispenser card is...

The Concorde high-pressure hotor cold-water cleaner introduced by Applied Chemicals operates at five times the pressure of a...

The latest floor crane from B. Dixon-Bate has a capacity of 10cwt and can be folded away when not in use so that it takes up no...

Hubert H. P. Trist is introducing a new service—a complete range of Top-Dog Lockheed and Girling brake shoes. Under this...

Hanging type marker lights of Swedish origin for goods vehicles are now being marketed in the UK by S. Norrish. Made by Sunne...

Two heavy-duty dispensers for industrial use have been introduced by Kimberly-Clark for its 10in. and 20in. Kimwipe rolls....