I T seems likely that as a result of the complaints in the House of Lords last week, the police will pay still greater...

• T HE miserly and grudgingly promised few 1 millions towards the " improvement " of the road system, some of which money is to...

American Tractor-trailers Criticized 1 T has been found in the U.S.A. that a great many I more articles of lighter weight than...

That a double-deck bus recently lost its top at a low bridge; left it lying in the road and puzzled the local police. That...

Reporting to Minister: Members of Board Not Unanimous: Big Offers Refused BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT I T is understood that...

I N addition to the purchases of trans port units reported on page 158, the Northern Licensing Authority has granted special A...

T HE use by London Transport of engine lubricating oils of lower viscosity than hitherto is reducing fuel consumption by about...

MR. THOMAS BROWN, traffic superintendent of the Tynemouth and District Transport Co., Ltd., has retired after 52 years in...

PI A TRAILER with an A licence cannot be used with a B-licensed tractor. This opinion was expressed by the Transport [Appeal]...

D iSCUSSION on certain points contained in the Thesiger Report has already taken place between the Passenger Vehicle Operators'...

A N articulated Tank transporter may not be driven over 5 m.p.h. This was the effect of a decision by South Hunsley Beacon...

A VERDICT of accidental death was returned at an inquest last week into the death of Mr. Frank Godfrey, proprietor of a garage...

supplied free it La would he impossible for bus operators to make a profit from services in the North Tyne and Rede Valleys,...

T HE Postmaster-General, Earl de la Warr, has invited Capt. L. P. S. Orr, M.P., chairman of the Mobile Radio Users'...

T HE demand for lighter vehicles by British operators in the search for fuel economy is unfortunate at a time when the demand...

THE Central Transport Consultative J. Committee's annual report for 1953 deplores the Ministry of Transport's view that general...

T HE establishment of a Glasgow and West of Scotland Transport Board to co-ordinate passenger services provided by Glasgow...

A SAVING of about £1,800 in the t1 purchase of fire appliances during the next two or three years is expected to be gained by...

VV to an application by Mr, J. Bell, Hi g h Wreay, Southwaite, Carlisle, to extend the radius from 60 to 120 miles for his two...

t-T A NUMBER of 'applications for the renewal of licences for services operatin g from Catterick Camp, Yorkshire, which were...

asks Ralph Cropper, M.Sc. (Econ.), B.A., A.M.Inst.T. H OW can I arrive at the value of a transport unit?" asked a prospective...

By Our Legal Adviser I N my article on the replacement of rigid vehicles by articulated vehicles and vice versa (February 19) I...

by Alan Smith Direct Delivery . The customer would welcome direct delivery and disposal of empties. Wooden crates could be...

C ONTRASTING reports of the condition of vehicles bought from British Road Services are being received from successful...

Court of Inquiry Disapproves of Separate Arbitrations by Companies and Suggests Change in Constitution of National Council for...

ITMEN Mr. E. W. Shergold (Shergold VI' and White) applied to the Western Licensing Authority at Salisbury, last week, .f or...

by Laurence J. Cotton, M.I.R.T.E. p ATCHES of ice and thawing snow on the roads were not conducive to economical fuel...

Prosperity of Road Transport Depends on Country's Economic Health, says Government Spokesman in Refusing Loan to Build Roads...

S TAGGERED working hours and the use of crush-load buses would ease urban traffic problems, said Lord Merrivale of Walkhampton,...

T HE total number of new vehicles registered during 1953 was 147,367, more than 14,000 higher than in 1952. For the month of...

Q UCH is the popularity of the Standard 2.1-litre oil engine as modified for use in taxicabsby Birch Bros., Ltd., Cathcart...

T O keep handling costs at the lowest level, Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd., arc streamlining the pattern of their distribution...

buses converted for one-man operation by London Transport have been placed in experimental service on Rout: 419. Traffic is...

W INDSCREEN wipers for individual coachwork designs are being offered by Trico-Folberth, Ltd., Great West Road, Brentford,...

B AD as it is now, the road-accident problem was far more serious 25 years ago. There were 7,305 road deaths, including 1,433...

I WOULD like to put forward some points for the I benefit of British commercial-vehicle manufacturers interested in selling...

Regular Checks on Expenditure and Comparisons with Earnings are.. Vital if a Haulier is to Know Whether or Not He is Making a...

P ATENT No. 703,121 (Continental Motors Corporation, Muskegon 82, Michigan, U.S.A.) describes cooling arrangements for an...