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14th February 1958
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Fair Dealing Between Hauliers

I N considering the merits of the new code of conduct for long-distance hauliers approved by the national council of the Road...

Passing Comments

Goodyear Tyres Which Talk 0 VER the past few weeks, at peak television viewing times on Sunday evenings, a new style of...

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One Hears

That a new device for "quick-action lashing" has been developed. That something similar is required for those who beat up and...

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Seddon With Horizontal Underfloor Engine

T HE first Seddon passenger chassis with a horizontal underfloor engine has been completed. Known as the Mark 20, the chassis...

Vehicles Not Identified by

Log Sheets court Decision D RIVERS' records are not legally documents identifying their vehicles, Dundee Sheriff Court has...

New Insurance Rise Unconfirmed

I -1 A REPORT that vehicle insurance premiums were to rise on and after July I, and that C-licensees in particular were likely...

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Decision on B.R.S. Tankers Reserved

D ECIS1ON was reserved on Tuesday by Mr. J. R. Lindsay, North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, when B.R.S. (Pickfords),...

Lorries Cannot be Certified

A SEVENFOLD increase in the number of examiners would be necessary if the issue of certificates of fitness for goods vehicles...

PARIS SYSTEM REJECTED

H AVING received the report of experts 1 I who studied the Parisian disc system for parking control, the Minister of Transport...

Bid to Double Coach Allowance

B ECAUSE of inadequate road facilities -UP between Wigan and North Wales, some Wigan residents had foregone Welsh holidays...

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Men in the News

MR. M. C. CULLIMORE has been elected chairman of Stroud Sub-area of the Road Haulage Association. MR. J. R. GODDARD is...

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English Contest Rules Settled: . Compet i t ion ompetition Inquiries C HANGES in

the rules for the All-England Lorry Driver of the Year Competition were approved on Monday by the national organizing...

Demand for Rubbish Disposal Increasing

A N additional A-licence tipper was granted on Monday to A. Tenth and Co., Blaydon, after the Northern Licensing Authority, Mr....

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Haulage Business Disrupted by Family Quarrels

cAMILY squabbles had caused serious troubles in an old-established County Durham haulage business, the Northern Licensing...

Haulters Being Ousted by Glicensees

TUT-PRICE snoW-clearing operations Is- , by C-licence vehicles in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area have brought protests from from...

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R.H.A. and Socialists Both Make Pledges

LTHOUGH the Socialist threat of renationalization seemed to be limited to long-distance road haulage, traders would also be...

TV Still Hitting Bus Loadings

R EDUCTIONS in services over 41 't routes, together with adjustments to timetables, were granted on Monday to the West Riding...

Hauliers Protest Over Council's Decision

A FTER they had demolished their old PI depot at John Street, Brierley Hill, Birmingham, Round Oak Motor Services, Ltd., were...

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Operators Must Listen to the Public

IF the public relations organization of I an undertaking were to be fully effective, it must operate two ways. The operator...

Crosville Accused of Attempt to Undercut Express Fares

PPLYING to extend their Warrington-Rhyl expr,ess service to Llandudno, Crosville Motor Services. Ltd., were last week accused...

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One of a number of Albion Royal Scot bus chassis

about to be loaded on the s.s. Tregenna for shipment to Cape Town. it is the most powerful vehicle of its kind to be made in...

London Bus Claim to be Heard Soon

T HE London busmen's claim for a 25s, a week pay increase will g o before the Industrial Court within the next two weeks. This...

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Tractor Owners Liable for Accident

D AMAGES of £1,250, with special damages of £352 35. 4d., were awarded at Worcester Assizes, last week, to a man whose right...

Micrograms • • •

New 'York Trailers: A new range of lowloading trailers is to be introduced next month by York Trailer Co,, Ltd., Burnley....

Law About Employers "Utterly Wrong"

IT is utterly. wrong that an employer, who takes proper steps to comply with the law, should be prosecuted and automatically...

COMETS IN DEMAND 'TO bring their fleet of Leyland Comets

1 up to 253, Uttar Pradesh Roadways, India, have ordered a further 65 of these models from Ashok-Leyland, Ltd., Madras. Bombay...

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Smalls in Pallets: New B.R.S. Scheme

DARCELS traffic is now bein g carried in collapsible ca g e pallets from the Southern Area of B.R.S. (Parcels), Ltd., based at...

Another Lambretta Van: Provisional Prices

T O be sold at about £330, a steel-bodied van version of the Lambretta threewheeled scooter has been introduced into this...

A GOOD START

IN his annual statement, Mr. W. A. I Paton, chairman of Mann E g erton and Co., Ltd., says that the motor departments have made...

"E11m. By-pass Will Not Solve Problem !! D ONCASTER'S new £1,200,000 by-pass

will not solve the town's traffic problem, the watch committee were told last week. Mr. W. T. Davies, chief constable. said the...

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FREE TRADE Fresh Fields for Hauliers?

W ITH the prospect of a European free-trade area, numbers of British hauliers are wondering whether there will be any fresh...

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British Engine for Polish Bus?

A PROTOTYPE Polish bus, named the ri San (a river in Poland), has been produced with a 98 b.h.p. six-cylindered petrol engine....

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Forward Step in Tank Construction

A NOV-EL method of mounting tanks on vehicle chassis has been evolved by Thompson Bros. (Bilston), Ltd., Bilston, Staffs. It...

New Features in Scammell Range

I MPROVEMENTS are being made to the range of articulated eight-wheeled vehicles, machinery transporters and tractors produced...

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Trailers to Meet Emergencies

T • WO unusual types of trailer have been constructed recently by Cranes (Dereham), Ltd., Dereham, Norfolk, for use in...

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4-litre Engine Hauls 24 Ton ip 1-in-3 Hill

By John F. Moon, A.M.I.R.T.L. A LTHOUGH heavy vehicles on test frequently attempt the ascent of Mow Cop, a fearsome climb...

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Mutual Protection

IT/HEN hauliers forgather, the conversation usually turns to W clearing houses and, as often as not, one in particular is the...

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Too Much Freedom for Farmers?

I WAS interested to read the article "F Licences Are a Threat to North Wales Hauliers," by G. Duncan Jewell, in The Commercial...

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Compulsory Education

E DUCATION and training for work in road transport have been offered from several quarters for, a number of years, but the...

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Safer Overtaking

T O make overtaking safer in British vehicles on Continental roads, Joseph Lucas, Ltd., Great King St., Birmingham. 19, are now...

• Seen with the roof raised and the side curtains drawn back—a Seddon-Carrimore articulated outfit.

A NEW semi-trailer built by Carrirnore Six-Wheelers, Ltd., for the Metal Box Co., Ltd., has a roof which may be raised to...

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AIR SUSPENSION WILL AFFECT TYRE DESIGN

T HE part that pneumatic tyres play in the suspension of a road .vehicle is likely to decrease with the advent of...

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New Riden Overdrive Gear

A TWO-SPEED electrically operated overdrive gear is now available on Eoden goods chassis. In the case of four-wheeled chassis...

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When One-Way Loads Pay

When Traffic is Scarce a Haulier's Knowledge of Relative Costs Can Indicate the Best Compromise that Can be Made in Difficult...

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Steering by Clutches

P ATE N T No. 788,800 refers to large machines such as bulldozers, tractors and others which must exert great power and are...