T HE search for economy in bus operation to offset continually rising costs has been diligent, but by being too Close to the...

A CURIOUS lack of uniformity in dealing with the renewal of free A and open A licences for the cartage fleets of British...

Time for Bed MOT many years have passed since practically all internal" combustion engines had their cylinders, pistons and...

That traffic should be attracted by efficiency and reliability to the type of transport most suited to its needs. That to...

EVENUE from higher fares introduced last year by the Bristol Omnibus Co., Ltd., was £36,000 below the company's estimate,...

nVER 2m. vehicles that are more than 10 years old will be affected at NJ . first by the Government's inspection scheme, but it...

Coach Operators Accuse Each Other Over Army Camp Services : Irregular Activities Alleged A FEUD which has developed between...

O BJECTORS should make the m selves familiar with the penalties for Making false tatements in the traffic eating, Mr. J. A. T....

F OR 10 years a coach tour from Newcastle upon Tyne to Keswick had been operated below the proper fare by Galleys Motors, Ltd.,...

A S forecast exclusively in The Commercial Motor last week, Mr. R. N. Ingram (W. R. Ingram, Ltd., Yardley, Birmingham) was on...

S HARP criticism of the fuel companies whose drivers are holding up deliveries to London coach concerns, was made this week by...

TURNOVER and profit of Associated I Commercial Vehicles, Ltd., for the 'six months ended last March had fallen as compared with...

should be allowed to serve Cantley housing estate, Doncaster, the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners were told on Monday.. Mr. T....

I F this application is granted, there will be more traffic for British - Railways," observed Mr. J. A. Dunkerley at a hearing...

NV ARNING a newcomer to keep strictly within the terms of his B licence, Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, Northern Licensing Authority,...

A TRANSPORT clerk who entered .1 - 1 into a laundry agreement on his employers' behalf had the necessary authority to put their...

J OAD-RAIL negotiating committees must stop acting as judges in thcir 11 . own courts, Mr. J. H. A. Randolph, Yorkshire Deputy...

T HE owner of two coach companies was warned at Blackpool, last Friday. against making " wild allegations" about one of his...

TWELVE companies in the•Morecambe 1 Coach Association objected at Blackpool, last week, when Ribble Motor Services, Ltd.,...

TO ensure speedy delivery of Morris1 Commercial spares in Gloucester, the new premises of the Wicliffe Motor Co., Ltd., arc...

H IRE-PURCHASE commitments amounting to £200 a month were blamed for a haulage company's failure to pay their employees'...

A MAN who paid £50 for the goodwill of a business which turned over £10,000 a year did nothing underhand, Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon,...

TwELVE Tiger Cub buses with two' pedal control and M.C.W. 44-seat bodywork are to be delivered to Trinidad by Leyland Motors,...

series of criminal offences over a long period, Allison's Transport (Contracts), Ltd., Dundee, built up a large haulage...

TE the East Midland Traffic Corn.L missioners went ahead with their proposal to increase some fares charged by Hudson's Bus...

IDHOTOGRAPHS of congested roads I during the summer months were shown to the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners, last week, to...

New Taskers Gear for Articulated Outfits of capacities Up to 12 Tons is Interchangeable with Other Gears A U TOMATIC coupling...

R APIDLY growing freight carried between this country and the Continent by Continental Ferry Trailers, Ltd,, and experience...

Oilers Economic for Removals Problems of Removals to Scottish Islands: Specialized. Training for Supervisors T HE economics...

T " many advantages offered by battery-electric vehicles for local delivery work should soon be recognized by the nationalized...

A NUMBER of appliances made surprise appearances at Earls Court when the Mechanical Handling Exhibition opened there last week....

Maintenance Too Costly M AINTENANCE was the chief topic of discussion at the Public Transport Association's annual conference...

S EVERAL ways of reducing the cost of routine servicing and maintenance of vehicles and of garaging were suggested by Mr....

L OSS of traffic, increased operating costs, labour recruitment and staff discipline, and the changing relationship between...

QPECIALLY adapted Bedford 4 x 4 I-) tankers will be used.by Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd., to supply all the fuel and lubricants...

THREE materials suitable for the 1 manufacture of plain bearings which will run without oil lubrication are introduced by the...

A Variety of Vehicles and Appliances Is in Use at the -Witmington Plant of I.C.I., and Servicing and Repair Work is Planned on...

T HERE seems to be a general opinion among those L responsible for the maintenance of commercial vehicles that when wheel studs...

Political Commentary By 'JANUS R EACTION tests favoured by psychologists include the presentation to the subject of a list of...

C ' OMPARISON of losses might well seem the only purpose of costing road passenger operation if the many recent reports on the...

Bird's Eye View By The Hawk H 0W does a strike remain unofficial for more than three weeks without any apparent attempt by...

A SCHEME shown in patent No. L — k 792,098 is directed towards reducing idle vehicle time while freight is being loaded or...