T H E decision of the Transport Tribunal in the Bristow appeal, reported in The Commercial Motor last week, is, for several...

A MONG 14 Bills to be sponsored by the Government in the present session of Parliament, the most important for...

Honours to Come? IIPIEPRESENTATIVES of road transport do not " figure prominently in the Birthday Honours List published last...

That there are few unemployed now—except ferrets and rabbit poachers. That small industrial diamonds can now be made...

THE Minister of Transport has called for a departmental report on the progress and policy of disposals. It is expected [writes...

Temporary Congestion in Parcels Traffic : No Relaxation of Drivers' Hours ITTLE advantage appears to have been taken of the...

BY OUR PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPONDENT THE hours worked by drivers to move I the goods in the railway strike were a feature of the...

A N unfounded rumour that Leyland Motors, Ltd., were negotiating for the purchase of Atkinson Lorries (1933), Ltd., was...

BY OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT A N amended version of the Road Traffic Bill is to be introduced again in this session of...

C ONCERN over the delay in obtaining delivery of new vehicles was expressed by Mr. J. W. Womar, chairman of the North Western...

MR. T. HARTLEY, MR. S. G. DEAVES and DR. W. D. Scion have joined the board of the British Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd. MR. FRANK...

CAUSTIC comments about letters produced by applicants from their customers were made by Mr. Hubert Hull, president of the ....

Commission's passenger charges scheme came into force last year the London Transport Executive would have to bear in a full...

T HE policy of collecting milk in bulk from farms by the Scottish Milk Marketing Board would be expanded gradually, stated Mr....

Vehicle licences which expire on June 30 may now be renewed. The Beier Infinitely Variable Gear Co., Ltd., are now at 1...

I N the first four months of this year. 58,302 commercial vehicles were made in France, compared with 55,068 a year ago....

INCREASED use of turbo-blowers by 11 Swedish vehicle manufacturers is becoming apparent. Details of the Volvo 185 b.h.p....

nRDERS taken by Leyland-Albion k-./ (Africa), Ltd., in May exceeded by 90 per cent. those received in February. the previous...

WHEN E. J. Spratley, Ltd., Mortimer, VI' appealed in London, last week, age.inst the South Eastern Licensing Authority's...

A N application by Halifax Transport Department designed to raise revenue by £27,444 a year has been granted by the Yorkshire...

Spent E NTRIES for the 1955 " Lorry Driver of the Year competition are invited from owners of vehicles in the following...

spent upon improvements during the ensuing three years. Actually less than £750,000 was spent in the first year and now the...

East Midland Hauliers and C-licensees Come to the Rescue of Consumers Affected by the Rail Strike H AULIERS and C-licensees...

C-Hiring Users May Join T.R.T.A. IN your issue of May 27, Janus once again displays an A unfortunate lack of knowledge of...

By Andrew Seacombe D URING the past seven years the coach has wrought a . revolution in the holiday habits of many thousands...

Invidious Distinction I N feudal times the serf, obliged to wear a special collar or some other distinguishing sign of his...

A Chassis Developed in Great Britain 'Specifically for _Operationon Unsealed Roads Overseas Shows its Paces on Bagshot Heath ;...

Ackworth Depot Returns to Ackworth Transport Co., Ltd.: Onward Road Transport Resume Operations from Selby T HE depot of...

D ESPITE the counter-attraction of the Le Mans 24-hour race, the traction--engine rally at Appleford, near Abingdon, last...

Oilers Cut Municipal Costs Cleansing Officers Discuss Rural Difficulties, Refuse Collection and Costing T HE operating...

Sutcliffe Group Running 38 Vehicles: Daily Trunk Services to Main Centres O F all the remarkable stories associated with the...

How a Haulier Ran into Difficulty When• Required by his Customers to Modify His Charges and Accept Lower Payments During a...

p ATENT No. 728,397 (Daimler-Benz A.G., Stuttgart Unterturkheim, Germany) discloses a means for interconnecting the springs ....