W HAT was once said of the poor—" They are always with us "—is today much more true of the problems of urban congestion. Not...

Men Who Make Transport R ESEARCH in the field of economics has, perhaps, a somewhat forbidding implication for down-to-earth...

T THOUGHT the ultimate in sales-promotion gimmicks had I been achieved by the breakfast-cereal firms. But I was wrong. A...

S TRONG action by Northern solicitor, Mr. T. H. Campbell Wardlaw, last week, prevented the complete collapse of a haulage •...

A T the . conclusion of a hearing which had lasted three days, the Northern Licensing Authority, Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, last week...

INDEPENDENT hauliers in many parts of the country are massing to the attack against the application by Two Counties Transport,...

From our Industrial Correspondent LONDOL ONDON TRANSPORT'S proposal to N one-man buses on outer suburban routes ran into...

FROM OUR INDUSTRIAL CORRESPONDENT THE threat of an official strike of provincial busmen over their claim for higher pay and...

COMMANDER WILLIAM Dowmn, R.I.N. (Retd.), has been appointed representative of Tunny Cranes, Ltd., for South Africa and the...

LIAULIERS do not oppose loading bans and the introduction of urban clearways purely because they are being singled out for...

Financial Aid for Rural Buses Recommended n IRECT financial aid to rural bus services which might amount to Lim. a year, and...

From John F. Moon, Geneva, Tuesday TW 0 days before the official opening of the 31st Geneva Motor Show (March 16 to 26) it...

A FTER failing to take up the grant of I – % a four-vehicle A licence in November, 1959, to take over part of a business...

A TOTAL of 200 A.E.C. chassis have been ordered by A.E.C: Vehicles (S.A.), Ltd, The order is worth more than £600,000. Goods...

From our Parliamentary Correspondent A SKING that the British Transport Commission should provide shelters for bus passengers...

T HE dismissal of 19 drivers and the hiring of former Scotland Yard officers to check fuel records were among steps taken by...

ordered a further three Albion Reiver chassis from Leyland Albion (East Africa), Ltd. They will be used for bulk distribution...

for Inquiry FROM OUR INDUSTRIAL CORRESPONDENT ONDON busmen have replied to the Minister of Transport's refusal to set up an "...

T OSSES of about £40,000 a year on trams may expedite Blackpool Corporation's plans to replace - the Marton route with buses....

M ANCHESTER Corporation have been told that their £200,000 bonus scheme, designed to solve the city's shortage of busmen, is...

THERE was no evidence to support an application by Leon Motor Services, Ltd., Doncaster, to run direct excursion trips from...

WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS thousands of people will have been inside this Austin 7 tormer. For the dark blue giant has dates to...

T HE strongly opposed application by Bishops Wharf Carrying Co., Ltd., was again adjourned at Liverpool last week. The company...

. 1-1 A NEW idea for safeguarding a . 1-1 vehicle and its load . against theft has been devised by Mr. A. T. V. Johnson, a...

Darlington Corporation are to invite tenders for the supply of a mobile Bbrary, Durham County Council ask for tenders for the...

A CONFERENCE organized by the Du 1-1 Pont Co. (United Kingdom), Ltd., last week and attended by members of the automobile...

A N application at Bristol by Mr. T. J. Bryant, of Bath, for a new B licence for a 5-ton tipper within a radius of 15 miles,...

by John Wicks A GOOD reception awaited British exhibitors of commercial vehicles at the international Leipzig . Spring Fair...

THE following officers were elected at sub-area meetings of the R.H.A.:-•Oxford: Chairman, Mr. G. J. Wilsdon (J. Curtis and...

Stricter Control on Short-term Licences ? O N many questions concerning the interpretation of licensing Iwo confusion reigns...

No Cause For Pessimism,, Says London Transport Man T HE necessity for local travel by public transport in a car-owning age...

Quick Insulation T HE application of foam. plastics insulation is greatly simplified with a spraying technique and equipment...

A N item of news recently was to the effect that members of Women's Institutes in Derbyshire had started a campaign against the...

ftis an Answer? Achieving a Schemes ft - urnround is the Object of Two Reception rt Now Being Operated at Manchester . H . OW...

New Semi-trailer from Carrimore A NEW and inexpensive type of loadclamping mechanism has been fitted to the latest...

Experimental Application of Serck/Behr Hydrostatic Fan Drive Holds Promise of Increased Engine Life Because of Higher Operating...

A Modern Creative Approach, plus Appreciation that the Service Stands or Falls by its Effect on Income, are Behind the Tilling...

A MONG the applications for A and B licences to replace contract A this week is one by B.R.S. (Contracts), Ltd., for B...

Though Accurate Costing Should Ensure that Adequate Funds are Available to Purchase New Vehicles', the Decision as to When to...

A GOODS vehicle having a body which can be raised or lowered for convenience in loading is shown in patent No. 860338. The...

A GLOW plug for starting diesel engines forms the subject of patent No. 859,659. Simplicity of manufacture coupled with...