W E must confess to have been slightly dubious at the idea of a military man as chairman of the Road Transport Executive,...

I AST week we were able to refer briefly to an A extraordinary circular emanating from the Director of Vehicle Production,...

How a Piston of Air IT is, curious to note what a Precedes a Moving I large volume of air is Vehicle pushed well ahead of a...

Hears- That the Exide-Ironclad battery seems to be well " trained." That the squander-bug has left foster-land to settle in...

Coach Fuel Chaos': M.O.T. Action T HE chaotic position which had arisen as the result of an undefined Ministry of Transport...

f 1NLESS, at the last moment, over%) powering opposition is brought forward, the Minister of Transport is likely to promote a...

A LTHOUGH he said that he did not take "an unduly serious" view of last year's increase of more than 100,000 in the number of...

MR. J. A. STILL has been appointed area manager for Northern Essex by Eastern Tractors, Ltd., Chelmsford. MR. C. ASHLEY...

permits have been granted by the Yorkshire Licensing Authority to Arthur Batty, Ltd., for 24 vehicles based on Bradford. An...

A PRACTICAL, straightforward rates schedule which, operated in conjunction with a correspondingly simple goods classification...

Unlikely This Year . T H'. appointed day" for effective State control of road haulage is likely to be many months ahead, and...

B 1TAC, an organintion originally formed for the assistance of international road transport operators who were experiencing...

out(1 standing achievement of "The Commercial Motor" was made by Mr. Roland . E. Dangerfield, managing director of Temple Press...

A S reported in last week's .issue of "The Commercial Motor," the new Laycock-Neale bus brake is notable in its use of a...

S TANDING as a personally authenticated record of the 40 years' progress of Crosville Motor Services, Ltd., Chester, the...

Chassis Sets a High Standard of Efficiency for the Medium Range of Vehicles By L J. COTTON I N naming its new range of chassis...

A DIFFICULTY frequently encountered in engineering is the prevention of fluid leakage between rotating shafts and their...

Tiered Seating in Chassisless Bus Increases Accommodation and Reduces Overall Height. Big Savings in Manufacturing and...

A NEW type of vehicle wheel, which has for its main object the promotion of increased traction and flotation under adverse...

Sunday evening, March 21, follows rather too soon after the important motor shows in Paris and Brussels for much novelty to be...

Investigation Shows How Some Items have Diminished Whilst Others have Risen and Made a Marked Overall Increase F OR some...

Supplied by Cartridge I.C.I. Method Has Wide Applications D EMONSTRATED last week at the explosives division, Ardeer, of...

Working Party Suggests Remedies in Interim Report D LLAYS-at Liverpool and Birkenhead docks are dealt with in the interim...