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19th May 1967
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Opportunity knocks

C OMPLEX and important problems face road haulage in the next two years. They will provide a searching test of the reorganized...

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Longer artics on the way but new restrictions, too

By H. BRIAN COTTEE A RTICULATED vehicles up to 49 ft. 2 in. (15 metres) long, drawbar trailers up to 39 ft. 3f in. (12m.) long,...

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EUROPEAN CONTROL ON DANGER GOODS THIS YEAR

Dangerous goods, in the sense in which the term is used in this Agreement, constitute a large and increasing proportion of...

TO FOIL THIEVES DIAL XXX

A NEW computerized anti-theft device designed by Ingersoll Locks enables commercial vehicle drivers to set up a "security...

BIM FORUM ON DISTRIBUTION

A FORUM on "Improving Efficiency in Physical Distribution", the first of four on distribution management—is being organized by...

Mr. Butt looks at future of road haulage

"S O far as the future of hauliers is concerned 1 am not pessimistic. There may be temporary setbacks: we have weathered these...

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Clash over loss of flowers

AULIERS' liabilities when it is not possible A -I. to obtain signatories fOr goods have been engaging the attention of the...

Conference round-up in CM next week

CONFERENCE, said Francis Bacon, makes a ready man. And that's one of CM's aims—to keep its readers in a state of readiness; up...

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BRS opens redeveloped depot at King's Lynn

E latest British Road Services Ltd. general haulage branch to be redeveloped—King's Lynn—was opened yesterday by the Mayor of...

Riddle of the LDOY absentees

MR . Alec Kitson, general secretary Scottish Commercial Motormen's Union, thanked COMMERCIAL MOTOR at Linwood last Sunday for...

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CHOICE FOR MIDLAND RED

B IRMINGHAM and Midland Motor Omnibus Co. Ltd., which applied for its second fares increase in two years at Birmingham on...

WORKING OVISIDE NORMAL USER ALLEGED

UOLLOWING fines totalling 059 for hours and records offences imposed on Taylor Bros., J. E. Taylor and four drivers, the firm...

C licence NOT B say Tribunal

THE appeal of Robson Bros. (Haltwhistle) Ltd. (CM May 5) against the decision of the Northern LA who had refused to grant a B...

COACH ALLOWANCE CUT PROPOSED

THE Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners last week at Leeds granted Wallace Arnold Tours Ltd. a variation of conditions of an...

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BR BID FOR C. AND D. VEHICLES FOR FREIGHTLINER TERMINALS

B RMSH Railways in Newcastle this week applied for A licences for 12 artics of 114 tons for both new Freightliner terminals at...

BLACKMAIL ALLEGED

WI1 N an application by Maurice James (Transport) Ltd., for a new A licence for tippers was resumed in Birmingham this week,...

NON-ATTENDANCE RECORD • N ONE of the four applicants in the

list put in an appearance at Wednesday's public enquiry in the Metropolitan traffic area, although a large number of objectors...

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Cited this week . . . 'fine legal points' posing the query:

WHAT'S IN A WORD? IT was recently suggested by a reader that in Licensing Casebook I had cited a fine legal point. I'm...

'FLP` 1: IS HIRING PROOF OF NEED?

W HEN an application is made for an A and B licence and more recently—praise be— short-term B, it is incumbent on the applicant...

'FLP' 2: DISC BEFORE APPEAL?

T HE Scottish LA took the view that it was in order to issue discs to successful applicants even although an appeal against his...

'FLP' 3: 'MAINLY' OR

T HE Transport Tribunal's excursion to Scotland broke the continuity of its hearing of the Manchester "Freightliner" appeal...

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CORPORATION AGREES—PROVIDED CONDITIONS MET

Lowestoft set to sell out to Eastern Counties Omnibus Co. BY DEREK MOSES L OWESTOFT Town Council last week approved the...

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TWO NEW DEPUTY LAs APPOINTED

TWO NEW deputy Licensing Authorities Northern area and Gerald Kidner, Eastern Mr. Baldwin's appointment took effect on May IP...

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York/Clayton demonstration of how to beat jack-knifing

NVINCING demonstrations of the effectiveness of having a load-proportioning valve connected to the driving and trailer axles of...

And TASKERS

0 N Tuesday of this week it was Taskers' turn to demonstrate the effectiveness of load-proportioning brake valves in making...

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Air suspension for third axle

NOW OPTIONAL ON THE PRIMROSE REAR-A-STEER by P. A. C. Brockington AM! Mach E A IR suspension is now available as an optional...

NEW VEHICLE FAILINGS ALARM TA

T HE Transport Association decided on Saturday that its secretaries should write immediately to the Ministry of Transport...

UNIT CONSTRUCTION BODY FRAME

S AVINGS in cost and weight are among the advantages claimed for the Uni-Con form of body framework recently introduced by...

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Know-how 25 Preventive Maintenance (10) 'Taking the plunge

W H the initial full inspection cornpTeted and a condition report made out for each vehicle, the next move is to set out these...

BMC AND GUY COLLABORATE IN EXPORT SALES DRIVE

AS part of the drive to achieve a substantial 'increase in exports the board of British Motor Holdings has decided to use the...

WORLD TRUCK SWING TO DIESEL POWER

WORLD truck production—only 1,918,000 in 1952—has now rocketed to 5m. vehicles a year and the world-wide commercial vehicle...

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Vehicle washer

TIEMONSTRATED at the 1967 Brighton iJ coach rally was the latest vehicle washer and waxer made by Trojan Dyna-Power Washers...

Drain plug spanners

T WO drop-forged spanners developed by a Tunbridge Wells firm are claimed to undo almost every drain and filler plug on en g...

Horn sets

FTVVIN-TONE horn sets in 6 and 12 V made of a plastic material are now offered by Hella Automobile E q uipment Ltd. The horns...

Language courses

O FFERED by BP touring service are four sets of records which could help to solve the language problem that drivers experience...

Continental handbook

A l "ease-the-squeeze" accent has been given to the 1967/68 edition of the Automobile Association's Continental handbook to...

Warning sign

G IVING advance warning to approaching vehicles of an obstruction ahead, a triangle safety sign made by Adams Bros. is...

Servicing data

J UST out is the eighth edition of the Motor 44P Engineers' Pocket Book, regarded since 1950 as an invaluable work of servicing...

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Bird's Eye

View BY THE HAWK Private enterprise E of the developments in transport in recent years which, it sometimes seems to me, has...

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READERS WRITE

Dignity of the job THE JANUS article "Bubble Reputation" (CM, April 7) is quite right in its context, and summing up. However...

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Dodge K800 Tipper

By A. J. P. Wilding, AMIMechE, MIRTE W ITH all the emphasis nowadays on maximum-gross attics it can often be forgotten that...

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RUSSIA SPRINGS SURPRISE AT NICE

T HE big surprise at the International Bus and Coach Week at Nice from May 2 to 6 was the participation of Russian vehicles....

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ew hope for future of public transport

Is there to be a renaissance in public transport? One of the speakers at the 37th International Congress of the International...

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POINT OF PRINCIPLE

CONTINUING her sales campaign on behalf of the railways, ■ ...• the Minister of Transport has rebuked hauliers mildly for not...

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Q We have a van valued at £637 for which

the comprehensive insurance premium is £19 12s. We also have a small 7 cwt. van valued at £170 for which the premium just...

Q What should be the running cost of my 7-ton tipper?

A Estimating the cost of operating tippers is more difficult than the corresponding exercise for platform vehicles operating...

• Are articulated vehicles fitted with automatic couplings, not having

air brakes and now operating with 10-ton pay loads, expected to be down-rated under a new regulation? A If you are referring...

Q Despite the normal limitations on the driver of a

goods vehicle not to exceed more than 11 hours in any period of 24 hours, I understand there are occasions when this period can...

Q Instead of traditional sign writing we understand there is now

available a plastic alternative. What is the address of the firm concerned? A we presume you are referring to Plastic...

CI What is the opinion regarding the use of recording devices on commercial vehicles within the Common Market?

A Although progress has been slow in moving towards the desired harmonization of social provisions in road transport, a first...

When was the increase of 6d. a gallon in fuel tax imposed and what additional increases have occurred since?

A As from July 25 1961 the rate of fuel tax a gallon was 33d. which was increased to 39d. on November 23 1964. On July 20 1966...

Is the speed limit for public service vehicles 40 m.p.h.

or 50 m.p.h, and, if the latter, when was the change made? A The speed limit for public service vehicles was increased from...

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New regulations —today and tomorrow

D RAKING and allied regulations have been in the news for a long time now—confusingly so for many readers. After long...

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Education and training work of the TRTA

HE normal approach of a trade association towards training .1. and education is to give full support for various schemes;...