H UNCH, guestimation and the unquestioning rel. lpetition of traditional methods are all losing credibility as ways of...

("NODS vehicles up to 60 ft. long, ‘..1 greater use of automatic transmission, more specialized bodywork, diesel engines in...

THE road haulage industry and the railways launch a joint campaign on Tuesday to make trade and industry aware of the waste of...

Road Haulage Association is r "surprised and alarmed" at the size of the proposed 1.6 per cent training levy (page 40), said a...

W ORK study as an aid to efficient distribution provided a theme for speakers at the first Physical Distribution Forum...

By lain Sherriff DECIPROCAL trading difficulties facing UK and French hauliers are gradually being overcome. This cheering...

A SECOND access to an A6 garage and filling station at the north end of Penrith, Cumberland, which had the support of nearly 70...

A NEW L100,000 workshop, depot and offices for James Hemphill Ltd., Scotland's bi gg est operators of road tankers, was...

T HE privately-owned firm of Geest Industries has entered the container business in a big way. Geest is operating a daily...

"THE YEAR AHEAD will be an important one for transport," Lord Wakefield of Kendal told the Industrial Transport Association in...

THE CHANCELLOR of the Exchequer was asked to reduce the burden of fuel tax and to make investment grants applicable to...

THE Greater London Council should strike out unsuitable locations before it carries out its proposed experiments with bus-only...

E International Container Bureau has submitted to the Economic Commission for Europe a draft convention for the international...

SPECIAL European "Transcontainer" rates for international containers up to 40 ft. in length moving by rail between Le Havre and...

A WARNING that the Government could face "the fiercest anti-nationalization campaign that has yet been seen" over the NFO...

A T MP su gg ested in the Commons this week that THC bus companies should not be allowed to object to the renewal of licences...

N S. Barbara Castle is "followin g up" a report (pa g e 24) which advocates the se g re g ation of g oods vehicles from other...

Minister criticized E Conservative Front Bench roundly condemned Mrs. Barbara Castle on Wednesday for failing to respond to...

AN ATTEMPT to make even more remote the threat of disqualification facing lorry owners whose vehicles are defective failed in...

For the more immediate future, the most efficient way of g ettin g full value from town roads is by intensifyin g control of...

A NATION-WIDE injector exchange service under the name of Red Plus was launched by Globe and Simpson Ltd. this week....

T HE Transport Tribunal this week gave their decisions on two appeals by HB Transport (Maidstone) Ltd., against decisions by...

Q CONE hauliers J. and D. Craik & Sons lost four goods licences in Dundee last week. Mr. L. A. Wells, deputy Scottish LA,...

NTY-NINE hauliers who applied to the Northern LA in Newcastle this week to change their insulated tippers from Contract A to B...

M OST comprehensive attempt yet at providing a simple guide for operators to the braking and plating regulations. That is how...

By lain Sherriff THE Supreme Court of the US has ruled that railroads under their obligation as common carriers must open their...

0 N behalf of Furness and Parker Ltd., British Road Services and all Transport Holding Company-owned subsidiaries, together...

NEARLY 50 objections from local authorities were listed to an application by Crosville Motor Services last week for fares...

T HE Transport Tribunal have dismissed an appeal by the Transport Holding Company against a decision by the North Western...

JAMES B. SEMPLE, an Ayr bus operator, had his p.s.v. licence revoked in Glasgow last week when the Scottish Traffic...

By DEREK MOSES HE proposals for limiting 1. drivers' hours would spell near-ruin for the bus operating industry, said Mr. R....

'THE plan to create a Conurbation Trans port Authority for Tyneside will be fought at both local and national level, Tory...

M R. Werner Heubeck, managing director of Ulsterbus, said last week that the Border would not stand in the way of prosperity in...

rUTURE operating needs are not 1:likely to be met, as in the past, by a general-purpose bus, says the "Cars for Cities" report...

From our Industrial Correspondent CPEEDY introduction by municipalities of one-man-operated buses—described by union 1..)...

A COMPLETE switch to single-deck, oneman operated buses is planned by Luton Corporation Transport during the next eight years....

By PAUL BROCKINGTON THE advantages of employing a simple type of trailing or castered axle as the third axle of the three-axle...

BRITISH Motor Holdings and Leyland have denied rumours of an impending merger. But they confirm that they are discussing plans...

A £170,000 DEPOT for containers and unit load trailers to be dealt with speedily by Customs is to be provided by The British...

A MARKETING development division has been established at Highway Trailers (Great Britain) Ltd., Southampton, Hants, to...

A REORGANIZATION of its distribution system has been announced by Volkswagen Motors Ltd. From January 1 the Volkswagen...

FOLLOWING reorganization of Rootes car and truck production facilities, the Dodge Bros. (Gt. Britain) Ltd. factory at Kew is to...

QO FAR, we have just touched the fringes I. of the Class 3 vehicles, we have carried out a mainly mechanical dock to the...

A SOLUTION to the problems of smaller firms caught up in the Government's proposals for industrial training would have to be...

View BY THE HAWK Looking Back "THE brothers McMillan and the brothers McSporran celebrate a century-old family association...

S KILFUL driving and warm sunshine marked Grimsby's second LDOY eliminating contest on Sunday when the tanker drivers stole the...

Woman driver reaches finals A LARGE marquee at the Leeds Lorry Driver of the Year round labelled "Ladies Dressing Room,...

S OUTHALL LDOY champion for three 1.3years is the proud record of Mr. W. J. O'Brien of Express Dairies Ltd. At the AEC factory...

NEW diesel-engined-vehicle immobilizer has been produced by the AFA Group (Vehicle Security Division), which features the type...

A LORRY-MOUNTED crane—the Search-Teha 3000 with a capacity of three tons at a reach of 5 ft. 3 in. reducing to one ton at 14...

N loose-leaf format, a new reference book, Croner's Road Transport Operation, published this month, is specially designed for...

P OM Britax Ltd., comes news that the range of Span-Set Terylene lashings— only introduced last year—has been extended to...

T HE U-FIT, a new tailboard loader from USI Engineering Ltd. can be fitted by non-specialists in three hours and easily be...

BY P. A. C. BROCKINGTON, AMIMechE I F expenditure on braking equipment by road vehicle manufacturers was proportionate to the...

Allison's Freightlines are using a computerized service to provide them with a weekly record of costs, income and profitability...

The Passenger Vehicle Operators Association's immediate rejection of Mrs. Castle's new proposals for limiting drivers' hours as...

raised frequently by various contributors. It may not be clearly understood by all your readers that Clayton Dewandre has been...

A reorganization of services in the Herne Bay area of Kent is an illustration of a bus undertaking introducing substantial...

Wi ICH transport operators are gaining traffic during the present period of political uncertainty which most of them in theory...

that can be employed in the hydraulic lifting gear of a tipping vehicle? A No, but as multi-stage rams are only required if...

A Stream-line Filters Ltd., Henley Park, Normandy, near Guildford. Surrey. marketed an Oxycatalyst which purified diesel...

machinery trailer which is not fitted with springs, but each pair of wheels can pivot on a trunnion. Can you please tell us if...

A Editorial coverage is given in COMMERCIAL MOTOR to both proposals and finalized regulations affecting road transport...

passengers, can you tell me where to get a copy of the recent regulations affecting their use? A We presume you are referring...

a better coefficient of friction on a dry road than a tyre with a patterned tread. Is this correct and if so, why does a...

A A ,one-day seminar, "Work study and costing for efficient warehouse management" will be held at the Connaught Rooms. Great...

agreement on the design specification for corner fittings of freight containers? A Many interests have to be consulted by the...

A A committee of fork-lift truck experts, under the chairmanship of Mr. J. R. Wilkins, is working on a selection and training...

on time ri" HE flexibility which the owner-driver or small fleet operator can so readily give his customer is partly dependent...

THE National Committee on Road Transport Education which - I supervises the RSA Diploma in Road Transport Subjects reports that...