covering more popular interest lleries at Earls Court hich will increase the ast fascinating of the s, although little use has...

Dunnett, K.C.B., C.M.G. ERMANENT SECRETARY—it's a firm, strong title. Ministers may come and Ministers may go, but the Head of...

T ODAY'S announcement of .a new ran g e of Austin and I Morris I0-12-cwt. forward-control vans sounds the death knell of a...

FROM ASHLEY TAYLOR E XPULSION of Barrow-in-Furness and Salford Corporations from the Federation of Municipal Passenger...

the Army Motoring Association and with the blessing of the Royal Autotnobile Club, 210 army drivers drawn from units stationed...

ri A NEW association to focus public attention on oil-engine fumes has been formed by Lord Colwyn. It is provisionally called...

FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT DLATING and goods vehicle speed A limits — two contentious subjects— arose on the eve of the 1960...

A JOINT sitting in London on Tuesday of the South Eastern and Metropolitan Traffic Commissioners granted applications by No. 3...

at docks will be altered on November 1. New regulations will then come into force dealing with handling of food, carriers'...

MR. FREDERICK WALKER, for over 30 years transport and dairy manager of Woodhouse Co-operative Society, Ltd., Sheffield, has...

A FL ER numerous complaints from employees of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Risley, about existing bus services...

A FTER a fi ve-hour - meeting on Monday, representatives of London bus workers could not decide whether to accept London...

A HER an applicant's solicitor had admitted that the evidence as to part of the variations sought was "no evidence at all," the...

F ROM Monday, dual-purpose vehicles were not allowed to load or unload in streets in London's West End affected by parking...

Be Calculated on Same Basis ? S HOULD a load involving a number of drops command a higher rate than one entailing a single...

I LLEGAL contract work and bad maintenance were alleged when J. Bradley and Sons, Old Clipstone, near Mansfield, applicants for...

rONTRACT A licences were not \--• granted as a matter of right to enable holders to do as they liked. More publicity should be...

r REE Scottish hauliers successfully applied last week to the Scottish Licensing Authority, Mr. W. F. Quin, for A licences in...

r 0 articulated units in place of four igid vehicles were granted to Glasgow Hiring Co., Ltd., of Glasgow, by the Scottish...

THE driver of a coach involved in a coll. lision on Kirkstone Pass with another coach driven by his brother, in which two...

A COMPLETELY tebtlilt garage at Sittingbourne, Kent, has been provided by Maidstone and District Motor Services, Ltd., for...

Another Name: Northern Aluminium Co„ Ltd., has changed its - name to Alcan Industries, Ltd. Moved Offices: Peterborough Diesel...

A HAULAGE contractor whose records revealed no fewer than 28 different offences, was severely warned by the Northern Deputy...

A LL documents to he produced at sittings must be handed in seven days before the date listed, insisted the newly appointed...

Big Trailers T REMinister of Transport has asked operators' associations for comments by October 31 on his proposals to require...

Rates are Too Low, There is Not Enough Co-operation, Congestion and Strikes Cause Losses, and Disreputable Clearing Houses Prey...

I NTEGRAL construction and independent front suspension are features of a completely new forward-control 10-12cwt. van...

Would Improve the Law T D o B : C E "Pe ' Stricter Control of Private Hire : Abandonment of Panel Commissioners : Discretion...

says F. D. Fitz-Gerald, 0.B.E., F.C.1.S. E VERYONE learns from experience—or should do, anyway. It is, indeed, priceless and...

F ROM today the Standard Atlas 10-12-cwt, van and pick-up are available with a 1.670-litre four-cylindered petrol engine as an...

By Frank Cousins General Secretary, Transport and General Workers' Union I N examining the wages structure or working...

Five Proposals to Make the Law on Registration, Excise Duty and Licensing Fit Modern Conditions as They Affect Light Vehicles...

A T last A. E. Haywood, the brilliant Birmingham owner-driver of a Cornmer light van, has achieved his ambition to become Lorry...

A STANDARD Dodge 7-tanner with single-speed rear axle, operated by the Lockheed Hydraulic Brake Co., Ltd., Leamington Spa,...

A PLASTICS floor impregnated with fine aluminium-oxide dust is a special feature of a refrigerated food van and a drop-sided...

New Dodge 8and9-tonners Introduced : Perkins Six 354 Engine Adopted and All Petrol-engined Vehicles Deleted from Range Cab...

A LTHOUGH direct-injection combustion principles have been_ incorporated in several oil engines produced by Perkins Engines,...

C ONTROLS and restrictions have their advocates in all political parties. This point was made in a recent speech by Mr. Enoch...

from 4.09 Litres A TURBOCHARGED version of the Foden six-cylindered twostroke oil engine, which was briefly described in The...

I N the face of overwhelming evidence of need, British Railways last week agreed to a 50 per cent, grant of four additional...

T HE first Commercial Motor Show to be held since the inauguration of MI opens at Earls Court, London, at 10 a.m. today and...

A.E.C., Ltd., Southall, Middx. T HE Regal VI underfloor-engined passenger chassis (The Commercial Motor, August 26) is the...

Atkinson Vehicles, Ltd., Walton-le-Dale, Preston, Lancs. MFHASIS is on eight-wheelers, this type accounting for ''five of the...

The Austin Motor Co., Ltd„ Longbridge, Birmingham. F OUR of the nine vehicles exhibited have not been seen before at Earls...

Beardmore Motors, Ltd., 167-169 Great Portland Street, London, W.1. TWO complete taxicabs and a chassis are displayed, with I...

Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., Luton, Beds R EPRESENTAT1VES of the new TK forward-control range (The Commercial Motor, September 9)...

British United Traction, Ltd., 96 Piccadilly, London, W.1. THE one trolleybus chassis shown is an ETB.1 model with A.E.T....

Cc:manner Cars, Ltd., Luton, Beds. A PART from a taxi shown elsewhere, Commer display the smallest oil-engined vehicle at...

Transport Vehicles (Daimler), Lid., Radford Works, Coventry, O VERSHADOWING other exhibits on this stand is a 77-seat...

Dennis Bros., Ltd., Guildford, Surrey. Q NE completely new model, two examples of a reorganized range and a modified...

• Dodge Bros. (Great Britain), Ltd., Kew, Richmond, Surrey. T HE new forward-control 8-tonners and 9-tonners described fully...

A FORETASTE of possible things to come in this country is given by a 28-ton-gross export eight-wheeler. This model, which is...

Fodens, Ltd., Sandbach, Cheshire. THOSE who look beneath the,engine covers of the FED6/30 1 dumper on this stand will find a...

Ford Motor Co., Ltd.,, Dagenham, Essex. R ECENT modifications to the Thames range concern only the braking systems on Trader...

Goggomobil, Ltd., 93-95 Old Brompion Road, London, S.W.7. 1 - IN show for the first time in this cduntry are an 8-cwt. I L/van...

Guy Motors, Ltd., Fallings Park, Wolverhampton.. S TAR exhibit on this stand is a Wulfrunian double-decker bus chassis with...

karrier Motors', Ltd.,Luton, Beds. Ail - OBILE-SHOP bodies are Mounted on two of the Karrier IV-I-chassis on this stand. A...

The Rover Co., Ltd., Solihull, Birmingham. A DDED interest is lent to. the nine Land-Rovers shown by the numerous items of...

Leyland Motors, Ltd., Leyland. Lancs. T HREE of the five exhibits are completely new, whilst the fourth is a recent chassis...

Kliickner-Humboldt-Deutz, Ulm-Donau, Germany. O F the three vehicles on this stand, the model of greatest general interest is...

Mercedes-Benz (Great Britain), Ltd., Great West Road, Brentford, Middx. J UST how good in terms of silence and comfort a...

Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd., Adderley Park, Birmingham. TAETAILS of three of the exhibits here were released only -L./today...

Morris Motors, Ltd., Cowley, Oxford. U UNCONVENTIONAL features abound in the Morris MiniVan, which is making its first Show...

Renault, Ltd.. Western Avenue, Acton, W3. M AKING their , first post-war appearance in Britain with commercial vehicles,...

Scammell Lorries, Ltd., Watford, Herts. T HE most interesting vehicle here is the Trunker articulated unit consisting of a 6 x...

Seddon Diesel Vehicles, Ltd.. Woodstock Factory, Oldham, Lancs. T HE new Perkins Six 354 six-cylindered direct-injection...

Smith's Deliver), Vehicles, Ltd., Gateshead-on-Tyne, ll. ..0 ARLY this year Smith's announced the formation of a sales...

The Standard Motor Co., Ltd., Canley Works, Coventry. nETAILS have been released today of the new Standard Atlas Major...

Thompson Bros. (Bilston), Ltd., Bilston, Staffs. T HE most outstanding goods vehicle at the Show is probably the integral...

Transport Equipment (Thornycroft), Lid., Basingstoke, Hants. Q IX complete vehicles, two engines and a special gearbox are L3...

Trojan, Ltd., Purley Way, Croydon, Surrey. T HE 25-cwt. forward-control 9-ft. 4-in.-whe.elbase chassis introduced .t.Wo years...

Universal Power Drives, Ltd., • Aintree Road, Perivale, Middx. VORESTRY tractors have long been this concern's prime I'...

VW Motors, Ltd., 32-34 St. John's Wood Road, London, N.W.8. T HE ubicuitous Volkswagen rear-en gined chaSsis with independent...

S CAMMELL'S newest tractive unit is a forward-control design known as the Handyman and is shown on the right coupled to a...

I N an imperfect world, in which the demand for quantity has in many respects exceeded that for quality, a leisurely stroll...

I F only as a way to get a breath of fresh air, a tour of the demonstration park outside Earls Court is by no means wasted...

QEVERAL Government contracts had had to be refused by J. B. Jeffrey and Co., Ltd., because they had difficulty in obtaining...

Tyre Makers Have Not Ignored the Majority of Operators at the Expense of Motorway Users A s . motorway operation has come to...

iARIETY in Trailer Design T HE ranks of the established trailer manufacturers who exhibit at Earls Court are increased this...

Are Municipal Bus Undertakings Business Concerns or Public Services? M.P.T.A. Conference N EW aspects of the recurring...

Previous Determination of Operating Requirements and Costs is Essential If the Correct Choice is to be Made T HE total cost'...

Transport Opens the Way for the Development of World Trade G ROWTH in international prosperity and trade will demand the...