A LTHouGH the Budget offers little comfort to the road transport operator as such, it is encouraging to him .as a citizen. The...

A N unsuccessful attempt was made by the police at Cheadle, last week, to establish that the water contained in washed gravel...

Wilson Gearbox Advances I N his paper "The Wilson Gearbox in the Field of Commercial Road Transport," read before the...

Of a possible fillip being given to oil-engined taxis. That few transport operators are using premiumgrade petrols. That they...

Strong Opposition to 70 Lords' Amendments to Transport Bill BY OUR PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPONDENT THE Transport Bill entered its...

T HE Government will not reverse their advice to the hanks that loans for financing denationalization may be given the same...

was contended that water dripping from a gravel lorry constituted an insecure load. Harry Varner, Fir Cottage, Turnditch,...

A PERSON with a C-hiring allow ance must take care not to hire a vehicle and driver from a B-licence holder, said the Lord...

ri A CONTRACT has been signed between Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., 3 nd the Belgian Government for the supply of Bedford...

MR. BARRY DAY has been appointed a director of the Willenhall Motor Radiator Co., Ltd. MR HUGH R. PETERS, a general manager of...

I -1 A MASTER is responsible for the acts of his servant, not only when those acts are authorized by him, but also when they...

A T Newport, last week, it was the turn of Red and White Services, Ltd., to submit their application for higher fares to the...

The Indian Government intend to put 400 new buses on the road in Delhi. It is estimated that 83 per cent, of the services run...

E FFORTS made by the Special Traffics Division of British Road Services last week-end obviated delay of the arrival at Coryton...

2.--1 A FIXED ballast block on a tractor must be included in the unladen weight of the vehicle for purposes of assessing...

A LTHOUGH the road transport 1 -1 industry has welcomed the reduction of purchase tax on commercialvehicle chassis, the...

A SUBMISSION that a portable saw bench being towed by a van was exempt from the regulations regarding brakes on trailers was...

THE Transport Bill and the Budget had a common theme and both followed a plan carefully laid by the Government, said Mr....

LTh A NEW standard may shortly be established by the "heavy five" and "big six" committees of the Society of Motor...

C ONVINCING evidence of the economy in fuel which can be gained from the use of lowviscosity lubricating oils was given by Mr....

Extensive Tests by Ribble Show Saving of 1900 for Every Urn. Miles Run T HE rise in the cost of oil fuel from is. 4d. per...

How Discriminate Pruning of the Standard Product Could Show a Saving in Weight of More Than a Ton T HE double-deck bus, an...

I - 1 A N N.C.B. 2-ton battery electric built by Smith's Electric Vehicles, Ltd., Gateshead-on-Tyne, and fitted out as a...

By Yoshio Ono and Hikari Endo T HE first underfioor-engined bus to be built in Japan has been put into service, It was built by...

ith New Dodge :onner By Laurence J. Cotton, M.I.R.T.E. T HIS week The Commercial Motor is able to publish a full description...

I N selecting vehicles for local-government service, it was wise to avoid specialized types requiring spares to be purchased...

M UCH of the more obscure wording of the Government's new measure represents an attempt to stop the return to free enterprise...

Well Suited to Rural Routes and Local Delivery, the New Lancia 2-tonner has a Twostroke Engine and Indepen dent Front...

A Variety of American and British Technical Films Available to Industry at Nominal Charges: Highly Useful Facility for Small...

T HE return of empty boxes and their scrubbing by hand has been a difficulty in the fishing industry for many years. Slow hand...

Australia Wants Big Oilers THIS letter has been under consideration for almost I four years and should really be addressed to...

"There is No Doubt that whilst Shortage of Capital is a Handicap, Lack of Personal Aptitude is an Absolute Bar to Success in...

W e WHEN a vehicle fitted with a torque travels at high speed along a level road, a certain amount of slip occurs, with a...