Official Statistics Show Vast Field Open for Development of the Oil Engine T HERE is a tendency to regard the oil engine as...

1'1RST appearances may often be misleading. A reasoned appreciation and criticism of much of the Road Traffic . Act, 1956,...

Irish Transport Under Discussion O PERATORS of road transport of all classes in the Republic of Ireland are not without...

That when designing a garage and service station, it is a good idea for the draughtsman to "stake out" a grille floor. That...

ALTHOUGH the five 4,291-ton converted tank-landing craft used by the Atlantic Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., on the Preston-Larne...

I T was in the public interest that vehicles on important winter work should not be idle during the summer months, Mr. J. A....

1 - 1 A NEW Leyland double-deck bus with a particularly low floor and 78 seats, is to be placed in experimental service early...

N EW haulage rates agreed by Birmingham Works Committee as from April 30 are given below. Travelling time and other conditions...

A 25-CWT. battery-electric' three-wheeler with PA bodywork for the bakery trade has been produced by Wales and Edwards, Ltd.,...

TN a written decision, the East Midland I Licensing Authority has refused backing applications by Birch Bros. Ltd., and United...

D ECISION on two appeals heard only a few weeks before has been announced by the Minister of Transport. The inquiry into one...

(I N September 2, most of the sub standard standard fares at present n operation in London will be raised to " bring them...

T HE terminal of Scottish Omnibuses, Ltd., in Clyde Street, Edinburgh, should be completed within a few weeks. When it is in...

D UR1NG June, commercial vehicles were produced at the rate of 6,636 a week, the month's total being 33,181. Of these, 19,027...

P LANS are now being completed fen the final contest of the Lorry Driver of the Year competition, to be held at Bramcote, on...

I N addition to the new Dennis Condor 12-ton-gross chassis which forms the subject of this week's road-test report (pages...

[11 W 1TH a new power unit, redesigned frame and braking system, and a — * new-style cab, the Dennis Condor 8-tonner is a more...

r CANNERS' FLEET By Alan Smith F OOD wholesalers have become chary of carrying big stocks, because of the credit squeeze, and...

A SELF-CONTAINED plant for tA handling, cleaning and weighing grain, and mounted on a lorry chassis, has been produced by Simon...

M ANCELIVRING tests in the Slough eliminating contest for • the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition. held at Hawker's...

FOUR WHEELS B Y taking advantage of the high strength-to-weight ratio of aluminium_ twice that .of steel—the development...

Oil Engines that Run Backwards T WAS very interested in your article entitled "Why Oil 'Engines Reverse," which appeared in...

CHASSISLESS 72-seat double decker, having independent front suspension and coil springs at the rear, and with a laden overall...

A GUY OTTER pantechnicon with a body framed in light alloy and skinned with plastics material has proved so successful to its...

3 USINESS was never better for Mr. Perkins. Every day is a busy day. Not just for him — for his van 3 well. And when it comes...

Yelloway Alleged to be "Flouting Law" with Hebble Stage -Express Link up F INAL submissions in the applications by 10...

U P to 10 hours can be saved in the construction of van bodies by using plastics cant-sail and corner panels, according to Mr....

W HILST no mitigation is apparent in the rise in the number of road accidents . , some exasperation may be natural at what...

I MAKE no apologies for returning once more to the subject of . depreciation. It is most contr@versial and involves wide...

F ROM Daimler-Benz A.G., StuttgartUntertiirkheim, Germany, comes patent No. 750,735, which discloses a windscreen-washing unit...