T HE lack of uniformity in policy pursued by various Licensing Authorities in dealing with applications for new A and B...

TUBELESS tyres have found a new use. Five Firestone 1 tyres, each more than 9 ft. in diameter and weighing 25 cwt., mounted on...

Harr: Veslake W HEN he was 15 years old, Harry Weslake was stricken with asthma, and the importance of good breathing has been...

B ECAUSE semi-trailers are not specifically identified on a licence, a haulier licensed to draw "a trailer" is entitled to haul...

A FTER hearing how two men arranged to buy an A licence from a finance company so that they could start a haulage business,...

idles for Allison's EE ACH vehicle in the fleet of Allison's Transport (Contracts), Ltd.. Dundee, had been off the road for a...

I -1 A PART-TIME labour force to help operate London's buses at week-ends and during the holiday period was suggested by the...

WHEN the blade of a bulldozer being VV carried on an articulated' vehicle cut into the cab of a lorry travelling in the...

LORD STONHAM has become chairman of the Road and Rail Association. MR. MARTIN CHADWICK, who has been firernaster of Glasgow...

piNLY four eight-wheeled tippers were %-;/ readily available to his company for quarry work in the Yorkshire Area, Mr. J....

TRANSPORT of wool had presented difficulties since the shipping facilities offered by the London Scottish Lines, Ltd., had been...

1-1 . A SUMMONS brought against the Mobil Oil Co., Ltd., Tothill Street, S.W.1, for using a tanker with an inefficient braking...

A N application for a B licence for a 9-tonner, to carry coal and building materials within 50 miles, made by John Smith and...

rIF a total of . 102 services operated .by 1 .-/ the West Yorkshire Road .Car Ltd., 34 never paid their way, and about another...

T "grant of a new express licence, which allowed passengers to be picked up and set 'down at their. own homes, would give the...

T DO not see anything insidious about 1 this accountant's certificate," said Mr. S. W. Nelson, Western Licensing Authority, at...

/TORE traffic legislation in future sessions of Parliament was likely, Lord Chesham, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of...

E XCLUS1VE operation by Southdown 1—d Motor Services. Ltd., and their obligation to charge protective fares, in the area of...

A N application to transfer seven vehicles from a contract - A licence to an A licence on a short - term basis was granted by...

O BJECTING to proposals for a bus service through a newly developed housing estate, Mr. W. H. Gunning, Clerk to Wigston (Leies)...

WHEN Messrs. Rob Roy Transport, Easterhili Street, Tollcross, Glas gow, were granted a substantive A licence for one vehicle...

R.A.W.'s Transport, Ltd. Cap. £2,000. Dirs.: R. A. Wheeler and Mrs. J. C. Wheeler, 2 Canal Street, Newport, Mon., Mrs. F. B....

IF a small operator's bus, which ran empty on its way to pick up contracted passengers, could fit in a works service which was...

'TRANSPORT of sugar beet from Greenlaw to Cupar was the subject of an application, at Edinburgh, last week, when Mr. John...

HEN present contracts expire Jet . Petroleum, Ltd., who are marketing cheaper petrol in the Midlands, will be invited to...

Fares Raise Confirmed: Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council has confirmed a proposal by the transport committee to raise trolleybus...

THE first licence for a north western operator to provide inclusive 1 coach-air tours was granted at Manchester, last week....

QTRINGENT economies and increas ingly efficient methods of operation had helped Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., to " cushion "...

• By D. R. MacGregor, B.Sc.(Econ.) M OST managers of medium-sized bus companies look upon stage services as the backbone of...

Comprehensive Drivers' Guide A LTHOUGH intended primarily for r - 1 commercial vehicle drivers, the " Headlight A.B.C." should...

L EAF-AIR suspension and disc brakes operated by an air-hydraulic system are incorporated on a Leyland Tiger Cub...

IF refuse, as collected, weighed 3 cwt per cu. yd., an eight-wheeled bulk transporter with a 44-cu.-yd. body and moving-floor...

entrants whose marking was in the " excellent " category. An all-round performer, who had come specially from Belfast, proved...

By Anthony Ellis O PINIONS expressed by delegates and manufacturers during the Institute of Public Cleansing's conference at...

D EVELOPMENTS by Shelvoke and Drewry, Ltd., shown at Portsmouth last week, were not confined to the redpsigned bodies and...

Employment of Demountable-body Systems by a Provision Merchant and a Lubricant Concern Have Saved Vehicle Turn-round time,...

A TTACKING Britain's official attitude to road accidents, Mr. J. Leeming, County Surveyor. and Engineer, Dorset County Council,...

D ISTANCE lends enchantment to the view. Some time ago the Road Haulage Association drew up a statement of policy proposing, or...

A SELF-EMPLOYED plant fitter states that he uses an estate car in the course of his work, and it is normally loaded with tools...

DATENT No. 832,825 shows a lostmotion coupling for powered-steering systems. It is intended for split steering systems....