T HREE distinct trends of major importance arise from the vehicle exhibits at the Commercial Motor Show which opens in London...

E UROPEAN delegates representing transport on own account on Tuesday welcomed the new British re g ulations uplifting wei g hts...

By R. D. CATER A T a meeting on Tuesday of the heavy trailer section of the S.M.M.T., at which all concerned were represented,...

m R M ARP LES has ordered an increase in the number of roadside spot checks for commercial vehicles. In addition. the Ministry...

T HE Road Haulage Wages Council last Friday published Notice R.H.(79) setting out the proposals to abandon Grade 2 as a pay...

I T is now known that the following will present papers at the Road Haulage Association Conference at Eastbourne (October...

I T is in the nation's interests that carriers, manufacturers and traders should come together wherever possible to discuss and...

D OAD hauliers were mystified last week by a claim that lorry drivers' earnings were being hit because of the " short cut"...

R ESEARCH into the prospects of proposed new shipping services on the Hull-Rotterdam and Hull-Gothenburg routes have led...

From our Industrial Correspondent L EADERS of the National Union of I- 4 Railwaymen this week reaffirmed their opposition to...

A REDUCTION in the proposed rI quotas of Community haulage licences may be suggested to the Council of Ministers of the E.E.C....

F OR ei g ht years now the Express Dairy Co. Ltd. has been running its COM MTV Driver of the Year competition and every year...

from 32 - t transport depots owned by the Milk farketing Board have q ualified this year )r. awards in the competition...

winnin g class El in the Lorry Driver of the Year competition national final, Mr. P. L. Goff, of Phipps Northampton Brewery Co....

A BUS company manager whose men have refused to drive buses from country late-night dances said last week: " I hack my men. I...

M OST cities liked to think that their traffic problems were unique. . . In Hong Kong's case, however, there was some measure...

WORK is due to commence on VV October 1 on an extension to Victoria Coach Station, London. Announcing th:s last week, the...

THE first central area (red) one-man bus services to be introduced by London Transport under the terms of the new agreement on...

A PART from peak-hour traffic, there will always be people who require public transport--,those who have no car or cannot or...

TIRE rates dispute between the Scottish I Licensing Authority, Mr. W. F. Quin, and Colvilles, the steel manufacturers has,...

L AST week, at Kirkcaldy, the Scottish deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. A. B. Birnie, had before him four operators to consider...

A N application by a Kirkcaldy fish wholesaler and processer for a B licence to carry fish from ports throughout Scotland and...

A N application by Reader Bros. Ltd„ of Hull, to switch 10 vehicles from B to A licence was granted by the Yorkshire Licensing...

£160 costs, were imposed last week on Phoenix Haulage (Hull) Ltd., by Hull magistrates for offences involving th( company's...

H ULL fish merchants have decided not to send by road fish traffic at present being transported by rail—a decision that may...

Us! a written decision the'West Midland Traffic Commissioners have made a imited grant to Midland Red in respect )f the...

Co. Ltd: for the transfer of two eightwheeled tippers from C to Contract A licence, to work for a local company, was granted by...

A I Durham last week the Northern Cl Traffic Commissioners refused to vary the licence of a bus operator which would have...

Switch for Seven MACBRAYNE GET A N application oy Thomas Bros. (Thornham) Ltd. heard at Manchester last week before the North...

nAVID MacBrayne Ltd., the Western Highlands and Islands hauliers, were granted an application for three vehicles of 154 tons...

nECISION was reserved by the Metropol itan Licensing Authority, Mr. D. 1. R. Muir, on a B-licence 'application by...

Northumberland road haulage firm, claimed to be nearly 100 years old, made a successful application at Alnwick on Monday for an...

T O meet a change of distribution policy by the H. J. Heinz company Contract A licences in Scotland are being converted to...

retire during 1965. A successor will be appointed as the result of open competition, applications for which will be invited...

Industrial CONTINENTAL SHOWS D ATES are now known for 1965 motor shows on the Continent at which commercial vehicles will be...

EYLAND MOTORS LTD. has now released more details of the £9m, orders from South Africa and Israel, announced in The Commercial...

O VER 500 delegates attended "The Commercial Motor" Fleet Management Conference in London this week. The conference papers are...

been published as Part 2 of B.S. 3526, wet-type cylinder liners for i.e. engines. The aim of the new publication is to ensure...

A REFERENCE to the very big potential of petrol injection for applications to engines of commercial vehicles was made by Mr. D....

A NNOUNCED this week by Rubery I -1 Owen and Co. Ltd. are two items of interest to trailer manufacturers. The first is the...

The Dangers of Littered Cabs .D ROPPING a fitter at a by-pass layby to change a lift pump, I was amazed at the amount of...

and Publications Measuring Bearing Clearances A N alternative to the use of lead wire for measuring clearances in all types...

By The Hawk We all know that a great many vehicles are stolen up and down the country every ' day. But I hadn't realized until...

A. RANGE of four new goods vehicles (5-, 7and 8-ton rigids and an 18-ton gross tractive unit) has been introduced by the...

ADVICE ON TRANSPORT PROBLEMS by S. BUCKLEY, ASSOC. INST. T. L AST week in this series comment was made on aspects to be...

the news at the moment and several 'inquiries concern the source of information on preventive maintenance and suitable forms...

Atkinson Lorries Outlook I N his annual review the chairman of ATKINSON LORRIES (HOLDINGS)—Mr. W. G. Allen—states that at the...

‘nother Maker-up FINI The Commercial Motor dated August 28 you listed a 'Buyers' Guide to Sheets and Tilts. We would mention...

I F examined solely from the point of view of "What's new? ", the tyre manufacturers' stands at this year's Commercial Motor...

Father Brown laid down his cigar and said carefully: "it isn't that they can't see the solution. It is that they can th 't see...

BY S. BUCKLEY, ASSOC.INST.T. A NY manager who does not take his staff with him is heading for disaster." This comment was made...

A quick look at contrasting engine types at the Show BY P. A. C. BROCKINGTON, T HE Vee family of engines has come to stay and...

rogress T ODAY Earls Court opens its doors to the public for the 22nd Comm , cial Motor Show. Not for many years have there...

IIREE of the new A.E.C. goods vehiclesa Mandator 691, a Marshal 505 and a Mercury 471--and a bus rsion of the new Swift 505...

Albion Motors Ltd., Scotstoun, Glasgow, W.4. M AIN interest on the Albion stand is the new Albion Super Clydesdale, which is...

Alvis Lto Holyhead Road, Covent,: A T the last Commercial Show Alvis introduced th Stalwart amphibious 5-ton load carrier as a...

Atkinson Vehicles Ltt Winery Lane, Walton-le-Dale, Preston, Lan( TWO tractive units provide the main interest on this stan I...

Austin Motor Co., Ltd., Longbridge Works, Northfield, Birmingham. THERE are a total of 15 vehicles being exhibited by I...

• Vauxhall Motors Ltd., Luton, Beds. G AIN points of interest on the Bedford Stand are the new FIA6 and S . -cwt. vans, one of...

Comm+. Cars Ltd., Luton, Beds. B iCi news from Cominer at the Show is the concern's entry into the field of maximum load,...

Daimler Co., Ltd., P.O. Box 29, Radford Works, Coventry. pXAMPLES of the two rear-engined passenger chassis made by Daimler...

Dennis Bros. Ltd., Woodbridge Works, Guildford, Surrey. H ERE is another stand on which examples of an important new range of...

Dodge Bros. (Britain) Ltd. Chrysler Works, Mortlake Road, Kew Garden.SoTey, 1 1X goods chassis are exhibited by Dodge, the...

E.R.F. Ltd. Sun Works, .Sandbach, Cheshire C UMMINS engines make the news on the E.R.F. stand, two new models exhibited...

Fodens, Ltd,. Eiworth Works, Sandwich, Cheshire. A T the last Commercial Show, Fodens featured a matched artic using a Dyson...

Guy Motors (Europe) Ltd., Fallings Park Wolverhampton. A DDED interest is given to the new Big J range of goods vehicles...

Karrier Motors Ltd., Biseot Road, Luton. Beds. T HE six vehicle exhibits on the Karrier Stand all have bodies to show the...

Rarer Co., Ltd., Lode Lane, Solihull, Birmingham. VERSATILITY the theme of the Land-Rover exhibits v at the Show, the many...

Leyland Motors Ltd., Leyland, Lanes. T HERE are eight vehicle exhibits on the Leyland stand, . and in every case except one...

Mercedes-Benz (Great Britain) Ltd., Great West Road, Brentford. Middlesex nNE of the four stands on which vehicles of...

Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd., Adderley Park, Birmingham, 8. COMBINING the vehicles exhibited by the two Nuffield...

Morris Motors Ltd., Cowley, at.fitrd F HERE are six exhibits on this stand, each one being a commercial-vehicle derivation of...

Austin C ran ?pion Parkinson Electric Vehicles Ltd., Longbridge, Birmingham, 31. A NEWCOMER to the Commercial -Motor Show,...

Renault Ltd. Western Avenue, Acton, London, W.3. I N the commercial vehicle field, there are two models marketed by the...

Scammell Lorries Ltd., Watford West, Watford, Herts. MOST interesting vehicle to be shown by Scammell is IVI undoubtedly the...

Seddon Diesel Vehicles Ltd. Woodstock Factory, Oldham, Lancs. I N recent years Seddon has tended to concentrate on eight...

Smith's Electric Vehicles Ltd., Princesway, Team Volley, Gores/read-on-Tyne, I I F IVE models from this concern's...

Ford Motor Co., Ltd., lwapside House, Cheapside, London, E.C.2. N O new models are featured by Ford this year, the theme of...

Transport Equipment (7 hornycroft) Ltd., Basingstoke, Hants. A S in previous Commercial Motor Shows, specialized types of...

Universal Power Drives Ltd. Aintree Road, Perivale, Middlesex' THERE are four exhibits on this stand, two of them the I...

Volkswagenwerk G.m.b.H., c/a Volkswagen Motors Ltd., 32-34 St. John's Wood Road, London, N. frv.8. F OLLOWING the recent...

I T is somewhat presumptuous to attempt a paper of this nature at a time when considerable changes in vehicle design are...

VEHICLES early in 1963 completing 25 years' service with the British Electric Traction Group. This was the second paper...

N 0 DOUBT any operator will say that the future goods vehicle should be 100 per cent reliable, be almost weightless, require no...

The fourth paper presented to "The Commercial Motor" Fleet Management Conference 1N THIS paper I am attempting to survey the...

A LTHOUGH the many exhibits that indicate a realistic appreciation of the writs of available materials, and of cornlining...

k LUMIN1UM, timber and all-steel bodies A, are exhibited together with a domestic eating oil-distribution vehicle. The...

Regent Street, Liverpool, 3 TRAFOAM rigid polyurethane insulation is a feature of a 3,300-gal. stainless-steel nker shown on a...

JAVING a capacity of 20 Cu. yd., a foden-based aluminium body is shown ted with Anthony's TU.18/75 twin-ram tderbody tipping...

A LIGHT-ALLOY brewery vehicle is exhibited by this company, based on a Morris 5-ton chassis. The hardwood floor is treated with...

A VEX or Tucker rivets or Avdelock bolts are used in the construction of a lightalloy pantechnicon and aluminium boxvan...

Atkinson's of Clitheroe Ltd., Kenai Street, Clitheroe, Lanes - EXHIBITING at Earls Court for the first time, Atkinson's display...

A THRUST of 26 tons and a tipping angle of 65-70' is provided by the Autolifts D.25M twin-ram, slant-type lifting gear shown...

P ROTOTYPE application of the Bawn continuously wound, glass-filament method of tank construction was shown at the 1962...

Parkstone, Poole, Dorset "COUR Luton bodies are exhibited by this company comprising two basic types, each of which is shown on...

P ATENTED Monocore frameless construction and expanded p.v.c. insulation is applied to a new lift-off container of 700 cu. ft....

D ESIGNED for Air Products Ltd., to demonstrate the new Cryo-Guard liquidnitrogen method of refrigeration, a special B.M.E....

Cheshire A LIGHT-ALLOY tipping body on a Fodert TX6/24 chassis and a composite Luton van body on a Guy Otter chassis are...

P RODUCERS of commercial vehicle cabs and a wide range of components for the Rootes Group, this company shows a Commer i-ton,...

Bromilow and Edwards Ltd., Springfield Road, Hayes, Middlesex 0 NE of the three companies in the Edbi group exhibiting at the...

O the three tankers on display, two a adapted to the new Construction al Use Regulations, one of these vehicles bei an E.R.F....

A HYDRAULICALLY DRIVE PI Carmichael rotary-seal, pneumatic-d charge unit is a feature of a Morris-basi light-alloy, bulk...

A DEMOUNTABLE container body and a special easy-access sales van are shown, both of which are of composite construction and...

A NEW demonstration unit is shown mounted on a Hands Itepped-frame, 7-ton semi-trailer which affords locker space under the...

A LUTON section designed to permit the cab of the Morris FJ 1(100 chassis to be .ilted forward is a feature of a Cunard van,...

Darham Industries (London) Ltd., Tavistock House East, Woburn Walk, Tavistock Square, London, W.C.1 nES1GNED to operate at a...

A 980-CU. FT., light-alloy container of 10-ton capacity may be contrasted on this stand with a 10-ton, 500-cu.-ft. container of...

T HE three Edbro lifting gears displayed by this member of the group include a 4LNX, twin-ram, front-of-body type fitted to a...

D ESIGNED for distributing light fuel oils, a 1,500-gal., three-compartment tanker is exhibited on an Albion Chieftain chassis,...

A NEW boxvan body, displayed on an Austin 5-ton chassis, is of 530 cu. ft. capacity and has an interior length of I 1 ft 9 in....

the same payload as a con ventional light-alloy tanker but at a lower initial cost, a polyester filament-wound tanker of 3,750...

T WO of the Hawson exhibits are models announced at the Show, and these comprise an easy-access front end suitable for Mounting...

A N example of this company's Thruway jig-built van body is shown mounted on an Austin LD M30 chassis-front-end. Of 360-cu.-ft....

Lanes rtRAVENS-HOMALLOY exhibits on this stand comprise a light-alloy brewery body on a Commer 7-ton chassis; an E.R.F.based...

A PRESSED-STEEL pick-up body which is available in sections for export (the chassis is a Leyland 2-tonner) may be seen in the...

A HORSEBOX on a Commer forwardcontrol chassis and a two-deck cattle transporter on an Austin 5-ton, tilt-cab chassis are...

Kenning Coachwork Ltd., Penistone Road North, Sheffield, 6 A DISCHARGE rate of 80 g.p.m. is claimed for the Kenning...

A N undercover area of 470 sq. ft. is pro vided by a 36-seat mobile restaurant shown mounted on a Karrier Gamecock 4-ton...

A LIGHT-ALLOY pantechnicon body on a Bedford chassis; an easy-access van or an Austin FGK.30 chassis equipped with a U.S....

HOWN mounted on a Guy Otter chassn with a wheelbase extended to 14 ft. 9 in. a 1,870-cu.-ft. light-alloy van incorporates...

A ONE-PIECE, glass-fibre roof rnouldirn with a large translucent roof panel is special constructional feature of the Clearwa;...

nF outstanding interest on this stand, al 1.3 the five bodies shown are of one-piece moulded reinforced-plastics construction...

A FEATURED exhibit of this concern is a 1,890-cu.-ft., sectioned-type, light-alloy, frameless articulated Trailvan hauled by a...

T WO Seddon-based bodies are displayed by this concern—an 8-cu.-yd. all-steel tipper body on a 9-ft. 3-in, wheelbase chassis,...

T WO Pilot-Edbro twin-ram, front-of-body gears and two under-body gears with twin rams are exhibited and in every case the body...

P OLARSTREAM liquid-nitrogen refrigeration equipment, produced by the British Oxygen company, is a feature a a 960-cu.-ft....

K NOWN as the Ampli-Lift, a BennesMarrel-designed; underbody, single-ram tipping gear is shown fitted to an all-steel,...

14 St. Andrews Road, London, E.8 TWO light-alloy refrigerated bodies and an 1 aluminium brick-carrying platform body are shown...

T WO lift-off containers are exhibited, one of which can be fitted with adjustableheight legs and is demounted with the aid of...

A MEMBER of the Rootes group, this company displays a converted Commer I-ton van and a truck body on a Karrier Gamecock 5-ton...

cio Carrimore Six Wheelers Ltd., High Road, North Finchley, London, N.12 A WELDED aluminium body of 17 cu. yd. PI. capacity...

nr. Thetford, Norfolk XH1BITING at Earls Court for the first time, this company displays a Meiller type 400...

Smiths Delivery Vehicles Ltd., Princes Way, Team Valley, Gateshead-onTyne, 11 A NEW mobile butcher's 'shop on a NEW Walk-Thru...

H YDRAULIC operation is a feature of the 1 1 Thermo King refrigerating unit of a 23-ft. 3-in, insulated container shown on an...

O F special interest, this company exhibits an hydraulic jacking system applied to a demountable Luton-type body on a Guy Otter...

Edgware Road, The Hyde, London, N.W.9. A SPECIAL platform body with a length Pi. of 24 ft. 4 in. is shown mounted on an A.E.C....

O F the three tankers on show, two are frameless articulated outfits of 4,000 gal. capacity based on Carrimore running gear and...

H AVENG an interior length of 14 ft. 7 in., a hardwood-framed boxvan is shown mounted on a B.M.C. FG K80 chassis with a...

'XHIBITING at Earls Court for the first .1 time, this rapidly expanding company ;play a 3,170-gal. frameless semi-trailer Iker...

LL-WELDED aluminium bodies have k recently been added to the Telehoist - ige and a 15-cu.-yd. body of this type is Dwn on a...

Works, Bilston, Staffs 1USH-BUTTON electric control of the hydraulic mechanism is a feature of the ompson-Stetter 6-7-cu.-yd....

A MILD-STEEL, 4,000-gal. six-compart ment tanker on an Atkinson chassis is the largest of three tankers displayed by this...

A TUFPLAS all-plastics tanker designed for a payload of In tons is exhibited on an eight-wheeled chassis. Special features of...

Bundey, Lanes 'THREE tankers for the transport of beer, 1 general oils and chemicals and petroleum spirit are to be found on...

A N insulated van of composite construction with a length of 16 ft. 4 in. is shown mounted on a B.M.C. chassis-cab, a notable...

(NNE of the concern's new range of Fineline easy-acceo van bodies is shown mounted on a Thames 15-cwt. diesel-engined chassis...

A NEW, rigid-base, single-ram front-ofLA body gear known as the RB25S is displayed on a Bedford J2L chassis on which is mounted...

A GUY WARRIOR chassis equipped PI with a Primrose rear-steer third axle is shown fitted with a five-compartment, all-products...

A STAND-BY-STAND REVIEW OF PASSENGER BODYWORK AT THE SHOW A GROWING awareness of the fact ft that good styling is an important...

O NE of the highlights on this stand v be a striking 12-seater p.s.v. body Bedford CAL chassis. The body is a oi piece plastics...

A 53-SEATER Camagna lightweight met 1- 1 framed body on A.E.C. Reliance chas for the City of Oxford Motor Services L is...

A RESTYLED Legionaire body, nazi - C& the Mk. II, and mounted on a Than 36 chassis, is one of the Harrington hit lights. Forced...

Duple Motor Bodies Ltd., Edgware Road, The Hyde, Hendon, London, N.W.9 O UTSTANDING exhibit from Duple (Northern) is the...

Duple Motor Bodies Ltd., Edgware Road, The Hyde, Hendon, London, N.W.9. T H REE examples of the company's service bus bodies...

Crossgates Carriage Works, Crossgates, Leeds, 15 Q NE of the 45-seat single-deckers on the new Leyland Panther rear-engined...

DOSSIBLY the most restyled coach at Earls Court is the 45-seat Panorama body ,exhibited on a Leyland Leopard chassis. Although...

E XHIBITING for the first time under the name of Pennine Coachcraft Ltd., this Seddon bodybuilding subsidiary company is...

T WO striking vehicles are exhibited by Park Royal—a Leyland Panther Cub for Manchester Corporation which is notable for its...

A N example of d. rear-engined double-CI decker; a low-height, forward-engined ,double-decker and a " conventional ",...

A 68-SEAT, forward-entrance, double-deck body on Dennis Loline Mk. III chassis for the Aldershot and District Traction Co....

7 EASY access is a feature of the Appleyard body which has been built on a Morris EGIC 30 chassis to the requirements of the...

Lanes rrHE Austin LD5W ambulance chassis, I with petrol engine, is employed in the dual-purpose ambulance body being shown by...

T HIsyear there are no ambulances on the stand of Dennis Bros. Ltd. However, one of the newest models, designed throughout for...

The Hyde, Hendon, London, N.W.9 riNE of the '76-seat Atlantean doublekJ deckers for Coventry Corporation Transport is the...

interesting exhibit from Weyrnann's -L-V-L is a 41-seater single-decker built integrally with a Sisu B76 chassis from Finland....

r'IN this Stand is a Pacesetter bus body 'LI built to B.E.F. specification and incorporating the new Clayton Dewandre...

B OTH Bedford and B.M.C. special ambulance chassis are featured in the display by Herbert Lomas Ltd. Accommodation for 10-11...

A ' an example of the ambulance body styles available, the Rootes organization has chosen one based on the Commer 20-cwt....

Wadham all-metal ambulance on the Morris J2 chassis, this manufacturer is showing the Wadham Series HI, Mark III ambulance on...

Road, Folkestone, Kent flOMPREHENSIVE equipment is available in the Martin Walter ambulance which is being shown on the Bedford...

A SUMMARY OF EXHIBITS ON THE TRAILER STANDS AT THE SHOW F all shapes and sizes, trailers seem to be getting more and more...

'HE latest development by Bodert Trailers Ltd. is a 14-ton aluminium van, mounted a straight-frame, single - axle trailer,...

T HE company, will be showing three of its four-in-lines. One is a coil carrier built for the Welsh company of Whitings...

THERE are five exhibits on this stand, the I first being an 8-ton, step-frame semitrailer on single-axle running gear equipped...

T HE most interesting exhibit on this stand, is an exhibition vehicle consisting of an Albion tractive-unit and a Carrimore...

T HE North Walsham factory of Crane Fruehauf is exhibiting three semi-trailers on this stand. One is a tandem-axle, F2, flat...

Crane Fruehauf (Trailers) Ltd., South Green Works, Dereham, Norfolk T HE Dereham factory of this compan providing a surprise...

F OUR of its smaller trailers are exhibitec this company, the most interesting bc a semi-trailer manufactured for use witl...

'THE most impressive trailer shown at Et 1 Court undoubtedly is the 65-ton loader which has beeh produced for Electricity...

J include a new safety automatic coupling; single-axle, 12-ton platform trailer fitted th the auto coupling; a 14-ton platform...

A, NEWCOMER to Earls Court, Highway LA Trailers are showing three semi-trailers. ' all of which appear to embody a lot of...

THIS company, exhibiting for the first I time at Earls Court, is showing three models ranging from 12 to 20-ton capacity. The...

A subsidiary of Highway Trailers Ltd. Multiwheelers Ltd. are showing a 16-ton, step-frame model designed for the carriage of...

(No information supplied) MT Stand 143 Charles Pitt (Barton Stacey) Ltd., Barton Stacey, nr. Winchester, Hants A NEW air...

S EEN at the last Commercial Motor Show, the Camel trailer manufactured by this company is again shown. Consisting of a...

A LTHOUGH only showing one piece of trailer equipment on its own stand, Scammell has several trailers and running gears at...

A LATE arrival as far as news in the Show issues go, is Scottish Aviation Ltd., the maker of the Minatic. This tiny artic now...

Malden, Surrey _ 'THE only trailer in the Show with a I powered axle, the Bushmaster, shown by this company, must have an...

Andover, Hants rr HE Pedigree range is to the fore of the Taskers exhibits and will include a 16to 20-ton, straight-frame...

York Trailer Co. Ltd., St. Marks Roa d , Corby, Northants A N expansion of the York organ izatic sees two new stands at Earls...

Busmen Must Show Faith in Their Own Product B USMEN of all grades, including elected representatives and trade suppliers,...