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26th April 1968
26th April 1968
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New FJ Reliability

Durability, braking and cold starting tests round the Arctic Circle. New FJs beat sub-zero challenge. Our new FJs are g oin g...

6,000 Arctic miles—

Easy work for the F1 The two test FJs left Helsinki on 2 4 th January and arrived at Rovaniemi, the centre of the lo gg in g...

Starting on the button at 25° below zero

Leave a truck out in the Arctic ni g ht with the temperature droppin g to -2 5 °F, and you mi g ht expect a bit of startin g...

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A licence to manage?

The most significant fact to emerge from recent consideration of the proposed transport manager's licence is that the holder...

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Mr. Marsh defends quantity licensing and hours cuts

MEETING TRTA MEMBERS HE PROMISES NEW LOOK AT SPREADOVER RULES; A WIDE INTERPRETATION OF SPEED, COST AND RELIABILITY; AND RAPID...

Fodens' test track

• A test track for use in developing and evaluating its products is to be built by Fodens Ltd. of Sandbach. This is being done...

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US visitor to warn of PTA dangers

• The author of articles detailing the deficiencies of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority—resembling in many ways...

RTITB meeting success

• The Road Transport Industry Training Board's regional meeting to be held in London on April 29 has been so heavily booked...

Testing deferred more snags than expected

from our political correspondent • After a quick review of the position at the Ministry of Transport, new Minister Mr. Richard...

Due out today: PI B bus pay report

• The National Board for Prices and Incomes is due to publish today, Friday, its report or the pay of municipal bus employees....

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deeply sympathize, says Mr. Walker

• Deep sympathy with Mr. Marsh "in the legacy he has inherited from Mrs. Castle" was expressed on Saturday by Mr. Peter Walker....

The record of a worrying year for hauliers

• Strong and wide-ranging criticisms of the Transport Bill are made by the national chairman, Mr. P. H. R. Turner, and the...

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40 mph till 1972, says union

• There is little hope that there will be any scheduling at speeds of more than 40 mph before 1972. Mr. K. H. Jackson, TGWU...

National haulage stoppage

• Last Saturday night the committee of the "National Transport Action Group" decided to postpone the nation-wide stoppage by...

The 'new boy' bows in

by Paul Moody • "No change" seemed to be the message conveyed in the speech made by Mr. Richard Marsh, the new Minister of...

New group name for Midlands operators

• The National Carbonising Company Ltd. has announced that its road haulage, plant hire and engineering companies have been...

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Quantity amendment slips through committee

by our political correspondent • The Commons Committee considering the Transport Bill passed the controversial quantity...

Not Barbara's business

from our industrial correspondent • Mrs. Barbara Castle, Minister of Employment and Productivity, was urged this week to...

Plating regulations this week

by lain Sherriff • Mr. Richard Marsh, Minister of Transport. was expected this week to lay before Parliament regulations which...

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He did not understand

'normal user' tribunal told • A Chatteris haulage contractor operated outside his authorized area and then asked the Eastern...

Poor rates create shortage, say objectors

• The Northern Licensing Authority was being asked to licence facilities for traffic of which the majority would emanate...

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Looking at Licensing with lain Sherriff No. 7

No objection to interim licences • The proposals for the new method of licensing have been described on numerous occasions as...

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Unions will object

• Transport Minister Mr. Marsh was given a blunt "don't cross us" warning on April 18 by the Scottish TUC in Aberdeen when it...

The examiner who used his torch

• An operator's garage was described as "dirty and dark with no maintenance equipment" by a vehicle examiner at a Section 174...

Appeal withdrawn

• An appeal by C. W. Langford and Son, due to have been heard by the Transport Tribunal in London on Wednesday was withdrawn....

Short-term for Q4 life-rafts

• Wilsons Fuel and Haulage (Hadfield) was granted a short-term A licence in Manchester last week so that the carriage of...

Flat fare for Ashton

Ashton-under-Lyne Corporation will increase all fares within the borough by 1d from May 12—the 3d minimum rising to 4d—and...

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Three new directors for BET

Sir Robert Adeane, W. M. Dravers and Group Captain H. S. L. Dundas have been appointed to the board of the British Electric...

J. R. Edwards, 59. managing director of BMC, is relinquishing

his group directorships as from April 30. He has agreed to act as consultant to the British Leyland board and will advise Sir...

North Western

APPLICATIONS April 19 1988 F. Wardell, (Haulage) Ltd., Lymm. A var., add. 3 art 1276. G. C. Evans, Fairboume, New B tic.. 2 T...

Eastern

APPLICATIONS April 22 1968 Roundabout Haulage Ltd., Pakenham New A lic.. 2 art 1226. General goods: England. E. N. Canis,...

West Midland

APPLICATIONS April 18 1968 Newbridge Transport Ltd., Birmingham. A var.. add. 6 art (636. Foundry goods. timber and timber...

South Eastern

APPLICATIONS April 18 1988 P. K. Perry, Christchurch. B var., add. 1 T 14.16. Building mats., excavated mats, and top soil...

Northern

APPLICATIONS April 17 1968 C. Lee, Brandon. New B lie.. 1 T (416. Road and building and site excavation mats. within 25 miles....

East Midland

APPLICATIONS April 17 1988 A. K. Jackson, Crowle. New 13 lie.. 1 veh. (4t 9d. Agric. produce and requisites within 100 miles....

CONTRACTIONS: add., additional: agric., agricultural; art., articulated unit: c., cwt;

g.g., general goods; GB.. Great Britain; id., indivisible; lic., licence; low-ldr., low-loader: mats., materials; N.U.. normal...

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LTB claims virtual halt to

p assenger loss AND CENTRAL BUSES CARRIED MORE IN 1967 • The outstanding feature of London Transport's operations in 1967 was a...

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University and industry are learning ye together

SR PTA CONFERENCE HEARS ABOUT INTERDEPENDENCE • How does industry—and especially the transport industry—regard the...

LTB busmen still hope for El-a-week settlement

• Leaders of 33,000 London Transport busmen have not given up hope of getting Government approval for their £1-a-week pay and...

NJC approves urban bonus

from our industrial correspondent • The National Joint Council for the Omnibus Industry has reached agreement in principle for...

MOT shows hand on PTAs

• Unofficial consultations have begun between the Ministry of Transport and the local authorities which fall in the first four...

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Wide-ranging report from PTA

• The annual report of the Public Transport Association, recently published, covers issues ranging from the Transport Bill to...

Coach Rally protest

• Mr. Jack Wingrove of Jack Wingrove Ltd., and Mr. R. G. Spencer of Spencer's Coaches, have lodged an official protest with the...

PTA annual conference

• The Public Transport Association is to hold its annual conference in Harrogate on May 21,22 and 23 this year. Mr. L....

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Fight for Portbury goes on

• Portbury is more than desirable socially: it is an economic necessity. This was the opinion expressed by Mr. B. H. Fish,...

New demountable system by Cocker

• Four small chassis-mounted rams are used to raise the container of the latest demountable-body system just announced by James...

Queen's Birthday • • Awards to Industry

• The third list of recipients of the Queen's • Award to Industry, which recognizes out • standing achievement by British...

Northern Trailer plant can build 40 a week

• Mr. Peter Walker, Shadow Transport Minister, on Friday opened the new factory of Northern Trailer Co. Ltd., at...

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Now the regional offices standard: 50s

for training are equipped to help • To increase the flexibility of its training schemes, the Road Transport Industry Training...

Aluminium trailer cuts loading time

• Introduction of aluminium box van semitrailers by Econofreight of Stockton-onTees has allowed the company to reduce the...

Pre-test to MoT

• A test centre designed and equipped to Ministry of Transport standards, at which a full test with written report will be...

LA opens Trailer Week

• Mr. R. R. Jackson, the South Wales Licensing Authority, opened Trailer Week in Wales last Monday. The event, sponsored by...

Hanger buys.Eagle

• Holders of over 99 per cent of the Ordinary shares in the Eagle Engineering Co. Ltd. have accepted the offer for the purchase...

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Whyte's do it again

IT WAS 1966 all over again at the British Coach Rally at Brighton at the weekend. Whyte's (Edgware) Ltd. repeated its success...

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Bird's eye view

*power was peaceful! "I am now a fully paid-up member of what is perhaps the most oppressed minority left in the world, the...

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New equipment and publications

Two MotoMeter commercial vehicle tyre pressure gauges were sent to me recently from HeIla Automobile Equipment Ltd., of...

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by Les Oldridge AIRTE, AMIMI

Special lamps on breakdown vehicles PROVIDING certain conditions are complied with, Regulation 45 and 45A of the Road Vehicle...

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Road and workshop

by Handyman Vehicle recovery: tricks, trucks and tactics (13) • So far I have dealt with reasonably straightforward jobs....

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With most of the commercial vehicle manufacturers usually found at

Continental shows plus the important ones from Eastern Europe, the Belgrade Show is truly international by A. J. P. Wilding...

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TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING CONFERENCE

The Transportation Engineering Conference, organized by the Institution of Civil Engineers in association with Traffic...

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Janus comments

Penny for the Guy SPARE a thought for the licensing system, pre-war model. Nobody is prepared to say a good word for it. Even...

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Maintenance the whole pattern changes

UNTIL recently the level of roadworthiness to which commercial vehicles were maintained largely depended on the policy—or lack...

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Cl Am I right in thinking that a power

operated screw-type ram would be preferable to the conventional type for elevating a tipper body? What is your view, and can...

Q What is the likely fuel consumption of a Bedford 5-tonner?

A In a test carried out in a Bedford KD 5-tonner fitted with Bedford 300 Cu. in. diesel engine, four-speed gearbox and 5.43 to...

Q To what extent are successive editions of the CM Tables of Operating Costs comparable?

A While the first objective in revising successive editions of the Tables is to keep them up to date with current trends, the...

Q Regarding the conferences which the RT1TB has announced on accident prevention, is there any limitation on the number of delegates?

A Each conference is to be limited to 40 delegates for whom employers may claim the appropriate safety training grants...

0 . Do the forthcoming regulations concerning tyres affect mobile cranes?

A We assume you are referring to the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1967, No. 1753,...

/ have seen references to Freightliner services to the Continent; can you tell me when these are due to start?

A The first Freightliner service to the Continent started last month March) running from London to Harwich and then via...

Q What is the British Standards Institution?

A With headquarters at 2 Park Street, London, W1 this organization is responsible for preparing and publishing voluntary and...

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THE COMMON ROOM by George Wilmot

What to read statistics, economics and planning ADVICE on reading to assist examination preparation in the field of statistics...