E XPERIENCED users of transport must despair of ever having a truly competitive railway service after reading "A Study of the...

A MAJOR attack on the "lunatic fringe" who fail to maintain vehicles properly was announced on Monday by Mr. Ernest Marples,...

1-.00DS vehicle operators and main1 4- 1 tenance staff are invited to attend an open meeting of the West Midland Maintenance...

True' Costing the Key to Rationalized Transport " IT is felt that the present system is wasteful of administrative time and...

— but implementation of railway& 'true cost' study would hit trunk hauliers FROM A SPEC! 4I. CORRESPONDENT T HIS is a...

DOST OFFICE pressure is on Dr. Beeching for a cut in his charges for carrying parcel mail, writes our Political Correspondent....

A S from Monday, the name of ForthCaledonian (Glasgow) Ltd., a member company of the Tayforth Group, has changed to Scottish...

A CALL for a clear statement of their policies for roads by the three main political parties was made on Wednesday by the...

relations committee and the transport unions; these meetings are expected to continue. At the finance committee meeting on the...

A N investigation into every one of the 600 m. journeys made by goods vehicles every year was out of the question, said Mr....

T'ESTS have been made of various devices to prevent offensive exhausts from heavy vehicles but none has been found sufficiently...

T HE capital of Southdown Motor , Services Ltd. was increased from £2,250,000 to £3,600,000 on March 6, last, reported Mr. R....

FROM OUR INDUSTRIAL CORRESPONDENT A T long last the pay dispute between London Transport and their 32,000 busmen is over. A...

recently recommended the replacement of the town's trolley - buses by motorbuses, has recommended the acceptance of a tender...

problem could lead to complete insolvency and breakdown of public transport services was given by Mr. R. W. Adams, general...

W E regret to record the death of Roland Edmund Dangerfield at his home, Hoe Farm in Surrey, in the early hours of Friday, June...

VV E regret to record the death of Sir Henry Spurrier, president of the Leyland Motor Corporation; he died on June 17, the day...

Sons, of Barrow-in-Furness, to add six vehicles to ' their A licence was granted by the Northern Licensing Authority, Mr. J. A....

of Wiveliscombe, Somerset, for a variation of an A licence by adding three vehicles of 104 tons, was granted by the Western...

A N additional furniture van was needed to cope with the "very great pressure of work on Pickfords Removal Service at Luton,...

• J UDGMENT has been reserved by the Transport Tribunal in an appeal by Ham Wharfage Co. Ltd. of Brentford. Middlesex, against...

stripa ore used in steel production was not "building material" the Queen's Bench Divisional Court ruled last week that...

IN Cardiff on Friday, S. Harfoot and I Sons Ltd., of Barry, were granted shortterm licences for six tippers, not exceeding 54...

B ECAUSE they considered that confusion might arise amongst passengers if Birmingham Corporation were authorized to operate a...

R EPLACING the existing six-wheeled dump truck made by Fodens Ltd., a new 22-ton-payload model is now being introduced, with...

Teca.lemit low-cost petrol injection gives promise of remarkable fuel economy. T H E announcement by Tecalemit (Developments)...

TRANSPORT for agriculture will feature prominently in next week's issue of "The I Commercial Motor". A preview of velecles and...

MORE A.E.C.s FOR B.R.S. : British Road Services has placed orders with A.E.C. Ltd. for 24 Mandator and 14 Mercury tractive...

for a £.2m. expansion project by Albion Motors Ltd. Work is now to start on a 16,900-sq. yd. expansion at the west end of the...

Solving an Overheating Problem nUITE often in the rush and bustle of haulage repair activities, an overheating problem will be...

T HIS week's prizewinner is Mr. C. Aelcroyd. of Pellon, Halifax. His idea concerns the easy fitting of rear brake shoes on a...

Have you an idea that is worth passing on to other readers '? It must relate to maintenance practice. If a panel, on which...

of vehicle electric fuel gauges and temperature indicators is now available from the Motor Accessory Division of S. Smith and...

the Vehicle Builders' and Repairers' Association is improved over the previous four editions in its directory of members which...

Drivall Ltd., suitable for breaking the beads of tyres from their rims, has been developed by the concern's agents in...

in The Commercial Motor, April 5, 1963, are being made under licence by Autosafe Ltd., will in future be distributed and...

by P. Fanghanel and Co. Ltd., the concern is now the U.K. agent for the American Ace Permanent Magnet Floor Sweepers. A magnet...

Bulmer's Experieno with Goodyears on a Foden-York Outfit S EVERAL references have been made from time to time in the pages of...

S gOgr e ormance l cation, quality ALL UNITS NO RED AT A FIXED PRICE If you use the Leyland Rernanufacture Service you have...

GUARANTEE RELIA ILITY Remanufacture by Leyland Group Companies means much more than the normal overhaul. The end product is...

50 Not Out There aren't many people who can claim to have worked with one company for 50 years. One man who can is Mr. H. C....

M OST discussions in Britain on the question of a minimum standard for the performance of commercial vehicles centre on the...

TO stand by the results sheets when a L.D.O.Y. contest is almost over is to tune in to high drama and comedy. "How on earth...

1 "e previous article in this series I was talking about the Kentucky operators met in LouNville. That city is also the new...

nN the whole the Transport Holding Company, in its first annual report, has kept the right balance between business euphoria...

T HE new edition of The Commercial Motor Tables of Operating Costs has been published this week. It is available through...

Lorry Driving Standards High R lELUCTANT as I am to write this letter, I feel that Wg. Cdr. Humphrey, whilst complaining about...

That was so with Wilson-Singer Ltd. (Metropolitan T.A., 8/11/62), who wanted to carry television and film equipment and...

of good company news has been the principal stimulant behind the buying which has made for the brighter tone of equity markets...