If there were a single plea which the road transport industry could address to the new Government it would probably be: Please...

• The new national chairman of the Road Haulage Association, Mr W. McMillan, has written this week to all members of the...

• Out of 1507 hgv drivers tested during a five-week period in March and April, 564 failed—and they committed 3600 serious or...

• Believing that tipping rates generally throughout Britain are too low to be economic, the London-based Sand and Ballast...

• The Prime Minister's choice of John Peyton as Minister of Transport is a surprise appointment. Although a former chairman of...

by David Spain • The enforcement section of the Metropolitan traffic area has asked for Quarter Sessions trial of a driver who...

At the agm of United Carriers last week the, chairman, Mr R. R. Kearsley, announced that negotiations were well advanced for...

• The relative cost of the transport operation is by no means the determining factor in the choice of transport by...

from our political correspondent • The return of a Conservative Government has important implications for the road haulage...

• The Freight Transport Association, commenting on the MoT speed limit proposals, welcomes the increase to 50 mph for light...

• For the first time EEC vehicle makers have taken a joint stand on truck sizes and weights. The Automobile Liaison Committee...

• Following representation by SABHATA to the Ministry of Transport concerning the rear lights on tipping vehicles, the Ministry...

• Inland oil consumption of the UK reached a new record level, according to the Institute of Petroleum-89,342,950 tons, an...

• The Northern Ireland RTITB has decided not to follow the lead of the mainland Board and has declined the make any LDoY grant...

• Petters Ltd will on June 29 open a new depot to service transport refrigeration units at Hatfield, Herts. The depot, on the...

• Hargreaves (West Riding) Ltd has acquired the mobile waste container and disposal service of G. M. Rooke, Tadcaster. The...

• A story in The Times Business News on Monday claiming that an influential group of road hauliers in the South of England may...

• Mr Ralph Murfitt, who for many years was in business at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, where he founded the vehicle bodybuilding...

by David Lowe • A new venue for the Northants LDoY eliminator on Sunday proved to be a considerable improvement on the one used...

by Ashley Taylor • Equal points were registered by B. Moore and A. Twinham in the run-off of the LDoY round at Leeds last...

• On July 1, Mr K. C. Turner, chairman of the Road Transport Industry Training Board, will open a new training centre at...

• Within a few weeks the Road Transport Industry Training Board will be issuing details of its policy recommendations on road...

• Veteran and vintage commercial vehicles and buses are to take part in a "Robin Hood" rally as part of the Nottingham Festival...

transport by David and freight handling Lowe Hipope's new tail-lift • What is believed to be the first successful hydraulic...

• At the recent Materials Handling Exhibition, many inquiries were received by Geest Industries Ltd for the new Rolcontainer,...

• A competition that aims to discover new ideas for expendable pallets is being promoted by our associated journal Mechanical...

• Because of the steady increase in foreign tourists visiting the UK and because Evan Evans Ltd is gearing itself to meet their...

• Mr J. Else, the West Midland LA, said in Birmingham last week that he was bound by law to refuse an 0-licence application for...

evasion , • A public inquiry was adjourned in Manchester on Tuesday June 23 by the North Western deputy LA Mr H. Jolliffe,...

• An appeal by a consortium of 27 local authorities against a fares increase granted to the North Western Road Car Co...

• An increase of 40 tractive units and 100 trailers on an operator's licence was granted last week by Mr D. I. R. Muir, the...

• The West Midlands LA, Mr J. Else, granted a new 0 licence for one vehicle to Temmill Haulage Ltd, at a public inquiry in...

• Mr David Bush—the ex MoT court clerk—was again remanded on bail at Acton magistrates' court last week on charges of...

It's cheaper by taxi, says STG's W. M. Little by Derek Moses • In an astonishing statement the chief executive of the...

• Pacemakers-16-seat minibuses built by Strachans (Coachbuilders) Ltd—will soon be operating in America, under a marketing...

• East Midlands and Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners have approved an application by East Midland Motor Services, operating in...

• Police and journalists waited patiently in the centre of Manchester on Tuesday morning last week for a protest that never...

• A bus operator admitted last week that his company had not anticipated a threat to weekend services when it drew up a...

• Following extensive alterations, premises owned by the Williams' Motor Group at 336 Wilmslow Road, Manchester 14, will be...

• A scheme for subsidizing essential rural bus services in Oxfordshire is being drawn up by the county council. A formula for...

• - Subject to further inspection of the premises and maintenance proving satisfactory, I shall take no action against these...

• A subsidy of £1500 has been provisionally allocated to T. B. Vasey, operator of a . bus service between Newcastle upon Tyne...

• A full-scale traffic experiment to test the valueof exclusive bus lanes and other methods of giving priority to buses at...

• Production has started at the Basingstoke works of Scammell Lorries Ltd of a revised, rationalized range of Challenger S...

• It has been announced by Highway Trailers (Great Britain) Ltd that the company's 75 Fleet Special range of semi-trailers has...

by David Lowe • The 11th International Packaging Exhibition (Pakex 70) opened at London's Olympia on Monday. The show, which is...

• A spokesman for Fodens Ltd told CM this week that rumours of his company • making a counterbid for Atkinsons Lorries...

• Samuel Williams Transport Ltd, member of the Williams Hudson Group, has taken over the Andover Haulage Co Ltd, Hants. The...

G. L Steele has been appointed area road transport manager of the National Coal Board transport division. Scottish northern...

We record with regret the deaths of Adam Anderson, John Stephen Clark, Alfred Edward Spencer Dunthorne, John Hamilton (Jock)...

• Safety aspects of converting from petrol to natural gas fuel in fleet vehicles are being studied by scientists at...

by Paul Brockington, MIMechE THE FUTURE of the piston engine is all-important to the future of the vehicle industry and papers...

• Tyburn Road Tank Services, part of the Powell Duffryn Group, has placed an order with the Svigal Company at Terrenoire, near...

• "Notwithstanding the strident warnings of the last decade from so many quarters, it is evident that Government has failed to...

by the Hawk • Booster The idea of having two power units in a heavy commercial vehicle is not new. Both units would be used...

Folke Karlsson • Mr Folke Karlsson is a big man with a big job—director, engine and transmission design and production,...

I HAVE described how the lathe can be used to face-up recovered vehicle parts as well as to turn round items, in each instance...

A CM investigation of express parcels services HOW GOOD are the long-distance parcels carriers in Great Britain? To get some...

by A. E. Teer, Road safety officer. Cadbury-Schweppes, and secretary, AIRSO. • The three components of any driving situation...

by Derek Moses THE ANALYSIS of the first part of the report "Charter coaches in Westminster", published by Westminster City...

Spending to earn more • The organization necessary to market and sell commodities is recognized as an essential feature of...

1 0/7 0 pick-up truck THE DAF 33 Pick-up which Van Doorne's Automobielfabriek NV of Eindhoven, Holland, now includes among...

by Janus A RGUMENTS on the virtues and follies of nationalization will no doubt continue indefinitely. There is no way of...

• With initial teething troubles overcome, the complex automated handling systems which are the heart of SAAB-Scania's newly...

HOWEVER cautious we have learned to be about the precise level of accuracy of public opinion polls, at least as regards a...

ON June 1 1970 the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations came into force. These Regulations consolidate and amend the...

concrete company and I would like to become a transport manager. Is it possible for me to obtain a transport. manager's...

A If you wish to transport wide loads into France, you must first obtain a special permit from the French authorities. You...

correct in assuming that I must observe psv driving hours, the same as other people operating larger vehicles, such as...

be covered by this new Transport Act is the position of the driver of a Part VI vehicle who has driven either his 10 hours, or...

at fairly regular intervals due to external corrosion, we are thinking of fitting an up-swept system, similar to that of an...

occasionally overrun the 4hr time limit. I only make a log sheet out periodically: . do these four hours refer to actual...

of an attic tractive unit when it is coupled to a semi-trailer? Should they be illuminated or not? A It is not legally...

ALTHOUGH the views of correspondents regarding the emphasis on various aspects of road transport for a possible Open University...

To complement its range of artic equipment, Slaven Transport Products has developed a sliding fifth-wheel assembly. The "STP...

An aerosol fire extinguisher now produced by Plus Gas contains BCF the ICI chemical that is ideal for putting out petrol and...

A new-style drivers' handbook now being supplied by ERF is designed in two parts. One of the sections of the handbook deals...

Fast lifting of heavy loads through a complete circle is the claim of Telehoist Ltd for the Foca 6000 hydraulic lorry-loader...

A standard two-speed hoist has been added to the range of electric chain units made by Geo. W. King, the largest British...

Two new wing mirrors introduced by Desmo Ltd have been designed to satisfy new international safety regulations, say the...

A cam and peg locking arrangement for tipper tail gates has been developed by J. N. Blair in conjunction with N.C.C....

A new multi-purpose inspection lamp has been announced by London Bankside Products The Sparto Checklite works from a plug-in...

The Lucas Hazard Warning Signal System which enables all four flashers on a vehicle to be operated simultaneously is now...

A new lifting gantry of one-ton capacity which has a lifting height of 10ft has been announced by Harvey Frost and Company....

Developed with the container industry in mind, a new chemical cleaner is announced by CeeBee Chemical Co. Called CeeBee...

A new high-quality detergent, based on an alkaline solution and known as AM 30 has been introduced by Cleaning Equipment...

A new road atlas has been published by Edward Stanford, a member of the George Philip Group, in association with Esso. Based...

Three 16mm colour films on metrication can now be hired or purchased from the Central Film Library. They are part of the...

Although based on an earlier design, the new Dustbane DW 15 B floor scrubber/polisher introduced by Cleaning Equipment Supplies...

Ron Cater Roller shutters are convenient —except when they jam! So a more robustly made design made by the Dover Roller Shutter...

As well as protecting the load against the weather, pallet covers can also prevent movement of the goods in transit. The range...

The tyre needs of the light-truck user are catered for in - Tyres for Light and Medium Vans and Trucks", a leaflet from...

An output of 2gal per minute at a speed of 200 mph is the claim of Warwick Pump and Engineering for its new general purpose...

What is said to be one of the most successful centrifugal pumps used in North America is now being made under licence by Wade...

A convex-mirror conversion for flat commercial-vehicle mirrors has been put on to the market by Bradville Ltd. The Bradex...

An addition to the Wanner range of lubrication equipment has been announced by Step Industrial Equipment. It is a portable...

A new Italian welder—the Mosa 150—is announced by Nu-Plant Ltd. the UK concessionaire for the manufacturer. The high-frequency...