AT THE HEART OF THE ROAD TRANSPORT INDUSTRY.

Call our Sales Team on 0208 912 2120

27th January 1956
27th January 1956
Page 1
Page 1, 27th January 1956
Close

Page 17

Power versus Weight

H AULIERS of abnormal indivisible loads, particularly those who use tractors in tandem, should consider carefully the...

Page 18

The Future of Aluminium

O NE of the most outstanding post-war developments has been the increasing use of light alloys in the construction of...

Passing Comments

More Technical Education T HOSE who believe—and there are many—that the successful future of this country depends largely...

Page 19

One Hears

Of many who, although they deplore " witch hunts," would like to see more careful screening of " refugees." That at holiday...

Page 20

DISPOSAL BILL IN COMMONS NEXT WEEK?

By Our Political Correspondent T HE Transport (Disposal of Road Haulage Property) Bill may receive its second reading in the...

Power to Compel Vehicle Cleaning

N inspector of the Minister of Agriculture or of a local authority may now compel an operator of a vehicle used to carry live...

Licence Revoked: Grant to Director

H AVING revoked the C licence of H. D. Ward, Ltd., Durham Road, Wolsingham [see page 7651, the Northern Licensing Authority on...

Page 21

R.H.A. Should Compromise—Mr. Thom

T HE Road Haulage Association have been recommended by Mr. H. J. Thom, South Eastern Licensing Authority, to try to achieve a...

Production Up 26°/.: New Record

B RITISH commercial-vehicle manufacturers last year broke all records for output and exports. Compared with figures for 1954,...

Bell a Loudspeaker : Appeal Fails

PA A MUSICAL bell fitted to an icecream sales van operated by T. Wall and Sons, Ltd., was a " loudspeaker" within the terms of...

Page 22

Men in the News

MR. A. W. WOOLDRIDGE has been appointed deputy general sales manager of the Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd. He joined the company in...

Moves to Cut Tipper Accidents

A CTION to prevent accidents. in con nection with the use of tipping vehicles has been agreed Upon between associations of...

Page 23

" Staggering " Move Proposed : More FareS Applications

A SUGGESTION that the Municipal Passenger Transport Association and the Scottish Road Passenger Transport Association should...

Owner-driver Remitted for Sentence

K ENDAL magistrates have remitted to Westmorland Quarter Sessions for sentence an owner-driver who' pleaded guilty to obtaining...

Page 24

Hours ” Make Your Hair Stand on End " "T HAVE spoken to long-distance

1. drivers and your hair would stand on end if you heard some of the stories they told about the number of hours they drive,"...

In a Line or Two

Mack tractors are to be built in Belgium by a new Belgo-American group. • Two factory vehicles of Albion Motors, Ltd., have...

Four Classes in Coach Rally

P ROPOSED regulations and programme for the second British Coach Rally, which is to be held at Brighton on April 21 and 22,...

Page 27

Timber Company Lose Licence for 21 Vehicles

O NE of the biggest timber concerns in the north, H. D. Ward, Ltd., Durham Road Farm, Wolsingharn e Co. Durham, at Newcastle...

Objectors Vultures, says Mr. Corpe .

" JULTURES hoping to pick up V something from the misfortune of old age and " was how Mr. T. D. Come desciib - ed eight...

Wynn's May Move' Greek Load

A HEAVY road movement in Greece may be done by Robert Wynn and Sons, Ltd. A 135-ton hydrogen-cooled alternator, a 77-ton and a...

Page 28

Bird's Eye View

7m. Souvenirs By The Hawk CATALOGUE huntin g is not confined to exhibitions. 1.--0 Explainin g the vast amount of...

Larger and Heavier Loads Likely

A BNORMAL indivisible loads are In, likely to become larger and heavier. This warnin g has been g iven by the Road Haula g e...

Page 29

Opinions and Queries

Support for Area Smalls Networks 'THE leader "Cellular Pattern for Smalls" in the I December 30 issue of your journal is...

Page 30

Break with Bodybuilding Tradition

N EW methods of mass production for goods bodywork were demonstrated last . week by Bonallack and Sons, Ltd., at Basildon,...

Page 31

69 More Lorries Go to Dealers

A NOTHER 35 cx-British Road Services' lorries (151 tons 1 cwt.) and four trailers have been bought by Mr. J. Regan, Chun Farm,...

Page 32

Why Do Costs Differ?

Because the Conditions Under Which Vehicles Operate Vary ,According to Trade and Other Factors, There Will Rarely Be Uniformity...

Page 34

TRANSPORT BEHIND TH

TOM T HE United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority's Research Establishment at Harwell, Berks, maintams probably one of the most...

Page 40

A Swash-plate Engine Design

TIM latest proposals in the awash"plate engine field are shown in patent No. 740,446 (A. Willson, E. Black and G. Phillips, 9...