A CRIMONIOUS statements are regularly made in the popular press and motoring journals about light signals given by private cars...

Dere ood A QUIET little place is Beer, in Devon. Not much hustle there: little enough need for hustle, one might think. South...

A STAID and respectable national newspaper told its readers after last week's Budget, that an increase in excise licence...

From our Political Correspondent THOUGH the proposed increases in 1 vehicle excise duty have so far been eclipsed by the more...

T HE decision of the Northern Licensing Authority, Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, to revoke the 15-vehicle A licence of Dent's Transport...

FROM OUR PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPONDENT M ANY M.P.s are plainly dissatisfied with the Government's road tolls decision. Those who...

" IF the haulage industry cannot be bothered to look after its own affairs, in the traffic courts and come forward to see what...

E XCELLENT starting, acceleration and 1 --4 hill-climbing are reported for the world's first gas turbine-powered fire engine...

FROM OUR INDUSTRIAL CORRESPONDENT T HE first half of the dispute over pay and conditions of 170,000 provincial busmen was...

MR. A. E. SEARLE has been elected chairman of the London Division of the Industrial Transport Association and MR. H. E. C....

'r fasten on the commercial vehicle as the major scapegoat for traffic ills is wrong, states the traffic committee of the...

" I AM impressed with the revenue figure of the applicant - but I feel their application They were finding it extremely...

An eliminating round for the Lorry Driver of the Year title is to be held in Maidstone, Kent, this year for the first time. It...

O FFICIALLY opened on Tuesday Sir . Henry Spurner, chairman of Leyland Motors, Ltd., the new Mercia Road, Gloucester, premises...

ri A NEW type of trailing-arm bogie suspension has been developed by Cranes (Dereham), Ltd., for their I6-ton semi-trailers....

From Our Industrial Correspondent From Our Industrial Correspondent A "peace charter,' which it is hoped will usher in a new...

F OR too long transport has been a political issue and there was a tendency in certain quarters to forget that it Was the...

N EW registrations of vehicles other than cars and motorcycles were a little lower in February, at 24,760, than in January, at...

A N appeal by the Black Isle (Transport), Ltd., to the Transport Tribunal in Edinburgh was adjourned so that the Tribunal might...

T HE Transport Tribunal sitting in Edinburgh under the chairmanship of Sir Hubert Hull, last week dismissed an appeal by...

A TRAILER incorporating seven rt Gloster vendin g machines has recently been placed in service by the Empire (Caterin g ) Co.,...

T HE considerable success of the Midland " Red " express services on M1 between Coventry-London and Birmin g ham-London, was...

ANOTHER LEOPARD: Ellen Smith (Tours), Ltd., Rochdale, have ordered another Leyland Leopard coach chassis. HAMPSHIRE EIGHTS: I....

It was contended that Southdown had ac q uired an unfair advanta g e because irre g ular operation by various operators in...

A CONVOY of six Land-R ov er riDormobiles will leave this country in September, to g ether with two Leyland Royal Ti g er c...

HE 25th anniversary of Premier I Travel, Ltd., Cambrid g e, was celebrated last week when Mr. E. A. Lainson. chairman and mana...

A STOCKPORT haulier who had been used to carrying "anything, anywhere" for many years was granted the renewal of his A licence...

QOME of the merits and advantages 1.-- 7 of contract hire were outlined by Mr. .D. J. Reed, of B.R.S. (Contracts), Ltd., in a...

Modern Painting Equipment and the Correct Finishing Procedure Can Save an Operator a Great Deal of Expense and Reduce Time off...

"Nor,c) I can see the difference in Operators who switch to A.E.C. from . other vehicles suddenly find a whole new world of...

:ast Midlands This Comprehensive Survey of the Smalls-carrying Establishment of a Prosperous Midlands Area Reveals a...

Brewery Heavy Articulated Unit Combination Comes Safely Through Mishap IVES and a precious cargo were JL, saved recently when...

I F the early stages of the Road Transport Bill are anything of a guide, the prospects are remote of making it reasonably...

N EW boys made their mark among the major awards at the 1961 British Coach Rally at Brighton on Saturday and Sunday (April...

Here's Why Response is Poor T HERE are three main factors which contribute to the poor response of entrants for the road...

York Trailer Co. Development on Van Semi-Trailer T HE latest development by the York Trailer Co., Ltd., Corby, Northants, is...

A RECENT addition to the range of testing equipment manufactured by Leslie Hartridge, Ltd., 151 Great Portland Street, London,...

considerable help in any type of ock-taking is now marketed by lellerman, Ltd„ Gatwick Road, Crawley, assex, Called the...

been introduced by Taylor Bros. .lorkshire), Ltd.,. 32 Baker Street, [iddlesbrough. Details of the sets are eluded in a...

now marketed by Heafield Industries, Ltd., Spa Lane, Derby. These fittings, which are known as Ladder Feet, are made of...

equipment made by V. L. Churchill and Co., Ltd., Great South West Road, Feltham, Middlesex, is their No. 75 de luxe Portable...

molybdenum disulphide oil additive in a 4-oz. polythene bottle to supplement their existing 10-oz. can, This is intended to...

"On Tow" Legally Readers' Inquiries Concern the Operation of Breakdown Recovery Vehicles: Also Costs for 12-ton " Artics,"...

Service at Home" A MOBILE lubrication service, by which motorists may have their cars serviced at borne or at their place of...

Fuel Consumption Tests in Watford Area Show Advantages of Steel-cord Tyres 'CUM., consumption tests carried out last week by...