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28th October 1966
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Collapse of rates brackets

W ERE it not for the colossal waste of time and money over the years in the negotiations, there might seem a touch of irony in...

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AULIERS AT BERFAN

THEN 2m. tons of slurry came tumbling down the hillside at Aberfan to engulf the lel and adjacent houses, rescuers on the of...

MASSIVE OBJECTIONS BY HAULIERS

as Freightliner battle moves north by lain Sherriff, MITA A TOTAL of no fewer than 87 objections has been lodged by road...

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World's first day-by-day computer scheduling for Schweppes

A CONTRACT signed between Schweppes and English Electric Leo Marconi will provide for the complete routeing of the 35-vehicle...

'Police too busy to cope with more regulations'

EFORE introducing the panel of experts at a meeting on Monday in Shrewsbury of the West Midland maintenance advisory committee...

Deadlock on delivery strike

From a special correspondent THE five-week-old strike of car delivery dril which is crippling the movement of new from the...

TIR extensions in France T HE French road haulage association (FN - 1

has approved the following Customs Offi for TIR carnet purposes: Chartres, Cogn Agen, Caudebec-en-Caux, and Nevers. Ho are...

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fficiency—by Computer

;GER SAVING FROM DAY-BY-DAY ROUTE PLANNING By S. Buckley, Assoc Inst T distribution was undergoing a revoution it was...

BRS EXPANSION AT ARBROATH

A NEW BRS general haulage depot was opened on Wednesday by Mr. R. R. Spink, provost of Arbroath. The new depot, on the Elliott...

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Atla expansia a Birminghan

By John Darker ANEW depot for Atlas Express was 1 — k officially opened last week by Mr. John Else, West Midland Licensing...

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More new battery-electrics

AUTOMATIC IMMOBILIZER AND A RANGE-BOOSTER EXHIBITED By A. J. P. WILDING, AMIMechE, M1RTE O NLY three makers of electric...

]il scope limited —TRTA chief

■ IE thing was quite clear from the White Paper on transport, said TRTA president J. Delicate at the annual dinner of the area...

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DEADLOCK 07 RATES

From a Special Correspondent H AVING failed to agree on a Community rates system for road, rail and inland waterways despite...

Seven new test stations AAR. G. TURVEY, TRTA assistant secretary,

told an Edinburgh area meeting this week that there were now 70 operators with 600 vehicles in the London maintenance scheme....

The case against big new liner terminals

R EASONS why the Government has decided that no case has yet been made for a new major liner terminal at Portbury (Bristol) or...

Subsidies—

legislation next year 'LEGISLATION to permit introduction of subsidies for public transport will be considered next year, Mrs....

New goods transpol survey starts in June

THE Ministry of Transport is to stari second national survey of road goods tr port in June 1967. It will follow basically same...

Questions answered

Answers were given in the House Commons on Wednesday on the follcon subjects: Concessionary fares The Association of Local...

Food regulations criticized

THE new food regulations for delivery vein were excessively expensive and virtually practicable, Lord Nugent of Guildford sait...

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fficiency spurs -by a coachbuilder

COACHBUILDER at the Marine Works of Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. has sugted that several factors should be investied in an effort to...

Keep buses moving or planning will be in vain

EDINBURGH TRANSPORT MANAGER LOOKS AHEAD D ESPITE passenger decline the demand for road public transport is tremendous, said Mr....

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Novel features on Nottingham Fleetlines

UURTHER modifications to the specifi cation of the striking rear-engined double-deckers now associated with Nottingham City...

Bus operators fight road chac

B RITAIN'S bus operators, including] don Transport, on Tuesday launch campaign called "Travellers' Joy?" to b home to public...

NEXT WEEK: A BIG P.S.V. ISSUE

T HE November 4 issue of COMMERCIAL MOTOR Will be the annual Passenger Vehicles Number, much bigger than a normal issue and...

Mayor backs local control of buses

STOCKTON - ON - TEES Corporation has de cided to oppose any proposal that Tees-side's municipal bus services should be formed...

Eastern National lights the way

PASTERN NATIONAL has erected a large illuminated sign over its coach station entrance at 250 Pentonville Road, King's Cross, so...

EYMS crews still on strike

H OPES for a speedy end to the st involving about 500 busmen emplc by East Yorkshire Motor Services of 1 (COMMERCIAL MOTOR,...

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loodwill useless ithout licences'

HE sale of goodwill was useless without licences, Mr. Richard Yorke told the nsport Tribunal in London last week at appeal...

laintenance warning for haulier

GLAMORGAN company was given a stern warning by the South Wales Licensing iority in Cardiff on Tuesday. Mostyn ors (Port Talbot)...

Atlas opposes Tartan base change

THE Scottish LA, Mr. A. B. Birnie. has re served his decision on an application by Tartan Arrow Service Ltd. (operating centre,...

Voluntary suspension firm escapes penalty

THERE was a unique situation at the South -a ' Eastern traffic area court on Tuesday when the LA, Maj.-Gen. A. F. J. Elmslie,...

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LA ' s decision

favours French ha her F RENCH cheeses can be brought all the Way from Normandy to London in the same vehicle as the result of...

'50 m.p.h. law is sole wal to cut defects haulier

A STAFFORDSHIRE haulier, Mr. S. Cope, managing director of S. Cope (Transport) Ltd., of Hartshill, Stoke - onTrent, told a...

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Customer demand' plea to Tribunal

HE demands of the customer were important enough to justify the grant of an A licence read of a B licence. This was the...

History of a 'busy' applicant

N application by Mr. James B. Semple, of 1 Craigie Way, Ayr, for a public service hide licence was refused by the Scottish...

'Is this criminal trial?' applicant

A HAULAGE contractor in Bristol on Wednesday questioned whether a hearing was for his A licence application—or a criminal...

'Artic-delivered cars easier to sell'

CUSTOMERS do not like buying new cars which have been driven 100 miles. said Mr. David Starrett, assistant manager of W. H....

FIRST VISIT TO LONDON RECORDED

Making a brief stop near a famous landmark the driver of this Norwegian van and trailer outfit used his camera to record his...

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People

F. W. Knight, sales director, and T. P. .egory, general manager of the agricultural rision of Taskers of Andover (1932) Ltd.,...

'Vary conditions', suggest Tribunal

THE Transport Tribunal have upheld an appeal by THC against a grant by the Yorkshire deputy LA to Jebson Motors Ltd., of...

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Shell's first Maxaret-equipped tanker demonstrated

T HE first of 12 Shell-Mex and BP articulated road tankers to be fitted with the Dunlop Maxaret braking system was handed over...

York conversion kits for trailer brakes

CIONVERSION kits for semi-trailers which will enable these units to meet the proposed braking efficiency requirements due to...

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'ehicle design laws must match those overseas

7rnmer chief engineer pinpoints export snag RITISH vehicle design legislation should be comparable to that in other countries...

Allis-Chalmers enter European fork-lift market

ALLIS-CHALMERS lift trucks were impressively demonstrated in London last week by Reddey Mechanical Handling Ltd., who have been...

Eyes in the back of your head

FEW years back, the crash hat came into prominence, then the safety belt pegan to catch on (and still is doing so), ollowed by...

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NEW EQUIPMENT

and publications Mobile inflator D ESIGNED to plug into any convenient air point, a new J.A.R. Airporter mobile tyre inflator...

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'Our men have forgotten how to play cards'

G ERALD PRIESTNER is a plain-speaking Northerner who has come a long way since he began in transport with a ingle...

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In Your Opinion

kep-frame definition VE WERE interested to note the comments by the "Hawk" oncerning low-loading semi-trailers in your issue of...

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Bird's EyE

View BY THE HAWh Comfort, But . . . E chairman or the RHA, P. H. R. Turner, touched obliquely onthe question of rates in his...

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Special equipment for closed delivery vehicles

BY R. P. A. F. WILLIAMS, BA, MIMH former assistant general manager, producti , Harveys of Bristol Ltd. (since this article was...

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FREE FROM PARTY STRIF

O NE of several distinctive features of the annual conference of the Road Haulage Association was the complete absence of...

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GOOD ADVICE ON ENGINE LUBRICANTS

rtrol technicians discuss operators' problems with particular reference to oil litives and review some lubrication problems in...

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TOMORROW'S LOAD

-Ep OA p transport is an industry in which the small operational .1 1 ‘ unit predominates; public haulage operators with fleets...

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Cl I understand there has been a recent amendment to regulations governing the operation of petrol tankers. Is this correct?

A The Petroleum Spirit (Conveyance by Road) (Amendment) Regulations 1966 came into operation on September 28. The...

Q Is there an organization which offers training or publishes literature relevant to personnel management?

A The Institute of Personnel Management, 5 VVinsley Street, Oxford Circus, London W1, is the recognized professional body. It...

Q One hears so much about the possibilities of transferring freight

from road to rail but few hard facts to support the contention. Are any available? A It will be strongly argued by the...

Q . Why are the edges of loading platforms

not fitted with suitable buffer devices more often to minimize damage to tail boards and rear extremities of bodies when...

0 . There is such a wealth of mechanical

handling equipment on the market that, as a potential user, I find it hard to choose between what appear to be almost identical...

Q How does one apply for a carrier licence to remove household effect: A Entry into the road transport industry is n

at all a simple matter. It is necessary for prospective operator to prove to the Licensir Authority in his area that there is...

n Since the advent of the Industrig

Training Act and subsequent appoint ments of the various boards there seems t be a surfeit of organisations concerne with...

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BET lowers interim payment

FTER consulting with the Treasury the board of British Electric Traction has decided to reduce its previous interim dividend of...

'ransport Management Courses: A Local and a National Function—II

"XAMPLES of last week's suggested classification of trans-1 —dport management courses which are best provided by local...