Bus Operators Face Threats from Their Passengers Outside and Their Workers inside L ONDON suburban newspapers have recently...

W HAT are the chances of helicopters taking over some of the passenger and freight work which is now done by road transport? It...

Oil-smoke Abatement Wins Award A N unusual prize has been received by the Constructors Transport Co., of California, from the...

From an advertisement: "There's always a place for a ' National ' dustbin." A suggestion that it should be sent to the Labour...

For High Court Fight IN an effort to test the 1956 House of Lords decision on the British Trans' port Commission v Gourley—a...

THE application by W. Robinson and Sons (Great Harwood), Ltd., for a new seven-day tour from Knutsford to Clacton was refused,...

A PETITION signed by 529 people living on Plymouth's new housing estates was handed to the Western Traffic Commissioners, last...

A LTHOUGH Luton's population keeps rls increasing, coach licences for coastal work have not kept pace with it. This was claimed...

• P ROBABLYthe first vehicle in the world to carry complete recording apparatus to determine the wear of its engine by means...

A • FURNITURE 'remover told the Northern Licensing Authority, last week, that he suspected malicious competitors of having set...

QTRONG opposition faced Florence L..' Motors, Ltd., when they applied for permission, last week, to pick up and set down...

S UBJECT to The Traffic Commissioners' L. ,1 approval, the ..Eastern Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd., are to provide road services...

carried by J. and W. Watt, Ltd., Carlisle, were given at Newcastle-upon Tyne, last week, when the company unsuccessfully...

A FTER working three days as a driver for a livestock haulier, Mr. M. A. Curtin, Wolley Hill Farm, Hollingworth, near Glossop,...

r-INLY the British Transport Commission objected at Manchester, on Tuesday, when J. W. Ray (Transport), ...id., Buxton, asked...

R OAD and rail freight rates charged by the Ulster Transport Authority are to go up by five per cent. on September 8. This will...

A CLAIM has been made by S. Smith and Sons (En g land), Ltd., London, N.W.2, that the use of their ma g neticparticle couplin g...

entirely new trio, consisting of a six-wheeler, an eight-wheeler and a tractor unit, has been introduced by Transport Vehicles...

A SUSPENSION system, which is f - xclaimed to retain the advantages of the normal leaf spring while offering progressive...

H IGHLIGHTS of the Plymouth eliminating round of the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition last Sunday were successes in classes...

)ECONDITION1NG . of injector X nozzles shduld include a check of :edle lift to ensure that it remains within ie manufacturers'...

Redesigning by Dennis Achieves an Overall Height of 13 ft. 7 in. with a Normal 70-seat Body I MPORTANT modifications to the...

At PROTOTYPE Bristol E.C.W. Lodekka incorporating severalnew features is shortly to be used in experimental service with...

Standard turbocharged engines will be offered as a means for promoting economy or to provide extra power, depending, on the...

system that represents a striking development, inasmuch as it is claimed to be suitable for small engines as well as large and...

D ISC front brakes are employed on one of the new E.R.F. chassis announced today, and to be exhibited at Earls Court next...

Smart Designs Increase the Operator's Prestige T HE movement of perishable foodstuffs by road , has become increasingly...

The 4 x 4 range is available \ with a choice of three wheelbases, oil or petrol engines, and . a variety of tyre equipment to...

THERE has been a good deal of comment recently con". cerning insecure loads. Considerable publicity has been given to a few,...

A USTIN 6 x 4 lorries with Telehoist three-way high-level tipping gear are doing arduous work for G. Percy rrentham, Ltd., on...

L ORD GODDARD, Lord Chief Justice, who is retiring from the Bench at the age of 81, has had a profound effect on road transport...

INOR mysteries about the road transport industry, when so many larger issues remain in doubt, would lose what interest attaches...

A S a change from ancillary operators who are considering entering into C-hiring contracts, a vehicle distributor writes for...

nillliATENT No. 797,703 shows a power' assisted steering mechanism, the chief novelty of which is the interposition of a...