P ROSPECTS for the road transport operator present a mixed bag. On the Minister of Transport's own admission the one unifying...

`I am no Canute' says Transport Minister A FEW HAULIERS—hut only a 'few—can look forward to some relief from the tax proposals...

International journeys Quantity licences will not be needed for international journeys by heavy lorries. Mr. John Morris,...

Bill may be moderated in committee RHA members who lobbied Parliament last week (CM, December 22) came away well satisfied...

POSTERS declaring the amount of tax paid by vehicles are available .from the RHA, to be displayed on vehicles in the...

A NEW scheme to provide grants for craft apprentice training in the Development Areas was announced by the Ministry of Labour...

THE PROPOSED abnormal loads charge could add £6,000 to the cost of the largest category of movement on a journey of 400 radial...

THE British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers' Association, has urged the Minister of Transport, to supplement the...

Minister of Transport. 1967 is the year when a cohesive plan for transport in this country emerged. There is no one event—even...

1967 has been an eventful year for the UK truck and bus operators, not least because of the recent Transport Bill. As a...

chairman, Road Haulage Association There is no doubt at all as to what has been the most important event of the year and that...

Tory Shadow Transport Minister. A year in which Mrs. Castle proved herself to be the most extreme Left Wing and irresponsible...

president, Industrial Transport Association. The most important transport event of the year is the recent publication of the...

chairman, Passenger Vehicle Operators Association. 1967 has been an exciting and unsettling year for the bus and coach...

chairman, Road Transport Industry Training Board. The Road Transport Industry Training Board is but a little older than the...

chairman, British Motor Holdings and president, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. In my view the most significant...

secretary, Traders Road Transport Association. A structure for the railways more realistic than any yet attempted. Abolition...

chairman, Economic Planning Council, Northern Region. Expanding communications are essential necessities for human...

FROM January 1, international goods traffic travelling by road in Germany will be exempted from transport tax. It will no...

secretary, Institute of Traffic Administration. One of the few non-contentious elements of the Transport Bill involves...

Group VicePresident, International & Subsidiaries Cummins Engine Company Limited In France, foreign carriers engaged in import...

T HE Prices and Incomes Board has rejected the "Busmen's Charter", on which claims have been advanced in the municipal and...

THE forthright condemnation by the Prices and Incomes Board of the .£1 a week pay increase concluded informally between...

THE FIRST AEC 12-metre (39ft 4fin.) Reliance coaches to enter service on British roads will be operated by Premier Travel Ltd.,...

THE READING road safety committee is to urge the Ministry of Transport to look into bus door designs. The committee decided at...

by DEREK MOSES THE MORE I learn about Mrs. Barbara Castle's proposed Passenger Transport Authorities, the less faith I have in...

FOLLOWING the settlement of the busmen's pay disputes, comes a stern warning from Mr. John Spencer Wills, chairman of East...

THE Road Transport Industry Training Board has appointed Derek C. Kempson, as director of finance. Mr. Kern pson, 48, will be...

Sir Reginald Wilson has been appointed chairman of the organizing committee which will pave the way for the proposed National...

GLASGOW planners are now working on a "mini" theory for easing the city's traffic problems. Mr. Robert Mansley, director of...

Harold W. Elliott has been appointed director and chairman of THC's two subsidiary companies, Harold Wood & Sons Ltd., and...

T HE Transport Tribunal has reversed the decision given by a deputy LA on September 6 which refused the granting of an A...

THE Transport Tribunal has dismissed an appeal by Hill and Sons (Botley) Ltd., H. Webb and Sons (Marchwood) Ltd., and Demnead...

A B LICENCE variation applied for by Mr, • A. Eatson to include hot asphalt was refused by the Metropolitan deputy LA, Mr. W....

'EVERYBODY who fails to attend a public inquiry is required to give an explanation within seven days!" This was the ruling of...

TWO weeks' suspension was the decision of the Scottish deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. L. A. Wells, when he called J. Mitchell...

AN APPLICATION described by the Scottish licensing authority as "unusual" was refused at Perth on December 19. Mr. William W....

A HIGHWAY 30ft tandem axle semi-trailer, with a special body to carry flowers and agricultural produce and which also provides...

LATEST specification of the recently introduced Seddon/Unipower tandem-drive six-wheeler includes an Eaton two-speed bogie unit...

AN ALUMINIUM container made by Davidsons (Coachbuilders) Ltd., Liverpool, which can be transformed into a self-contained...

A NEW double-paper-element filter providing fail-safe operation is to be fitted as standard equipment to all Ford D-series...

HANDS Trailers Ltd., of Letchworth, has signed a two-year agreement with Abelson Motors Ltd., to supply it with specially...

GARDNER ENGINES Ltd. announced this week that a small oil-cooling radiator is now available for 180 hp Gardner 6LXI3...

QUENTCOURSE, a high-strength structural bonding agent useful in the repair of concrete, masonry, wood and other common building...

THREE new rules have been added to its Powerlock range by Stanley Works (GB) Ltd. There are seven +in. wide rules in the...

ENGINES, gearboxes and differentials weighing up to 300lb can be supported in the Churchill 210 Light Engine repair stand....

THE RANGE of branded engine lubricants for commercial vehicles that is marketed by Esso has been completely revised. Essolube...

A RANGE of four types of commercialvehicle washers is now offered by Franbra Ltd., manufacturers of the Heathway veh icle...

A Spares and Service Directory for running gear produced by Rubery Owen gives the names and addresses of all firms in the UK...

A T A RECENT MoT roadside check I saw a GV9 issued for excessively loose half shafts—the flange joints had disappeared and the...

THE CONTINENT...A. J. P. WILDING AM1MechE M1RTE AS THE demand for transport through to the mainland of Europe has grown so...

Ralph Cropper has been a prominent opponent of co-operative group working as visualized by the RHA. Now he is actively engaged...

View BY THE HAWK Letter to Harold MANY hauliers would be forced out of business if the Minister of Transport carried out the...

By P. A. C. Brockington AMIMechE F IRST AN ADMISSION: I find it hard to criticize the lack of forward detailed planning by...

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overloaded it would be necessary to replace 50 per cent of the fleet which is economically impossible; there was no profit...

WHEN, starting next July, it becomes necessary to submit vehicles for official test, the basic idea is that they will carry...

IN THESE DAYS when heating appliances are so popular the gasman's collection bag is much heavier. Also with the spread of...

MUNICIPAL transport has, one might say, a hundred faces. Atkinsons of Clitheroe has just supplied what is an unusual vehicle...

A USEFUL introduction to Davenport Vernon and Co. Ltd. (High Wycombe) is a lightweight mobile compressor which uses the Commer...

MISS SPRINGCLEAN is the sobriquet of a certain Miss Rosamund James who arrived at the FHB vehicle fragmentation plant in St....

W HAT must be considered a reasonable complaint by the road operator concerns the extent to which other people control his...

The difficulties to be overcome in matching maintenance facilities to the growing number of commercial vehicles are examined by...

20 years but have only driven an articulated lorry for approximately 18 miles. My present employer has recently disposed of the...

A Yes. The Traders Road Transport Association scheme has now been put into operation. An operator pays 12s 6d for each card...

a diesel engined lorry. How should this be done when the cab doors are locked? A We suggest that, with the cab doors locked,...

cleaning of chassis and the names of makers of such cleaning equipment? A There are no regulations requiring com mercial...

van powered by a diesel engine and equipped with automatic torque-convertor transmission. By all accounts an automatic gearbox...

parked overnight in the open all the year round and I frequently have trouble starting the engine in cold weather. In winter...

and platform staff dealing with the safety aspects of lifting and carrying? A Yes, HMSO published Lifting and Carrying, an...