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29th January 1965
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Dangerous Loads

A T first glance, British operators might think they were not actively connected with the European Agreement on the...

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Clearing Houses 'Yes' to Demurrage

T HE national council of the National Conference of Road Transport Clearing Houses has decided to recommend to its members that...

NEW SCOTTISH DEPUTY T HE Minister of Transport has announced the

appointment of Mr. L. A. Wells as Scottish deputy Licensing Authority and deputy chairman of the Scottish Traffic Commissioners...

Forth Division of I.T.A. Starts Up

"THERE are far too many enthusiastic 1 amateurs entering our profession. It would appear that if you can tell the difference...

Dangerous-loads Agreemen his Year

FROM OUR PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPONDENT THE European Agreement on the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods, I. which lists...

NEXT WEEK: TRAILERS AND TRACTIVE UNITS

A RTICULATION will be the main theme of next week's enlarged special issue of "The Commercial Motor ", whose contents will...

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Britain Still Leads

T HE British commercial vehicle industry, says the S.M.M.T., last year held its position as the world's largest exporter of...

TAYFORTH BUYS HANSON HAULAGE

'THE Scottish-based haulage group, Tayforth Ltd.. has bought, for shares and cash, together worth £1,680,000, Hanson Haulage...

Three-month Sentenc e for Ralph Cropper

T HE London SessiOns Appeal Committee on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by Ralph Charles Frederick Cropper against conviction...

Important R.H.A. Meetings M AIN points discussed at Wednesday's executive meeting

of the Road Haulage Association were: dock delays and demurrage charges; the possibility of new negotiating machinery for...

Bakers Keep Low-loaders THE Transport Tribunal has dismissed an appeal

by Pick fords Ltd. and others against a grant of three articulated/ independent low-loaders to Bakers Transport (Southampton)...

McVeigh Buys Ross THE Grimsby 'concern of McVeigh I Transport

Ltd., which operates more than 200 vehicles, has taken over Ross Garages Ltd.. of Cardiff. It is understood that consideration...

T.R.T.A ANALYSES "BLITZ" RESULTS

I N .last year's special roadside vehicle " blitz " checks by Ministry examiners, nearly half the vehicles inspected were...

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WESTERN MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE FORMED

n ELEGATES from the Road Haulage Association's Western and Devon and Cornwall areas, representing operators of Aand B-licensed...

More L.D.O.Y. Dates

NAORE dates of eliminating rounds in IV' the 1965 Lorry Driver of the Year are now known (see also last week's issue). The...

M6 and MI Extensions

TODAY, Friday, the Minister of Transport is due to open the 13+-mile-long section of M6 motorway connecting the Preston and...

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Dock Deliberations Continue

(IN Monday, the Minister of TransI— , port held a top-level conference in London on dock congestion. In addition to the...

Transhipment Plan at Southampton cROM next Monday, February 1, lorries

taking export cargoes to Southampton will be able to ensure quick turn-round by transhipping freight onto B.R.S. trailers at a...

Minister in Liners Discussion

From our Industrial Correspondent T HE Minister of Transport is to take a hand in the long drawn out dispute about giving...

T.R.T.A. SCOTTISH EXPANSION B ECAUSE of the increase of the Traders

Road Transport Association's activities and expansion of the services to members, a full-time secretary for Scotland is to be...

STRAW IN THE WIND?

j1s4 the February issue of T. (1. O.W. 1 Record it is noted that agreement has been reached with Tate and Lyle Transport Ltd....

GOODS VEHICLES NOW EXCEED

A N increase of 44,000 in goods vehicles on British roads between 1963 and 1964 has taken the total beyond the one and a half...

New Armoured Vans for Security Express A FLEET of 12 armoured

vans designed for companies with site payment problems will be introduced by Security Express Ltd. next month. The vans can be...

MINISTER AT T.R.T.A. DINNER

THE Minister of Transport, Mr. Tom 1 Fraser, will respond to the toast of H.M. Ministers at the Traders Road Transport...

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Strachans and Willowbrook Bodies for London's New Single-deckers

STANDARD RM ROUTEMASTER PRODUCTION TO CEASE THIS YEAR PRODUCTION of the standard London Transport 64-seat Routemaster...

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MORE PROTESTS AT SEVERN TOLLS BILL

FROM OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT P ROTESTS against the Severn Bridge Tolls Bill already made by the Road Haulage Association...

'Priority for Public Transport'

A LT HOUGH monorails, hovercraft and other forms of travel had been considered, Mr, W. Burns, planning officer for Newcastle...

Rural School Buses T HERE was a financial strain on education

committees in large rural areas which provided school transport, said Mr. P. Bessell (Liberal, Bodmin) in the Commons last...

Manchester Strikes?

F EARS were expressed this week that serious travel difficulties might arise in Manchester on Thursday following a threat by...

Minister Decides Bus Departure Charge

A FTER an inquiry had been held to consider objections raised by Manchester and Oldham Corporations, the Stalybridge, Hyde,...

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Glasgow Pay is Third Highest

A REPORT presented last week to rA Glasgow Corporation transport committee shows that the average weekly earnings, exclusive of...

NEWS IN BRIEF

Newcastle Bu.snien Press for Bonuses: Newcastle upon Tyne Corporation bus drivers and conductors have renewed their application...

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Ministry Now Involved in Both Company and Municipal Pay Talks

FROM OUR INDUSTRIAL CORRESPONDENT U NION leaders of 100,000 company busmen were due at the Ministry of Labour today (Friday)...

Liverpool's Walton Garage Reopened

' THE Walton garage of the Liverpool I. Corporation Passenger Transport undertaking, first opened as a horse-tram depot about...

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400 NEW BUSES FOR CEYLON

i T is reported by our correspondent in Colombo that the Ceylon Transport Board will have a fleet of 400 new buses on the road...

Hitchin-Salisbury by Royal Blue ?

A NEW express carriage m service between H i tch and Salisbury is proposed by Royal Blue Express Services, who have applied to...

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Forth Bridge Service Would Hit Rail

A DECISION was reserved when Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. applied at Edinburgh last week for a new road service licence to cover...

Mr. Hanlon Calls on Salkeld Bros.

A FTER coming to the conclusion that on two occasions within the past year Salkeld Brothers of Rowley, County Durham, had been...

Third Attempt at Sludge Disposal

T WO Cumberland brothers, contractors and village joiners, made their third attempt last week at Penrith to secure a licence to...

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Decision Reserved on Dumpers Appeal

A DECISION of the South Eastern r - 1 deputy Licensing Authority was :ontested at the Transport Tribunal last week by Hall and...

GRANT FOLLOWS AGREEMENT

A GREF.M ENT between the applicant and six objectors resulted in an application for four ,A-licensed artics by Don Johnson of...

Express Renewal for North Western

OND1T1ONS attached to the short term grant made to the North Western Road Car Co. Ltd. in February last year, to operate an...

Alexander Seeks 46 Vehicles to Carry Aberdeen Fish Traffic

A DECISION on an application by rt Charles Alexander and Partners Transport) Ltd., o Aberdeen, for 46 rehicles of 264 tons on A...

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Appointments and promotions within the Morton Group, Coventry, have been

announced. Mr. Geoff Mousley becomes director and general manager of the group. He joined Morton's in 1934 and is a director of...

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Teclim*c and Industri

DIMMED HEADLIGHTS EXPERIMENT F OLLOWING a recent approach by the Chief Constable of Derby, the removals and storage company of...

Headlight Signals

T HE Minister of Transport gave advice in Parliament last week on the interpretation of flashing headlight signals when asked...

Container Handler to Clear Cars

rOLLECTION and removal of derelict motorcars is one of the uses to which Barking Borough Council intends to put a special...

Training Emphasis Now • on Service Industries

A NNOUNCING that the Minister of ri Labour intended to set up a Training Board or Boards for the distributive trades, Mr....

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ORDERS AND DELIVERIES MORE ALBIONS FOR DERBYSHIRE: Derbyshire Stone Sales

'Ltd., Matlock. has ordered a further 19 Albion Super Reiver three-axled tippers, which will bring the company's fleet of these...

Plated for 30 tons g.t.w.

THE latest artidulated outfit (seer above) produced for Sutton and Sor (St. Helens) Ltd. includes the 'first of an order for...

C.A.V. man shares James Clayton Prize THE 1964 annual _lames

Clayton Prize of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (worth t1,700) was shared by Dr. A. E. W. Austen and Mr. F. H. • I a...

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Perkins to Aid Small Firms T HE Perkins Engines group, which

last year exported 84 per cent of its U.K.. production, has offered to help smaller firms. Perkins, whose world sales have...

The Westover Garage T HE impression may have been given, in

an item in the January 15 issue of this journal, that Mr. C. M. Floyd, chairman of the Avon Rubber Co. Ltd., was in some way...

More Power for Mercedes Vans DOWER output of the OM 621 four

' cylinder diesel engine fitted in the Mercedes-Benz L.405 range of vans and lorries has been increased from 50 b.h.p. net at...

ROAD AND WORKSHOP by HANDYMAN

The G1V.9—Split Mudwings I t- 7 we could forget the problems of unladen weight a number of our maintenance headaches would...

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NEW EQUIPMENT

and Publications Sleeve Fitting Tool I NTRODUCED by Baumann Electric Ltd. is a new tool, the Type D, for fitting sleeves and...

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BIRD'S EYE By The Hawk VIEW

"Central Bus News" Latest on the staff communications front from London Transport is a news lettter, to be published from time...

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What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander'

N ATIONALIZATION of road transport Was not an issue at either Leyton or Nuneaton, but the unexr peetedly bad performance of the...

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HOW TO PREPARE AND PRESENT APPLICATIONS FOR CARRIE

:NOES 3. Getting the best out of witness d supporting letters A N aspect to licensing, the importance of which is sometimes...

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WIDE RANGE OF NEW ( IS MODELS AT BRUSSELS

ik • LTHOUGH the 44th Salon de PAutomobile which opened in Brussels last Week is the first of the major Continental shows in...

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Ulster's Lager low Comes Via Computer

Preparation for vehicle scheduling by computer for the 28-vehicle fleet of Ulster Brewery Co. Ltd. has brought associated...

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Costing Van Operation

F LEXIBIL1TY has been a major factor in the success of the road transport industry. It has enabled it to meet the varying needs...

FROM THE POSTBAG

"Briefly I would like to calculate...the wisest way of running a fleet, including the policy of vehicle replacement." This is...

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MONEY MATTERS

Mann Egerton's Good Results rro follow five successive years of record profits the / market confidently expected MANN EGERTON...

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IN YOUR OPINION

Solution to Motorway Problem? I WAS very interested to read in last week's issue the I report mentioning Mr. Donald Stokes'...