Britain There are nearly as many trucks made in this country as in the rest of Europe put together. We are the second largest...

ATKINSON • FODEN • E.R.F. • SCAMMELL O NLY TEN MONTHS since Rolls-Royce entered the automotive arena with a blaze of publicity...

he Rolls-Royce company is, as e've come to expect, making an:her contribution to Britain's export - ive with its diesel engines...

T HE NEWS that four truck manufacturers now include the RollsRoyce Eagle range in their engine options might have caused a bare...

T HE EAGLE made by RollsRoyce, which is now being offered as an option by four of Britain's leading manufacturers of heavy...

ORMAN PARRY, Managing Director, Rolls-Royce Oil Engine Division, in reply to a question on the research facilities of the...

A T ANY TIME in the past 15 years one could have said that the bus industry faced a tough period. But whereas the bleak outlook...

by MIN SHERRIFF r E Prices and Incomes Board ants ideas, views and proposals on how to increase hauliers' productivity—from...

THE DRIVER-ONLY tractor cabs of these two Foden 32-ton g.v.w. articulated outfits were built to the personal specification of...

by SAM BUCKLEY r had to be accepted that real rationalization of freight transport could only be achieved by intelligent...

FOUR PAPERS on agricultural transport productivity—from the viewpoints of haulier, merchant, farmer and the transport industry...

Board springs surprise: special allowance for 'earning vehicles switched to instruction use' by SAM BUCKLEY 1"HE Road...

A NEW depot permitting a more comprehensive delivery service covering a greater area in the south and west of England was...

from A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT MHE European Economic Com munity is to replace the TIR scheme with a new system of transport...

A TEAM representing all sections of the road goods transport industry visits the United States early next month to study the...

A l'the end of 10 years of the European Economic Community's life, and with only year to go before the removal of Customs...

C OOL and cautious—that's the attitude of the Association of Industrial Road Safety Officers to tachographs which may soon...

A NOTHER STEP towards establishing stable tipper rates in the North West was taken in Manchester this week. J. Handford and Son...

C URRENT NUR-BR disputes were a \-• pointer to the dangers of putting one's shirt on the railways as long-distance carriers:...

THE Minister of Transport this week laid before Parliament regulations which will exempt from the carrier's licensing...

THIS is one of two specially designed semitrailers being supplied to John Laing Construction Ltd. Each will carry loads up to...

A MANCHESTER transport company was admonished this week by the North Western deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. G. Newman, for...

THE Transport Tribunal's summer recess ends next month. On October 3 an appeal by the Transport Holding Company will be heard...

THREE West Riding operators want to increase their fares. West Yorkshire Road Car Co. Ltd. seeks an 8i per cent rise on...

DEVELOPMENTS in mechanical handling and warehousing will be reviewed by three specialists at a one-day (October 18) seminar...

LICENSING CASEBOOK by IAIN SHERRIFF, MITA T WELL recall a lecturer's ex ”planation-20 years ago of Section 3 of the 1933 Road...

THEIR AIM: REVISED NATIONAL AGREEMENT WITH MAXIMUM HOURS CEILING byJOHN DARKER B US unions meeting the Federation of Municipal...

'shock' from Scotbus BUS PASSENGERS throughout Scotland may soon have to pay more—if the Traffic Commissioners approve a fares...

A "SHOCK" costing of the PTA proposals and the distribution of about lm leaflets to stage carriage passengers are new steps...

THE Rt. Hon. The Viscount Colville of Culross has been appointed to the board of the British Electric Traction Co. Ltd. Lord...

director Thomas Tilling Ltd) K. H. Chairman: chairman of Comberbill (Yorkshire) Garages Ltd.. and vice-chairman of R. Hanson...

R. A. Taylor: chairman of Neath and Cardiff Luxury Coaches Ltd. He succeeds W. M.Dravers, who has resigned from the board owing...

TRANSPORT MEN QUIZ GUEST AT LUNCHEON by PAUL BROCKINGTON W HY, several members of the Transport Association asked Ford...

Q IR DONALD STOKES this week revealed that Leyland Motor Corporation has received a £2.7m order from South Africa for 1,000 of...

Ford 01000/York artic retested—as promised by A. J. P. WILDING, AMIMechE, MIRTE TN THE road test report (CM August 25) on the...

by ERIC WILLOUGHBY rr HIS tanker built for Archibald Brechin Ltd. by the road tanks division of Thermotank Ltd., has a total...

H AVING explained the practical side of our Preventive Maintenance scheme, in a previous article I wrote about the way the...

TRAILER RIGHTS A LICENSING AGREEMENT under which Marshall of Cambridge (Engineering) Ltd. will manufacture and sell in the UK...

YORK Trailers Ltd. has formed a subsidiary company, York Trailer (Tees) Ltd., to manufacture containers and skeletal trailers...

Pictures by Dick Ross A lively conference discusses transport efficiency A ROUSING attack on the restrictive character of the...

A MECHANICAL SWEEPER which appears ideal for workshops and yards is available from Equipment and Engineering. Made in Sweden,...

ADDED to the Hella range is a reversing lamp 91 ZR, and a matching rear foglamp NES 1. CM tested the 91 ZR and found the wide...

LONG-LOK has brought out a range of self-locking screws and bolts, both with multi-sealing characteristics. They are Strip-Lok...

EVER READY has announced fresh body designs to its twoand three-cell rubber torch range. Instead of being recessed, the on/off...

A TOOL has been specially designed by Pickavant for fitting and removing buttended circlips. The type number is JWP 380 and the...

A TYRE-VALVE extension made in Germany is imported by Castle Electronics and supplied in 6in and Sin sizes. The extension is...

A. J. P. Wilding tests air-cooled model in Ford D750 S ERIOUS efforts are to be made by W. H. Dorman and Co. Ltd., Stafford,...

\I iew BY THE HAWK Occidentally orientated? HAND ON HEART. I swear what follows is coincidence: In last week's column I asked...

O FTEN one gets the impression that there is a railway school of letter-writing. Seldom does a day pass without one or more...

43-seat single-deck bus BY A. J. P. WILDING AMIMechE. MIRTE R EAR-ENGINED chassis are winning acceptance in Britain as the...

A buyers' guide AEC AEC Ltd., Southall, Middx. SINGLE-DECKER chassis with front-, centralunderfloor and rear-underfloor...

Scotstoun, Glasgow. W.4. SOME DETAIL changes in the range of Albion passenger chassis were listed in the review included in...

British Motor Corporation Ltd.. Longbridge, Birmingham. THE reason that Austin and Morris are included under the BMC heading...

Luton, Beds. CHANGES were announced to the specifications of Bedford passenger chassis last month. These consisted of the...

Bristol Commercial Vehicles Ltd., Bath Road, Brislington, Bristol, 4. THE latest passenger chassis to come from Bristol is the...

Luton, Beds. THERE are no full-size Commer passenger chassis but there are 12-seat bus versions of the firm's 1500 and 2500...

Daimler Transport Vehicles Ltd.. Daimler Works, Coventry. DAIMLER produces only passenger vehicles and although front-engined...

Luton, Beds. TWO passenger chassis are listed by Dodge. Both are designed for 30ft-long bodies but one has a wheelbase of 18ft...

Sun Works, Sandbach, Cheshire. NO ERF models are listed specifically for passenger use. But specially-modified four-wheel...

Dagenham, Essex. NO CHANGES of any importance have been made in the Ford R Series of bus and coach chassis since last year...

Wolverhampton. THE GUY ARAB chassis is offered for single-deck and double-deck bodywork. This, like the Victory Trambus and...

Leyland, Lancs. THE VERY WIDE RANGE of Leyland passenger chassis includes all types currently popular with operators. There...

Woodstock Factory, Oldham, Lancs. SINCE the last Passenger Number Seddon has introduced the Pennine IV p.s.v, chassis. A...

Wolverhampton, Staffs. SUNBEAM is the only company in Britain currently manufacturing trolleybuses. Like Guy and Daimler it is...

IOT OXFORD CONFERENCE By S. Buckley, Assoc.! nst.T D EVELOPMENT of unit loads and an improved intelligence system for operators...

motor vehicle registration years commenced on January 1 and that a successive letter of the alphabet was being allocated to...

manner or sequence in which commercial vehicles are to be called in for annual test? If we are going to be obliged to start...

Moron Tables of Operating Costs states that the vehicles included in Tables One and Four have standard van bodies while...

A We presume you are referring to the COMMERCIAL MOTOR 24-Hour and Emergency Service Guide which is a reprint of CM articles...

While the turbine of an exhaust-driven turbocharger is used to drive a compressor that pressure-charges the cylinders of an...

plan to leave anti-freeze solution in my tippers during the summer; the makers claim that it inhibits corrosion. Are they...

the standard of maintenance, all vehicles over five years old are to be failed. Is this correct? We are contemplating...

Costs of operating 31and 41seater coaches. . . and effect of mileage and load variations H OWEVER speculative proposals and...

by George Wilmot Industrial studies (1): The newsprint round ONE OF THE DIFFICULTIES of those answering transport examination...