It had to happen. The training frustrations of the trade associations in road transport and motor vehicle retailing, expressed...

• Frustrated in their individual attempts to change the structure of training in the road transport industry, the principal...

With re-defined duties, Mr Peyton loses passenger and transport planning • Details of the diminished role of the Minister for...

• Another move in the long drawn out battle for Atkinson Lorries (Holdings) was made last Friday when Seddon Diesel Vehicles...

• Remarking that it was one of the worst cases of its kind he had heard, Mr R. R. Jackson. chairman of the South Wales Traffic...

• Mr John Peyton, Minister for Transport Industries, announced in a written answer in Parliament on Wednesday that the...

• The Road Transport Industry Training Board announces that, with effect from January 1 1971, its nine regions are to be merged...

• A two-day conference on "Costings in freight transport—current developments for management" in Manchester is to explore...

• Peers are following the example of MPs in taking. an increasing interest in road transport matters. In the House of Lords...

• Two witnesses who told magistrates they had seen the rear axle of an articulated lorry become detached from the trailer just...

• The Freight Transport Association has made a strong objection to the Scottish Office over the proposed new tolls for the...

• P & 0 announced last week that its bid to take over Coast Lines (CM September 25) had been withdrawn, after advice from...

• Five new motorways and 12 major trunk road improvements must be built in the Midlands over the next five years if costly...

• The Port of London Authority, in conjunction with Furness Withy and Co Ltd, announced on Monday the extension of their...

• An efficient booking system which would ensure that vehicles coming into the . docks were loaded or unloaded within two hours...

• Coincident with taking up full-time duties as general secretary of the National Guild of Transport Managers, Mr Frank Coult...

• • The budget of a road transport fleet should be controlled by the fleet engineer, not an accountant, said Mr H. S. Wilson,...

• A further stage in the haulage drivers' wages battle in Scotland has been reached with the rejection by the Scottish...

• A six-day Road Transport Managers' course has been arranged by Guardian Business Services and will be held on three sets of...

• The agreement between the Institute of Transport and the Industrial Transport Association to adopt the same syllabus for the...

• At the rn annual dinner of the Yorkshire Division of Freight Transport Association in Hull last week Mr G. Turvey, the...

by David Lowe • Munich's container exhibition "Con tainerization 70," one of the major container circuit shows, which was held...

• Sedgefield rural council, Co Durham. has deferred consideration of a scheme for concessionary fares for pensioners on local...

Bus br i efs • A scheme for granting half-fare concessionary travel in peak hours is being considered by West Yorkshire Road...

• Following the success of its symposium "Tomorrow's Bus World" held in April, the University of Newcastle upon Tyne plans to...

• The first prosecutions brought by the SELNEC PTE for fare evasion were heard in the Manchester City magistrates' court last...

• Fifteen papers will be presented at the symposium on Rapid Transit Vehicles for City Services which the Institution of...

• Mr Robert Dalziel, proprietor of the twobus Thistle Coaches Company, of Metcalfe Street. Earl Shilton, Leics. told the East...

• A problem facing the Scottish Bus Group since it recently absorbed the bus and coach services of David MacBrayne (CM June 6)...

Cyril Bridgen has been appointed special director—planning, Atlas Express Ltd; he leaves his present position with BRS Parcels...

• One of the problems of introducing o-m-o bus services is finding suitable turning points at the ends of bus routes. This was...

• Trolley buses operating in the Eston, Grangetown and South Bank-on-Tees area are to be withdrawn from service during the next...

• Thomas Allen Ltd, of Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, a transport subsidiary of Coast Lines Ltd, was last week granted by the...

• Objections by British Railways to two different applications for additional vehicles by local operators were withdrawn when...

• Mr J. Shufilebotham. the Yorkshire deputy LA, sitting in Leeds last week, granted an application by Mr E. J; Fisher, of Sand...

• One of a 74-year-old Swansea operator's three vehicles received an immediate prohibition at a recent inspection, another a...

• We recently reported that in the course of the hearing of an application for an operator's licence on behalf of Bow Bells...

• An applicant, who was applying for an O licence to cover one vehicle, could produce no evidence of financial standing at a...

One of many viewpoints on maintenance expressed at CM-sponsored seminar • Maintenance and selection of commercial vehicles was...

• Since the "Technitopics" feature on the potential of a flywheel as an auxiliary source of power for motor vehicles was...

byTony Wilding • As a review of the state of knowledge of traffic noise, and the current international situation in regard to...

• The new Harbilt battery-electric dairy vehicle, a longer, bigger-capacity Smith's battery-electric and a new Morrison...

noise from tyres on dry and wet road surfaces. As stated in CM last week, the report says that the Ministry of Transport is...

ONE of the most important aspects of the change to decimalization is ensuring that staff are fully aware of all the...

• Horace Charles England, Devon County Council's transport co-ordinating officer, could be described as the bus operators'...

by the Hawk • Skirts the problem Miniskirts can cause accidents—I have always suspected this, and now my own observations have...

Eenchwise: lathe sense (37) SO FAR in this series, in attempting to ease the path of the trainee in his approach to lathe...

• "One of my drivers was a bit careless when he was unloading the other day and he slightly injured a woman passer-by," an...

THE announcement of the Mercedes-Benz battery-electric-diesel bus late last year, highlighted the potential value of a...

1 . Fit any engine you like, the chances are that Dodge single or double-drive six-wheelers still beat your powerto-weight...

by Janus 4410 0 doubt you will be after hearing," 174 said Maggie's brother Cromwell, with a 'dubious imitation of an Irish...

vehicle not kxceeding 3.5 tons gvvv, what is the permited maximum legal weight of the compressor lefore this weight must be...

We regret that an incorrect answer was given to a question about hgv licences in our Q and A page on October 16, There is no...

matters by John Darker, AMBIM Steel transport. BSC's Shotton Works THE SHOTTON WORKS of British Steel Corporation, built on...

by Les Oldridge, AIRTE, AMIN!! The process of law (3) OUTLINING in this series how offenders against the traffic laws are...

IN 1966, the Institute of Traffic Administration took a decisive step when it decided to organize its own examination scherni.....

• A four-day international conference, including technical visits, on physical distribution management will be held in London...

A completely new VHF personal radio-telephone consisting of a single lightweight unit suitable for emergency public and private...

Versatility is the major feature of the Lockjaw vice now made by Vice and Workholding Co Ltd. It has detachable jaws grooved...

T. Williams of Birmingham, manufacturer of Superslim forged steel hand tools, has published a new price list for its full range...

A hand cleanser introduced by United Lubricants is made in the form of a golden jelly. It not only contains cleansing agents,...

An orbital sander with a 2.75in. by 17.5in. pad has been introduced by Marron Machines. This is the Hutchins Air Model 800 Long...

Two compact small-horsepower diesel engines have been introduced by Petters. The AC1 air-cooled engine develops between 4.2 and...

An hydraulic motor has been added to the range of units produced by Chamberlain Industries Ltd to bridge the torque-output gap...

A new design of ISO-container twistlock introduced by Rubery Owen-Rockwell is said to require no maintenance or greasing. It...

The Wagner Super G-1 58 high-pressure spray gun from West Germany is designed for use with the Gray-Campling airless spraying...

From Churchill comes the Austin-Morris Special Service Tools catalogue. It illustrates the firm's extensive range of special...

The Vidor V.18 6V battery made by Crompton Parkinson is now being marketed in a container made of high impact polystyrene. It...

The Kollercast Department of Synthetic Resins is now marketing a prepacked epoxyresin repair kit which can be used for...

The Lawco Fliptop Stokbox marketed by the Coding and Marking Division, of Lawtons of Liverpool, is designed to provide adequate...

Even though it weighs only 6Ib and measures 6in. by 5in. by 3in. the Haskel M Series of air driven pumps introduced by Olin...

Power diStribution boards have been included with many Avoncel specialized trolleys for some time. Now Avon Communications and...

A portable automatic tyre inflator has been introduced to world markets by Pneumatic Components Ltd and is known as the PCL...

Two cabinet free-standing heating units with capacities of 112,000 and 208,000 Btu/hr have been added to the range of units...

Ron Cater Often a fleet will have an old vehicle that is just starting to give trouble but is not worth spending much money on...

A coin-operated washer made by Kismet Ltd is a self-service unit incorporating a valve mechanism which eliminates the need for...

The Pacemaker range of 7, 9, 11 and 13-plate lead-acid batteries introduced as original equipment on some British Leyland...

Manufactured by Kaymar Trolleys Ltd, the Euro metal bench system is easy to assemble and rearrange as required and comprises 29...

A wide variety of bulk liquids can be handled by the Orr Cargomaster pump produced by Orr Products. It is available in a range...

A small air conditioner announced by Felvic Industries Ltd is known as the Sanamatic. A powerful fan blows the air through a...

Gordon Tools have announced the production of a new range of mechanics' tool kits. First available is a 50-piece kit which is...