N OW that the Genera] Election is over and the danger of the renationalization of road haulage—at least in the foreseeable...

W HETHER toll roads will ever be instituted in this country is purely a matter of conjecture, although a hint was conveyed by...

Is Nuneaton Unique? L'ROM the Midland I Red has come the accompanying picture of two members of their bus crews, a driver, Mr....

That initials have come to stop, and, to the initiated, their use presents no problems. That, despite this, it is helpful to...

Industry Saves Country From Paralysis : Restrictions Lifted : No . Requisitions Yet INTENSIVE use of road transport capacity...

E ARLY in the week, work at Glasgow docks was brought close to a standstill. Many additional lorries were brought in to relieve...

A PARTY of British transport experts is to visit " '06 - Many on June 6 for live days, to study industrial transport problems....

T HE application by Cockburn and Gunn, Ltd., Gateshead, to add one vehicle of 7-1 tons unladen weight to their A' licence and...

THE Road Research Laboratory Will be conducting an investigation into traffic movements between the London area and the...

MR. C. COLE has been appointed manager of the Southampton branch of the British Wagon Co., Ltd. MR. W. NORMAN DOLEY,...

WHEN the appeal by the British Transport Commission against the grant of a B licence for two collection and delivery vehicles...

N AMES of officers for 1955-56 of the Passenger Vehicle Operators' Association have been announced. Mr. F. Broomfield, Barton...

Fined EINES of £10 on each of five charges I of falling to comply smith the conditions of his contract-A licence were imposed...

W ITHOUT hearing the respondents, the Transport Tribunal, last week, dismissed an appeal by Lu-Cars, Wigginton Avenue, Wemble!„...

A N order for 15 Worldmaster maximum-capacity buses has been obtained by Leyland Motors, Ltd., from A/S Oslo Sporveier, the...

" T HEpresent out-of-date road system, with its narrow bottlenecks and low bridges, not only slows up our services but greatly...

D ETA1LS of taxation receipts, licences, current and new registrations, the first two for the year to November 30; 1954, and...

W HEN a* driver of a brewery lorry was fined £10 by Bromyard magistrates last week for having an unsecured load, the chairman...

P RIORITY has been given to the import of heavy oilers in Israel's 1955 allocation of $1.5m. for the purchase of lorries from...

A MORE powerful oil engine has been introduced by Leyland Motors, Ltd., for the Comet range. These models, which have a' gross...

T o simplify contol and increase road safety, new licensing rules for heavy vehicles have been introduced this week in New...

the labour cost of producing a tort of washing powder is 13 man-hours, the cost of delivering it 200 miles from factory to...

P LASTICS used in transport are I featured at the British Plastics Exhibition and Convention which opened at Olympia, London,...

Road Transport Applications in London Exhibition to Celebrate— T HIS year marks the centenary of the aluminium industry in this...

be set 1--1 between 20 ft.-lb. and 100 ft.-lb. torque is now available from Abingdon King Dick, Ltd., Tyseley. Birmingham, 1 1....

Leyland and A.E.C. Win Major Awards at International Coach Rally: Linjebuss again Secure 1st Place with Swedish Coach : German...

Says Ceo. B. ' Lissenden, M. Inst. T. How a Change of Outlook in Management Improved an Ancillary User's Transport System L...

A TRAILER in which the body cart be lowered to ground level for loading purposes, is being made by -the lbbett Engineering Co.,...

Using Four Containers Among Three Vehicles, Morgan Edwards, Ltd., Never Keep a Lorry Waiting for a Load and the System is to be...

Dodge Six-wheelers with Perkins Oil Engines Giving Good Results to Midland Operators T HE conversion of a standard fourwheeled...

A HAULIER who was asked to collect 30 pigs from a farm gladly accepted the job, but the driver was not so enthusiastic when, on...

‘V ITH a new standard 4I-seat ditch body built for the Commer Avenger chassis by James Whitson and Co., Ltd., Yiewsley, West...

a Thin Time T HERE are still a few independents in the northern half of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire engaged in ordinary...

The Latest Daimler Freeline Passenger Chassis fir Export Puts Up a Fine Performance at of tons Gross Weight : Powered COntrols...

QOME comment upon Robert Cass' recent lecture to "-) the Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, as...

By JANUS 7-07 — E VER since road-rail negotiating machinery was set up, the policy has been to make public as little as...

Group in Scotland P REMISES in Fife and Clackmannan, as.well as 93 lorries and 19 trailers, have been taken over this week...

Mame Transport. Ltd. Cap. £5,000. Dirs.: Alastair Stewart, 18 Flighbury, Jesmond, Newcastle upon - Fyne.. 2. and Dorothy...

By Our Legal Adviser B Y sheer " weight " of road use and changing public opinion, the Jaw has been forced to acknowledge...

Ayr,Works Committee propose to buy an Austin 5-ton tipper from James Tweedie. Ltd. Bedford Corporation are advised to obtain a...

A REFUSE-COLLECTING body, rt fitted with a low-level loadingattachment, comes in patent No. 726,103 (John Gibson and Son, Ltd.,...