ANY ATTEMPT by the Government to extend nationalization by compulsion would be met by the Road Haulage Association with the...

THE Epropean Economic Community's transport policy was described as a shambles by Mr Len Castleton, the outgoing president of...

The Minister for Transport, Mr Fred Mulley, will shortly be writing "at the highest level" to 100 of the largest British...

THE Langdon group of companies has been bought for £194,500 by Price and Pierce (Holding Company) Ltd, a subsidiary of Tozer...

THE Greater London Council has agreed to drop the proposals in its draft GLC Bill for charging for exemption permits admitting...

of a fifth of its platform staff requirements, VS hile for the first time there are significant shortages of Underground train...

oy CM reporter T his own request, Mr Van Law, road haulage supremo" of the Transport nd General Workers' Jnion in the...

SEVEN-MONTH-LONG who does what" dispute .ttween lorry drivers and ull dockers ended this eek after an agreement had :en reached...

BY CHANGING his 11.18tonne (11-ton)-gross skipper for a Seddon 16.26-tonne (16-ton)-gross unit, a scrap processor is able to...

APPLICATIONS for exemption from levy are to be invited by •the Road Transport Industry Training Board later this year....

MOVES which would finally clear the way for International Harvester's £7.6m bid for SeddonAtkinson were expected to take place...

DEEP-SEA container traffic doubled during 1973 at Southampton. Container traffic rose from 821,000 tonnes in 1972 to...

THE Transport Develc ment Group would be one 180 companies which wot be compelled to draw five-year plans and discuss these...

:!ONCERN about the .cottish road system, articularly with regard to eveloping oil traffic, has enouraged the formation of a ew...

)ESP1TE PHASE 3 about 20 Class 1 tanker drivers at le large Esso Petroleum rminal it Trafford Park, lanchester, commenced a ,...

REGULATIONS banning the overnight parking of lorries from most Glasgow streets will be introduced within the next few months....

FOLLOWING a week-long experiment in January, London's Hammersmith flyover is to be closed to traffic at night permanently. An...

THE DoE's 1973 annual report on the roads programme in England has now been published. The report shows that expenditure...

R. (Bob) Beckham, 52, - has been elected president of the Freight Transport Association. Mr Beckham is distribution director of...

BECAUSE of continued opposition to its plans to expand by the National Bus Company, a Sussex independent has sold its vehicles...

HANSON Coach Service Ltd, the 27-vehicle Huddersfield operator, was this week acquired by the West Yorkshire PTE. The company...

THE Don Safety Trophy, awarded annually by Small and Parkes Ltd, has been won for 1973 by Dunlop Ltd for the introduction of...

FOUR MORE Scan-Coin Automatic coin sorting and counting machines have been ordered by Edinburgh Corporation Transport. The...

by Martin Hayes FULL DETAILS have been released by British Leyland of its new G2 fully automatic control unit for fivespeed...

TRAVEL AGENTS have been told of substantial cutbacks in the British and Continental coach holiday programme, planned by...

PRE-TAX profits for Plaxtons (Scarborough) Ltd in the six months ended February 28 this year were £248,000, compared with the...

A £250,000 computer has been ordered by Nottingham Corporation for use in controlling traffic lights in the city centre. Use...

Greater Manchester PTE — formerly SELNEC — last week took over seven bus services in Bolton and Bury which were previously...

MOVES currently being urged on the US Senate's anti-trust sub-committee may lead to an .important growth in bus building there....

BART — the Bay Area Rapid Transit scheme — which serves the urban area of San Francisco is reported to be losing more than...

ABOUT 15 million more passengers travelled on London Transport in 1973 than in 1972. And this occurred, says the Executive's...

TICKET-ISSU1NG machines, road safety devices and signalling apparatus are among equipment from Britain which is to be exhibited...

TWO affiliated companies, W. C. Jones and Co Ltd, scrap metal dealers, and A. G. Short and Son Ltd, both from Waltham Cross,...

NO ACTION was taken against a Yorkshire taxi and minibus firm when it appeared at a disciplinary hearing in Leeds on Friday....

BERESFORD Transport Ltd, of' High Street, Stokeon-Trent, was last week fined £250 at Gloucester magistrates' court after one...

NEWCOMER to perators' licensing, Sampons Mushrooms Ltd of L'hichester was granted an 0 icence for six months by Mr 3. C....

A FLEET of goods vehicles operated by a Bolton asphalt company was found to be in a neglected condition when inspected by a DoE...

"A LACK of liaison" between a transport manager and his deputy resulted in the curtailment of three vehicles from the 36vehicle...

A SITTINGBOURNE demolition contractor had his fleet of three tippers curtailed by the deletion of one vehicle for 21 days when...

OWNER-OPERATOR Mr R. Kelly, of Rochdale, Lancs, had his 0 licence in respect of one vehicle revoked under Section 69 at' a...

ill the same to Vactor UGH-POWER suction a new waste collection chicle — the Vactor 700 rom TTB (Devon) Ltd an pick up...

Heavier types of washing machines from Servis have meant the up-rating of York trailersto carry them. Servis manufacturers...

NEW COMPANIES have been formed to manufacture and market Fusion waste tankers, gully emptiers and cesspool emptiers. Fusion...

TWO Mercedes-Benz (UK) sales teams, consisting of seven demonstrator vehicles, are to tour 16 dealer locations. The...

TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT will be one of the major sections at the 9th International Public Works and Building Equipment Exhibition...

NET PROFITS of Chrysler UK Ltd increased to £3.75m for the 13 months ended December 31, 1973 compared to £1.6m for the 12...

YORK TRAILER Co Ltd profits for 1973 amounted to a tax-paid £661,752, compared with £585,752 in 1972.

Road transport engineers hear about the advantages and snags of a variety of operating systems THE BENEFITS both to companies...

by Graham Montgomerie I TN TEST PICTURES BY HARRY ROBERTS IN OR DER to take advantage of the regulations , governing heavy...

Last week The Times ran an advertisement for British Rail which compared fuel consumption. A train carrying 250 passengers from...

London Transport's chairman, Sir Richard Way, is known for speaking his mind in no uncertain terms and last week's press...

I didn't have to wait long for a response to my question — in this column on April 12— about whether any UK company was...

It's highly appropriate that Fodens, in conjunction with some other companies in the motor industry, are sponsoring a car in...

Last week's conference of the Scottish Road Passenger Transport Association at Gleneagles lived up to its reputation for being...

A hundred and fifty years of history came to an end last week when the last of the Bonallack family involved in bodybuilding...

TWO CM STAFF MEN TAKE A LOOK AT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE by Graham Electrics and exhaust brakes Montgomerie THE BASIC...

by Martin Hayes FUEL COSTS will rise — and continue to do so for years to come. Passenger vehicle operators will have no...

Ve gets lots of letters from woulde hauliers seeking advice. We hought we'd share this one with lur readers because, come to...

prosecuted for working excessive hours and sometimes as much as 60 or 70 hours a day is quoted. How is this possible as there...

indivisible loads can be carried with Construction and Use Regulations. However, 1 am informed by the local office of the...

. give me a vehicle'which is specified on this licence. I have used this vehicle for one month and have established its...

vans; could you please advise me if vehicles transported on this need to be tuned, tested or insured? A It is not clear for...

rate of goods vehicles presented at DoE Test Stations for testing under the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations...

by John Darker AMBIM IN my recent articles some of the main themes in a long report by the European Commission to the Council...

(by Les Oldridge) TEng(CEI), MIMI, AMIRTE COMPREHENSIVE LAWS deal with bad driving — and any reckless, careless, dangerous,...

So, the Railway Conversion League rears its silly head again, does it The essence of the argument it puts forward is that, as a...

"CONSIDERATIONS of safety are useful in building a good image," said Maggie's brother Cromwell. "For safety's sake the Mersey...

Bob Beckham Bob Beckham, distribution director of RHM Foods Ltd, who was elected president of the Freight Transport...

A tinted Perspex sun-visor from KL Automotive Products is intended mlely for commercial vehicles. Costing 0.50, the visor...

A wall chart illustrating recommended test and servicing procedures for goods vehicle leadacid batteries has been produced by...

The Indestro clutch-aligning tool from Allchin offers a quick, easy method of clutch alignment during installation on vans and...

From Contractors Pumps comes the Lightning Senior, a portable coldwater washer. The unit has its own 45.5-litre (10gal) water...