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Outside Pressure

B RITISH manufacturers exportin g vehicles have always had to take into account the special le g islative re q uirements of...

Courts of Contempt

O NE of the standin g complaints of the Licensin g Authorities is that g enerally the penalties imposed by the courts for...

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Ministry Gag

rHAIRMEN of Traffic Commissioners and Licensing Authorities have been told by the Ministry of Transport that any information...

Men Who Make Transport-45

Roge hornycroft, D.S.C. T O have been educated at Eton and Balliol is a distinction. For a transport man and sales director to...

Bird's Eye View By The Hawk

Ticket Fiddle I T is strange how dishonest many otherwise respectable people are over bus fares. The general manager of a...

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McPhee's Guilty of Fraud: Three Vehicles Suspended

A FTER eight months, decision has been given in the case of McPhee's (Newcastle), Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne, by Mr. J. A. T....

Bids for Dispensation Not Proof of Need

A PPLICATIONS for dispensation to operate additional vehicles were not necessarily an indication of need, and could arise...

WHO WILL SUCCEED MR. JAMES?

W Ho will succeed Mr. W. P. James as West Midland Licensing Authority and chairman of the West Midland Traffic Commissioners?...

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Timber Loads Alleged to be Subsidized

Seven Vehicles Involved in Proposed Switch from Contract-A to Open A Licence D URING an application,.last week, by J. Millican...

Examiners Criticized: Strange Conduct

r 0 officials of the Ministry of Trans rport were severely criticized last week when they gave evidence against Dent's...

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An "All or Nothing" Show?

W ITH less than two months to go before Earls Cdurt opens its doors again on another Commercial Motor Show, it is clear that...

Representations on Joint Bus Services

D EPRESENTATIONS were made by 1 1 ■ four bus companies to the Northern Traffic Commissioners, at Carlisle last Friday,...

Men in the News

MR. D. H. HAWKINS has been appointed manager of the Tunbridge Wells branch of the British Wagon Co., Ltd. MR. FRANK CARR, who...

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Clearing-house Hauliers Discussed

TRANSPORT concerns who supported 1 other hauliers and also acted as clearing houses were discussed before Mr. W. F. Quin,...

Haulage a Closed Corporation

" Pr i HE haulage trade, as you probably I realize now, is a red-hot closed corporation. It's extremely difficult to get into...

Told to Tighten Up Organization

A WITNESS supporting an application for two additional vehicles on A licence, by Mr. Robert Drummond, East Mains Street,...

LACK OF WITNESSES PREJUDICED CASE THE absence of witnesses had

preju1 diced the case, said Mr. W. F. Quin, Scottish Licensing Authority, at Glasgow last week, when he refused an application...

Five Vehicles Taken Off Contract

F IVE vehicles of 26f tons were successfully transferred from contract-A to A licence by McKelvie and Co., Ltd., Barrhead, at...

UNDERPASS COMPLETION SOON

ri E Western Avenue underpass at the jtinction with Hanger Lane, Ealing, Middx. should be completed in October, although it was...

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Shortage of Bulk-cement Vehicles

T EE shortage of bulk-cement vehicles in Scotland was outlined to Mr. W. F. Quin, Scottish Licensing Authority, at Glasgow last...

Assurances on Loading Restrictions

B EFORE the Road Traffic and Road Improvements Bill became law last week, Mr. John Hay, Joint Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry...

Weavers Want Direct Services

W HEN Scott's Transport Services (Preston), Ltd., successfully applied to Mr. A. If. Jolliffe, North Western Deputy Licensing...

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Traders Ignore Co-operation Call NAR. W. M. HALL, general manager

ILL of Liverpool Transport Department, in his annual report, complains bitterly of the lack of co-operation by business houses...

Arguments Ove r Bans at Cardiff

S TRONG arguments for and against a proposed ban on loading and unloading in five of Cardiff's main shopping streets were put...

Bus Operators Forfeit Revenue

IN persuading three Lincolnshire local authorities not to object to their recent successful fares application, the...

Derby's Record Profit of £57,877

T HE largest profit in their history of more than 60 years was made by Derby Transport Department in the 12 months ended March...

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Hauliers' Big Share in Traffic uAULIERS carried well over a quarter

of the total goods traffic handled in this country by all forms of transport. Mr. F. R. Lyon, public relations officer of the...

Mobile Shop Steps An Invitation

THE fitting of two entrance steps to a mobile shop is. in law, an invitation to "take a ride," an inquest jury at Carlton,...

Felt Needs Ca reful Handling

D 00FING felt required careful handl% ling, and high-sided lorries with smooth edges and platforms were desirable, Mr. A. H....

"Produce Proper A

ccounts "—Mr. Hanlon rtURING the hearing of an application by Robinson Transport (Carlisle), Ltd., to Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon,...

Micrograms . . .

Glasgow Branch : Firth Cleveland Finance, Ltd., have opened a branch office at 29 Si. Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1. Monopoly,...

M.o.H. Comments on Food Vehicles

IT is somewhat remarkable that food traders as a whole have not given more attention to their vehicles and the methods of...

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Hauliers Fined for Overloading

A FTER pleading guilty to causing a lorry to be overloaded, Neill and Brown (Transport), Ltd., Humber Dock Street, Hull, timber...

Air-sprung Tanker for Earls Court A N articulated 4,000-gal. tanker to

be shown by the Steel Barrel Co., Ltd., at the Commercial Motor Show, Earls Court, London, from September 23October 1, will...

New Transpo rt Companies

IC. C. Small, Ltd. Cap. £1.000. Dirs.: K. C. Small and Mrs. V. B. Small. I Brixton Hill. London. S.W.2. Sec.: V. B. Small. Reg....

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Two Bus Operators Questioned on Level;

Mr. Amos Cross-examined During Hearing on Scottish Omnibuses Group's Application A L THOUGH most of the hearings of fares...

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of Their Profit L.T.E. Make Marginal Surplus of £30 000 189 0 man B ses

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£30 000 189 0 man B ses

, ne A FTER meeting in full their contribution to the central charges of the 4-1 . British Transport Commission, amounting to...

"Conflict of Interest," Says Minister

A CONFLICT of interest could arise if a Traffic Commissioner were also a member of a municipal transport committee. Mr. Ernest...

Upward Trend in Passenger Traffic

h/fORE passengers were carried in the IVI 12 months ended May 31, by the Aldershot and District Traction Co., Ltd., than in the...

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Bogota Begs for British Buses

Says Harold Champion / RETURNED from my first visit to Bogota, that South American city perched 8,600 ft. up on a plateau of...

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Lt.-Col. Brook to

Head Cab Judges CHAIRMAN of the panel of adjudi cators in the contest for the best cab, to be held in conjunction with thc...

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A SOLO

9-tonner with Normal Control Latest Mack 9-ton Goods Chassis has Normal Control to Give Roomy Cab.' Leyland 0.375 Oil Engine...

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SMELLING OUT SMOG

A N exhaust-gas analyser which will 1- 't enable officials of the Air Pollution Board of California to ensure that vehicle...

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What the Driver Didn't Know

THE other week I was asked to investigate a load of building materials which was missing. After a long and painful series of...

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DIRECT I LIVERY from FACTOR o RETAILER

By Tom Walkerley Fortnightly Consignments of Hoover Washing Machines . are Dispatched to England and Wales from Modern Plant in...

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Portable Smoke Meter Wanted

TO aid enforcement, what we need a simple and portable smokemeasuring instrument which will enable us to draw up a more exact...

Lime Trade Grows in Scotland

T HE growing trade in lime demanded experienced drivers who would satisfy farmer customers from an agricultural aspect as well...

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LOOKING-GLASS

Political Commentary By JANUS O NE criticism sometimes made of Mr. Ernest Marples is that he listens to too many people and...

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Poppet Valves and Cooling Systems

Investigation of Valve Design and Materials Covers Most Aspects of Engine Efficiency By P. A. C. Brockington, A.M.I.Mech.E. A...

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New Equipment and Publications

Measuring Misalignment TO meet the needs of the police and certain public undertakings, Joseph Lucas, Ltd., Great King Street,...

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A Compact New Air Servo

Clayton Dewandre Equipment Brought to Britain Has Particular Advantages for the Operation of Disc Brakes A S announced briefly...

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What a Tipping Trailer Costs

Another Miscellany of Inquiries from Readers Authoritatively Answered A READER asks for advice on the cost of operating a...

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Trailers for Roads or Swamps

T WO high-flotation oilfield trailers equipped with interchangeable running gear, to permit operation in swamps or on normal...

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Qualified Welcome for Higher Road Spending

W ELCOMING the announcement by Mr. Ernest Marples, Minister of Transport, last week, that Government road expenditure is to be...

Scots Farmers Want Transport Inquiry

A CALL for the Government to 1 - 1 appoint a Commission to examine in detail ways in which adequate transport services can be...