W HY have the Board of T rade discriminated against light vehicles in the new restrictions on renting? Under an Order which...

O NE of the most important events in the commercial-vehicle calendar is the biennial demonstration of military vehicles. It is...

No Tax on This Taxi THERE were several instances of the Army sense of • humour at the F.V.R.D.E. exhibition at Chertsey last...

That some of us have the habit of seeing only what we look for. That amalgamation for survival is a pressing need among many...

of the trailers, and all the premises, of London Scottish Transport, Ltd„ have been sold on the first offer. There were 100...

D ECLARING that the statement of intent had not been fulfilled, Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, NOrthern Licensing Authority, at Newcastle...

m oRE than 1,000 vehicles and 406 trailers, with a total unladen weight of nearly 7,000 tons, have been transferred to two...

T HE interim report of the group for research on atmospheric pollution of the Medical Research . Council, published in the...

INEFFICIENCY in the Bridlington 1 area was Alleged against East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd., Hull, at the continued hearing...

THE Black Country was a large potential outlet for the whole fruit industry, yet transport facilities to Stoke and the...

P ROSPECTS of stability in road transport are marred by the uncertainty about the future of the parcels and meat haulage...

A PLEA for greater investigation into transport costs was made by Mr. A. G. Marsden, transport adviser to the board of...

R ESTRICTIONS have been imposed on the renting of passenger vehicles constructed to carry fewer than 12 passengers and on goods...

A PROPOSAL by a Normanton coach operator to reduce the fare on a football excursion to Huddersfield was successfully opposed...

THE Transport Tribunal have allowed the appeal of May's Motors (Transport), Ltd., Elstead, near Godalming, who, as reported in...

WHEN Noblett and Underwood, Ltd., VY Blackburn, applied last week to transfer two contract-A licence vehicles to an A licence,...

A N assertion that the railway service was not good enough for urgent parcels was made before the Yorkshire Licensing...

\WHEN Messrs. G. Tinsley. an-d Son. VV. Wigan, applied to the NorthWestern Licensing Authority last week to add a furniture van...

B ECAUSE the owner had registered a six-seater as a goods vehicle. • although he said he used it for private purposes and paid...

THE Government ought to be tougher in dealing with some of the overseas countries to ensure that they realty carried out trade...

Close - down Date: The Livexpool overhead railway to the docks is to be closed on December 30. 11m. Commercial Vehicles: It is...

application indicated a whole course of irregular operation: caravan haulage was riddled with piracy. Mr. P. Kenny, on behalf...

A WITNESS supporting Fearings rm. Transport, Ltd., Burnley, before the North Western Deputy Licensing Authority last week made...

I F the application were granted it would be going against the fantail tour principle laid down by the Minister of Transport in...

J. E. Large (Roadways), Ltd.. Cap. £1,000, Subs . .: S. A. Williams, 5) Oldfleld Road, London, N.W.10, and R. II.. Barker, 9...

'THE Minister of Transport has been I asked by the Traders' Road Transport Association not to approve draft regulations to make...

A FTER a competition that lasted from 9.30 a.m until nearly 8.30 p.m., John Scott was last Saturday acclaimed champion of the...

The Germ By The Hawk T HE international lorry drivers' competition which is being organized in Paris, on Sunday, by Les Amis...

INTERESTING developments in the application of the free-piston engine to commercial vehicles were foreshadowed last week by the...

By John F. Moon, A.M.I.R.T.E. Exhibition of Latest Military Equipment at F.V.R.D.E. Reveals Prototype Chassis and New...

Ely Alan Smith LTHOUGH household removals predominate as the major activity of Bishop and Sons' Deposi tories, Ltd., 10-12...

A SWEDISH-MADE box spanner, which can be adjusted in a few seconds to suit any size of nut between 3. in. and in., is being...

promoted by new accessories T HE needs of goods and passenger operators arc met by new accessories which have just been...

C OM PETITION among makers and suppliers of garage and workshop equipment is to the advantage of fleet engineers. New...

Every boy and every gal That's born into the world alive Is either a little Liberal, Or else a little Conservative. Or else a...

Drivers' Contest Unfair? I EXPECTED the Lorry Driver of the Year final corn1 petition at Bramcote to be run on fair . and...

B ODIES having many superior properties for the carriage by road of refrigerated products are being made.in the United States...

PDANEL beating is an art which can I be acquired only by extensive prac tical -experience. Body repairs in general frequently...

Solving the Problems of the Carrier It is Important for Operators to Allow for Long-term Expenses, Although a True Working...

rA A NEW single-line trailer braking system in which the vacuum brakes are automatically applied in the event of a breakaway,...

ri A DIFFERENTIAL gear that will allow moderate relative turning between the two axles but which will not permit total slipping...