Driver of the Year Competition, t h e salient ;hanges in which were explained ast week, should give greater atisfaction to...

I F only because local authorities have lost to newly established national or regional undertakings many of the functions which...

Increased Production A SIGN of the recovery which the commercial vehicle - 1-1 manufacturing industry has made from the...

A PPLY1NG to enter general haulage by switching four contract-A vehicles to B licence, the Clifton Garage, Clifton, Manchester,...

nO the North Western Traffic Commis sioners have the power to prohibit smoking in the lower saloons of buses operated by Ribble...

A CCRINGTON bus crews, who staged a one-day strike last Saturday, were addressed by an official of the Transport and General...

B OTH Cardiff and Newport bus undertakings are running at a loss, the South Wales Traffic Commissioners were told last week....

1URING the three months' trial period in which a new bus route was run on Harraby Estate, the operators, bble Motor Services,...

nAMAGES of £268 17s. and costs were awarcled at Sheffield, last week, to Shirkers of Sheffield, Ltd., vehicle dealers, against...

T HERE was strong opposition from Lancashire United Transport, Ltd., and Salford Corporation, when Willow. Coaches, Ltd.,...

ran their last service, from Leicester to Loughborough, on Saturday. The business, which operated a fleet of six 44-seaters,...

November, the Liberal party of Hayes, Middx., this week started running a free bus service to and from the E.M.I. works. London...

A PRICE increase of 10 per cent. for Avon giant, car and agricultural remoulds was announced on Tuesday. Casing values are...

11 E proposed withdrawal by the Lincolnshire Road Car Co., Ltd., of the Louth-Slcaford bus service, which has lost £1,500 in...

rIVING evidence , in support of a Scottish operator's application for an extra A-licence van, last week, Mr. M. lioey, of a M....

EE XPENDETURE on British roads in 1961 will be about five times what it was last year, according to figures given in the House...

E N DOR SING earlier recommendations I— , by the general manager of the undertaking, consultants appointed to look into the...

Q IX times Mr. Jack Nicholson. Sedbergh, has asked the Northern Licensing Authority to increase his B-licence radius, and six...

P UNCHED card equipment used by Nottingham Transport Department is to be replaced by hired equipment which will include an...

O Nthe advice of the Transport Tribunal, an A-licence renewal application by Mr. P. A. Thorne, Eastville, Bristol, was...

rl 0 nort hern hauliers, mainly coneernedwith tipping work, were unsuccessful when they applied at Manchester, last week, to...

f500,000 Dumper Order: Thirty - four British built Euclid 27-ton dumpers costing £500,000 have been ordered by Yugoslavia....

C ONCERN at the way sheep were carried by some livestock hauliers was expressed by Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, Northern Licensing...

A PPLYING for an extra A-licence vehicle at Bristol, last week, Peace, Ltd., West Quay, Bridgwater, offered to delete a trailer...

T HE vehicle allowance of the Yorkshire Traction Co., Ltd., on their Huddersfield-Skegness licence has not been changed since...

LY 1 have been described by British Railways as "the key" to a £25m. shortcrm plan by the 'London Midland Region for improving...

new device 1 which enables farmers to dry their vn grain, Mr. S. W. Nelson, s Western eensing Authority, said last week that [...

A HAULAGE company gave an 1 - 1 assurance at Manchester, last week, that if they were granted a low-loader trailer of 5 tons...

T HE urgent need for an early start on the proposed Sheffield-Leeds Motorway was stressed when a deputation from Yorkshire...

S PECIAL legislation is being prepared by the Ceylon Government to curb " pirate " operators who are taking traffic away from...

I -1 A STERN warning was given to a demolition concern at Bridlington, last week, ,when they were granted a short-term B...

A PPLYING for two extra B-licence r 1 vehicles, on Monday, Mr. John M. Kenny, South Queensferry, told • Mr. W. F. Quin,...

WINDSCREENS and windows for VI' the motor industry produced at the Eceleston, St. Helens, factory of the Triplex Safety Glass...

THE wide range of Thornycroft specialized vehicles for oilfields has been enlarged by the addition of the Sandmaster. It is...

I -1 A PLASTICS van body made entirely from glass-fibre, in conjunction with polyester resins, has been produced by Samlesbury...

1 AS1 acceleration and hill-climbing are not normal characteristics of British ;ht-wheelers, the tendency being to ploy...

IERFORMANCE curves released by The Birmingham Small Arms Co., 1., Birmingham, 11, show that cornring the operations of a...

New 4.42-litre Oil Engine Shows Break from Perkins Traditional Policy IIRECT injection has been adopted ' by F. Perkins, Ltd.,...

T RANSPORT in Brighton has been a perennial subject of discussion for 'many years, largely because of the local-government...

Hauliers Work Together to Keep Rates 'Stable, but Outsiders Do Harm by Underdating for Bcicklikids .• of Slate By G. Duncan...

I NCORPORATING auxiliary stay members that provide a parallel linkage motion to ensure stability irrespective of the balance of...

LESENTATIVES of five vehicle nufacturers and an engine maker embers of a forum organized by ry, Rugby and North Warwick.;...

Bird's Eye View By The Hawk QHADES of the British Transport Commission! I have come across another giant organization whose...

A LTHOUGH the British contributions 1 - 1to the "Town Roads for Today and Tomorrow" exhibition are concerned rather with...

on Special-A Deals LLOW1NG investigations by the Northern Licensing Authority into special-A-licence deals, the business of K....

A LLEGATIONS of serious rate-eutting by Mitchell Bros., Westcott Street, Hull, were made at Bridlington; last week, when...

TEN eliminating rounds of the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition have so far been arranged, with the possibility of an 11th...

F OLLOWING the announcement that the Minister of Transport is to propose increasing the speed limit for heavy passenger...

Any given tyre size can vary slightly from make to make. For example, one popular 5.90-15 tyre is slightly larger in overall...

hat it is mainly the early and late " birds " who are ht by icy road conditions. at contracts carried out ahead of schedule...

A N application of special interest to A-licence operators was heard at Bedale, Yorks, last week, by Mr. J. H. A. Randolph,...

T HE Road Haulage Association are joining with British Road Services in an approach to the Home Office for safety regulations...

a bonus scheme I for bus crews is being recommended by Sunderland Transport Committee. The scheme, to be based on the number of...

T HE rate of growth of Britain's C-licence fleet is slowing. Last year the number of vehicles increased by 2i per cent, and of...

A PENSION of £1,725 a year granted to a former British Transport Commission employee is not enough, the Queen's Bench...

T HE application by Charles Alexander and Partners (Transport), Ltd., Aberdeen, for four articulated outfits as collection and...

B AM principles of linking express services are likely to be investigated when the North Western Traffic Commissioners resume...

A N A-licence vehicle operated by I -1 David A. Lawson (Thrums), Ltd., was suspended for three months, last week, by the...

IT Ordnance Depot, Leics, were among the objectors at Nottingham when Roy's Motors (Nottingham), Ltd., applied to the East...

MR. A. W. WAGS1AFF has been appointed a director of Thompson Bros. (Bilston), Ltd. MR. H. LESLIE BOWES has been appointed to...

r - t A WEEKLY levy of £5 per vehicle. to be paid by operators of mobile shops, has been proposed by East Kilbride Trade...

is ascertaining the views of passengers on its operations. They are being told that rising costs can be met only by increased...

A FOUR-CYLINDERED 44--litre (267rk cu.-in.) oil engine has been introduced by the Cummins Engine Co., inc., Columbus, Indiana,...

A NEW A licence to cover two vehicles for hauling paper from Edinburgh to London, the Midlands and the West of England, was...

played at the British Trade Fair. to be held in Lisbon. Portugal, from May 29-June /4, it was announced on Wednesday. The...

W E regret to record the death of MR. PHILIP FOTHERGILL and MR. FRED WOOD. Joint treasurer of the Liberal Party and architect...

Utica' Commentary By JANUS ' HERE is a good deal of truth in the neat jibe coined by the Minister of Transport that the...

Employing a System of Routine Repairs Evens the Flow of Work and Permits the Economic Use of Garage Equipment and Skilled...

:OUR-WHEELED 22-ft. trailer, :cially designed as a mobile library. g marketed by H.C.B. Engineering, 7otton, Southampton. The...

A N electrical unit to provide automatic operation of an exhaust brake is described in Ratent No. 804,813. (R. Haller, 51...