"'T" HE GOVERNMENT intends to be satisfied that 'the new Freightliner service has proved itself in practice before quantity...

HIGH ER RATES BY DARKER M OST hauliers would be justified in negotiating higher rates to take account of actual increases in...

THE Transport Holding Company will give careful study to the PIB Report. Meanwhile, the THC is pleased to note that after a...

THE RHA SAYS: "The conclusion that, in general, hauliers are justified in seeking necessary increases should remove the...

HIGHER COSTS, inefficiency and ultimate chaos could be the only results of a Government policy putting the railways in a highly...

THE long-awaited British Standard on diesel engine ratings has now been published as an SMMT data sheet. It specifies the...

THE proposed scale of charges to be used by the Minister of Transport as an additional tax on heavy indivisible load traffic...

A SHAKE-UP of time-honoured methods and the transport manager's new role in training and education were basic subjects under...

THE NEW Highway Statistics, 1966, compiled by the Ministry of Transport, is now available from HM Stationery Office, price lOs...

A LEAFLET based on the TIR documentation article which appeared in COMMERCIAL MOTOR, October 20 is now available, at a cost of...

A PPEALS by Merseyside Transport Services Ltd., of Liverpool 3, against an Industrial Tribunal's award of redundancy payments...

AN ISO 20ft 20-ton-gross container of exterior post design has been produced by Caddey (Coachbuilders) Ltd., of Addlestone,...

SKYE road hauliers have formed a transport association to fight for the removal of a weight restriction on vehicles using the...

REGIONAL MANAGERS for six of the nine Road Transport Industry Training Board regions which are scheduled to be in operation...

We record with regret the deaths of Mr. Jack M. Burdette and Mr. George F. Gooding. A former chairman and managing director of...

T HE CREATION of a new National Bus Company, to take over all the THC bus interests in England and Wales, is among the vital...

By DEREK MOSES DISCUSSIONS between bus operators and manufacturers on standard specifications for stage service buses begin...

D OAD transport's role in a rapid trans-1-1 , -port system was the theme chosen by Mr. R. F. Bennett, general manager,...

Fordeonvert "The amount of work involved is incredible. Demolition, excavating, dumping, clearing, road-making, building—with...

A NEW 36ft single-deck bus chassis has been announced by Daimler Transport Vehicles Ltd., Coventry. It supplements the existing...

MR. PETER WALKER, Conservative Shadow Minister of Transport, called the passenger transport proposals "an enormous extension of...

Toll bridge for Clyde THE GOVERNMENT has introduced a Bill into Parliament to authorize the charging of tolls on the £7m...

THE Transport Tribunal has allowed in part an appeal against a decision of the West Midland Deputy LA, Mr. R. A. Hall., who...

TWO similar applications were heard simultaneously at Northampton on Tuesday. The East Midlands Traffic Commissioners reserved...

HOW LITTLE a haulier can charge for the hire of a tipper and still make a profit was the question which arose at an application...

NO road hauliers objected to British Railways' application for vehicles to serve the Hull Freightliner depot which opens on...

distinct improvement in maintenance at the firm, said the Metropolitan LA, Mr. D. I. R. Muir, when he called Mr. William...

ELEVEN objections were withdrawn before the hearing at Birmingham last week of an application by John Hudson (Birmingham) Ltd....

A BIRMINGHAM tipper operator refused to accept a B licence when he was granted it by the West Midland LA on Monday, and went on...

DRAKE CARRIERS LTD.'s application for four vans on A licence to carry household furniture and general goods in London and to...

A VERSION of the Big J lift-wheelbase six-wheeled chassis developed specifically to meet the requirements of the ready-mixed...

A NEW suspension seat was demonstrated by the makers, Bostrom Manufacturing Co. Ltd. at a press reception near Northampton last...

MAJOR CHANGES in freight container standards, which follow agreements reached within the technical committee of the...

THE LIGHTER semi-trailer ranges of the York Trailer Co. Ltd., have been completely revised to anticipate a possible emphasis in...

IN THE new four-compartment 667 Cu. ft. bulk transporter produced by Bopen Ltd. of Wisbech, Cambs, each partition can be...

A 28 cu.yd. tipping trailer is the latest example of a Northern Trailer Co. Ltd. unit to be converted by Neville Industries...

AN AXLE load-sensing system that is connected to indicators in the cab is the subject of a recent provisional patent taken out...

EQUIPMENT and implement manufacturers occupy the space normally used for livestock at the Royal Smithfield Show in Earls Court...

A MAIN ROAD puncture is a rarity nowadays: good tyres correctly inflated and free of trapped debris, with valves sealed before...

DETAILS of all current Exide batteries are given in a recently published wallchart from the firm. Car and commercial vehicle...

GIANT and light-truck radial-ply tyres introduced by Pirelli are said to be the first covers of their kind in the UK to...

SEALED-BEAM quartz-halogen fog and long-range driving lamps have been introduced by Lucas. The fog lamp is the Silver Sabre...

A COMPRESSED-AIR operated, 20-toncapacity hydraulic lifting jack has been introduced by the Consolidated Pneumatic Tool Co....

A MULTIGRADE 20W/50 engine oil, introduced by VIP Petroleum, is an addition to the firm's range of lubricants developed to meet...

A BOOKLET just issued by Shell Chemicals UK Ltd. describes the wide range of chemical products supplied by the company. As...

BRAND NAME of one of the most popular Alexander Duckham commercial vehicle engine oils has been changed from Fleetol HDX.20W/50...

View BY THE HA WK Carry on legislating! A DOMESTIC CRISIS is facing the Minister of Transport, Mrs. Barbara Castle, and her...

O NE OF THE COMMONEST difficulties of bus operators is the siting of bus stops, yet it is of great importance. Their...

By lain Sherriff nri ITA IF THE Minister of Transport's _proposals to restrict long- 1 1distance operation by road to 100 miles...

The whole Mark 3 Baden range is a completely new concept. Ruggedly built. Distinctive. Superbly finished. 71w result of the...

is the community continued from page 48 are required approximately at half of the mileage of the longdistance fleet. Two...

By A. J. P. Wilding, AMIMechE, MIRTE D URING its 19 years in production a variety of changes have been made to the Land-Rover...

on Mr. D. N. Dean's article, "The Challenge to Public Transport, Part 2," (CM November 24). I agree with most of his points,...

MRS. BARBARA CASTLE is, as we all know, out to put an end to the private haulier. She continues to pour more and more money...

read COMMERCIAL MOTOR— which I find very thorough and fair—every week for several years. I have never written to it before but...

WITH REGARD to the Bird's Eye View photograph with the heading "Snapped by McPhilby" (C .M., November 17), I think British...

NO WONDER the country is worried about finance. A fresh example of muddled thinking was announced on November 16. I wonder what...

A LREADY the White Paper on Freight has produced a fine crop of abusive phrases from road operators. It has been proclaimed...

A This is a very involved subject, In recent years there have been great advances in pipeline technology and in addition to...

trailers and employ a second man who is responsible for the cable brake connected to the trailer. We have been told that under...

service. It would offer long-distance operators the opportunity of having their vehicles unloaded and reloaded to their...

A Two important exhibitors in this category were Ackermann Fahzeugbau, 56 Wuppertal-Vohwinkel. Postfach 17, West Germany, and...

A There are too many regulations for any brief guide! As a start you should obtain the sectional list No. 22 published by HMSO...

which is the cost of operating a goods vehicle in the 1-ton category fitted with petrol engine and averaging about 20,000 miles...

THROUGHOUT the post-war years the road transport industry I has complained of too much interference due to political motives....

O NE OF THE BEST transport correspondence courses is provided by the Transport Tutorial Association. It exists in a rather...