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8th June 1956
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30 m.p.h. By Goodwill

P OSTERITY will remember Mr. Harold Watkinson as the Minister of Transport who, unlike his predecessors, took practical steps...

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Facing the Future

r r HE Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Harold 1 Macmillan, speaking personally to The Commercial Motor, said last week that we...

Passing Comments

What's Cooking in Other Kitchens? ] 'HOSE engaged in technical development soon learn to profit painfully by their own...

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One Hears

"More haste, less speed." Yes, but more speed, less waste. Eleven-day fortnight; ?-day month; ?-day year. And what will the "...

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REFUSAL OF SPECIAL A LICENCES AGAINST ACT

IN a reserved decision, last Friday, on applications by seven Scottish I hauliers for special A licences for vehicles purchased...

25-cwt. Oiler for Tight Deliveries

P RODUCTION of a 25-cwt. oiler for door-to-door delivery work is to start soon by a manufacturer established in the field of...

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£190 Penalties for Licence Offences

F INES and costs totalling £189 15s. were imposed on two hauliers at Leeds City Court for offences concerning the misuse of an...

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Men in the News Atm. H. Wa-rroN was re-elected chairman at last week's meetin g of Birmin g ham Transport Committee.

MR. ALLAN G. KYI.E has resi g ned from the positions of chairman and mana g in g director of Jonas Woodhead, Ltd. MR. D. R....

R.H.A. Accept Longdistance Section 1 AST week's meetin g of the

national executive committee of the Road Haula g e Association accepted the principle of a section within the Association...

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Burton Grant Cut as Penalty: "Contempt Now Purged"

T HE Transport Tribunal have reduced the extent of the grant of an A licence by the Eastern Licensing Authority to Mr. E. E....

Few Honours for Transport Men

T H ERE ERE were again few awards for men in the Queen's Birthday Honobrs, announced last week. Mr. R. P. Beddow, executive...

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Protest Over Court Procedure

po ROUSTS over final procedure were made at the end of a three-day hearing by the Northern Licensing • Authority, at...

New Light Van Has Air-cooled Engine

A LIGHT van, with a choice of three air-cooled engines mounted amidships, has been introduced by Fairthorpe, Ltd., Chalfont...

N.J.I.C. Receive New Pay Claim

A N application for a further "sub stantial increase" in pay for the 70,000 employees of municipal bus undertakings is now in...

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New List of Units to be Issued: B:R.S. Tonnage Pegged at 36,000

By Our Parliamentary Correspondent A FURTHER list of transport units would be issued in a matter, of days, Lord Selkirk,...

Legal Advice for Halffare Limit Proposal n UR1NG an inquiry at Burnley last

week the chairman of the North Western Licensing Authority, Mr. F. Williamson, said he would have to take legal advice before...

Final 180-vehicle List on June 13

THE Road Haulage Disposal Board I. told The Commercial Motor on Wednesday that a final list of transport units would be issued...

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Haulier Appeals for "Half-way House"

A HAULAGE firm's efforts to secure P - 1 a " half-way house" for their vehicles on the run between Liverpool and Glasgow, to...

Yorks W.D. Traffic and Revenue Up

r OOD weather last year raised both traffic and revenue of the Yorkshire Woollen District Transport Co., Ltd., Mr. Raymond W....

R.H.A. Move to End Dock Delays

A CONFERENCE on dock delays r"L convened by the Road Haulage Association in London last week agreed to ask the Central Port...

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• Inadequate Data, Mr. Hull Complains

CRITICISM of the inadequacy of ‘•-• information offered to Licensing Authorities by applicants was made by Mr. Hubert Hull,...

"False Evidence" Inquiry Adjourned

AA N inquiry into allegations that a witness supporting a successful applicant had given false evidence was adjourned by the...

Loans to Bamford Mentioned in Court

OANS to the group of Alfreton 1-4 haulage concerns under the directorship of E. E. Bamford figured in a case at Alfreton County...

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Promising Futuri 'or Bus Operators

Traffic Losses Not So Great as Imagined : Television. Most Serious Threat : Future Largely Dependent on Lower Costs A HOPEFUL...

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High Performancc an Oil-engined Ambulance

By John F. Moon, A.M.T.R.T.E R ARELY does the opportunity to go to sleep on the job arise during a road test of a commercial...

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Cleansin ,ppliances ,11 Users to Sui

F ROM June 12-15, the people of Eastbourne will be forcibly reminded of their municipal cleansing service, as this period...

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Refuse Workers Against Oilers

A N example of the decisive influence which employees may exert on the selection of cleansing vehicles and on policy comes from...

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Hot Tips or. Asphalt Users

An Ingenious Sparshatt Body Solves the Problem of How to Keep Asphalt Hot on the Journey from the Mixing Plant to the Site...

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Two Bedford Light Oilers

B EDFORD 25-30-cwt. and 3-ton models are now available with a Perkins P4 oil engine as an alternative to the four-cylindered 76...

A 30 m.p.h. 7-tonner

B Y the extensive use of plastics for the cab and light alloy for the body, A. C. Penman, Ltd., Queensberry Motor Works,...

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Punched Cards Check Eastbourne's Costs

Mechanized Accountancy, • Readily Affording Analysed Cost Figures, Aids Attainment of High Cleansing Standards : Streets are...

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Continuous Sr Gives Flexibil

By P. A. C. Brockington, I N the past 100 years the population of Birmingham has risen from 233,000 to nearly 1,120,000, and in...

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Transport Pool an All-round Success

By Ashley Taylor, A.M.I.R.T.E. Unified Municipal Fleet Control in Gateshead Developed Since Early Days of War A NEW...

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Specialist Collection for Paper Salvage

T HE salvaging of useful materials for remanufacture has been intensified in recent years and, especially since 1939,...

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Political Commentary By JANUS

No Peace for Transport J UST when a period of tranquillity seemed to be in store for the transport industry, the Minister of...

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Original Thought in Ambulance Design

A NOVEL seating arrangement is used in 10 sitting-case ambulances based on Morris-Commercial LD01 oilengined chassis which...

Crow's Complete FiveYear Building Plan

F i"years ago Crow Carrying Co., Ltd., Harts Lane, Barking, opened their new workshop, thus completing the first stage of a...

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Bamford Fleet Being Broken Up

T HE receiver and manager of E. E. Bamford (Contractors), Ltd., Mansfield Road, Alfreton, is now selling the substantial fleet...

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Haulage Rates for Road Materials

T . HERE are many special conditions applying to the carriage of road materials which involve difficulties that should be...

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No Haulage "Ring" in Grimsby

A N application by McVeigh Transirl• port, Ltd., Grimsby, for A licences for 12 articulated lorries and six other vehicles was...

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Small One-man Buses No Panacea : Losses on Rural Services Growing

T HE use of small one-manbuses was no panacea for the ills afflicting rural services, Mr. J. S. Wills, chairman of B.E.T....