At first sight there might not appear to be much connection between mechanical handling and the latest haulage wages increase....

RHA's profitability thermometer records general underpricing • The underpricing of road haulage stands out very clearly in the...

• Two milk-float bodies and two factory van conversions have been produced by R. W. Osborne and Son Ltd, Saffron Weldon, Essex,...

• The Transport Tribunal has allowed the appeal by W. A. Glendinning Ltd against the Northern LA's refusal to grant it an 0...

• Although no firm undertaking was given on speed limits or on existing wage agreements, the road haulage representatives on...

• On May 29, at an extraordinary general .meeting, shareholders of Rootes Motors Ltd are to be asked to approve a change of...

• An MP has opened a campaign to oblige road haulage firms to provide better insurance cover for their drivers. Mr Leslie...

• A report published by the National Ports Council on Monday highlights the growing problem of moving heavy industrial...

• A massive report by the UK Committee for the Simplification of International Trade Procedures (SITPRO) published through HMSO...

Picture 1 Designed to carry 2500 books, this mobile library body was built for Wiltshire County Council by Longwell preen...

by David Lowe • After 17 years as president of the Institute of Traffic Administration, Lord Merrivale of Walkhampton is to...

continued from page 23 Glendinning had at one stage written a letter to the LA's office claiming that the fleet inspection was...

• A new Dodge K P1000 tractive unit with Boden twin-axle flat platform semi-trailer was handed-over to the West Herts Group...

Sunshine traffic a problem for HCVC competitors by Ron Cater • It could have been the first day of summer last Sunday, with...

by Paul Brockington • No one punched anybody at the Coventry eliminator but tempers came near to boiling point in the boiling...

by lain Sherriff • A record entry, tough competition and a visit from the Licensing Authority were the highlights of last...

• Applications are invited for a Rees Jeffreys Studentship, tenable at the London School of Economics, to enable a suitable...

• A 7-ton truck stolen from Dundee last week has been recovered 450 miles away on A4—minus 500.000 cigarettes, a £5000 load....

• Hertz Truck Rental, 197 Lower Richmond Road, Richmond, Surrey, has acquired the truck rental business of Dispatch Motor...

• The 26th luncheon of the National Association of Warehouse Keepers will be held at the Savoy Hotel, London, on May 20. The...

• The share capital of BG Transport Service Ltd has been acquired by W. T. Noble and Sons (Manchester) Ltd, a unit in the...

• The Brent Group Award of £10 to the student achieving the best result in the first introductory course for junior management...

To help hauliers who wish to be fully aware of the latest marketing techniques in selling their freight capacity to trade and...

Rural transport depends on co-operation, Devon County officer tells independent owners • Rural bus grants, the psv licensing...

• The largest independent bus operator in north-east England, Venture Transport Co (Newcastle) Ltd, has been acquired by the...

• A Ministry of Transport circular may be sent to the London Boroughs reminding them of their powers to grant concessionary...

• Employer and trade union members of the National Federation working party set up to consider aspects of the latest municipal...

• Operator associations representing company and municipal bus undertakings on Wednesday met the Society of Motor Manufacturers...

ideal bus • Bus operators throughout Britain have received a 53-section questionnaire from the Motor Industry Research...

• Six special 13-seater Deansgate precinct buses (CM April 24) have been ordered by Leeds City Transport from the Passenger...

• A full-scale reorganization of the Tarmac Group transport undertakings was under way, the deputy LA for the Northern area, Mr...

• "The Minister agreed with the inspector that the practical merits of the application were fully established", said Mn. L....

• Harold Fraser and Anthony Hems were both refused their application for an hgv driver's licence in Birmingham on Tuesday. The...

• When Mrs Nora Lillian Challand, the proprietress of a Leicestershire firm of cattle transporters. appeared before...

by Ron Cater • No sooner had CM reported last week that large numbers of operators are queueing to have vehicles converted to...

• The new factory recently completed for Fromant and Son (Trailers) Ltd at Ford Airfield Industrial Estate, Ford, Arundel,...

• Six-wheel versions ofthe Dennis DB 15.5 four-wheeler have been introduced. Gross weight limits are 20 tons and it is said...

• A completely new tipping gear and body are being displayed this weekend at the fourth Tipping Convention at Buxton. It will...

customer in mind' by David Spain • Eastern Electricity's new £310,000 central service unit at Norwich, designed to replace the...

Safety, efficiency, education and training • Theme of the annual conference of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers held...

Peter Barton • "Be Prepared". the Scout motto, could equally apply to Mr Peter Barton; his fishing rods, for instance, are...

A. Kevan, 44, is to take up the post of training adviser--a new post—with the Freight Transport Association on June 8. Mr...

by Handyman Benchwise: lathe sense (15) IN my last article I concluded lathe and taper turning with a test piece between...

by the Hawk • Motor tome Just dropped on my desk with a floor-shaking thump is quite the most remarkable motoring book I have...

commentary by Norman M. Douglas A monthly intelligence report on container topics THE long-awaited SITPRO Report (publication...

THE annual conference of the National Co-operative Traffic Managers Association at Blackpool (May 2-5) covered a broad spectrum...

Check your overheads • The operator of a fleet of commercial vehicles incurs several items of expense commonly known as...

WHAT could be the tip of the LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) iceberg as regards fuel for fork-lift trucks is revealed at the 1970...

by John Vann, FCII Those goods that are carried • Certain words as used in insurance are sometimes misleading. Think of a...

cut costs by David Spain IN ITS many and varied forms, mechanical handling offers to industry the greatest single method of...

for Heathrow by David Lowe Minst TA THE inauguration of trans-Atlantic flights by the Jumbo Jet heralded a new era in air...

Modified SRM fully automatic transmission with five torque stages will be in full production by 1972. by Paul Brockington, MI...

Anti-locking and load-sensing • brake systems for semi-trailer outfits discussed at LUT together with disc brakes, retarders...

Time and no-motion studies by Janus W HAT endears Mr Fred Mulley most to the road transport industry is that he is no ball of...

IN the previous article I outlined some typical problems to which Operational Research scientists have made •valuable...

worthwhile results. He affirms that schedules clerks "are generally very competent at their job, more flexible than computers...

by Les Oldridge AIRTE, AMIMI Abnormal loads IN GENERAL, motor vehicles used on roads must comply with all the requirements of...

a Leyland Beaver Unit with a Dyson low-loader, on general trade plates. Now that restrictions are imposed on trade plates, I...

A Although there is really no French publicar-s tion'of our type, the following journals do, however, deaf with road...

or an employee who is driving an hgv which is insured for business, private and pleasure use, may drive the vehicle after his...

the introduction of operators' licensing since March 1, and in order that we may look elsewhere, would it be correct to assume...

for licensing I find that plenty of hauliers are looking more searchingly at the best way to use the 16-ton limit, We have been...

Arrow Bulk Carrier Ltd, Hull, it was indicated that the fail-safe brake system was originated by the chief engineer, Mr John...

THE QUESTION of what exactly is the function of the local centre in a transport professional institute is being currently...