The German government's decision to introduce a licensing system, revealed this week, to control own-account transport shows...

1970 'disastrous' a long, sad ta le ofwoe • The National Bus Company ended its second year of operation with a deficit of...

Also acquires Pollock (Musselburgh); More will follow' Ralph Hilton tells CM • A spectacular rise of lip in the Ralph Hilton...

• A Bill which would apply a restrictive licensing system to all German own-account transport operators is due to be discussed...

• Grants to Passenger Transport Authorities in meeting deficits from the rail services for which they are to assume...

• Following further discussions with the DoE on the problems of goods vehicle weighing and overloading the Freight Transport...

continued from page 25 These certificates could be withdtawn for periods of up to two years at the instigation of the Federal...

• British Rail Shipping Division is to make an all out effort to capture more of the roll-On /roll-off freight to the Continent...

• A bottleneck since it was built in 1940, the roundabout at Scotch Corner, Al, is about to disappear. On July 19 the chairman...

• The TGWU commercial services secretary for the Birmingham district, Mr Alan Law, has told. 100 West Midlands transport...

• Mr Robert Carr, Employment Secretary, has approved Road Transport Industry Training Board proposals, made in November 1970,...

• Road transport operators in the Common Market have asked for more freedom to operate vehicles and combinations grossing more...

• The Road Haulage Association and Freight Transport Association have both told the DoE of their opposition to proposals for...

• A show of Bedford commercial vehicles is to be held at Hailsham Market, Hailsham, Sussex, on July 22, 23 and 24 (10 am to 7...

• At each of the 11 points where a seven-mile stretch of Busway Track crosses a public road at Runcorn New Town, traffic...

• A seminar with the theme "Truck operation in a changing world" is being sponsored on July 14 by Rolands (Commercials) Ltd, of...

• An exclusive concession, granting sole availability of Glasonit grp-faced plywood panels for bodybuilding, has been awarded...

• The National Guild Of Transport Managers has stated that it will not seek special registration under the provisions of the...

• "Some tens of thousands of vehicles might be affected" by a decision to be sought from the House of Lords on whether...

• Conviction of a Southampton haulage company for allowing a lorry to be used with a defective brake was quashed on Wednesday...

• An official weighbridge gave an incorrect weight reading, it was alleged recently at Taverham. Norfolk. magistrates' court...

• Disquiet at the practice of tying . 10-ton containers on to lorries just with ropes was expressed in the Commons last week by...

• Legislation making tachograph charts acceptable in lieu of log sheets, and Ministerial encouragement to operators to fit...

• While exhibits of commercial vehicle interest at The Royal Show this year are not indicative of a pronounced trend, they...

• Because practical difficulties are being experienced under the drivers' hours regulations by men engaged in work as varied as...

• The Government is to consider a driver's code of conduct for "locomotives"—hgv not constructed to carry a load and with an...

• A joint effort to combat inflation in transport charges was agreed in Paddock Wood last week between the Mack Organisation...

• European Unit Routes Ltd is to start a regular container ship service between Felixstowe and Unitcentre, Rotterdam. Offered...

• The Leeds eliminating round of the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition will, in fact, be held on a Sunday—July 25—and not...

continued from page 24 admits. Substantial progress had, however, been made in a number of areas and there were now examples...

• Children's fares plus other loss-making services which are maintained for social reasons cost SELNEC £l +m a year on...

• MPs "will not be disappointed" with the suggestions for help for rural and semi-rural areas in the Government surveys on...

• Plans by Eastern Counties Omnibus Co Ltd in Norwich to reshape services with a service round the ring road, are not being...

• Stockport, one of the largest towns within the framework of SELNEC PTA, has decided to send written objection to the Traffic...

• The first four of a fleet of 40 Leyland Atlantean 85-seat double-deckers for Ulsterbus Ltd--its first rear-engined...

• One of the many headaches which contributed to the National Bus Company's £8.1 million loss in 1970 (see page 23), was the...

• Future prospects for the National Bus Company are a little more hopeful than indicated by the company's annual report for...

• Teesside Corporation has placed provisional orders for 19 buses for delivery in 1974. The chassis will be supplied by Daimler...

• St Andrews district council in Fife has paid a subsidy of £45 to keep a rural Sunday bus service between Largo and St...

Stuart Oxley, 32, has been promoted chief engineer at Atkinson Vehicles' headquarters in Preston. Mr Oxley joined Atkinson in...

• The manager of W. C. Standerwick Ltd's coach services, Mr R. McKay, told the North-Western Traffic Commissioners last week...

• The postal strike, earlier this year, resulted in Staffordshire county council and Tutbury rural district council being...

• Disciplinary action against two 0-licence holders was taken by the Scottish LA last week in Dundee when they were both called...

• An objection has been lodged by the RHA against the application for an 0 licence by Alruba Manufacturing Co. The application...

• The West Midland LA. Mr John Else; indicated at a public inquiry in Birmingham last week that he would examine the...

• On examining the fleet of seven vehicles operated by Mr A. B. Windle, a Sheffield wholesale and retail coal merchant, two of...

• An application by United Automobile Services Ltd to drop holidaying pensioners direct at their Blackpool hotel has been...

• The application of Edward Portsmouth Development Co Ltd was adjourned by the South Eastern LA last week pending the...

• No action was taken against George Bradford Ltd, of Leamington Spa, called before the West Midland LA, Mr John Else, under...

• Eight-wheeled Scammells have been chosen by the Blue Circle Group for its latest cement tankers. They are Routeman III models...

• A new design in demountables has been introduced by H. Clarke of Lutterworth, Leicestershire, makers of the Translift system....

• For the first time a one-piece self-contained refrigeration unit is being offered by the Hubbard Engineering Co Ltd, of...

• Two max-section tankers of 10,000 and 15,000 litres capacity have been produced by DAF of Holland. Based respectively on a...

• A weighing system designed to record the weight of complete container-carrying vehicles which can also be used to check axle...

• After nearly four years of wrangling between the United States Department of Transportation and interested parties concerned...

John Menzies' Holdings formed its transport company in 1968 but did not run it for a profit until the introduction of 0...

which it is considered; the same term is applied to the paint finish on a single light van or a large international fleet, but...

NIGHT V DAY FOR SHOP DELIVERIES by Trevor Longcroft PICTURES BY DICK ROSS Little traffic in the streets, no customers in the...

The Dodge 16 tons gross K1050 is more than a truck. It's a range. With such a wide choice of specifications, you can virtually...

You've just qualified for our free offer Foden trucks are as tough as they come. But accidents can happen to the best of us....

by the Hawk • British Europeans Perhaps like me you had given up watching Panorama on BBC 1. I was beginning to believe that...

Electrics—a wider use or a bleak future? by Paul Brockington, MIMechE DOORSTEP deliveries of milk (and bread) may well be a...

Crompton Leyland Electricars Ltd, Crown Avenue, Dukestown, Tredegar, NR2 4EF, GlamorganShi re . Morrison Electrical . Commando...

by W. Kite, MITA, traffic manager, Petfoods Ltd Is a traffic manager still a traffic manager if he has no vehicles of his own?...

Michael Banfield • Michael Banfield is never happier than when he is restoring vintage vehicles of any description but these...

Bench wise: cool it (9) by Handyman FROM THE MAINTENANCE point of view it must be remembered that an engine cooling system...

Badly packed and/or inadequately addressed parcels are a constant source of trouble for express carriers. Next week CM takes a...

Go-operative transport rationalization in the North East NORTH EASTERN Co-operative Society Ltd formed from the merger of 32...

Contract hi re the advantages and disadvantages by R. E. G. Brown, MBE, FCIS, FCIT Controller, technical services, FTA...

We welcome letters for publication on transport topics. Address them to Commercial Motor, Dorset House, Stamford Street, London...

The rate fixers of Europe by janus F AMILIAR to many operators after so much discussion about it is the regulation adopted by...

on hired transport by imaPA.SAFIReTreriff' A food producer sends 25,000 tons to the world's markets annual ly and does not use...

Reports from public inquiries indicate that many operators are not preparing properly to face the LA. This article looks at...

produce less drag than a cross-ply type. The .walls of a radial tyre are more flexible than the walls of a crossply and in...

a 15-year-old diesel-engined coach for private use. It is equipped with a four-speed gearbox and consideration is being given...

of miles a driver is allowed to cover in his permitted 10-hour driving day? Also, can a driver be prosecuted by the DoE or the...

cylinder, as typified by Cummins diesels? It may be concluded thai a four-valve head enables more air to be introduced into the...

When you buy Foden you buy quality. But obviously you must have a reliable engine to go with it. Study all the engines that can...

The "TASC" of management: help for the small operator ' D■ R D a :v f l i P ci r a n n a d n y . . ..._..agers, TASC* A...

Warehouse safeguards by Inspector K. W. Norman, Crime Prevention Section, New Scotland Yard. • Among premises used for...

IMPROVEMENTS made to vehicles sometimes bring other problems in their wake. In recent times there has been a marked increase in...

WITH A MEMBERSHIP of around the 2000 mark, the Industrial Transport Association will have had 44 years of transport education...

A 15W VHF AM radio-telephone has been announced by Ultra Electronics Ltd for use in any new or existing AM mobile communication...

The six most widely recognized pictorial handling instructions for non-dangerous goods recommended in BS 2770: Part 1:1969 are...

Impactool 227 is the name given to an 1 .in. air-impact tool recently announced by the Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd. It has a free...

A recent addition to the range of Peterson Vise-Grip locking hand tools made by A. Levermore and Co Ltd is known as the Little...

A disposable wiper which is to be distributed under the brand name "JM General Wipers" has been introduced by industrial wiper...

An electro-hydraulic tyre changer for the removal and refit of heavy-duty, commercial and industrial tyres quickly—even those...

The World Wondersweep from Walker's Mechanical Cleansing Ltd will, it is claimed, sweep, scrub and vacuum-dry a 341n. wide path...

Boxer-Plast is the name given to a body filler produced by the Granville Chemical Co Ltd. It is claimed to have an indefinite...

Two crepe-paper masking tapes that have been introduced by Rotunda Ltd comprise one for general masking and packaging purposes...

Britemor 100 is the name of a self-emulsifying fluorescent penetrant introduced by the Special Products Division of...

The CAT, an unconventional high-pressure pump, now available in Britain for inclusion in pressure wash equipment, can sustain...

The Friweg Multicraft Superwrench marketed in Britain by Armstrong Patents Co Ltd is said to move even the rustiest nuts and...

Pull-out data sheets to which reference can be made while stock details are being looked up in the body of the book are a new...

Trevor Longcroft The wide range of flexible drives used in commercial vehicles and the difficulty of identifying them has led...

in inches has been announced by Legris (UK) Ltd that are known as LF3000 couplers and complement the company's millimetre range...

Supplementary to the 15ACR, 16ACR, 17ACR and 18ACR range, the Lucas 20ACR alternator weighs 11 .41b and produces a 66amp...

A recent addition to the range of Hartridge diesel fuel pump test stands, the Series 550, has been developed from the Series...

The improved Mobax 100 Yak-Stak range of stackers from Mobax (Hydraulics) Ltd is said to combine improved manoeuvrability with...