Aim At 20 P.c. Return On Capital J. M. Silbermann

• That nothing less than 15 per cent return on capital invested can possibly be acceptable for the operation of a commercial vehicle business was the conclusion drawn by Mr J.......

Help, Not Hound, Drivers Landlady Tells Edinburgh Council

• An Edinburgh landlady has petitioned the council for better parking facilities for lorry drivers on overnight stops in the city. Mrs C. Neilson, who provides accommodation for......

12 P.c. Rates Increase Advised

• All 1900 members of the RHA North Western (Eastern) area are being advised to increase their haulage rates by 12 per cent—the amount by which the area committee estimate......

Vans Versus Pickets Investigation

• A full investigation is being made into an incident at the Stockport, Cheshire, depot of a Yorkshire road haulage company at which it is alleged a 10-ton van was driven at a......

Murfitt Sold

• Associated British Maltsters Ltd and Charles Roberts and Co Ltd of Wakefield have announced jointly that agreement, in principle, has been reached for the acquisition of R.......

Hotels And Eating Places

• More town plans than previously are included in the 1971 edition of AA Guide to Hotels and Restaurants in Great Britain, price £1.25 post free to AA members or £1.50 net to......