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J. H. Richardson has been elected chairman, East Kent Road
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Car Co. Ltd., in succession to R. P. Bedslow who is retiring from active business. G. M. Newberry has been appointed a director to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Beddow's resignation.
Ald. W. Prescott, a member of Southport Borough Council, has been appointed a deputy Traffic Commissioner for the North Western Traffic Area
0, Marshall, of Roberts Transport, has been elected chairman of the Yorkshire West Riding action group of hauliers formed to fight the objectionable sections of the Transport Bill An inaugural meeting on February 18 was attended by 250 drivers and hauliers—including the five-man committee of the North Staffs action group Anthony R. Cawley has been appointed by Heathfield Engineering Ltd. to be in charge of area sales for Derby, Nottingham. Lincoln, Stafford, Leicester, Rutland. Worcester and Warwick.
J. T. Ferguson has been appointed sales director, Ailsa Trucks (Northern) Ltd., Barrhead, Glasgow, a company established earlier this year to look after the distribution of Volvo commercial vehicles in Scotland. Mr. Ferguson was previously sales manager of Ailsa Trucks Ltd., the parent company.
J. E. Day has been appointed commercial officer, South Eastern district, British Road Services Ltd., on the impending retirement of R. S. Train'. Mr. Day has been assistant district manager (special duties) Tufnell Park, A. D. Senior, branch manager, Dunstable. will take over Mr. Day's former duties. Other BRS appointments: T. J. F. Smith, assistant operating officer, traffic department at HO: S. H. Edwards, administration assistant, Birmingham: N. J. Haug, marketing assistant, traffic department. HQ.
Dan Duffy, 38, has been elected president, Scottish Commercial Motormen's Union. Mr. Duffy, a Glasgow Corporation cleansing department driver, has worked in the industry for 20 years and has been a shop steward for 10 years.
Peter Guthrie, 46, has been appointed production director. York Trailer (Tees) Ltd., at its new E4-m container manufacturing plant at Northallerton, Yorks. He joined York from Central Wagon Co. Ltd., where he was works director with responsibility for production.
D. R. Vernon. general manager, Yorkshire Woollen District Transport Co. Ltd. since October 1966. takes up the additional appointment of general manager of Hebble Motor Services Ltd. on March 1, in succession to F. A. J. Woodworth, who has been appointed general manager, South Wales Transport Co. Ltd. T. A. Dunstan. at present traffic manager. has been appointed local manager of the Hebble company, based at Halifax,
R. Bowden has been elected chairman, Devon and Cornwall area, Exeter sub-area. RHA. and C. Western elected vice-chairman.
D. H. Reid has been appointed transport manager. Carlisle Co-operative Society. Mr. Reid was previously transport supervisor with the Co opera. tive Wholesale Society bakery division, Bury.
R. G. Roberts has been appointed traffic manager, Potteries Motor Traction Co. Ltd. of Stoke-onTrent. Mr. Roberts, who is at present traffic manager with the City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd., will succeed Peter Hunt, who has been appointed general manager. Yorkshire Traction Co.
Alf Thomas, sales director of Edbro Ltd., Bolton. has left for an eightweek 27,000-mile tour of the Far East. Australasia and Africa.
Trevor Smallwood, a junior traffic trainee with the Yorkshire Traction Co., has been awarded a special prize by the British Electric Traction Co. after obtaining the highest aggregate in 1967 of marks in any five papers in Royal Society of Arts exams in road transport subjects. The prize is awarded annually to a passenger road transport company employee in England or Wales who has qualified for the Diploma in Road Transport.