N 0 doubt the proposal to increase London Transport's peak-hour fares under a new differential plan will cause a storm of...

First night report by S. Buckley As Inst T TAGE two in the operation of out-of-hours deliveries to the grocery 1.3 trade in...

to CBI • T HE harsh Road Haulage levy, the new system of drivers' hours and the quantity licensing proposals were all strongly...

"WE WERE NOT taken unawares" this was the official comment of many local authorities on Tuesday and Wednesday when snow and ice...

A SCALE OF RECOMMENDED demurrage charges is to be circulated to all Road Haulage Association members in the Yorkshire (Hull)...

THE Minister of Transport has appointed Mr. E. Brian Gibbers, QC, to hold a formal investigation into the accident at kfixon...

WHEN the Transport Bill was discussed by members of the Transport Association at a meeting in London on Tuesday, it was sug...

T HE Prices and Incomes Board announcement that hauliers would be justified in negotiating higher rates to cover actual costs...

THE Transport Bill would price many Scottish firms out of competition with those in the Midlands and South of England, warned...

A SUGGESTION that the actual economic break-even distance for the transport of containers to and from the ports by road or rail...

BRITISH RAILWAYS' freight sundries division has applied to the Ministry of Transport to raise its prices. The division, which...

THE Port of Manchester has made a further cut in export tolls. From February 1 port charges for cargo on the New York service...

A SYSTEMS design study of the application of automatic data processing to freight container operations has been awarded to...

A SERIOUS THREAT to the business livelihood of small road-haulage firms-93 per cent of operators run fleets of 10 or fewer...

THE RHA is to be urged to call a national one-month strike of all goods vehicle operators unless the Transport Bill is suitably...

DELEGATES to the conference to be held in Inverness this month to discuss the implications of the Transport Bill for the...

F ULLY integral construction will be featured in single-decker buses made in Britain by a new producer with an unusually...

THE El a week rise to municipal busmen awarded by the Employers Federation last month has been rejected by Mr. Ray Gunter,...

P ASSENGERS on London Transport buses and Underground trains may have to pay higher fares for rush-hour travel, if a report by...

A BEAT-THE-DRINK-TEST plan for the travelling public was the basis of a stage carriage licence granted on a short-term basis by...

JOINT operators in the North West came before the Traffic Commissioners in Manchester on Tuesday to report how the express...

NORTH WESTERN LA, Mr. C. R. Hodgson, told a C-licence operator in Manchester last week: ,"This is the worst case I have ever...

ALTHOUGH they agreed the existing bus service did not meet requirements of nine apprentices who travel from the Lanarkshire...

S KILFUL DRIVERS are notorious for their ability to cover up minor defects and keep going, the Northern LA, Mr. John Hanlon,...

EASTERN LA Mr. W. P. S. Ormond made what he described as an exceptional grant of a B licence for one vehicle to R. G. D....

THE Metropolitan LA has granted M. and S. Shipping Ltd. four tractors and four trailers for the carriage of goods through...

A TOTAL of 164 GV9 prohibition notices has been issued on three associated Stockton firms in the last seven years, it was said...

SHORT-TERM licences were granted fell only two months in respect of 64 vehicleE operated by R. Hanson and Sons Ltd., Wakefield,...

A DURHAM scrap dealer who used a lorry with three tyres without tread was warned by the Northern LA, Mr. John Hanlon, al an...

AN APPLICATION by A. C. Bowie: (Transport) Ltd., of Uxbridge, for 1: Land-Rovers and a 3-ton tractor/traila outfit was reduced...

curb Bill from our Political Correspondent T HE £35m PURCHASE of BET buses and in fact the £2,000m Transport Bill itself were...

S TRONG denials have been made by the Cummins Engine Co. Ltd. to suggestions that it intends to make significant changes in...

LATEST additions to the trailer fleet of Lea Valley Dairies, a member of the Unigate group, are step-framed single-axle units...

THE new lighting regulation forecast in CM last week will come into force on April 1. The regulations are The Road Vehicles...

A NEW and extensive standard semi-trailer range, designed to meet botl: current and anticipated C. and U. Regulations, is being...

NEW DESIGNS of vehicle tail-lifts and side-lifts promise to revolutionize distribution by road in the fast approaching era of...

A SPECIAL heavy-duty specification designed for particularly arduous operating conditions is now available as a production...

and publications Oil/solvent mixture A MIXTURE of penetrating oil and solvent which lubricates, protects against rust, cleans...

S AFETY precautions cover a much wider field than safety rules or regulations for staff in the yard or workshop. Many aspects...

S IF the threat of PTAs is not enough, some coach operators are eing another hazard—angry football crowds. When coaches vned by...

.EADERS of our "People" page last week will have noted the RTA East Midland area has a new secretary. This follows the...

'HAULIERS deserve a better deal" was the title of the first leader n The Times Business News last Friday. Questioning some of...

PHONE CALL to our technical staff: "I've just been appointed transport supervisor to. .. Council, and I don't know a thing...

THE FIRST apprentice mechanic with the initial motor transport company in Falkirk, Mr. William Miller, dock shop foreman at the...

THE TWO WRITERS of a letter in the Financial Times (January 4) commenting on the New Year's Honours List deplore the number of...

PUZZLED PASSENGERS were left standing at bus stops in South Manchester last week when the transport department revised services...

favourable competitive position, compared with the diesel, for application to long-distance heavy vehicles requiring a pdwer...

I N HER introductory speech to the second reading of the Transport Bill Mrs. Barbara Castle spoke of "one unifying theme, what...

Despite the switch-to-rail threat in the Transport Bill, a boat out of water will continue to present a cartage problem...

I HAVE READ with interest the recent series of articles by D. N. Dean on "The Challenge to Public Transport" and would like to...

"QUESTION AND ANSWER" (CM, December 29) included a request for information on credit card facilities for breakdowns. Readers...

:oaches W EN VAUXHALL MOTORS introduced the KM range of u -T ucks early in 1967, the new Series 70 diesel engine also made its...

A. J. P. Wilding wrote that an operator would not be liable to an overloading conviction if he could show that a vehicle was on...

vehicles are bought new and how many used? Also I would like to know if there is any indication of a changing pattern in view...

A The Vehicle Builders and Repairers' Association has recently sponsored the publication of Vehicle Body Building and Drawing...

electronic axle load-sensing system, having indication dials in the cab, which is based on established electronic principles....

on a vehicle automatically prosecuted and is there any regulation stating what amount of fluid a brake reservoir must contain?...

culating the g factor to be expected from known friction areas, gross loads, tyre size, length of bell crank, area of...

is suitable for issue to supervisory staff as a reminder of good practice? A There is a vast literature on this subject and...

(CM. December 22) was excellent. In addition to contacting the officers mentioned who would be prepared to give further advice....

Putting purpose into paper work Because road transport is a service industry it has an especial need for a valid yardstick by...

ROAD TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT training at all levels is a continuous process. It is not just a question of taking one intensive...

E. S. Taylor (Worthing) Ltd. Cap.: .8100. Objects: To carry on the business of haulage contractors, etc. Dirs.: E. S. Taylor,...

GUY British Road Services has placed orders worth approximately £700,000 with Guy Motors Ltd. for 199 Guy Big J tractive...