T HE reports of the Traffic Commissioners for 1962-63, published yesterday (see page 43), once again draw virtually unanimous...

IONED at Marlborou g h St. don) Court at the instance of the of Transport, Ralph C. F. , of London, W.C.1, and k A. Castle, of...

efficiency of from 10 to -1-1 20 per cent is clai m ed from the use of a computer pro g ramme recently developed at the IBM...

(FORTH) LTD., of IN. Falkirk, a Member of the Tayforth Group, has ac q uired the general haula g e businesses of Darlin g ton...

G DISTANCE, meat carrying :hides which carry meat to and Liverpool market are described by A. B. Semple, city medical officer...

EVEN-MAN jury and two solicitors It a York inquest last week and the driver's seat of an ice-cream van :mine a " blind spot"...

of equipment which can be installed in transport depots in order to simplify the task of handling goods is given in the fourth...

ri A LARGE consignment of hutting left Tilbury last week on board the Transport Ferry Service's m.v. "Cedric Ferry" to drive...

lounced in our June 28 issue, in Thames Trader forwardand introl models are now available 'hydraulic brakes as optional It,...

Northern Licensing Authority, J. A. T. Hanlon, on Monday 'with some reluctance and misan application for 23 B licences A...

G LASGOW Corporation is to give a lead to other scottish local authorities by providing safety belts for Ihe drivers and...

of the Livestock 1 Committee of the Road Haulage Association next Thursday include discussions on the cleansing and...

s Corporation Transport Depart611 retire on Au g ust 20. Mr. t was deputy to the chief int before takin g up his present 1 has...

WE re g ret to record the deaths of Mr. IN T. W. Poole, Mr. A. Stuart and Mr. A. R. Upjohn. Mr. Poole, who was home fleet...

BERS of the road-haula g e induswho do not observe closely and F the conditions of 'their licence, iticized last week by Mr. S....

public inquiry on •Tuesday. at kermotahe Cumberland, the A 3f Mr. W. L. Pattinson, of Silloth, oked by the Northern Licensing...

importance of a haulier adhering the conditions of his licence was ized by the North Western Licenuthority. Mr. A. H. Jolliffe,...

has considered an appeal by the British Transport. Commission against thc decision of the Northern Traffic Commissioners to...

TH the object of consolidating all its fleet into three groups, J. ley (Accrington) - Ltd., applied for ;hides (1681 tons) on A...

;FITE allegations by objectors that Le would use his vehicles to tout for ass at cut-price rates, Mr. H. Smith, ietor of...

A N application by Bartlett and Bateman, of Bridgwater, Somerset, for a new A licence for one vehicle with a livestock...

BY NORMAN H. TILSLEY D ESPITE jubilation in certain licensing quarters over the Transport Tribunal's judgment in the "Jeory...

A SHORT time ago an appeal was heard before the Tribunal by a Northern area haulage company which had had an A licence revoked...

AST week, at Bristol, Mr. S. W. 1 -4 Nelson, the Western Licensing Authority, granted an A licence specifying four tippers to...

ntract A and C licence switches ed this week are as follows: — turner A to A lie.: North Western: . Duggan, Hyde; Simonstone...

Haulage Co. Ltd., Sheffield, for eight vehicles to be put on A licence was withdrawn at a hearing in Leeds last week because...

"Mixture As Before" Year For Britain's P.s.v. Fleet LlTAIN'S p.s.v. fleet increased during the period from April I, 1962, to...

deficit for 1963-4 of £1156,000, Glasgow Corporation Transport Department faces its most critical financial year since its...

T HE Forerunner coach built by W. L. Thurgood (Coachbuilders) Ltd., of Ware, Herts, which has hitherto been mounted only on...

Alloy Wheels For Heavy Vehicles D UNLOP light-alloy forged wheels fitted to the new 4,000-gal. six-wheeled Thompson tanker...

Service Areas on MI Extension: The Minister of Transport has invited applications for the right to provide petrol-filling...

meeting in London, at which a forum of speakers led a discussion on the opportunities and prospects open to well-trained young...

by Lincoln Commercials at the recent Lincoln Show had bodies constructed almost entirely with one-piece plywood panels. The...

Ltd. These are claimed to overcome the difficulty with conventional p.v.e. pastes and coating methods of obtaining good...

TANDEM AXLE semi trailer designed for loads up to 16 tons is in production with J. Brockhouse Co. Ltd. The new model is offered...

his report to shareholders, Mr. A. J. atterfield, chairman of W. P. Butter Ltd., said that last year (ended ch 31) had been...

:stminster City Council invites tenders for upply of a Commer Walk-Thru van for use of the public libraries' book delivery C....

IT has been announced by VW Motors L Ltd., U.K. concessionnaires for Volkswagen vehicles, that a 1-ton version of the...

A NEW company, Reddey HydroI-1 NEW Sales Ltd., of Sandyoombe Road, Richmond, has been formed to market a new range of...

BISHOPS WHARF AND ISHERWOOD STANDARDIZES: Bishops Wharf and Isherwood Ltd, has ordered a further six Scammell 25-ft.-long flat...

INTERNAL linings for a number of 1 van bodies are now available from Martin Walter Ltd., Utilecon Works, Folkestone. Known as...

OBERT BURNS suggested that there might be advantages in seeing ourselves as others see us. If so, 'these advantages should be...

1—The Legal Aspect I BY OUR LEGAL CORRESPONDENT I W HERE a sale transaction is entered into in relation to a commercial...

BROCKINGTON, R EPRESENTING the first commercial application of the Rolls-Royce K60 opposed-piston, twin-crankshaft 6.57-litre...

Too Much Licence qo commercial vehicle operators are now having their private driving licences endorsed for small defects in...

GGESTION made in Fleetwood that consideration mkt be given to the possibility of constructing a ly to carry road traffic...

Export Extras IN essentials ambulances are much the same the world over, but when inspecting some Wadham units recently I was...

FOR PROFIT By S. Buckley Assoc. Inst. T. 4 appraisal of the several factors which have a bearing ut the total cost of...