I N the first five months of 1961, no fewer than 2,318 thefts involving the loads of commercial vehicles were recorded in the...

S OUTH BENFLEET, basking in warm sunshine, was like a sleepy Mid-Western township. And the man I went to meet has the soft...

Bird's Eye View By The Hawk T HE Metropolitan and South Eastern area of the Road Haulage Association are runnin g into some...

A RE some passen g ers usin g Newport I - 1 Corporation buses bein g overchar g ed?. In June the South Wales Traffic...

rTHERoad Haula g e Wages Council has now given notice of its intentions to submit I to the Minister of Labour new wa g e...

" 11 AM not satisfied that there is a need for any more tipping vehicles in this area. I cannot grant this application, but in...

W ILL the raised hire-purchase charges which came into effect on Monday be reduced if Bank Rate comes down from its present 7...

Mr. D. Batten has been appointed assistant transport engineer of Ushers Wiltshire Brewery, Ltd. Mr. N. Bradshaw, aiistrict...

THE increasing demand for long steel 1 bars caused C. I. Roper and Son, Ltd., to apply at Sheffield on Tuesday to change two of...

WAGE increases for bus workers which W were awarded in April will cost the Western Welsh Omnibus Co., Ltd., £134,600 a year,...

A N application by Elkstone Quarries, Ltd., of Swindon, for B-hiring allowance for 20 tippers to carry building, walling and...

A NEW passenger chassis, designed for 29-30-seat bodies, is announced today by Vauxhall Motors, Ltd. The new model is...

Waterhted, Ltd. Cap. £100. Dirs.: H. G. Matheson and L. Matheson. Gorsewood, Stratton Road, Beaconsfield, Bucks, Sec.: L....

A N unusual situation arose at Leeds last week when Doncaster Corporation and T. Severn and Sons, Ltd., objected to joint...

A DOZEN haulage firms and a like rx number of farmers gave contrasting evidence before the Western Licensing Authority at...

NSORE co-operation by the users of London Docks could alleviate the problems of IVI access to the docks. A higher priority in...

Sunderland, have ordered 80 engines and gearboxes of various types, front axles and auxiliary gearboxes from A.E.C., Ltd., for...

A LBION MOTORS, LTD., have 1-1 • applied to the Board of Trade for permission to develop a site next to their existing premises...

H AULIERS in the Northamptonshire I I area will be invited to join the Northampton Export Club, which is being formed in an...

1‘40-PEDS, private cars, television. IVI and now bingo? Bingo is the latest threat to bus companies' receipts, at least in...

V VEHICLES such as mobile shops, icecream vans, milk delivery vans and coal lorries, came under heavy criticism at the meeting...

ITwas emphasized by the Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. J. H. E. Randolph, at Leeds last Friday, that when a vehicle was...

B RITAIN'S entry into the Common Market is essential if she is to remain the hub of the Commonwealth, says Mr. John Oldham,...

H AULIERS in the U.S„ bedevilled by increasing running costs—mainly as a result of higher wage bills and taxation —are faced...

W HEN a Spilsby, Lines, lorry driver, Benjamin Beswick, was charged at Brigg magistrates court with offences in connection with...

Can We Meet the Challenge? An Impromptu Investigation Reveals That Our Ports Can Cope With Increased Traffic—hut Can Our...

A FLEET of air-conditioned ambulances on 4 x 4 chassis built by Douglas Equipment, Ltd., has been supplied to the Persian Army...

One-third Mileage Cut Spells Economic Operation in Lanes resort of Two-car Families. Leave-well -alone Maintenance Policy Pays...

WHEN you reported, in your issue of July 28, on the " Croydon round of the Lorry Driver of the Year contest your correspondent...

THIEF! Before II s at the Goods Problems of Vehicle Theft Must be Met by Transport Operators, Otherwise the Menace Will...

QUIPMENT to assist the cold starting of diesel engines has been sold in the U.K. by Start Pilot, Ltd., 27 Ashley Place, London,...

When a felon's not engaged on his employment Or lnaturing his felonious little plans, His capacity for innocent enjoyment Is...

T HE holiday ' lull " continues this week only a few Licensing Authorities are holding inquiries-and applications, especially...

A NOVEL design of suspension is used on a 10-ton drop-frame semi-trailer built by Charles Pitt (Barton Stacey), Ltd. As with...

Assessment of Probable Expenditure on the Provision of Personal Transport is Discussed Here Relative to 1and 1 3 4 -litre Cars...

A TREAD band for mounting on twin wheels is shown in patent No. 866,779. The design is claimed to give a non-skid-grip in icy...