T HE 1962 Lorry Driver of the Year Competition is officially under way. This year Birmingham was the eliminating centre which...

Didsmith L ARGE, crude motorcycles, American twins with thumping 8 h.p. engines, undoubtedly had a profound effect on the...

I ' you should think that quantity producers of vehicles spend all their life turning out thousands of identical chassis, a...

FROM OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT NA JULES MOCH and his French IVI• friends who are advocating a £210 million Channel bridge...

A MONG the amendments to come up r X before the Commons committee studying the Road Traffic Bill is Mr. Marples promised move...

W HETHER or not this country joins • the European Economic Community we look forward to an expansion of trade between the...

T HE full range of Ford vehicles was shown at a May Fair which the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., held at North Weald R.A.F. Station,...

T " question of transport rates was the subject of a debate in the European Parliament last week over a report on common...

Tribunal Uphold 26and 3-vehicle Authorizations T HE Transport Tribunal, sitting in Edinburgh last week, upheld two grants by...

The honorary officers of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders for 1962/63 were elected at a council meeting of the...

nary WE regret to record the death of IT Alderman A. Ashworth, Mr. L. Bugg, Mr. W. G. Edmond and Mr. T. Thompson. ' Ald....

D ELEGATES from the Road Haulage Association attending the International Road Transport Union Congress which opens in Munich on...

Deletes Two Vehicles O RDERING two articulated vehicles owned by A. Sanderson (Great Broughton), Ltd.. near Middlesbrough to...

A WARNING that he was going to be "very severe" in all cases where road hauliers used their vehicles to carry goods outside...

G ROWTH of the Leeds City bus fleet since 1953, when it was decided to scrap the trams, brought an increase in the need for...

T HE European Conference of Ministe of Transport have published the eighth annual report, reviewing Westei Europe's transport...

A DDRESSING the annual general meeting of the South Wales Transport Co., Ltd., the chairman, Mr. Raymond W. Birch, recalled in...

LTHOUGH the revenue earned by . 1-1 the Yorkshire Traction Co., Ltd., in 1961 was higher than in the previous year, increases...

A N attempt to bridge the gap between I - 1 the relatively austere personnel carrier and the coach is the aim behind a new bus...

SERVICE before self-sufficiency." This sums up the now familiar battle-cry for the railways with which the Socialists will...

T o cope with 'increased demand, Air Products, Ltd., have recently added 'three articulated tankers to their fleet. They were...

RITISH ROAD SERVICES made a spirited but unavailing objection to application before the Western ensing Authority, Mr. S. W....

From Our Industrial Correspondent EADERS of the T.U.C. were due to. I see the Minister of Transport yestery to protest about...

A N Opposition move to exclude fuel from the 10 per cent. surcharge made permanent in the Budget failed by 251 to 191 votes...

Nahum Anniversary : A. Packham and Co., Ltd.. the London-West Country hauliers, . celebrated the 21st anniversary of the...

I N the future it might become the practice for flat lorries to be converted into tankers by the addition of portable,...

A MONG the exhibitors of commerci vehicles and ancillary equipme present at the British Trade Fair whil opens in Stockholm...

"The High," Crosthwaite, near Kendal, failed last Friday in a High Court appeal against the refusal of the Compensation Appeal...

T HE "pirates of the road haulage industry who cheat as hard as they can by getting round the regulations in respect of...

A N Opposition attempt to have amendments to the Pipelines Bill considered by the whole of the Commons, sitting as a...

A degree of control was necessary, mceded Mr. Wilson, but he did not 'ink we should attempt, or pretend to tempt, to provide an...

R EGULATIONS for the control of long, wide and projecting loads and appliances will come into effect in the early autumn....

C OMPLAINTS following the publication of plans for a lorry route to the London docks lead one to speculate on the extent to...

This is the first in a series of articles on this topic scheduled for publication in "The Commercial Motor." By G. Turvey,...

:cided to purchase 5 gallons for test purposes on a 1955 Fordson Major Tractor, performance of which had reached a stage where...

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f satisfied users of your Carburol Super and Dextagrease we decided to have a trial iantity of Autol-Desolite. We operate a...

ou are no doubt aware of our continuing use of your "Autol-Desolite" Diesel Fuel dditive, and we now feel that after nearly a...

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ba ck the load r HE rapid increase in brake performance of commercial vehicles over the past few years does not appear to...

P RICES have been issued for the two new conversion kits for diesel engine excess fuel devices announced by C.A.V., Ltd., at...

A NEW orbital sander made by Rupes of Milan has been introduced into the U.K. It is known as the Super Stork 7000 Orbital and...

LTHOUGH intended primarily for r -1 garages and service stations, a recent publication by the Garage Equipment Association, 11...

A MAINTENANCE manual has been 1 - 1. produced by Rubery Owen and Co., Ltd., giving concise and essential information on the...

A LEAFLET of Deeglas A type i1 reinforcements for plastics mouldings has been produced by Deeglas Fibres, Ltd., a subsidiary of...

A SMALL booklet on electric vehicles has been produced by the Electric Vehicle Association of Great Britain, Ltd., 2 Savoy...

rA A NEW anti-Vibration mounting un for tanks on road vehicles has bee developed by BTR Industries, Ltt Designed to combine...

rl A BOOKLET on Epok water solub paint resins has just been publishc by British Resin Products, Ltd. TI booklet contains the...

THE uses of Cellophane as a relea agent in reinforced-plastics mouldh processes are explained in a new 28-pa publication...

Good news for operators O NE good thing that came out of the revocation inquiry held by the Northern Area Licensing Authority,...

VrbH IN the past few weeks Mexorough and Swinton Traction Co. have stated that, in response to public opinion, they propose to...

The action Mr. Hanlon took in regard A. Sanderson (Great Broughton), Ltd., " delicensing " the two articulated hides (they...

TAKE heart, Mr. Wooding. Although I honesty may be its own reward, we hope it pays off in the long run. The day should have...

A number of drivers in the widthjudging test gave themselves over 4 ft. on each side of the vehicle to get through the pylons...

T HE rapidly growing interest in the preservation of historic commercial vehicles was well illustrated last Sunday, when the...

IMPROVE THE LOT OF THE PASSENGER C HEAP, " throw-away " buses, electronic ticket-issuing systems, a national register of...

D URING the course of the past year I have been concerned with the Government's proposal contained in the Road Traffic Bill....

An efficient system must be simple to operate and provide up-to-date results on which useful action can be taken. L AST week...

A N arrangement shown in patent No. 885,615 enables a pair of tandem axles to set themselves at the most suitable angle when...

WITH the present trend towards VY increasing the power of engines, by supercharging or otherwise, the heating of the exhaust...

A CCORDING to patent No. 886,541, H an exhaust-operated brake be applied at a high engine speed, the backpressure applied to...

A LOADING device of the up-and-ov r - 1 type is shown in patent No. 887,6i It enables a tipping lorry to load itst with...

H YDRAULIC or pneumatic suspens controlled by a height-respon! valve forms the subject of patent 888,378. The chief novelty...