Congestion and High Costs Hamstring Stage carriage Operators Fighting for Traffic vir fl his hands tied by road congestion and...

T HERE is merit in the suggestion made this week by Mr. R. Morton Mitchell, chief executive officer of the Road Haulage...

Not Penny Wise A SMALL boy boarded one of Sheffield's pay-as you-enter buses on Friday, April 13, and put 2s. 6d. into the...

That the American transport term for light, bulky articles is " balloon " loads. That the parking of vehicles in the T-heads...

F OUR municipal undertakings have been authorized by the National Joint Industrial Council for the road oassenger transport...

WIDESPREAD disappointment has V , been caused by the failure of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to seize the opportunity in the...

I AST September two ex-drivers, Mr. H. J. Sweet and Mr. E. R. Meadows, of Hinton-on-the-Green, Evesham, went into partnership...

MR. R. Astiwoarn, a well-known Rochdale haulier, has been elected a local councillor. He is a Liberal. Mr. STANLEY S. DAWES...

TIFIE Construction and Use Regula tions will, as from June 1, he amended to allow all public service vehicles registered on or...

A FTER a long hearing, Mr. S. W. Nelson, Western Licensing 1-1 .Authority, last week granted British Road Services an A licence...

A , P . ROPOSAL to ban waiting in peak traffic zones" of Birmingham was last week considered by Birmingham Public Works...

THE chairman of the Yorkshire Licensing Authority, Maj. F. S. Eastwood, stopped the hearing of applications by 10 Yorkshire...

1pASSENGER and mileage records were broken in the past year, the chairman, Mr. W. T. lames, said at the annual meeting of the...

A COMPREHENSIVE en g ineerin g r - k research and test centre is bein g constructed in four phases by Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., on...

p RIVATE CAR comfort and shorter journey times were two measures suggested at the annual conference of the Scottish Road...

A PRACTICAL fitment for the Albion Chieftain chassis, which calls for no structural alterations, is a combined bumper and...

Safer Trailers Q NE of my fi tters, Mr. T. Smalley, has devised and fitted a cheap and simple device which I. consider to be...

Respondent Not Called Tribunal Allow Appeal After Change of Normal User 'THE Transport Tribunal last week I endorsed the...

T H E North Western Licensing Authoc i ity on Monday authorized Bolton Transport Department to increase its minimum fare from...

br Soft-Drinks Fleet Alan Smith High Level of Domestic Sales Sustains Winter Trade• of Cantrell and Cochrane,Ltd.: Thames 4D...

P RICED at £38 10s., a welding trolley with folding bench and pipe vice has been introduced by Croftshaw (Engineers), Ltd., 523...

Close Working between Private Enterprise and B.R.S.: Road Transport Associations to be United? THE likelihood that the...

T HE satisfaction of Rhondda Corporation with the operations of the Rhondda Transport Co., Ltd., was mentioned by the mayor,...

Power, Speed and Good Traction Combine ti Thornycroft 6 x 6 Crash-tender Chassis with B81 Engine an Invaluable Asset for...

P ACKAGES are often received by a customer with the outer casing apparently undamaged, but the con tents broken. He blames...

Research Workers Criticize Layout of Vehicles : Eight Problems Requiring Research Examined at Conference: £2,000m. Spent on...

I N connection with the erection of the 'pylons and general maintenance work concerned with the grid system, the Central...

T HE nationalized gas industry was divided into 12 Area Boards, each of which had its own transport policy, said Mr. E. H....

M UCH has been heard recently 011 the desirability of closer co-operation between British Road Services and the independent...

F ' direct purchases of transport units are now coming to light, but vehicles continue to change hands, many of them a number...

Walsh Transport (Holton; Ltd. can. '£5,000. Dirs.: F. Walsh and Cornelia E. Walsh. 215 Longlield Road, Bolton. See.: Cornelia...

Ulster Traffic Council: The Northern Ireland Government have established a Road Traffic Advisory Council to help to achieve...

Newcastle upon Tyne City Council arc to o!uain three sweepers. Washington Urban District Council are to order a Dennis refuse...

Most Inquirers Give Insufficient Information For. Adequate Answers, and Assumptions Have to Be Made About Their Operating...

LIGHTLIGHT -ALLOY van bodies are being made by A. E. Freezer -ALLOY Co., Ltd.. Hayling Island, Hants, a concern formerly...

A TWO-STROKE oil engine having 1 - 1 opposed pairs of pistons, is shown in patent No. 741,619, by B., D., and G. Morton, all...