y ESTERDAY'S controversies invariably seem less significant, with the passing of time, than they were felt to be when they were...

T HE managing director and the office boy have always seemed to me to have much in common. In a big organization each must be...

TALKING to Commcr engineers on the occasion of the / announcement of their new Walk-Thru models the other day, our Technical...

,!ctric fire, and a set of snooker balls. There were also 1,414 irs of gloves, 514 purses and handbags, and 392 umbrellas....

T HE road haulage industry was another example of what must be one of the main temptations for any government. They found...

FROM OUR INDUSTRIAL CORRESPONDENT A 42 - hour week and 3 per cent , pay increase for B.R.S. workers will be discussed at a...

FROM S. BUCKLEY AND N. H. TILSLEY AT BRIGHTON

consider whether the present licensing system needs alteration, and to report recommendations to the national council. This was...

Mr. G. W. Turner has been appointed resident representative at the King's Lynn office of Bowmaker, Ltd. Mr. P. E. Jordan has...

IVIAJOR F. S. Eastwood, chairman of ILL the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners, in Sheffield on Monday adjourned an application by...

rIVER 300 guests attended a luncheon ‘-o f to mark the official handing-over of the 1,r000th Routemaster double-decker to...

A WARNING that complacency on the t't part of operators of C licence vehicles was dangerous was issued by the president of the...

A LFRETON magistrates last week imposed fines which, with advocate's fees, totalled over £100, on four 'local haulage...

.A PERMANENT secretariat of the I -1 International Federation of Forwarding Agents' Associations is to be set up in Geneva, it...

R EFERNCE to the institute's first Ir. 'E financial loss in its history was made by Sir William Black, president, at the...

fined £1 10s. on each of 11 charges of aiding and abetting Richardson. He pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay three guineas...

A FTER F. V. Carroll and Son, Ltd., the London Airport carriers, of Isleworth, Middlesex, had agreed at a Road-rail Negotiating...

I F a vehicle is carrying a greater load than that specified by the manufacturer the maximum braking force available is...

For Application O NE of the main reasons why he wanted to extend the conditions of his B licence in respect of two vehicles...

NTEGRAL bodywork by Duramin Engineering Co., Ltd., is employed on the latest range of Aerovan boxvan semitrailers from R. A....

and Agricultural Functional Group of the Road Haulage Association has recommended that rates for carrying sugar beet be...

bodies and interior or exterior posts, and double-skinned bodies with or without insulation. Refrigeration equipment can be...

S PEAKING in London last week shortly after his return from the U.S.A., and immediately prior to a visit to India, Mr. M. I....

air-suspension bogie, which is fitted to a pressed-steel sub-frame as a unit. Dunlop disc brakes are used, operated by a...

A A MEANS of temporarily increasing the proportion of the load carried by the driving axle of a vehicle with a thirdaxle...

B Ypressing downward-6n the drivingaxle springs of a 6 x 2 vehicle with orthodox rear suspension, at a point close to the...

MEWPOR•F Corporation's bus crews have been warned that unless they are courteous to passengers stern action will be taken by...

i‘AR. C. R. HODGSON, chairman of al the East Midlands Traffic Commissioners, told operators of illegal small bus services in...

M R. P. E. G. WRIGHT, of Harpenden, Herts, who twelve months ago converted a contract licensed vehicle to a limited B, was...

n URING July this year both produc tion and exports of new comtnercial vehicles dropped considerably below the totals for the...

TWO applications, each for the same three vehicles, were unable to proceed in London last week when it was disclosed to Mr. D....

R EGISTRATIONS of new commercial vehicles in July at 25,464, were 1,646 fewer than in the preceding month. Goods vehicles...

A LMOST a million fewer passengers. PiA representing a reduction of 1.7 per cent., were carried on Rotherham • Corporation...

A REVENUE surplus of £13,156 over working expenses and other charges is shown in the annual report on the operation of Aberdeen...

OLLOW IN 0 a comprehensive re-routeing of bus services within the borough last year, Mr. N. McDonald, general manager of...

TUDGING by the document the Labour Party produced for their conference, and subsequently approved, it was at least clear that...

T HE whole system of licensing was archaic, unwieldy and uneconomic; it would have to be reviewed. This was claimed by Mr. D....

IN the interest of protection against I crime and fire a special security exhibition was opened on Monday at the Royal...

0 NE of the most prominent examples of post-war development has been in the pharmaceutical industry. Modern synthetic drugs and...

What are the Potentialities? R ECENT. discussions with leading research engineers have clearly indicated that petrol engines...

A S for living," said Villiers de l'Isle-Adams by way of advice to budding writers, "our servants will do ' that for us." A...

B ROKEN taps, reamers, drills. set screws, pins or dowels firmly fixed in their holes can be removed without risk of damage to...

A SMALL kit of tools which would be of great use in the event of a minor breakdown is now marketed by the Darwin Tool Division...

110ECENTLY we were asked by one of our customers to " quote for the haulage of 100 tons to London docks, which we were pleased...

B V far the most substantial application this week is contained in the Yorkshire area Applications and Decisions. Following...

Applications N 3110/I.-R. Rankin and Sons, Ltd., Middlesbrough. A var., add 2 veh, (20145) (tankers). Bulk liquids mainly for...

A Successful Haulier Must Combine Many Qualities, Including the Ability to Organize S.aff and Negotiate with Customers L AST...

P AT E NT No. 873,411 shows a device for injecting lubricating oil into an engine before starting it. It is intended mainly for...

pedal also engages the clutch and vice versa is shown in patent No. 872,657. It is intended for smaller types of vehicle in...