We shall be interested to learn the reaction of readers to the idea for a European freight exchange put forward in this issue...

• Insufficient evidence of need, and the past conduct as a haulier of Mr. Sammy Davis, have together led the Metropolitan...

from a special correspondent • On Sunday, the IR U will achieve its majority. Formed on March 23, 1948, this - international...

• The Lorry Driver of the Year competition in 1970 will change drastically if eliminating centres accept a recommendation of...

• Ownership does not matter; State and private haulage have common interests and must work together. This is the theme which...

• Two lorry drivers who risked their lives to prevent "a major motorway disaster" on MI are the first-ever recipients of a...

• To obtain a fresh mandate from members over rates negotiations with quarry owners, the Road Haulage Association area...

▪ At its meeting last week the executive board of the Road Haulage Association made no decision about whether to give official...

Critical examination of some training urses now being offered to the road transrt industry is taking place in many cirs. This...

• Proximity to Ipswich, Felixstowe and Harwich docks was a factor in the siting of the new Atlas Express depot at Ipswich,...

The new-look BRS management training irtment introduced an unusual subject at econd management course in Birmingham week. On...

'he 245-mile Thames-Mersey pipe the UK's first long-distance comial line—becomes fully operational on lay. Via four depots, it...

• His plea for a new look at costs and rates was already bearing fruit, the RHA national chairman said on Tuesday. Mr. Noel...

course by Paul Brockington • An "overwhelming response" has been received to the h.g.v. driver-training course of S. Jones...

• A new plant and vehicle depot for Robert Marriott Ltd., of Rushden, Northants, was opened recently by Mr. H. Howarth, MP. It...

emovals th reat "I don't envy them their lot" was the mment made by Grp. Capt. Potter of the ames Valley branch of the...

A series of' two-day residential courses ransport management on the Transport is to be held by the Freight Transport )ciation....

Films on handling TWO FILMS have been shown recently by Quay Handling Ltd., Poole. One showed the Quay container handling...

COMMISSIONERS REPORT • There is a continuing shortage of p.s.v. drivers throughout the country and the increase in the number...

• As opposed to a converted van, a 12seater p.s.v. body has been specially constructed for the Ford Transit chassis by W. and...

• A Dunlop 9.00 by 20 p.t. tyre fitted to a British coach employed on a Continental tour was unsuitable for that type of work,...

11 Newcastle upon Tyne City Council has ilected its five nominees to serve on the "yneside PTA. They are Ald. Arthur Grey,...

Another subject of great topical interest is the reduction in the hours limits for professional drivers. This is not only a...

• The Transport Tribunal, sitting in Edinburgh on Tuesday, rejected appeals by Sam Anderson (Newhouse) Ltd. against a decision...

• The respondent, Currie Line Ltd., Leith. succeeded in an appeal heard by the Tribunal in Edinburgh on Wednesday; Scottish...

• To operate weekend sightseeing excursions to London throughout the year, Ward 'Bros. (Lepton) Ltd., Lepton, Nr. Huddersfield,...

• Now that vehicles under 30cwt no longer require a carrier's licence, it was argued in Preston on Tuesday, the B licence on...

• Harvey Bradfield and Toyer Ltd. held its second lorry driver competition at Ruislip on Saturday. The following awards were...

te managing director of two Scottish ,e firms with 27 vehicles was warned eek that, when the provisions of the - ransport Act...

majority of the vehicles being ap1' were in respect of exchanges where aden weight was the same or less lose being substituted...

• The Minister of Transport has dismissed the appeals by Hill's (Tredegar) Ltd. against the decisions of the South Wales...

continued from page 23 Mr. Muir would have regard under Section 174(4)(b) to the record of Davis Bros. (Haulage) Ltd., C....

by Ron Cater • To give operators a chance to try its re-engineered Dodge K range of trucks, Rootes is mounting a series of 22...

r ot tips • A new type of Polarstream refrigeration unit from BOC Food Services Department— which gives 100 per cent use of...

• A new type of bulk body adaptable to carry grain or potatoes has been developed by the Cranford Engineering Co. Ltd., Mere...

• A new type of rubber suspension is a feature of an insulated version of the modified Dumptrailer, short. and long-wheelbase...

Manpower, maintenance and the MoT (36) • To successfully meet the challenge ahead means having fit vehicles with daily...

Pricey pheasants at a life" might be a more appropriate han "Look at Life" for the latest film in popular Rank series,...

by A. J. P. Wilding, MIMechE, MIRTE PROOF that a high power-to-weight ratio does not necessarily result in poor fuel...

to be moved er and cheaper. Goods handling is being onalized. Trucks are being given more terful engines, bigger payloads,...

article headed "Disturbing features of the f licensing system" (CM February 28) cons two statements about quality and quantity...

Sawn timbei It is essential for the truck to be fitted with side stanchions (perhaps with sides or gates) that reach up as high...

WHATEVER is happening in the UK is bound to be happening twice as much somewhere else. Transportation is global and the trials,...

siD HAULIERS have been the benefies of pallets ever since they were inventut the benefits—in quicker pick-ups and T...

of including fire protection; you know of any specialist courses ch might be available in this field? The Fire Protection...

cluding the Royal Society of Arts, I have failed to find anywhere in the Tamworth, Staffs, area where I can attend classes for...

Recently when 1 arrived to take over my bus I was amazed to see that the speedometer had been removed, and protested that by...

there was an excellent article on tyre regulations but I think that in explaining the section dealing with millimetre tread...

3T WEEK I traced the steps needed to aken in improving technique by answertypical questions as an essential final ;e of...

S WEEK I am continuing the study of Cs required on vehicles and will deal with and front corner marker lamps required long...

lift one ton, yet iing under 4cwt, is being Ied by Hipope Ltd. unit has no cables or pulinstead it uses hydraulic on each side...