T HE case of Coupar. Transport (London), Ltd., v. Smiths (Acton), Ltd., in which Mr. Justice Winn expressed astonishment at the...

A Lorry Debagged W HILE a member of the staff of this journal was proceeding along the North Circular Road and following a...

" Don't heedlessly force other drivers to brake." That soon it will be a Valentine Day in London every day. That Ribble do...

F UEL economy rivalling that of an oil engine of comparable horse-power, and superior to that of a petrol engine under most...

decision, following ‘ , -- 1 a public inquiry, into the affairs of Oakleys . (London and Scottish) Transport, Ltd. (The...

A RTICULATED vehicles were doing three 200-mile journeys between Barrow-in-Furness and Liverpool in 24 hours and averaging 25...

After Suspens ion A N A licence, to take over a vehicle formerly operated irregularly, was granted by the Northern Licensing...

MR. S. E. WILLETT has retired from the board of the Clayton Dewandre Co., Ltd. MR. STANLEY GOOD has been appointed West...

n uR dearest wish would be to stop, playing the role of a political storm centre, and sometimes one is tempted to say to all...

A T last week's annual general meeting PI. of the Public Transport Association at Eastbourne, the chairman, Mr. T. R. Williams,...

A LTHOUGH insulated or refrigerated PA vehicles are not essential for shortdistance haulage of margarine, the commodity...

r ROWING competition in the battery LI industry, particularly in the markets for motor vehicles and works trucks, is again...

IF one operator was allowed to pick up I passengers at their hotels, naturally other companies would apply for similar...

T O replace two small depots in Bristol, and a third at Clevedon, A. Pack ham and Co., Ltd., have opened a large warehouse and...

HE increase in staff wages made last I October would cost £197,000 a year —said Mr. E. S. Fay, QC., and was the main reason...

DI BBLE MOTOR SERVICES, LTD., IX were refused a new picking-up point near the Corporation car park, Heysham, at a Blackpool...

A VEHICLE of 21 tons had travelled to the limit of its radius not fully loaded whilst customers' goods for the same area could...

T O ensure better facilities for their passengers, Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., proposed to move their existing picking-up...

A N application for increased express bus fares which would yield £42,000, was withdrawn by Ribble Motor Services, Ltd.. before...

A COACH operator who had been rTh.operating only since January told the Northern Traffic Commissioners at Stockton on Tees last...

p RODUCERS of frozen foods are insisting upon higher standards in the transport of their goods. Corisequently, there is today a...

p OINTS put forward by Mr. A. J. White, general manager of Maidstone and District Motor Services, Ltd.; in a paper to the...

COME coach drivers in the Midlands were holding kJ a meeting to discuss the formation of a trade-union branch when they heard...

PI. A LIGHT snowfall of only 1 in. will result in approximately 360 tons of snow being deposited on a mile of threelane...

THE " Continentals have rather different ideas about vehicle construction from we British, and an early problem facing those...

VOUR leading article (May 8) on the provision of 1 . maintenance facilities for. the - smaller Operator is timely. The primary...

oracles are ambiguous, but there is no doubt about public opinion on the single issue of nationalization. The opinion polls...

A N ingenious heavy-duty low-loadet has been built by an Australian haulier to overcome transport bottlenecks in...

T HE first two Birfield Industries, Ltd.. university scholarship awards were announced last week. The scholarships, of which up...

Subsidy—Mr. Morton Mitchell I " F a subsidy is to be paid to the rail ways, let the Government be honest enough to call it a...

If an Employee Wants the Use of His Chiefs Pick-up for a Domestic Task, a B Licence May Be Required W HEN an employer lends a...

M ECHANICALLY, little can be done to clean up the exhaust of an oil engine or to improve its characteristics once the engine is...

P ATENT No. 810,502 shows an injection system in which the functions of metering and pressurizing are separated. This permits a...