London Transport's new owners have wasted little time in preparing a comprehensive plan for the future of passenger transport...

• Last week in Brussels the Commission of the Common Market suggested that the • maximum axle load for commercial vehicles...

• Amendments to the Special Types Order which come into force on July 14 1971 will enable two abnormal loads to be carried on...

• Gardner 8LXI3 engines are now being offered by Seddon Motors Ltd for installation in its four-wheeled artic tractor range....

• A slashing attack on United Kingdom makers of commercial vehicles for discontinuing production of satisfactory models and for...

• Justices sitting at Coleshill were right to dismiss an allegation that a Land-Rover with a fixed, crane-carrying trailer was...

Atkinson joint spares set-up • A new company in the Seddon Diesel group was announced this week, Seddon Atkinson Spares and...

• A new commercial vehicle body building firm, Freight Bonallack Ltd, results from a merger, announced yesterday, July 1,...

• MPs who tried last week to find out the likely effects of Common Market entry on British transport got little satisfaction...

• Though heavier lorries are almost certainly on the way, it will be years before they go into service, unless present...

• Britain must have a new national plan for urban roads to follow the motorway and trunk road proposals announced last week by...

• The cost for commercial vehicles crossing the Mersey by road tunnel rose on Monday. Coincident with the opening to traffic of...

• Portsmouth bodybuilder J. H. Sparshatt& Sons Ltd has now entered the municipal field with the design and production of a crew...

• Ford and Slater Ltd, one of Britain's major commercial vehicle repair specialists, is to install £20,000-worth of American...

• Seen in the recently commissioned anechoic engine noise test chamber during the first Ricardo open day on Wednesday, a...

• Prestage Ltd, Birmingham, is giving companies the opportunity to inspect and test drive a whole range of Bedford commercial...

• The Association of Clerical, Technical and Supervisory Staff (a subsidiary of the TGWU) is angry with the Transport Salaried...

• North Country hauliers and repairers F. Short and Sons Ltd will on July 5 be moving its Newcastle offices and workshops...

• A range of chassisless semi-trailer vans for gross train weights from 24 to 32 tons has been introduced by L,ex-Tillotson...

• Five of the latest 16-ton Argyle Christina trucks made at East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, have been delivered to one of...

• Richardsons of Oldbury have booked stand space at the Royal Show, Kenilworth, July 6 to 9, to display more than 100 vehicles...

• Figures issued by the Department of Trade and Industry this week show that during May production of commercial vehicles in...

111 Lord Fraser in the Court of Session on June 23 granted a first order for the winding-up of John Gibson and Son Ltd,...

by Ti m Hoare Errors in marking marred the smooth running of the Essex LDoY eliminator at Warley on Sunday when five...

• Four LDoY competition eliminating rounds originally planned as two joint ventures— are now to be held separately. The Leeds...

Felix Wentworth, 41, has been appointed chief executive of the Transport and Engineering Division of Unigate Ltd, and will be...

Detailed GLC report suggests fares differential • Experimental minibus services on selected routes, linking residential areas...

continued from page 25 operating costs. Levels on the Underground must be high enough to allow for a subsidy to buses by the...

• Commenting on the Greater London Council's proposal to charge full fares for children under 14 on London buses, Mr Eric...

• A continued shortage of the 6d piece in London has compelled the London Transport Executive to seek approval by the Greater...

• Five operators in the North West have formed a consortium—LASCO—to provide a direct coach service from most of the major...

• Ulsterbus Ltd was granted a pick-up point at Stranraer on Tuesday in Glasgow when objections by Scottish Omnibuses Ltd,...

• The Belfast firm of Walter Alexander and Co (Belfast) Ltd has been awarded a £130,000 contract by Belfast transport committee...

• The West Midland LA, Mr John Else, „ adjourned a hearing in Birmingham at which the applications of several concerns, in each...

• More than a year after his first application was received by the Yorkshire LA, a Leeds wholesale greengrocer, Mr M. Safdar,...

• At a hearing in Dingwall last week the Traffic Commissioners rapped Inverness county council for failing to make its...

• Fish carriers in north-eastern Scotland were warned last week to "look out" as they would be under surveillance for suspected...

• A South Wales coach operator had his fleet of six vehicles banned by the Traffic Commissioners at Cardiff on Wednesday when...

• Three own-account operators had their licences curtailed by the West Midland LA this week when each appeared under Section 69...

• Using a newly formulated washing detergent capable of removing limited amounts of road dirt from vehicle bodywork, without...

• Changes have been made in the warranty coverage on Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles sold in Britain. The cost of labour as...

• The durability and reliability of the new ranges of Leyland Redline trucks were emphasized by Mr Bernard Pickup, truck and...

• Three overdrive ratios in front of a four-speed constant-mesh gearbox and a wide-ratio final drive are features of a...

Rolls-Royce engineer reviews current practices in diesel development and some of the problems that the future may have in...

by the Hawk • The Royal We Although Reg Knowles developed the stepup/step-down transmission described in this week's issue,...

by T. R. Radcliffe, chief engineer, Eaton. Yale and Towne (UK) Ltd, Transmission Division IN little more than 15 years the...

We welcome letters for publication on transport topics. Address them to Commercial Motor, Dorset House, Stamford Street, London...

• A 0 Ø %1 • 1 0 demonstrates a paintpaint manufacturer application process that cuts spray-booth turnround time and reviews...

Alex Rhea • Alexander D. Rhea is a tall, dark 52year-old Texan with an undeniable resemblance to a more famous son of the Lone...

workshop by Handyman Benchwise: Cool (8) TO A VERY GREAT EXTENT engine lubrication and cooling depend upon each other. Apart...

Speculation about the inroads which own-account operators might make in hauliers' traffic have been rife ever since C-licensees...

AT the end of each post-graduate degree course, students at the Royal College Of Art have an exhibition to demonstrate their...

Love lies bleeding by janus N " EVER judge the contents of a book by the title and the picture on the cover," advised...

I have been employed as a bus driver for the past 12 years; during this time I have been in the habit of driving for a local...

years ago and I am due to apply for renewal of my licence in the very near future. I have been told! would not be eligible to...

for hgv until January 1 1973, but I see no point in leaving it this long to take the hgv driving test. In fact, I would prefer...

A The names and addresses of some makers of this equipment are as follows:— British Relay Ltd, 6 Giltspur Street, London EC1;...

called to try to sell me trailers. He told me that the automatic coupling, mechanically braked semi-trailers we are using with...

your issue of June 11 be applied to small fleets? Would you say whether the savings which the system is said to produce show a...

A Kimberley-Clark Ltd (Industrial Divisionl, Larkfield, Maidstone, Kent, and J. Mullet and Co Ltd, Norton St Phillip, Bath,...

Raising capital through invoice factoring by H. J. L. Osbourn Confidential factoring is a method enabling a company to free...

Les Oldridge AIRTE, AMIMI The carrying of radioactive substances by road (5) IN last week's article it was stated that the...

One of the most useful and successful aspects of the work of the Road Transport Industry Training Board has been the...

GLOBE and SIMPSON Globe and Simpson Ltd, the auto electrical and diesel fuel injection specialist has opened a branch in...

by George Wilmot Senior Lecturer in Transport Studies, University of London. Educational organizations in transport the...

Cargo Transporters (Newcastle) Ltd. Cap: S.2(YJO. Objects: To carry on the business of shipping and road transport contractors,...

For the next seven days commencing July 2 to 8. MONDAY TMC (Newcastle) meeting. Gosforth Park Hotel. Great North Road....