F EW thinking people in any walk of life in this country would be prepared to deny the fact that he nation is still in a...

A MONGST the numerous road improvements which the Minister of Transport claims to have inaugurated, particularly with a view to...

Dangerous Parking by Coaches A WELL-KNOWN danger spot is the junction 1— k between Clarence Lane, leading from the Roehampton...

That a translucent glasspol roof helps to make lighter loading and unloading. That U.S. Royal tyres are to have, a line new...

'f TWO new important measures affecting the road transport industry; WO Transport (Disposal of Road Haulage Property) Act and...

IN a determined effort to solve the problem of transport in rural areas, the Minister of Transport. Mr. H. Watkinson, is soon...

T HEcurrent road construction programme in this country is out of scale with needs,. states the report of the' Road Research...

A NUMBER of corporations who wish to provide transport for their overspill populations have been following with keen interest...

D AMAGES, with costs, in favour ot the owners of a 12-ton radial drill which was found to be damaged after being carried by...

MR. T. M. B. GUY has been appointed personal assistant to the managing : director of Guy Motors, Ltd. MR. R. IMRIE has been...

rA A PLEA that the new regulations applying to dual-purpose and goods vehicles were not generally known, was made by a...

A T Wrexham, on Monday, the British I — I Transport Commission successfully opposed a bid by a North Wales haulier to replace...

of their B licence, the Bulwell Transport Co., Ltd., Linby Street, Nottingham, were fined £10, with £1 10s. costs, at...

F ARE increases granted to Huddersfield Joint Omnibus Committee in April discriminated unfairly against Holmfirth passengers,...

F IVE vehicles were added to the B licence of Transport (Bristol), Ltd., Cattle Market Road, Bristol, by the Western Licensing...

A LTHOUGH anxiety about the -rt transfer of vehicles from C-hiring margins to A and B licences was expressed at last week's...

A N attempt to re-establish a family excursions and tours business was only partially successful at Manchester, last week, when...

C ROSS appeals against a decision of the Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority were dismissed by the Transport Tribunal in...

A NEW committee to study the staggering of working hours in London, is to be set up by the Minister of Transport. It will...

QEVEN single-deck buses used on city and suburban tours by Aberdeen Transport Department have been fitted with 'public address...

five operators in respect of changes in picking - up and terminal points, mainly on services between camps on Salisbury Plain...

THE North-Western Deputy Licens .1. ing Authority, at Manchester last Week, granted a B licence to Messrs. W. Carman and Son,...

A N allegation that, as a restilt of conservative estimating, United Auto' mobile Services, Ltd., had been making •...

T HE incentive bonus scheme proposed by Manchester Transport Department has been approved by the National Joint Industrial...

F ARE increases designed to yield Doncaster Corporation £60,000 in a full year were described as unreasonable by the objectors,...

Pudsey Borough Council are to buy an 800-cal. gully emptier. Greenwich Borough council. arc to buy two Becitord 7-ton refuse...

Works Holidays: The Plymouth works of recalennt, Ltd., will be closed for the annual holiday until August 14. New Green Line...

I F any further substantial increases :to operating costs were not accompanied by at least a substantial reduction in fuel tax,...

raRITICISM has been voiced of unnecessary delay in announcing decisions on appeals by Altrincham Coachways, Ltd., and Whcatleys...

By Our Legal Adviser A F TER a highly controversial passage through Parliament, the Transport (Disposal of Road Haulage...

A NEW type of loading tray. is used for the near-side stretcher of an ambulance built by Wilson and Stockall, Ltd., Bury,...

By John F. Moon BEDFORD-SCAlvIMELL 10-ton articulated outfit, powered by a Meadows oil engine, proved on test to be highly...

B ASED on a Seddon Mark 5L chassis, a special body for the bulk delivery of animal foods has been built for Spillers, Ltd., by...

A NEW type of multi-wheeled trailer designed for use by civil-engineering contractors, and in -railway yards and docks has been...

A TEST demonstration last week of two Leyland Comets, one equipped with a WellworthyRicardo wobble-plate supercharger, gave...

T HE extent to which automation has been introduced in farming in Britain is clearly revealed by the 1956-57 "Farm...

R EPLYING to the letter from H. W. Heyrhan of Smiths Delivery Vehicles, Ltd., published in your issue dated July 20; I am...

versus the RI By John F. Moon,, A.M.I.R.T.E. The 'Western Australian Stare Government have approved the formation of a single...

By John Savage, A.I.R.T.E. U NLESS suitable precautions are taken, there is nothing to stop a compression-ignition engine ....

A N automatic Argonarc welder has been produced by British Oxygen Gases, Ltd., North Circular Road, London, N.W.2. Electronic...

Fanfare for Toy Trumpet F OR a measure that nearly everybody was supposed to want, the Transport (Disposal of Road Haulage...

A LL LL units offered for sale in list 15, which -was the last to be issued by the British Transport Commission, have been...

1VI Y article in the July 20. issue or The Commercial Motor, concerning the matters which purchasers must take into account...

G REATER space inside a semi-trailer fitted out as a bar has been gained by arranging for the central section to extend 4 ft. 6...

['RIVING arrangements for the LI bogies of the largest sizes of vehicle are described in patent No. 750,403, which comes from...