p RICES and incomes are currently in the news. But what of the end product—the goods that are manufactured or service which is...

INFORMATION for the Prices and Incomes Board inquiry into road haulage rates is being collated by a special sub-committee of...

By H. BRIAN COTTEE THIS week Ministry of Transport officials accompanied by representatives of the RHA and TRTA have been in...

—but is saturation point approaching ? BY NORMAN P. TILSLEY F ORTUNATELY for the increasing number of British operators who...

nN June 14 British Railways will introduce a new scheme for streamlining their collection and delivery services in the Greater...

Ni. Birmingham. initiated a seven-day-week repair service for tippers, a fully qualified workshop staff now being available...

I — I A NEW boxvan has been built by Marshall of Cambridge (Engineering) Ltd. on an Austin 2-ton 10 ft. 9 in-wheelbase...

rl A NEW name can be added to the ranks of semi-trailer makers with the introduction by Tiverton Coachbuilders Ltd., Blundell's...

To maintain a smooth flow of tractor parts and 1 assemblies between their Basildon and Antwerp plants the Ford Motor Co. has...

IRU's UR committee will be held in St. Moritz on June 29. Among major items to be considered are recommendations to tighten up...

THIS boxvan body (right) is mounted I on a Taskers Pedigree tandem-axle semi-trailer, exterior panelling being in a new ribbed...

LA A NEW, longer-wearing 2nd gear set, recognizable by its copperized finish, may be available within a few weeks for Bedford...

SPECIAL testing stations are to be pro vided for the annual testing of heavy goods vehicles and for the operation of a new...

AST year the Railways Board had to pay £80000 in subsidies to bus companies. This was disclosed last week by Lord Lindgren,...

T HE roadside examination of 130.000 goods vehicles in 1965 (compared with 117,000 last year) is the aim of the Ministry of...

A T Manchester, on Tuesday, the North Western deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. A. H. Jo!He, adjourned until June 14 the hearing...

T HE Court of appeal last week dismissed an appeal by R. Hampton and Sons, hauliers, of Wednesbury, Staffs. The appeal was...

E Odra Shipping Agency's appeal (The Commercial Motor, May 21) against the refusal of a B licence for two small vehicles with...

A N application by G. Jarrett Ltd.. of Norwich and Sheringham, for new A licences for 17 vehicles (nine to be acquired) at...

IF all operators of flat vehicles were authorized to do low-loader work, specialized traffic operators would be gravely...

" y ou bought a pig in a poke ", observed Mr. G. Newman— deputy chairman of the North Western Traffic Commissioners, sitting in...

transport industry, Mr. H. J. Babbage, branch manager of BRS Parcels Ltd. at Eastleigh. Hants, has retired. Mr. Bahbage started...

of the Industrial Transport Association : Mr. J. S. Adam (Associated Chemical Companies Ltd.); Mr. F. Butler (Gaedor Ltd.); Mr....

THE National Council for the Omnibus Industry decided, as expected, to accept the recommendations of the Committee of Inquiry...

FROM OUR INDUSTRIAL CORRESPONDENT ONDON TRANSPORT surprised its 1 - 4 busmen as much as outsiders when it offered pay rises of...

A S stated briefly last week (p. 114), the Second Division of the Scottish Court of Session has given its opinion that where a...

N4UNICIPAL bus managers should IVI forget about "gadgets" on their buses and let manufacturers get down to designing the ideal...

I T has been known for some time that Perkins Engines Ltd. is working on a V8 diesel engine and that this is currently at an...

nPERATOR and manufacturer asso • -/ ciations, together with motoring and road safety bodies, have been invited by the Minister...

T WO AEC Regent Mk. V double-deckers for Pontypridd UDC are to have coachwork by Longwell Green Coachwork Ltd., Bristol. They...

A SUGGESTION that the 1966 conference of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers should be a truly national one was made by...

T HE name All-Rounder has been given to the latest design of vehicle-loading equipment to be developed by H. C. Pope Ltd.,...

A NOTHER of the bulk fuel carrying In. outfits exhibited at last week's coat handling exhibition at Marylehone (one was...

'No Overtaking '—Offset Double White Lines A T long last many or our main road black-spots are receiving very special...

and Publications A NEW type of portable high-pressure washer made by an American company. L. and A. Products Inc., St. Paul,...

TEN versions of Pak-a-Way fully-automatic oil-fired space heaters, with outputs of from 200.000 to 1,500,000 Btu/hour, are now...

By The Hawk Overall winner of one of the five L.D0 Y contests held last week-end was'. Sartain, here seen making a well-judged...

Size up the immense possibilities of YORK's brand-new TRIAXLE. It weighs only 10 cwts. more than a tandem axle trailer built...

r the wave of surprise and indignation which greeted the esults of the roadside checks last year, it seemed to many people...

future development of prototypes. How plastic materials might be more fully employed in public cleansing was the subject of...

AMIRTE, Assoc. InstT. In last week's review, reference was made to the Sheppard Meiller 6000 being suitable for handling the...

considered that American-designed vehicles could play little part in the UK transport scene because they were developed for a...

A vital part of the ex-UTA traffic which N1C is moving is the trailer and container Jerry freight, This smart Dodge in the new...

T HE South Scotland LDOY competition started well and ended well within schedule when the last result went on the board after...

By Ashley Taylor P U BLIC authorities in Northern Ireland are much more prolific supporters of the LDOY contest than their...

with the enthusiastic rail men, led by J. Scott, winning the class and the day's team award. SOUTH SCOTLAND RESULTS Class...

I T seems that luck with the weather has finally deserted the organizers of the Ruislip Lorry Driver round. Last year there was...

WHEN the Chief Constable precedes VV his presentation of awards at 7.35 p.m. by remarking that the contest has run 2 hours and...

of Class A in the 13th Coventry eliminator on Sunday was announced at 10.15 a.m, and the good humour this inspired in Mr....

A PRIME purpose of this series of articles is to give advice on transport operation, management and costing particularly' for...

A 24-hour 'Small Lots' Service —It Must be Done! MAY congratulate John Darker on his most excellent 1 " article, A 24-hour...

NATIONAL income is the sum total of all incomes in a country earned by its factors of production—land, labour, capital and...