The closing sessions of last week's MPTA conference provided ironic comment on the intervention of government in the affairs of...

LAs report better maintenance but criticize spares shortage by lain Sherriff • In 1968-69 the number of prohibition notices...

II First pictures of a pre-production version of the Leyland gas turbine :ractive unit for operator evaluation were 7eleased...

I Work on the adaptation of the US Ford 175 hp truck gas turbine engine for possible ise in the British market is now occupying...

• Mr John Peyton, Minister of Transport, said at a Press conference in Liverpool last week that he had no intention of...

• The Ford Motor Company and over 200 bodybuilders have agreed on a code of bodybuilding practice and bodywork application, the...

• "The tide has turned—the start of the 1970s shows that the menace of the hijack is receding." This was said by Det Chief...

• A large vehicle distribution centre is to be set up in Crow Road, Glasgow. An application by Rootes Properties Ltd, for a...

• The Institute of Traffic Administration i moving its head office from 185 Oxfor Street London WI, to larger premises...

• Atlas Express, with a haulage depot Coalville, Leics, is seeking permission fror the local police to test its new anti-thel...

II Power-to-weight ratios of 6 bhp per ton nd 8 bhp per ton are anticipated in the ross weight ratings of 23.65 tons and 17.75...

1 Fines totalling 110 were imposed on two aulage contractors by Taverham iagistrates in Norwich last week for using rries...

• A close watch is to be kept on the transport situation during the cereals harvest in Scotland, it was announced in Edinburgh...

• In last week's CM it stated that a new range of vans called Eurovan is being built by United Body Developments Ltd. This...

at Bristol • The Avonmouth Engineering Group Ltd is to build a new transport depot at Avonmouth, Bristol, for Leonard J. Stamp...

• Fodens Ltd has extended until today, Friday, its offer for the ordinary and preference share capital of Atkinson Lorries...

• For every commercial vehicle or psv operator the biennial Commercial "Motor Show at Earls Court is an important event,...

• Mr John Peyton, Minister of Transport, announced last week: "Following a thorough review by my Department of the need for...

• On October 1, IPC Transport Press Ltd, publishers of 16 journals, including Commercial Motor and Freight Management, will...

transport by David and freight handling Lowe All sorts of containers • Containers, as we think of them in this column, are...

MPTA conference hears of slashed services and growing staff problems; Leeds electric precinct bus in a year • Chapter and...

New Clearway signs and penalties authorized by MoT • Three new street signs will presently be making their appearance in...

Shareholders of Duple Motor Bodies Ltd :re advised at the weekend to take no action th respect to a bid by Capitarium Ltd gain...

The chairman of the Kent Federation of - ade Councils and former mayor of hatham, Mr Jim Buck, has asked parents thin the...

• A York trailer belonging to J and H Transport Group was found not to be plated nor to have a test certificate when examined...

Transfreights (Horwich) Ltd, of rnworth, was granted a short-term erator's licence for eight vehicles and /en trailers with a...

Said by prosecuting counsel to be the it case of its kind which had come to the rice of the vehicle Licensing Authorities,...

• McNab Groceries Ltd, of Flateford, Edinburgh, was granted an 0 licence for five vehicles, one to be acquired, at Edinburgh on...

• Adam Pringle, of Whitbum, was granted 0 licences at Edinburgh on Wednesday for eight vehicles, two to be acquired. This was...

• A range of Cost Cutter aluminium vans has been introduced by Coachwork Conversions Ltd, Windsor Street, Colne, Lanes, that is...

• A tractive unit version of the AEC 690 6 x 4 dump truck which is now marketed as an Aveling-Barford model will be featured by...

• A new positive-displacement blower has been added to the range produced by W. C. Holmes and Co Ltd, Turnbridge, Huddersfield,...

Gordon Hands • Gordon Hands, who recently succeeded Eddie Barber as chairman of the RHA's public relations committee, has...

by the Hawk • N ice work The operator associations can, when necessary, move at a pace which puts Ministries to shame. A couple...

Handyman 3enchwise: lathe sense (29) C THIS STAGE let's spend a moment on at has been learned:— Le speed of the lathe...

IN ADDITION to the eight-wheeler. Guy will have at Earls Court a second chassis designed for a gross weight above the current...

VHEN I tested the new Bedford YRQ hassis which was fitted with a Duple Vice)3? 45-seat body, it fulfilled all the maker's laims...

it Bramcote ENTERTAINMENT FOR EVERYONE AT ;UNDAY'S LORRY DRIVER OFTHEYEAR FINAL Y 5 p.m. on Sunday, Lord St Helens, resident...

by Paul Brockington, MIMechE NOW that a turbocharged/charge-cooled diesel engine has been produced in this country for...

4=M what it involves by C. J. Hind, director, group engineering, Perkins Engine Group An assessment of the potential and the...

Time for a new rates policy by Janus F EW if any announcements of increases in road haulage rates were made during August....

,0 matters by John Darker, AMBIM i The feast and famine in road haulage kNGLO-AMERICAN comparisons in oad transport may not...

question concerning the thread "hands" of commercial vehicle wheelnuts? Why is it that the nearside wheelnuts have left hand...

1) I own a 35cwt Ford Transit chassis and cab on which a Luton body is fitted. The logbook gives kerb weight at 291cwt unladen,...

coupled to Hands semi-trailers for our mobile market shops. These units are no longer in production. Do you know of any small...

the RAF and I passed the RAF tests to drive a Leyland Hippo and trailer, and Queen Mary-type vehicles three years ago. Since...

small contracting firm. I have attended day-release courses and this year took the City and Guilds' mechanical technicians...

by George Wilmot foT and ITA have common examination 1 . GREAT DEAL has been said in the past ive years about co-ordination...

There are now two weeks before the 1970 Commercial Motor Fleet Management Conference, which takes place at the London Hilton...

Ebdons. Wildecumbc Rd, mottinekam. SE9. R. G. Ebdons, 6 Welbeck Ave. Sidcup. Kent. Sec.: R. G. Ebdons. Reg. office: 114 Station...

The next seven days from Sept. 4—Sept. 10 SATURDAY ITA (London) river trip from London to Kew. SUNDAY Lorry Driver of the Year...

he Autospray 6 paint-spray quipment announced by Motivir Compressors are said to be ighly suitable for one-gun peration in body...

Two additional Exide Supreme 6V high-capacity batteries introduced by Electrical Power Storage are designed primarily for...

A new double-tube fluorescent handlamp has been announced by Bardic Systems. Called the Navigator, this lamp features twin...

iull information on the Goodyear ange of Super Single lowirofile tyres is contained in a eviseci brochure entitled "One nore...

5 , booklet just published by Metal Sections Ltd describes the farious types of cold roll-formed ;ections currently made by the...

A portable spot welding gun of the resistance type that is designed for work on commercial vehicles has been announced by ARO...

A 6in. by 3in. windscreen sticker has been issued by Goodyear which is designed for trucks and heavy vehicles. The...

A comprehensive range of security systems for safeguarding premises is available from Leonard Wadsworth and Co (Security) which...

A series of films added to those available from the Central Film Library is aimed at productivity. Titles of relevance to...

application properties and im proved storage life according t( Quentsplass, the makers. Quent glaze sealer is one of the range...

Crompton Parkinson Ltd ha issued a new traction batter catalogue which deals fully witl the two types of cell produced— flat...

A new leaflet from the Special Products Division of BurmahCastrol Industrial Ltddescribes the properties and methods of...

Two colour leaflets have been issued by Gray-Campling Ltd describing the range of Mistral spray guns. One gives details of the...

A range of car-comfort seats for Bedford CF vans is produced by Restall Bros Ltd comprising a single front driver/passenger...

An easy method of locating cracks in metal surfaces is provided by the Richmond Eddy current flaw detector introduced by...

A range of grease nipples has been introduced by Step Industrial Equipment, the UK and Commonwealth distributor of Wanner...

Ron Cater The engineer must always be prepared to provide for the operator's "one-off" job and can sometimes design a much more...

:entre; heating systems can bring he disadvantage of causing mcessive drying of the atmosMere in offices but humidifiers a add...

4s an addition to its range of special fifth-wheel mounting

Although primarily intended for cars there can be applications in the commercial vehicle industry for the Even Keel suspension...

A new Loctite brochure entitled "What some engineers don't know they're missing draws comparisons between Loctite methods of...

A high-intensity Powerbeam headlamp unit introduced by Lucas is an improved version of the existing 7010, 75/50W sealed beam...

The 27th edition of the Tranco catalogue contains details of the comprehensive range of English. Continental and American...