B RITISH manufacturers exportin g vehicles have always had to take into account the special le g islative re q uirements of...

O NE of the standin g complaints of the Licensin g Authorities is that g enerally the penalties imposed by the courts for...

rHAIRMEN of Traffic Commissioners and Licensing Authorities have been told by the Ministry of Transport that any information...

Roge hornycroft, D.S.C. T O have been educated at Eton and Balliol is a distinction. For a transport man and sales director to...

Ticket Fiddle I T is strange how dishonest many otherwise respectable people are over bus fares. The general manager of a...

A FTER eight months, decision has been given in the case of McPhee's (Newcastle), Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne, by Mr. J. A. T....

A PPLICATIONS for dispensation to operate additional vehicles were not necessarily an indication of need, and could arise...

W Ho will succeed Mr. W. P. James as West Midland Licensing Authority and chairman of the West Midland Traffic Commissioners?...

Seven Vehicles Involved in Proposed Switch from Contract-A to Open A Licence D URING an application,.last week, by J. Millican...

r 0 officials of the Ministry of Trans rport were severely criticized last week when they gave evidence against Dent's...

W ITH less than two months to go before Earls Cdurt opens its doors again on another Commercial Motor Show, it is clear that...

D EPRESENTATIONS were made by 1 1 ■ four bus companies to the Northern Traffic Commissioners, at Carlisle last Friday,...

MR. D. H. HAWKINS has been appointed manager of the Tunbridge Wells branch of the British Wagon Co., Ltd. MR. FRANK CARR, who...

TRANSPORT concerns who supported 1 other hauliers and also acted as clearing houses were discussed before Mr. W. F. Quin,...

" Pr i HE haulage trade, as you probably I realize now, is a red-hot closed corporation. It's extremely difficult to get into...

A WITNESS supporting an application for two additional vehicles on A licence, by Mr. Robert Drummond, East Mains Street,...

preju1 diced the case, said Mr. W. F. Quin, Scottish Licensing Authority, at Glasgow last week, when he refused an application...

F IVE vehicles of 26f tons were successfully transferred from contract-A to A licence by McKelvie and Co., Ltd., Barrhead, at...

ri E Western Avenue underpass at the jtinction with Hanger Lane, Ealing, Middx. should be completed in October, although it was...

T EE shortage of bulk-cement vehicles in Scotland was outlined to Mr. W. F. Quin, Scottish Licensing Authority, at Glasgow last...

B EFORE the Road Traffic and Road Improvements Bill became law last week, Mr. John Hay, Joint Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry...

W HEN Scott's Transport Services (Preston), Ltd., successfully applied to Mr. A. If. Jolliffe, North Western Deputy Licensing...

ILL of Liverpool Transport Department, in his annual report, complains bitterly of the lack of co-operation by business houses...

S TRONG arguments for and against a proposed ban on loading and unloading in five of Cardiff's main shopping streets were put...

IN persuading three Lincolnshire local authorities not to object to their recent successful fares application, the...

T HE largest profit in their history of more than 60 years was made by Derby Transport Department in the 12 months ended March...

of the total goods traffic handled in this country by all forms of transport. Mr. F. R. Lyon, public relations officer of the...

THE fitting of two entrance steps to a mobile shop is. in law, an invitation to "take a ride," an inquest jury at Carlton,...

D 00FING felt required careful handl% ling, and high-sided lorries with smooth edges and platforms were desirable, Mr. A. H....

ccounts "—Mr. Hanlon rtURING the hearing of an application by Robinson Transport (Carlisle), Ltd., to Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon,...

Glasgow Branch : Firth Cleveland Finance, Ltd., have opened a branch office at 29 Si. Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1. Monopoly,...

IT is somewhat remarkable that food traders as a whole have not given more attention to their vehicles and the methods of...

A FTER pleading guilty to causing a lorry to be overloaded, Neill and Brown (Transport), Ltd., Humber Dock Street, Hull, timber...

be shown by the Steel Barrel Co., Ltd., at the Commercial Motor Show, Earls Court, London, from September 23October 1, will...

IC. C. Small, Ltd. Cap. £1.000. Dirs.: K. C. Small and Mrs. V. B. Small. I Brixton Hill. London. S.W.2. Sec.: V. B. Small. Reg....

Mr. Amos Cross-examined During Hearing on Scottish Omnibuses Group's Application A L THOUGH most of the hearings of fares...

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, ne A FTER meeting in full their contribution to the central charges of the 4-1 . British Transport Commission, amounting to...

A CONFLICT of interest could arise if a Traffic Commissioner were also a member of a municipal transport committee. Mr. Ernest...

h/fORE passengers were carried in the IVI 12 months ended May 31, by the Aldershot and District Traction Co., Ltd., than in the...

Says Harold Champion / RETURNED from my first visit to Bogota, that South American city perched 8,600 ft. up on a plateau of...

Head Cab Judges CHAIRMAN of the panel of adjudi cators in the contest for the best cab, to be held in conjunction with thc...

9-tonner with Normal Control Latest Mack 9-ton Goods Chassis has Normal Control to Give Roomy Cab.' Leyland 0.375 Oil Engine...

A N exhaust-gas analyser which will 1- 't enable officials of the Air Pollution Board of California to ensure that vehicle...

THE other week I was asked to investigate a load of building materials which was missing. After a long and painful series of...

By Tom Walkerley Fortnightly Consignments of Hoover Washing Machines . are Dispatched to England and Wales from Modern Plant in...

TO aid enforcement, what we need a simple and portable smokemeasuring instrument which will enable us to draw up a more exact...

T HE growing trade in lime demanded experienced drivers who would satisfy farmer customers from an agricultural aspect as well...

Political Commentary By JANUS O NE criticism sometimes made of Mr. Ernest Marples is that he listens to too many people and...

Investigation of Valve Design and Materials Covers Most Aspects of Engine Efficiency By P. A. C. Brockington, A.M.I.Mech.E. A...

Measuring Misalignment TO meet the needs of the police and certain public undertakings, Joseph Lucas, Ltd., Great King Street,...

Clayton Dewandre Equipment Brought to Britain Has Particular Advantages for the Operation of Disc Brakes A S announced briefly...

Another Miscellany of Inquiries from Readers Authoritatively Answered A READER asks for advice on the cost of operating a...

T WO high-flotation oilfield trailers equipped with interchangeable running gear, to permit operation in swamps or on normal...

W ELCOMING the announcement by Mr. Ernest Marples, Minister of Transport, last week, that Government road expenditure is to be...

A CALL for the Government to 1 - 1 appoint a Commission to examine in detail ways in which adequate transport services can be...