O FFICIALS of British ,Road Services have reason to be satisfied with last year's results. An increase of £1.2m. to £3.1m. in...

HEY couldn't, even had they wished, keep young Henry Spurrier away from the engineering shops. Right from the start, anything...

_By The Hawk On the Drink THE Ministry of Transport's team of experts now in Sweden, accompanied by a police officer, are...

I N new conditions of carriage, which have been prepared by the Road Haulage Association and are to be received by members this...

C UT-THROAT competition between express operators had resulted in Unfounded allegations of irregularity being made out of...

QTRONG opposition from the British Transport Commission resulted in only partial success for Messrs. F. J. Mellor, Orchard...

A SWINDON man who entered into a tentative arrangement to purchase a furniture removal business in the town for £120, which...

MR. J. C. SKARRATT, sales engineer, Cummins Engine Co., Ltd., has been appointed manager of the London office. MR. C. G....

L'OLLOWING An 'undertaking by Crosville Motor Services, Ltd., not to link services, objections to their application to divert...

New Ferodo Plant: Ferodo, Ltd:, are to , build a new factory in Caernarvonshire. Hyde Bus Station: A new £12.000 bus station...

RUPPORT from the National Coal Board secured the grant of a new B licence for an articulated low-loader in South Wales, on...

Gain Damages of £1 , 097 D AMAGES and costs amounting to £1,097 10s. in a breach of contract case, involving the transport of...

I N a reserved decision issued on Monday, the North Western Traffic Commissioners granted variation applications lodged by...

R EGULATIONS for vehicle testing and others specifying exact standards for brakes have been signed and will be laid before,...

MO tickets are at first to be served for obstruction when the Road Traffic Bill begins to operate in the autumn. Lord ....

A N 80-mile excursion for 3s. 9d. caused a clash between two North Wales operators before the North Western Traffic...

Reorganizing T° facilitate further expansion of the Group's activities, David Brown Corporation, Ltd., has decided to separate...

INCREASED production of small buses I had provided the means for new owners to indulge in a variety of activities entirely...

N attempt to remove what was rik. described as a protective clause on the operation of excursions betweeri Abergele and...

A FTER assuring British Railways that ri'they would not lose any traffic, Mr. J.: E. Randolph, Yorkshire Deputy Licensing...

CERTAIN level crossings are to be \-"equipped with' the Continental type of short barrier, which will cover only half the width...

A FTER, being told that Newcastle Transport Department could no longer supply suitable vehicles, a licence to operate an...

A PPLICATIONS by Crosville Motor Services, Ltd., for new express 'services from Anglesey to the Trawsfynydd atomic site, were...

(IN a motor insurance income of some £431m. received from 1955-59 by members of the British Insurance Association, there was an...

(crisp, crusty loaves fresh-baked this morning!) Torn Walton needed a new van. bleededj t here and now. But he couldn't afford...

THE Scottish branch of the Passengers' Protection Association have written to the Minister of Transport about the conduct of...

B ECAUSE a ratepayer sent a letter to the Northern Traffic Commissioners objecting to the route of a new service proposed by...

L T was revealed in the Ulster House of Commons, last week, by Mr. Terence O'Neill, Minister of Finance, that the Government...

Five Big Undertakings Put Their Cases for New Advances in Fares Levels When the present proposals were formulated 101 local...

W ITI-1 seven entries among a total of 76 runners, the Portsmouth found of the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition, last...

A DRIVER of the Royal Air Force gained the day's honours at the Coventry eliminating round of the Lorry Driver of the Year...

Cob in Latest Form Has Improved Appearance and Performance Achieved by Styling Changes and Adoption of Close-ratio Gearbox and...

PA A FIRE appliance based on a Land Rover chassis has been developed by Alfred Miles, Ltd., Cheltenham. It made its debut at...

A N outstanding example of intensive vehicle employment is provided by the weekly programme of an Atkinson six-wheeler outfit...

T HE distribution policy of a company is of vital importance, and unless the transport manager is brought into the picture he...

A BRISTOL woman coach owner had her application to operate period bookings on an express service, to various holiday resorts in...

A LORRY which a traffic examiner saw tiparked at Bethnal Green, London, E.2, was, according to the driver's records, supposed...

FA A TWO-LEVEL coach and bus station has been built at Liverpool by Ribble Motor Services, Ltd. An inspection took place on...

A N Australian Act requiring owners of goods vehicles to contribute towards the cost of road maintenance, according to the...

A SEVERE warning was issued to Percy Hall and Co., Ltd., Lindhurst Street, Burslem, by Mr. W. P. James, West Midland Licensing...

I TRUST that Janus will forgive me if I am telling him something he already knows; but his .comments on the farmer C-licence...

C ONTRADICTIONS abound in the world of transport. Hauliers complain about the restrictions imposed upon them and at the same...

Persistently Recurring Breakdowns and Labour. Difficulties Often Compel Ancillary 'Users to Reconsider Whether it is Really...

PATENT No. 834,533 describes a pump crowns for lubricatin g the piston owns of a compression-i g nition en g ine on each...