Amendment of Existing ContractCarriage Law to be Tried Before Intro . ducing Licensing L ICENSING for contractcarriage work...

E VER a :vigorous man of action, the Yorkshire Licensing. Authority, has taken i bold step to deal with farmers whose...

Watch for Wrongly. Placed Signs I N these days matiy-summonses by die police depend upon "distances," as when parking too...

That some , units seem worth only jumble-sale prices. That even legislation-amending can lead to complication unending. That...

Labour Party Statement of Policy Threatens All Operators D ETAILED proposals by the Labour Party to renationalize road haulage...

NIEGOTIATIONS are proceeding for L the purchase by the Meat Transport Organization, Ltd., of the whole of the "charter" fleet...

T HE Leighton Buzzard group of British Road Services has been purchased by Fredk. Ray, Ltd., Bedford. The unit comprises 22...

O F the 180 units (2.556 vehicles. including spares) with premises offered in List 3, tenders for only 32 (371 vehicles,...

C ONTRACTS worth £335,000 have been placed with Leyland Motors, Ltd., by five municipal passenger transport undertakings....

T HE Minister of Transport has rejected the appeals of two operators against the South Wales licensing Authority's refusal to...

A FTER an appeal by Shergold and White, Ltd., against the imposition of a condition by the Western Licensing Authority...

N application seeking sanction for fare increases which are expected to bring in an extra £5 in. a year for London Transport...

D RAWBACKS of fork-truck loading in conjunction with pallets are claimed to have been overcome in a Pallet-Jekta vehicle...

A NSWERING questions about the alleged inadequacy of the service on one of the city's trolleybus routes at last week's meeting...

A CALL for a declaration of policy regarding the future of municipal transport in Glasgow was ,made by Mr. E. R. L....

Ma. D. W. M. DEAR has succeeded Ma. W. WILSON as a director of Ribble Motor Services, Ltd. MR. G. D. GRAY has been elected...

A N allegation that Sheffield Corporation were seeking to break into the excursion and tour business of Sheffield United Tours,...

A .LIST of members of the Licensing Authorities for Public Service Vehicles has been–published by the Ministry of Transport....

N EW fare stages which are expected to bring in an extra £13,000 a year were introduced by Wallasey Transport Department on...

Cut Following Breaches R.H.A. and Disposal of 25-mile Limit Board : Sharp Words B ECAUSE of convictions against him 1- 1 for...

they were wasting time and taking grave chances in refusing so many tenders by hauliers. The Board replied that they were not...

A PARTY from Sweden arrived in London on Monday to study British traffic problems. Guests of the Royal Automobile Club, they...

PA A LORRY driver who was - stated to have driven only 4,000 miles short of 1m. miles during the past 21 years. had his driving...

A PPLICATION has been made to the North Western Licensing Authority by Bolton Transport Department for permission to abolish i...

nVER 7,600 engineers were submitted last ' year for vacancies by the Professional Engineers' Appointments Bureau, 9 Victoria...

CottenVV ham, applied to the Eastern Licensing Authority last week for permission to run four excursions from Cambridge to...

A LOAN of £50m. a year for 10 years for speeific road schemes is strongly advocated by the British Road Federation. Moreover,...

of the Minchom Setnpun magnetic flaw detector has been produced by R.P.R. Patents, Ltd., Alexandra Park Station, London, N.10,...

A A N application by Aycliffe Transport Services, Ltd., Darlington, to add two vehicles, each of 6 tons unladen, to their...

Labour in the dispute concerning wages of vehicle builders has led to the arrangement of a meeting in London next Wednesday...

M EMBERS of the Traders' 'Road Transport Association have again been reminded of the need to watch out for local proposals...

people the I service they want, the East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd.. are to employ inspectors to collect suggestions from the...

VV Dunscroft, near Doncaster, of T. Severn and Sons, Ltd., Maj. F. S. Eastwood, Yorkshire Licensing Authority, said that he...

T HE public saw for the first time on Tuesday a 37-seat coach with allrubber suspension built by the Birmingham and Midland...

S ALES of the Volkswagen Microbus in Britain, including the Isle of Man and Jersey, have already reached 22. Two Volkswagen...

A N appeal against the Northern Licensing Authority's refusal to allow them to operate a service to a new housing estate at...

F ROM Sunday, lighting-up time will be from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, instead of from half an hour...

A B LICENCE for the carriage of lime and agricultural requisites within a 150-mile radius of Gilcrux, West Cumberland, was...

" O N reflection. I think it would haye been a good thing if some latitude had been given in the Act, but I do not think the...

A FTER October 1, 1956, all Army vehicles would have two rear lights and reflectors, but to save money, reflectors and an extra...

A FACTORY is being built at Perambur, near Madras, India, at a cost of over Rs.40m., at which it Is intended to produce 350...

F OR the first time in the company's history, the total value of group sales last year exceeded £100,000,000, Sir Rowland...

and Convention will be opened by Mr. Duncan Sandys, Minister of Supply, on June 9. It is to be held at Olympia, London, and...

THE recent wage increase to busmen is the reason given by the Eastern National Omnibus Co., Ltd., for an application to the...

QINCE Hartlepool Corporation began 1--) to run their own buses last year they have made sufficient, in addition to covering...

A N all - alloy lightweight 41-scat body priced at £2,150 will be announced by Strachans Successors, Ltd., Wales Farm Road,...

T HE committee inquiring into London Transport • are making good progress, but the Minister of Transport does not think he will...

A BILL to curtail the expansion of long-distance heavy goods traffic by road in Germany was approved by the Federal Cabinet...

A MOBILE :trailer laboratory for rt testing the qualities of materials intended for roadmaking has been put into service by...

B ECAUSE of the incidence of Good Friday, the next issue of The Commercial Motor will be published on Saturday, April 17.

A REAR-ENGINED coach chassis rl with hydraulic control for the clutch and accelerator, and thermostatically actuated electric...

THE importance of the tourist trade to Austria's economy has led to the growth of its coach building industry, as many of the...

bodies built on A.E.C. Mark IV overseas chassis are due to leave this country for Yugoslavia, where they will be operated on...

Changes Needed in Methods of RoadRail committees. to Prevent Unnecessary Disclosure of Information by E. H. B. Palmer, O.B.E....

A N A.E.C. Mammoth Major for long-distance haulage and a Commer oil-engined van, weighing under 3 tons, for deliveries of...

M.T.O.L. Prepare Plan for New Company to Take Over When Meat Rationing Ends: Hauliers Invited to Subscribe £150,000 Capital at...

the need for tickets is one of the principal features of a new one-man-operated single-deck bus which was demonstrated by...

A NNOUNCED recently by the International Harvester Co. of Great Britain. Ltd., Harvester House, London, E.C.1, the...

Whilst Financial Arran, Between Passenger Tr Operators In and Around 1 1 ham are Straightforwar Geographical Pattern is C By...

municipalities, receipts are divided in proportion to he route mileage in each territory and the mileage of Vest Bridgford...

Vauxhall Motors. Ltd., Luton, have pubbed a brochure describing their range of dford municipal vehicles. • Mani - Hags...

Buyers May Not be Able to Take Full Advantage of Present B.R.S. Contracts : Refuse Delivery of Vehicles Not Properly...

NAODERN estate layouts with large nfl expanses of amenity space mean that long walks between houses and vehicles have to be...

post-war Duple Vista 29-seat coach bodies is announced by Rowland Hartrick, Ltd., Birmingham. Duple bodywork with 33 or 35...

U1TE a nasty scene in ParWment a couple of weeks back," said Maggie's brother Cromwell, "all over a lot of figures it would...

JTHINK that the leading article, "Clear the Air," in I your issue of March 26, is a most timely one. I trust it will have the...

an Expensive Vehicle Should Not Only Outlast a .Cheaper Model But Return Lower Operating Costs: Ho wever, Many Factors Affect...

T HE ratio of braking effort between a tractor and its trailer should be readily adjustable to suit prevailing road conditions...