Page 1, 30th July 1971
Two Transport Tribunal judgments reported this week provide reminders to Licensing Authorities that punishments must be...
Future of rural transport lies with local
authorities by Derek Moses • There is no real "solution" to the problem of public transport in rural areas. The only positive...
Reprieve for five goods vehicle test stations
• The DoE announced this week that it has decided not to close, for the time being, any of the five goods vehicle testing...
Culpability decisive rules Tribunal
• The judgment of the Transport Tribunal relating to its decision to reduce the penalty against F. C. Brooks and Sons Ltd was...
DAF moves in with the heavies
• The first new-series DAF truck to be delivered in the UK, as part of the company's declared intention to move into the heavy...
Pilot regional scheme for tipper men
• A regi9nal organization for tipping operators is being run as an experiment by the Road Haulage Association in the East and...
Burnholme and Forder reconstruction
NEW CHAIRMAN REVEALS PLANS by John Darker • Last week the reconstituted board of Burnholme and Forder Ltd were confirmed in...
Government inquiry into dangerous loads
• The Government is unhappy with the laws covering the carriage of dangerous substances. and is making a thol'ough...
New road signs experiment
• A limited experiment has now been launched, with the ' co-operation of local authorities, to determine the usefulness of...
TIR tilts for metric pallets
• Designed to carry the maximum number of metric pallets, a range of TM. tilt-covered semi-trailers has been produced by Crane...
Locos on M-ways Order passed
• As from 26 July additional types of heavy vehicles such as locomotives, dump trucks and engineering plant are allowed to...
'Costing for Maximum Profit'
• On July 19 the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced further changes in regard to commercial vehicle tax allowance (CM July...
Fault-free Code winners
by Anthony O'Toole • Knowledge of the Highway Code proved to be a vital factor at the Leeds LDoY round on Sunday when E. Brook...
Light demountables on show
• At a vehicle show being held from August 2 to 7 by Crimbles of Staines Ltd. at Kingston Road, Staines, Middlesex, exhibits...
NCL starts Eire groupage
• Following the establishment of its Northern Ireland groupage service, launched earlier this year, National Carriers Ltd has...
Seddon-Atkinson distribution change
• A reorganization in Britain of Seddon and Atkinson distributors has been announced by the Seddon Diesel group. There are 62...
Union fights 8-hour day
• Mr Ken Jackson, TGWU national secretary, commenting last week on Britain's stated intention to adopt an 8-hour driving day if...
Opening its doors for driver training
• The Samuel Williams driver training school at the company's Thames Terminal, Dagenham. Essex, is to be opened to outside...
Cut-price fares in Bolton
• What does the average large town want from its bus services and how can a Passenger Transport Authority best provide these...
Stage/express redefined
• The DoE has made regulations to amend the definition of "stage" and "express" public service vehicles in the Road Traffic Act...
'Wells Fargo' buses
• An experimental "Wells Fargo special" coach service is to begin operation in the West Midlands PTA area next month, and the...
LT split-entrance fares change
• New fare scales, eliminating the use of 4-p fares on London Transport split-entrance buses, will be introduced in two stages...
Two NBC firms in tours drive
• A joint tours department has been set up by two National Bus Company firms, East Kent Road Car Co Ltd and Maidstone and...
Second-hand coaches for o-m-o
• The Swansea-based South Wales Transport Co Ltd, which has had to cancel orders for new buses for reasons of economy, has...
• Local councils in South Wales are not prepared to
continue providing cash to keep buses running on five important routes. This week three councils—Pontardawe, Llandilo and...
• Tomorrow (Saturday) a further stage in the bus demonstrations
project in Stevenage New Town will be introduced, which includes an intensified service on one route, employing buses in a...
Northumbrian services dwindling
• Some rural bus services in Northumberland may be withdrawn because of the situation created by Morpeth rural council's...
Tony Hodgkins, 31, has rejoined J. H. Sparshatt and Sons Ltd. Portsmouth. in the new post of chief technical designer. Mr...
Bow Bells granted a further year's licence
• "Ishmael the head Turk" and two "unfortunate Italians" all featured in the application of Bow Bells Deliveries Ltd to operate...
Plaistow Section 69 inquiry adjourned
• A Section 69 inquiry involving Plaistow Transport Ltd was adjourned last week by the Metropolitan LA, Mr D. I. R. Muir, at...
LAs cannot punish on
'unfitness' grounds— Tribunal ruling • A Licensing Authority has no punitive jurisdiction in deciding under Section 64 of the...
After effects of court action
• Holders of operators' and hgv driving licences will have to face "trials and tribulations" in the near future now that the...
US-type up-over doors for Cory vans
• A heavy-duty up-and-over type of van door built by P. C. Henderson Ltd, Romford, Essex. under licence to the Overhead Door...
Bulk tipper of 85 cubic yards capacity
• A load of 85 cu yd of wood chips weighing 19 tons is carried on an aluminium-bodied three-axle articulated tipper built by...
York Trailer looks up
• The York Trailer Co Ltd increased its group pretax profit to £492.000 from sales of £5.57m for the half-year ended June 30...
All Transits to be built at Southampton
• Ford last Friday announced a £5-tm expansion programme for its Southampton plant, which will increase the facility's size by...
container drawbar Dinosaur • A system has been developed by Bradburn and Wedge Ltd, 41 Birmingham Road, Wolverhampton, that...
All-time Bedford records
• Announcing a profit before interest and taxation' of £8.29m by Vauxhall Motors Ltd in the first half of 1971 (compared with a...
Using the new CM cost tables
AS ANNOUNCED last week, copies of the 1971 Commercial Motor Tables of Operating Costs are now available by post from IPC...
William Bridge
• This week after 46 years in road haulage William Bridge, until recently managing director of Flowers Transport Ltd, of...
We welcome letters for publication on transport topics. Address them to Commercial Motor, Dorset House, Stamford Street London...
by the Hawk • Only on Sundays If a light plane appears to be taking a close interest in your transport premises over the...
Controlling transport
operation by David Lowe, MinstTA, AM BIM Whitbread (London) Ltd A TRANSPORT OPERATION on the scale of that operated by...
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Much ado about nothing by janus U NDERTAKINGS sponsored or supported by the Government for research and other purposes have a...
A number of questions have appeared in your Q &
A page regarding speed 'nits and you recently published a table 'towing limits for vehicles towing trailers. owever, the more I...
a What formulae can be used to calculate the gradient-ability of
a vehicle, given that the engine torque, gear ratios and so on are known? A In calculating gradient-ability, it is normally...
WE have discussed the identification of areas of weakness in a company's operation by the interpretation of financial accounts,...
IN 1943 there was a strong feeling that education in
road transport subjects was being severely neglected for operating staff and clerks in traffic offices. At a series of meetings...
road and
workshop by Handyman Benchwise: cool it (12) THE GREAT DANGER to cooling systems is water leakage, but what may not be so...