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Road Transport Before the Railways
This 1993 book examines the road haulage trade in England when it depended on horses and wagons, chiefly through the letters and papers of one of the largest firms which operated between the West Country and London in the early nineteenth century. Other documents extend the coverage of the firm's history from the seventeenth century to the mid-nineteenth century, making it possible to examine how road transport changed during the course of two centuries. The Russell letters are all extraordinary and unique survival, showing in detail how the firm managed to convey up to six tons at a time in all weathers, how dominated it was by the capabilities and needs of the horse, how reliable its services were, who it served and how important it was to a variety of users. In sum the book provides a full account of the road haulage industry from the seventeenth century until the coming of the railways.
Road Transport in the Horse-drawn Era
Each volume in this new series is a collection of seminal articles on a theme of central importance in the study of transport history, selected from the leading journal in the field. Each contains between ten and a dozen articles selected by a distinguished scholar, as well as an authoritative new introduction by the volume editor. Individually they will form an essential foundation to the study of the history of a mode of transport; together they will make an incomparable library of the best modern research in the field.
Road Passenger Transport: Road Goods Transport
Road Passenger Transport: Road Goods Transport reviews sources of statistics on road passenger transport and the road transport of goods in Great Britain. Topics covered range from organization of passenger transport to main sources of data, along with regional statistics, modeling, and forecasts. Comprised of six chapters, this volume begins with an overview of inland transport on land in Great Britain, with the exception of railways. Varieties of passenger movement are considered, together with measurement of passenger transport. The discussion then turns to the organization of passenger transport, with emphasis on private movement and taxis as well as public road passenger transport. Main...
The Economics of Road Transport
Even in an age accustomed to the rapid commercial exploitation of new inventions, the great and extensive development of mechanical road transport stands out conspicuously. This book, first published in 1925, traces this development and analyses the economics of road transport.
The Rise and Rise of Road Transport, 1700-1990
Most books about Britain's transport history have concentrated upon canals and railways. It is now clear that a great deal of traffic went by road even before turnpikes, and that goods as well as passenger services were much more highly developed than used to be supposed. This book is an important survey of road transport over the past three centuries. The authors summarise the new evidence and arguments and explain why we need to take a longer view of the subject. They shed new light on the importance of horse-drawn freight in the eighteenth century before the introduction of turnpikes, offset the undue attention paid to the railways in the nineteenth century, and stress that motor transport's present great importance only dates from the 1950s. A full bibliography is provided for more extended study.
The True Costs of Road Transport
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Road Transport
Road transport enjoys two definite major advantages: its flexibility and its capacity for carrying goods door to door. It plays a direct role in developing the European internal market and the more this market opens up and becomes unified the more the road transport sector benefits from this development by opening up and unifying at the same time. Hence, there is a need for efforts towards harmonising the rules and regulations. Moreover, road transport also has to meet challenges connected with its success: network safety and saturation, impact on the environment. The future of road haulage should therefore be viewed in the framework of an overall medium-term vision of the Union's transport policy as analysed in the White Paper published on the subject in 2001.
Road Haulage by Motor in Britain
This title was first published in 2001. A general introduction to the study of motorised road haulage in Britain from its beginng up to the outbreak of the Second World War (1904-1940). Filling a gap in market, this is the first work to offer a broad survey into the subject, and is intended to stimulate further interest and debate.
The Law of Road Transport and Haulage
This book is intended to assist the haulier in keeping up-to-date with all of the necessary regulations, and to assist both solicitors and gardai in the defence and prosecution of offences. The book is a close, narrative examination of the legislation defining the rights and responsibilities of anyone whose business is the carriage of merchandise and passengers by road. It includes the Road Transport Acts from 1933 up to the Carriage of Dangerous Goods Bill 1998; the complexities of the implementing regulations; and many pieces of European legislation. Written in a direct, easy-to-follow style, this book is extremely practical and topical, with subject matter ranging from the recent strikes and blockades in France to unfair dismissal in the transport industry. The chapters include: * Road freight carrier's licences * Road traffic law and the haulier * Carriers' trading conditions * Carriage of livestock * Carriage of dangerous goods * Customs - administration and procedure * European law and transport * Rest periods * Employment and hauliers * Hauliers and their business * Construction, equipment and use of vehicles.
