T HERE appears to be some little confusion in the minds of quite a number of people regarding the preference which has been...

O Fthe 10 items of operating cost of a motor vehicle that of maintenance is most elusive in its nature and most flexible in its...

B USINESS is good for quite a number of manufacturers, and there are signs of a tendency to deliver to bodybuilders chassis...

A lot aoout British petrol but little about British Oil fuel. That the price difference accounts for this. That profits are...

"The wheels of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

100-ton Load Does Not Damage Road. At a meeting of the highways committee of Stretford Ulban District Council it was reported...

MANCHESTER Corporation's electricity committee has decided to purchase a 10-ewt. van. The watch committee of LEEDS Corporation...

Efficient Motor Services have Enabled the Farmers to Find Profitable Markets for Their Dairy Produce A ORRAT deal of criticism...

STAINLESS STEELS The Concluding Instalment of a Series of Three Articles on the Progress in the Production of Steel F EW...

BUILDER'S VEHICLES T HE characteristic feature of the builder's lorry is the gantry which supports the front end of any...

The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [4135] Sir,--On several occasions I have noted references to the demand for a small oil...

M ANY interesting features which conduce to the reduction of shock between vehicle and trailer, assist in the prevention of...

D tiE to the increasingly high degree of precision employed in the manufacture of modern commercial-vehicle engines,...

New Semi-trailers A SIMPLE layout, embodying parts of generous size, is the leading characteristic of the new semi-trailer...

Mentions have been made in the Press of an air-service project between Hatfield and Edinburgh, via Newcastle. We are informed...

A N entirely new starting set has just been placed upon the market by Bosch, Ltd., Larclen Road, Acton, London, W.3. In brief,...

T IIE illustrations on this page show an experimental fuel pump invented by Mr. Austin C. Mercer, Staygate, Rooley Lane,...

T HE combination of pneumatic tyres and steel springing, as now almost exclusively used for commercial vehicles, admittedly has...

Steady Run of Business Expected. Leather Industry Active. Building Boom Continues. Iron Trade Improves A T the time of...

PASSENGER TRANSPORT WINTER FARES: COMMISSIONERS TO HOLD INQUIRY. WE understand that, as a result of the recommendation of...

COMMISSIONERS REVERSE THEIR OWN DECISION. THE unusual situation of Traffic Commissioners reversing their own decision arose at...

131OR facilitating the adjustment of side-valve tappets of the type that are free to turn in their guides, an ingenious little...

tion pipe is regarded as a method of reducing petrol consumption in certain cases. It is of importance, however, that the valve...

The Minister of Transport Replies to the 19 Questions Raised by a Deputation of Coach and Bus Interests T HE Minister of...

i A LREADY requests for assistance are arriving in connectiOn with conditions that will not arise until the beginning of next...

MILE names of Wolseley Motors I_ (1927), Ltd., and R W. Smith appear in patent No. 394,907, which relates to an arrangement of...