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11th January 1935
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Conciliation Agreement Enforced

F ROM numerous inquiries that we have received concerning the administration of the report of the National Joint Conciliation...

Shackling the coach .. Operator F URTHER hardship to the long-distance coaching

industry has been caused by the extension of the limitation of duplication. The Minister of Transport has applied to a number...

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Coming Modifications in the Law • Concerning Commercial Vehicles

E LSEWHERE in this issue we give a brief résumé of certain important sections of the law concerning the operation of goods...

Passing Comments

A N Internal-combustion Engine. Group has been formed by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. This will deal especially...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY

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

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HEAVY-DUTY TRAILERS ON COAL TRANSPORT.

We reproduce on this page two pictures of an interesting type of Crane eight-wheeled trailer, equipped with a Principality body...

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HEAVY FINE FOR DISCLOSING TRAFFIC INFORMATION.

Charged with disclosing confidential information given to him in his capacity as a temporary clerk on the staff of the North...

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MUNICIPAL PURCHASES and PROPOSALS

The writer committee of Manchester Corporation is buying an Albion 3-ton tipping lorry. Scarborough Watch Committee recommends...

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Appeal Allowed on Rehearing

(IN Monday last the Appeal Tribunal 'L./ adopted the unusual procedure of, allowing its decision on the appeal of Mr. J....

• Grade 3 Wages for Yorkshire?

p ENDING final agreement on the grading of areas for wages purposes, in pursuance of the findings of the National Joint...

I.F.S. Hauliers Fight Monopoly

A LTHOUGH the Great Southern ..and Great Northern Railways (Ireland) have applied to the Irish Free State Minister for Industry...

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Carrying Pulverized Coal in Tankers

WHAT is believed to be the VV first vehicle of its kind in the country—a 2,500-gallon tank wagon for the transport of...

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POINTERS ON THE LAW

T HE following résumé of some of the most important sections of the law concerning the operation of goods vehicles is...

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New Draft Regulations on Record Keeping

S INCE the first Regulations on the keeping of records for goods vehicles came into force on October 1, the Minister has...

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Widening the Sphere of

THE HINGED. SIDED LORRY T IIE hinged-sided lorry is usea for carrying so many classes of goods that it has for many years been...

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A DAY'S ST OF AN ARMSTRONG-SAURER

7 IGHT-WHEELED OILER T HE subject of our road test this week is a machine of more than ordinary interest, for, besides being of...

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AIR TRANSPORT NEWS

IMPORTANT AIR-TRANSPORT CONFERENCE. S OIVIE 250 representatives of British ).-)air-transport operators, municipalities, and...

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New Sidelights on Braking

Mr. F. J. Field, Chief Engineer of Ferodo, Ltd., Draws Attention to Certain Interesting Facts That Have Been Revealed by Recent...

A New Special-purpose Portable Jack

MILICH labour is often expended unIVInecessarily in dismantling and assembling back axles, when in position on a vehicle,...

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VAGUE DIRECTIONS CAUSE APPEALS

D EFERENCE t o what was alleged to ni.be a " misconceived" . decision by the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners was made, at...

Legality of Ticket Restrictions Disputed

A S forecast in last week's issue of The Commercial Motor, the prohibition imposed by the South-Eastern Traffic Commissioners...

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YORK SERVICES TO BE REORGANIZED

A S a result of the g rantin g of licences by the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners be York Corporation and the West Yorkshire...

I.F.S. BUS RECEIPTS STILL IMPROVING

T HE Irish Free State bus statistics for November last show a further increase in traffic on wholly internal services and a...

Four Interesting Appeals

S EVERAL appeals have, durin g the past week, been decided by the 'Minister of Transport. He has dismissed, with costs, the...

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IMPORTANT B.A.A. SPECIAL MEETING

A SPECIAL general meeting of the Booking Agents Association of Great Britain, Ltd., will be held at Andertons Hotel, Fleet...

DUBLIN BUS WORKERS' WAGE AGREEMENT

A Nagreement has been reached with regard to the protracted wage dispute between the Dublin United Tramways Co., Ltd., and...

The First A.E.C.s for Ottawa Two Steel-bodied Rangers

buses for the Ottawa Electric Railway Co. The bodies, made entirely of lightweight steel, were built by Short Bros. (Rochester...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

ROAD TRANSPORT AND THE ATTITUDE OF THE DAILY PRESS. The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [4460] Sir,—On two previous otcasions...

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The Electrical Welding of Aluminium

UNTIL recently practically the only 'kJ method employed for welding aluminium castings was that involving the use of the...

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Haulage Opportunities

T HE volume of retail sales in the country is always a positive indication of the state of trade. It is, therefore, of interest...

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HAULIER and CARRIER I T may be as well to forestall

certain criticisms of the somewhat comprehensive list of 38 items of operating cost set out in the previous article. I have...

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An Engine Built of Sheet Metal

A N unusual form of engine construction is disclosed in patent No. 419,948, which shows a method of building . up from sheet...