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12th January 1932
12th January 1932
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The Work of the Commissioners

T HE Traffic Commissioners appointed under the Road Traffic Act, 1930, commenced their labours only last April, but sufficient...

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T HE Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., which has been established in

this country for over 40 years, has recently effected a number of important changes in its organization. The board is now...

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ONE HEARS

Of tractor sales being well pushed. Of more tribulations for more trams. Of more drumming to sell oil in drums, Of many who...

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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 roughness of the roads over which it...

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MUNICIPAL PURCHASES AND PROPOSALS

TEULL Corporation is buying a Les-land Cub fire-tender. The gas committee of LEEDS Corporation is to buy a light van....

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ITEMS OF NEWS IN A FEW LINES

Eastbourne Watch Committee is to provide a motor park at Beachy Head. Rawtenstall Corporation's garage at Longholme Meadow is...

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AN ALBION

forward control 2-4-TONNER Latest Model of this Popular Machine has Shorter Wheelbase with Longer Space for the Body T EE...

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WHERE To FIND HAULAGE BUSINESS I T is not possible to

be so optimistic this week as last week regarding trade conditions. Many of the hopeful prospects have not yet materialized,...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES A Driver's Views on Present-day Economy.

The Editor, THE 'COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [3620] Sir,—In this time of economy we find many haulage contractors and others being hard...

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A New Vacuum-operated Governor

U NTIL recent years the centrifugal - governor was practically the only type employed on industrial-vehicle engines. With...

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LOW-PRESSURE TYRES

for use under ABNORMAL CONDITIONS Remarkable Results Achieved With Michelin Special Tyre Equipment. Yielding Terrain and Sand...

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A New Finish for Bodies

A "Wyears ago a reliable finish, known as Delco, was introduced by Nobel Chemical Finishes, Ltd., of Slough, Bucks, to meet the...

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The Cal

bilities of THE LATEST DAIM ER DOUBLE-DECKER T HERE is always "something different" about a Daimler vehicle, no matter...

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Minimizing Fatigue in Driving

The Bendix Automatic Clutch Control Enables Gears to be Selected Without Manual Use of the Clutch Pedal P ARTICULARLY on...

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HOW TO BUILD A BUS BODY

Our Expert Gives a Concise Outline of Body Construction, from the Plank and Drawing Stage to the Finished Product. Useful...

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The Railway's

EFFORTS TO STRANGLE ROAD TRANSPORT in South Africa T O understand the present position of railway and private road...

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Horseboxes

for the Hunting Man W E learn from Messrs. Vincents, of Reading, that they have been busy at their works in Station Square,...

A Fog Lamp of Unusual Design

I N the operation of bus services in particular, and of goods vehicles to only a slightly smaller degree, there are few more...

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Operating Aspects of

Passenger Transport LATEST NEWS FROM THE TRAFFIC AREAS Licence Backings: Co-ordination Between Areas. OPERATORS whose routes...

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THE METROPOLITAN COMMISSIONER ON LONDON COACH TRAFFIC

Mr. Gleeson Robinson Gives His Reasons for Excluding Coaches from the Central Area T AST week the Traffic Commissioner Lifor...

FORTHCOMING EVENTS BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS

Sittings Arranged. THE following are the times and places announced by Area Traffic Commissioners for their forthcoming public...

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Brake-drum Liners Searching Tests

How Laystall Equipment Reduces Brake-maintenance Costs and Gives Remarkable Results nPERATORS in various parts of the country...

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Problems of the

HAULIER and CARRIER Making a Business Known to Potential Customers. Methods Suitable for Use by Different Classes of...

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Generating Worm Gears

A R6sum6 of Recently Published Patent Specifications TN specification No. 362,448, the Cone 1Worm Corporation, Norfolk,...