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13th April 1945
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Future of the Ancillary User A s is well know n,

operators of C-licensed vehicles greatly outnumber all other classes of user. Compared with those owning A ; A Contract and B...

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. Safety Committee Favours Motorways

W HAT, in our opinion, is one of the most important observations in the Interim Report of the Committee on Road Safety is...

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Passing Comments

I N the early days of the motor vehicle, 820 r.p.m. was the order of the speed of the engine. To-day some engines can run at as...

One Hears

Of Rhine whines from Germany. Of vanadium being obtained in good quantities from asphalte. 0 That buying plugs for a mere song...

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News of the Week

HOW SYNTHETIC RUBBER SAVED THE SITUATION A PARTICULARLY interesting story of how synthetic rubber is being put into use in...

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Results and Prospects of Barr and Wallace Arnold Trust, Ltd.

A T the eighth animal general meeting of Barr and Wallace Arnold Trust, Ltd,, the chairman, Mr. Robert Barr, A.3/1. Inst. T , A...

Groups Association Records Much HeadwctY

T HE first annual meeting of the National Association of Road Transport Groups was helda few days ago at Manchester, being...

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Personal Pars

MR. LEE WILKS, of DanvAn, has been appointed transport manager of Chester's passenger-transport undertaking. SIR DOUGLAS...

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Equalize Road-user Responsibility

The Most Important Factor in Reducing Accidents Would be More Suitable Roads, But All Who Use the Highways Should Bear an Equal...

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Post-war Prospects of the Oil Engine

Need for a Higher Standard of Servicing Knowledge a Necessity W 'WHEN possibilities for the application of the oil engine to a...

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Specialized War-time Output of Morris-Commercial Works

A S in the case of the majority of commercial-vehicle makers in this country, Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd., was switched over...

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HOW TO AR AT MAINTENANCE COSTS

Solving the Problems of the Carrier T HERE is ag yet, no certain knowledge of what is going to happen to the road haulage...

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"By Guess and By Allah" Taxis

What it is Like to Ride in Vehicles that Almost Defy Description A NYONE who dislikes the Middle East as heartily as I do may...

Value of the Technical and Trade Press

G REAT interest attaches to a booklet entitled " The Technical and Trade Press of Great Britain " issued recently by the...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES • ARE THE HAULAGE LAMBS BEING LED?

DECENTLY I happened to read a letter by "Bristol 1 • Haulier " in your issue dated February 23. I think that he is quite right...

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Goodyear. Wide-base Rim Conversion

IN a new design of side ring for wheels having detachable rims the Goodyear company of Ametica provides a wider rim base and...

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New Valve Gear for Two-strokes

A LTHOUGH intended mainly for use in aircraft, an engine shown in patent No. 567,463 will doubtless be of general interest on...