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14th March 1952
14th March 1952
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Pride Its Own Reward

A TIMELY effort to improve the morale of road transport workers, and particularly of those operating public service vehicles,...

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Aid for the Free Haulier

A MOST important and significant move towards the freeing of road haulage has been made by the Association of British Chambers...

Passing Comments

Finnish Message of Sympathy THETrojan dealers in . Finland , Oy Suomen Atitoteollisuus, A.13.,. Helsinfors, were quick send...

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A.B.C.C. Calls for Freedom for Hauliers : Case to Minister

THE Association of British Chambers of Commerce this week published its proposals for the denationalization of road haulage,...

Another 7id. a. Gallon on Fuel

rOMMERCIAL-VEHICLE . operas—'tors - have been singled out for another savage attack by the Chancellor of the 'Exchequer. The...

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R.H.E. Efficiency 9 Per Cent. Down

V EHICLES of the Road Haulage Executive ran 775,323,000 miles in 1951 and carried 46,862,000 tons of traffic. These figures...

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Men in the News

MR. E. BELCHER and MR. J. B. SAMSON have been elected directors of Ransome and Marles Bearing Co., Ltd. MR. W. G. ALLEN,...

New London Coach Station Opened

riN Monday, the Mayor of EdinonVton, Mr.R. J.. Grant, officially opened the new coach station of George Ewer and Co.. Ltd....

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Minister Calls for London Fare Stage Review

DUBLIC resentment against the increased fares of London Transport has been so great that the Minister of Transport has sought...

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New Shell Detergent Oil : Old Grades Go

A HIGHLY: refined mineral oil .1 - 1. blended with . a petroleum-based additive which Makes it detergent, stable and proteeti*...

Another "Owner's Pay Case

A NOTHER ease in which - . the In question whether proprietors' remuneration should be included in profits when assessing...

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No Surplus Haulage in Swansea

WE are not satisfied that there was VII any evidence of surplus transport in the area. I cannot believe that in a large...

In a Line or Two

Messrs. G. E. Harper, London Road, Stevenage, are to hold a Rootes service show week from March 17-22. Suppressors have been...

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State Bus Services Transferred T HE Midland area of the Eastern

National Omnibus Co., Ltd., will be transferred to the United Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd., on May I, and the United Counties...

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Political Commentary

A Question of Time O N November 12, 1951, Sir David Maxwell Fyfe told the House of Commons that between 80 and 90 hauliers...

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MECHANICAL

-IDLING the Sappers'. Way By P. A. C. Brockington, A.M.I.Mech.E. ilL/FECHANICAL handling has become the dominating pre...

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New Ambulance Facilitates Stretcher Handling

i SUCCESSOR to the standard ambulance body built by Wadham• Bros., Ltd., Waterlooville, Hants. on the Morris-Commercial...

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Chromium-plated Rings "the Biggest Advance"

riESCRIBING the chromium-plated lel piston ring as the biggest advance since piston rings were invented, Mr. J. L. Hepworth,...

Rhondda Application Granted: Walsall's Urgent Need

A T last week's hearing of the application by the Rhondda Transport Co., Ltd., to increase fares on certain routes, Rhondda...

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Scientific Weight Reduction Pays Dividends

By . L. J. COTTON, T HE 'increase of weight in buses and coaches has become a vicious circle. The advantages of large...

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Rapid Recovery By Ashley Taylor Avoids A M.l.R.T.E.

Tunnel Congestion R APID development of motor traffic in the 10 years following the 191418 war had a greater effect upon ports...

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A New /3-ton

Mobile Crane A N interesting feature of the new mobile Staffa 2-3-ton crane made by Chamberlain Industries, Ltd., Staffa...

Electrics for Work in Mines

A N explosives truck and a scaling car based on N.C.B. battery-electric chassis were recently supplied to the United Steel...

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U.S. Railways Hit By .

Road Competition M ANY interesting facts about transport. in the United States are contained in an economic survey of that...

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Opinions and Queries

Revelations on Petrol Consumption \WOULD it be possible to effect an exchange of vv information between your readers on what...

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4o Trailers for Electricity Service F ORTY 8-cwt. jointers' trailers-have been

suriplied to the" London Electricity Board by the Eagle Engineering Co., Ltd., Warwick. The bodies are made of ; - in. •...

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Is It Wise to Buy on Price?

I HAVE been asked, and not for the first time, to advise a n operator whether he should buy new vehicles on price—whether he...