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14th November 1947
14th November 1947
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Passing Comments

What Causes the Milk A SUGGESTION by a corn to Warm while In mittee of the National Transit ? Farmers' Union that the design...

Drop the Narrow and Short Bus

A T a time like this we must do everything to enlarge our sales of commercial vehicles abroad, and the British-built bus is one...

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One

Hears-- Of slatted-seat conversions in five hours. That magnesium panels lighten some new American bodies. Denials that the...

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News of the Week

McNAMARA CAN SELL TO B.T.C. THE directors of McNamara and Co., Ltd., Royal Mail -and road transport contractor, are now...

Big Pay . Increases for Drivers

CCORDING to the "Transport PA and General Workers' Record," substantial increases in the wages of haulage workers have been...

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Arbitration Tribunal Makes Rules

R ULES for the conduct of the affairs IX of the Transport Arbitration Tribunal under the. Transport Act, 1947, have now been...

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Personal Pars

• MR, R. E. G. BROWN, A.C.I.S., A.M.Inst.T., has been appointed secretary of the London and Home Counties Area of the Traders'...

Public Relatio ns in Cleansing I MPORTANCE of the public-relations. aspect

of cleansing service was stressed by Mr. C. V. Roberts, cleansing superintendent of Stockport, at the Institute of Public...

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Rates Schedules by Clearing Houses

T HE annual luncheon of the National Conference of Road Transport Clearing Houses, held on November 6, was somewhat marred by...

Ready for the Snow S TEPS which have been taken to

pre" vent serious dislocation to road traffic as a result of snow and ice, were described in the House of Commons, last week,...

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Passenger Transport News

BID TO MOVE BOURNEMOUTH COACH PARK RESISTED IT is understood that negotiations are proceeding between interested operators and...

First Oiler with Fluorescent Lighting

WHAT is believed to be Britain's first vV oil-engined bus to be equipped with fluorescent lighting has been put into service by...

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CLEANLINESS INCREASES

W HENEVER visiting a workshop for the first time, I always make a mental note of the condition of the floors and gangways....

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OUTPUT

and sizes of these tanks in use, but basically they are similar. Usually they comprise a tank which houses the part to be...

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Metal Framing Increases Body Space

PA, A HIGH standard of design and con structian is evident in the latest metal framed, full height, 56seater bodies which are...

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Latest Improvements in Daimler Oil Engine

S INCE we dealt with the Daintier 8.6-litre oil engine in our issue dated August 1, a number of important modifications and...

SpainPlans Expansion of Motor Industry

PiURING the past few years 1.-/ important plans have been laid in Spain to prpmote the self-sufficiency of the country. One of...

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e Develops 5twez:ght tbricated

djwork T HE technique of light-alloy . bodybuilding for commercial vehicles as well as for private cars had become well...

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MICHELIN

TYRE Co. Ltd.. Stoke -onsTrent or open lorries. Standardized roof luggage grids for coaches are supplied when ordered. One of...

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British Commercial Vehicles Shown to the World

TO further the interests of British manufacturers of commercial vehicles and equipment in overseas markets, "The Commercial...

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OPTIMISM in Costing is BAD BUSINESS

The Haulier—and Especially the Owner-driver—is Courting Disaster by Under-estimating Costs and Charging Rates that Cannot be...

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Latest Meat Vans Demonstrated

L AST Friday a demonstration of retail La meat-delivery vehicles was held at the Coventry Corporation Abattoir. It was attended...