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17th December 1954
17th December 1954
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BRITISH MOTOR CORPORATION

A YEAR OF EXPANSION AND ACHIEVEMENTS SUCCESS OF NEW MODELS INCREASE OF CAPITAL APPROVED SIR LEONARD LORD'S STATEMENT The...

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Dear Sir,

The truth is that you cannot manage without Us.. We can help you with your tanker problem. We do not believe that you know the...

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Very Special Occasion

T HE passing of the new Road Traffic Bill will indeed be a "special occasion" for coach owners. It will end 24 years of...

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How Far Will Disposal Go?

T HE Road Haulage Disposal Board's third half-yearly report, published last week, offers no opinion on the progress of...

Passing Comments

Ambulance Services Surveyed MUCH information concerning Britain's ambulance "I services is contained in the report of the...

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Excess Weight in Substitutions Vetoed

Removal of Vehicle or Replacement is Automatic : Tribunal Criticize Mr. Hanlon ivo , excess unladen weight, however small, is...

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MR. W. J. CROSLAND-TAYLOR will be Society.

MR. ALFRED J. PHit.uPs has been appointed a director of Carmo (Holdings), Ltd. DR. MAURICE COOK has been elected chairman of...

THE Northern Licensing Authority, Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, stated

last I Friday that he was no longer prepared to grant licences for "opencast coal as required from sites in the Northern...

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Privy Council Rule Against Hauliers

I — IN Monday, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Upheld the appeal by the United Africa Co., Ltd., against a decision...

"Big Hammer for Small Nut"

" THE Ministry is to be congrata lated on solving the contractcarriage muddle, although the length of the provisions dealing...

Little Enthusiasm for W.M.P.T.A.

INDIVIDUAL members of the Road Haulage Association are to be left to decide for themselves whether to join the Wholesale Meat...

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High-level Aid for Leyland

O BSERVATIONS made by one of the company's field service en g ineers. who last year crossed the Andes in a Super Beaver, have...

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Customers Delay Hauliers' Lorries

uAULIERS' schedules were upset by customers failing to accept deliveries promptly on the arrival of vehicles, Mr. F. C....

Higher Pay

Higher Fares A NEW application for higher fares will be made by Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., if an increase in wages is paid...

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New Oil Cuts Engine Wear by Four-fifths

A NEW engine lubricating oil, B.P. Special Energol Visco-Static, was introduced to tlie British market on Wednesday by...

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New Rules on Standing Passengers

DOWER to sanction the use of crush' loaders has been g iven to Licensin g Authorities by the Public Service Vehicles and...

Denationalization Policy Dispute

BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT D iSAGREEMENT over the Association's policy on denationalization, among other matters, has caused...

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CLAYMORE DELIVERS THE GOODS

says John F. Moon, A.M.I.R.T.E. A LL the virtues of a vehicle 'designed specifically for local deliveries are combined with...

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No-Progress Report

E XPLORERS cannot often afford to hesitate or to make frequent changes of route. One can understand why the Disposal Board,...

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Mixed Feelings in Midland Market Towns

by P. A. C. Brockington, A.m.Lmech.E. • "B.R. S. service was so bad for a long time that we had to send a lot of stuff by...

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Depot and 50 Vehicles Bought

Rugeley Depot, Winner of Walker Cup, Taken Over by Sunley Transport R UGELEY depot of British Road Services has been purchased...

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Output Highest Yet : Exports Up

D ESPITE the dock strike, which covered part of the October, period, exports of commercial vehicles in that month exceeded the...

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New Formula for Coach Hire Work

Road Traffic Bill Omits "Special Occasion " : Speed Loophole Closed : Compulsory Testing of Vehicles : Second Reading Next...

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Big Units Wanted in Haulage

Disposal Position Should be Rtconsidered, says Mr. Quick Smith : B.R.S. Should Keep Vehicles Remaining After Small Men's Needs...

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What Oil Additives Do

How the Chemist Has Assisted the Oil• Industry in the Development of Lubricants Having Improved Characteristics T HE lower the...

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What are Operating Costs?

Essential Information for All Concerned in the Road Transport Industry: Newcomers May Not Fully Appreciate the Incidence of...

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35-seater of Under 4 Tons

A S announced in last week's issue of The Commercial Motor, the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co., Ltd., Brislington, Bristol,...