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17th November 1933
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Legislative Stability Essential

T IIE crying need of the commercial-vehicle Industry, on both the manufacturing and operating sides, is for stability. For...

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Passing Comments

UNDER the new legislation it appears that hauliers of sand and ballast will be at a disadvantage in judging whether legal axle...

Special Features of this issue S . 'S.T.R." concludes his special series of articles concerning rate-cut ling. Page 558.

Brief details are given of a new Westinghouse air brake utilizing very high pressure. 41' . Page 537. The proceedings at the...

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ONE HEARS

"Buy now, prices are bound to rise." That all eyes are on the House of Lords. Of Show models that were removed from Olympia...

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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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News of Municipal Activities

Notifying Councils of Cancelled Licences. The local taxation committee of Warwick County Council points out that there is, at...

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High Pressures in a New Brake

Details of the Latest Westinghouse Brake for Road Vehicles, which has a Storage Pressure of 450 lb. per sq. in. and is of Light...

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Road Transport Activities

IN PARLIAMENT By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent Road and Rail Bill. O o Monday the House of Lords, in Committee,...

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Adapting Petrol Engines to Oil Fuel

A New Design of Cylinder Head that Enables Cheaper Fuel to be Used A MONGST the many systems for adapting petrol engines to...

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Comments on the

ROADS and TRANSPORT EXHIBITION Salient Features Revealed by a Stand-to-stand Inspection of the Vehicles and Appliances at an...

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Ballast Hauliers and the New Legislation

?VIM half-yearly meeting of the Ballast, Sand and Allied Trades Association was held at Olympia, London, on 'November 9, Mr: F....

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AIR TRANSPORT NEWS

GlasgowBelfast Twice Daily During Winter. Midland and Scottish Air Ferries, Ltd., Renfrew, has published new winter timetables...

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THE SCOPE OFFERED BY THE PLATFORM LORRY T HE platform lorry

is used in many industries for the transport of goods in bales, cases, barrels and other containers. A large number is employed...

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How THE C

IL ENGINE IS BEING Di VELOPED A Survey of the Position in the Light of Exhibit. the Commercial Motor Show and the Public IV(...

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Imports and Exports for October

T HE value of commercial 'vehicles, ears, -chassis and accessories imported during the month of October, 1933, was £190,824,...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES The " C.M." Guide to Wharves and Docks.

The _Editor, TEE COMMERCIAL MOTOIL [4190] Sir,—We should like heartily to congratulate you upon the comprehensive list of...

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Operating Aspects of

PASSENGER TRANSPORT UPMINSTER SERVICES WINS ITS CASE AGAINST THE MINISTER M. of T. has no Power to Revoke Company's Licence...

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WELL-KNOWN PERSONALITIES AT M.H.C.S.A. DINNER

Bright Speeches a Feature of the Event MHERE was a large attendance at 1 the annual dinner of the Motor Hirers and Coach...

COMMISSIONERS' REASONS FOR FIXING SUMMER FARES PERIOD

Echo of South-Eastern and Metropolitan Fares Inquiry MBE Metropolitan and Sotth-East1 ern Traffic Commissioners have now...

NO. 5 COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON FARES

Second Report of Committee Now Issued T IIE second report and recommendations of No. 5 (Northern) Regional. Committee on Fares...

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THE LATEST NEWS OF IMPORTANT EVENTS •

501 THERN AREA TO BE ABOLISHED BY ACT. WE are now able to supplement the late news published in last week's issue concerning...

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The Concluding

Conferences at Olympia A Résumé of the Proceedings at Meetings Held Undor the Aus,Wces of Important Associations During the...

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Furniture Removers and the New Bill

T FIE Road and Rail Traffic Bill was the main topic of discussion at the autumnal conference of the Furniture Warehousemen and...

The Needs of Store Transport Departments

A CONFERENCE between store transport experts and manufacturers of commercial vehicles was held at Olympia on November 10, when...

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Where to Find Haulage Business

Bright Reports from Many Centres. Iron and St eel Improvement. Hosiery Business Good. Big Building Contracts A DISTINCT...

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Problems of the

HAULIER and CARRIER 0 NE of the most difficult problems facing all of us who deprecate and try to abate the practice of...

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Reducing Oil Consumption

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications T ° prevent excess oil from reaching the combustion chamber is the object...