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17th October 1947
17th October 1947
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Spotlight on Road Safety

R EASONED and informed thought appears to have been given by the Coinmittee on Road Safety to the considerable range of...

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The Minister's New Lieutenant

rONTRARY to rumour, Mr. Alfred Barnes has not been removed from the Ministry of • Transport. His survival in the Prime...

Passing Comments

Accurate Machines XTREME accuracy in Which Require Care" machining often demands ful Nursing , , more attention than merely...

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One Hears

How green are our political bosses. That Britain must change from reverse to top. That after all it was only small...

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News of the Week

BIG SWITCH FROM RAIL TO ROAD TRANSFER of goods to road trans'. port in order to relieve the railways is likely to extend beyond...

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Making State Control Work

" L'OR better or for worse, the I country is now committed to a nationalized system of transport and it is the duty of all men...

Big Drop in Exports in August

E XPORTS of commercial vehicles, Ls including industrial trucks, general haulage tractors and trailers, declined heavily in...

PERKINS AND FORD T HIRTY-FIVE salesmen employed I by Ford

main dealers are at present taking a course of instruction in the Perkins oil engine at the Peterborough works of F. Perkins,...

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CLEARING HOUSES WILL WORK WITH B.T.C.

A N approach to the British Transport Commission has been made by the National Conference of Road Transport 'Clearing Houses,...

Persona l Pars MR'. JAMES WHITTAKF.R, traffic manager of Leicester Transport

Department, Ms retired, and has been succeeded by MR. LESLIE H. SMITH, who has been with the department since 1927. MR. P....

IMPORTANT MOVES BY WAGES BOARD ]: URTHER information on the

meet ing of the Road Haulage Wages Board, held on October 7, can now be given. We understand that reclassification of vehicle...

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BUZZER WARNS WORKERS OF ELECTRICITY OVERLOAD

W ITH the need for saving electricity increasing in urgency, special interest attaches to a warning system that was installed...

Labour-saving in Beet and Potato Harvesting S HALL we, in the

near future, see sugar beet and potatoes loaded direct from the field into the lorry and taken straight to the beet factories...

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No More Workmen's Fares?

I T is believed that the three main associations of passenger vehicle operators favour abolition of workmen's fares and the...

EXPELLED FROM UNION: MEN APPEAL

T HE National Executive of the. General and Municipal Workers' Union is to consider the appeal by employees of the Economic Bus...

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BIRMINGHAM MEN REFUSE TO WORK OVERTIME

B Y a majority decision, Birmingham Corporation's Transport operatives decided not to work overtime as from midnight last...

Camp Not to Run Own Tours ( - )13SERVING "We don't want

to ‘s-. 1 open the door to something which will go through the country like wildfire, or come to a decision which will he...

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New Albion Bus Chassis for Overseas

A N important place in the export market has always been held by Albion Motors, Ltd., Scotstoun, Glasgow, W.4, and the vehicles...

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I.R.T.E. Winter Session Plans A GOOD programme of lectures, etc.,

.t3. has been arranged for the winter session of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers. All those in the Metropolitan Area...

Letters No Help To A Newcomer

NJEWCOMERS to the industry must show that work which they seek cannot be done by existing transport. Supporting letters are of...

Early Gritting After Frost

A STATEMENT by the National 1 - 5L Road Transport Federation points out that the British Road Federation has been drawing...

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By J. A. Pell

Road Transport in Qerrnany To-day is ROUGH but READY J N spite of many difficulties, road transport in Germany is proving...

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Can DELAYS at DOCKS be Eliminated?

By Ashley F. Taylor W HEN I asked a Manchester Ship Canal official what method could be adopted to avoid the delays that road...

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THE TRANSPORT BILL HAS BECOME AN ACT: THE TRANSPORT COMMISSION HAS BEEN SET UP—

What Happens Next ? By Our Legal Adviser T HE railways to be nationalized are listed in the Third Schedule to the Transport...

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Depreciation Causes Disagreement on Coach Charges

How Two Different Methods of Assessing Depreciation-by Time and by Mileage-Affect Minimum Remunerative Rates and Give Rise to...

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Opinions and Queries

ACTION ON STANDARD NOMENCLATURE T HE article headed "Standard Nomenclature Needed," in the issue of "The Commercial Motor"...

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Replaceable Body Panels

B ODY panels capable of being easily A Resume of Recently Published replaced, if eamaged, form the subject of patent No....