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18th June 1929
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The Progress of Goods Transport and Haulage by Road.

T HE strides which have been made during the past 10 years by' the mechanically propelled vehicle in the transport and haulage...

Page 80

A POINT which the operators of goods vehicles would do well

to watch is that their drivers fasten all doors of vans before starting away from the loading or unloading point. Only too...

Page 81

ONE HEARS

Of the hoarding hog and the petrol-pump pariah. That it all ends in smoke—in London's singledeckers. That old man Sol is...

Page 82

WHEELS OF INDUSTRY

"The wheel ei of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

Page 85

Municipal Purchases and Proposals

The parks committee of the CHESTERnELD Corporation is considering the purchase of a motor lorry for the parks department. The...

An Unusual Trailer Outfit A TYPE of commercial vehicle which is

rather unique in this country has just been put into service by J. Lyons and Co., Ltd. This is a Trailmobile chassis equipped...

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SPACE CONSERVATION On the Commercial Vehicle

By Henry Garner. I T is an accepted fact that space increases in value to an enormous degree as it be comes limited. In the...

Page 89

The G.P.O. Builds

A BOGIE UNIT FOR A SIX-WHEELER O Npage 531 of our issue dated May 2Sth we described a method of constructing a three-axled...

Page 90

The Transport Affairs of a Big

WAREHOUSING ORGANIZATION B ELIEVED to be one of the largest warehousing organizations in the world, the Liverpool Warehousing...

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A Striking 10-ToN SIX-WHEELER

W WITH the rapid increase in popuV V larity of road transport, both for goods and passeng ers, it is not sur prising that there...

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he Nation's Welfare Dependent Upon Efficient Transport

I MPORTANT as is the passengertransport side of the commercialvehicle industry, it cannot be gainsaid that the conveyance or...

Page 96

ODY FEATU ES of VANS and LOR RIBS M ATERIALS of

a similar quality are usually employed in the construction of bodies for both vans and lorries as well as for private cars....

Page 98

ISCUIT DISTRI VUTION Y MO I ORVAN

T HE distribution of biscuits from a central factory in London to practically every town in England, and the maintenance of...

Page 100

EQUIPPING and STAFFING

THE GARAGE The Personnel and Tools Necessary for an Up-to-date Garage for a Fleet of Goods Vehicles. MHE provision for the...

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NEW IDEAS IN VANODY DESIGN

I MPROVENIENTS are continually being made in the design and construction of the van and lorry body ; sometimes an idea is...

Page 108

THE HANDLING OF AWKWARD LOADS

L ITTLE is known by the man in the street about the transport 1 by road of some of the most cumbrous loads which are occasioned...

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Understanding THE SUBJECT OF COSTS

A Lucid Explanation of the More Important Items of Costing in the Maintenance and Operation of the Commercial Vehicle. WFI...

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MOTORS

for MILL-WORK on Merseyside m ERSEYSIDE, the greatest milling centre in the Empire, is excellently served by many forms of...

Page 114

New Ideas in Roller Design

T HE accompanying illustration shows a remarkable 3-ton steam roller known as the Simplicity, which is made by Wallis and...

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SOME LEGAL PROBLEMS AND THEIR SOLUTION

S 0 many of the inquiries from our readers which daily fill our post-basket concern the subject of legal , requirements and the...

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EXPRESS DELIVERIES

by a Co-operative Society HE transport problems of a . retail n g organization unded upon the coperative system • are 11 the...

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SIX-WHEELERS for GOODS WORK

B OTH at home and abroad the rigid-frame six-wheeler in its many guises is progressing in a truly remarkable manner, and that...

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TRUNK-ROAD SERVICES BY NIGHT

AV H"'goods . . • transport by road is . concerned McNamara and Co., (1921), • Ltd:, has long been . recognized as holding a...

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A Motor Roller of Novel Design

All the Mechanism is Housed Within the Roll of this ,Striking New Model Made by an Old-established Company PP '1) the Manumit...

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• TRANSPORT by TRAILERS

and Its Advantages DROBABLY one of the earliest applications of the wheel was to some form of trailer. Man discovered at a...

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• Makers' Activities in the Spheres of GOODS TRANSPORT AND HAULAGE

A Summary of the Most Important Products from British and Foreign Works and the Degrees of Popularity of the Various Types. 1...

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CARMO'S CIRCUS Takes to the Road

T HE "Great Carmo," who' has been well known to English audiences for nearly 20 years in connection with illusion...

Page 134

The Distribution of Goods Vehicles

in the United Kingdom M ANY interesting facts are revealed in the "Home Market Analysis," published by the Statistical and...

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Mobility for the Heavy Load

The Latest Model Millars' Tractor Scores by Reason of Its Narrow Track and the Single-castor Steering. T RACTORS capable of...

A New Coach Station and Drivers' Hostel

J N'the old horse-coaching days coach stations invariably offered accommodation to the drivers as well as stabling for the...

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The Scope of the INDUSTRIAL TRACTOR

F 0111 the earliest times there have been two methods of transportin g g oods, either by carryin g them on the backs of porters...

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Liverpool's Tenth Parade

A Smaller Entry at the C.M.U.A.'s Annual Event, but the Standard of Vehicles Well Maintained. Full List of Prizewinners. C...