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19th July 1957
19th July 1957
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Back 10 Years

T HIS week The Commercial Motor begins a regional survey of conditions in road haulage. It is a sequel to a series of reports...

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Why Not The Royal?

F ARMING, as a single industry, is one of the largest users of motor vehicles, in fact, it has been claimed to be the biggest....

Passing Comments

Training in Refrigeration THOROUGH training is one of the most important factors in the sphere of technical sales, and regular...

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One Hears

That highly perishable goods can easily become even " higher " in a heat wave. That three Russian dogs have made rocket...

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No Break in Deadlock Over Busmen's Pay

A FTER further meetings at the Ministi y of Labour this week, there "was no break in the deadlock over the pay dispute...

• 12-seaters : Ministry Meeting Next Week

Els EPRESENT ATIVES of four oper ators' associations are to meet the Minister of Transport next Tuesday to discuss the...

Drastic Loading Bans Proposed

P ROPOSALS aimed at prohibiting I the loading and unloading of vehicles throughout most of the day in many London streets have...

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.'llisrepresented, North Western Keep

Some " Suez " Cuts TWENTY applications. by the North Western Road Car Co., Ltd., to retain " Suez " service cuts in the...

Condition of Vehicle But Action Fads

NAISREPRESENTATIONS about the M. condition of a vehicle, although innocent, are not sufficiently fundamental to allow a...

"Alarming" Livestock Losses by B.R.

" A LARMING decreases" in British Pi Railways' sheep traffic were mentioned at Carlisle, last week, when Claude Hughes and Co....

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Men in the News

MR. LEWIS G. WHYTE has been co-opted to the board of Associated Commercial Vehicles, Ltd. MR, M. SEAMAN has become a director...

No ,Return Loads for Special Tippers A PLEA to allow

return loads of Pl. building and road plant and materials on evidence of letters alone was rejected by the North Western Deputy...

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Largest British Double-deckers

A CHASSIS that will he completed by Guy Motors, Ltd., Wolverhampton, in six to eight weeks' time will be the first to be...

No Privilege For Ex-shareholder

B ECAUSE a man once held shares in a company which had excursion licences, he was lot entitled to a privileged position when...

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• Mr. Davies Speaks of Return to Common Ownership

QTATING that he considered that a further assessment of transport '—' needs was s called for, and that were it made it would...

Micrograms • • •

Bradford Depot: Small and Parkes, Ltd., Manchester, have opened a new service depot at 4 Lumb Lane, Bradford. Bill to be...

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Labour May Follow "Partial Acquisition" Policy

BY OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT I ABOUR'S future policy on road haulage may undergo a change that " will bring it into line...

Bus Companies Fear Eviction

P ROPOSALS which would add to the already serious summer congestion in Scarborough were not acceptable to the town council, the...

No Cut in Fuel Tax

A N attempt to reduce the fuel tax failed during a debate on the Finance Bill in the House of Commons on Tuesday. Three new...

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Liverpool Cuts Maintenance Costs

IN his annual report, Mr, W. M. Hall, general manager of Liverpool Passenger Transport department, says that maintenance costs...

Haulier Has "Put His House in Order"

I -1 A HAULIER who was told to "put his house in order when he appeared before the Northern Licensing Authority, Mr. J. A. T....

Cheaper by Rail, But Too Slow

A COMPANY who send goods by rail at 71d. a crate from Manchester to London, last week supported a haulier's application for...

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Lime Haulier Granted Change to " Artie "

Q0 that they could leave one semi trailer to be loaded at a lime works while another one was delivering. Robinson Transport...

Passengers Given a Choice of Higher. Fares or Service Cuts

P EOPLE living in Leicester are being asked to solve the city's bus problem by deciding which of two remedies they prefer to...

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Customers Insist On Eight-wheelers

B ECAUSE some customers, includine the Co-operative Wholesale Society, insisted on eight-wheeled vehicles being used, G. Read...

Transport in Rural Areas Studied

A N investigation into rural transport facilities in Northumberland is being carried out by the county's rural community...

"Artics " For Nights at Home

TO avoid transhipping and to prevent drivers having to stay away at night on trunk run, Cusick Transport, Ltd., Collyhurst,...

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Committee Urge Easier Rules for 12-seaters

N Ew proposals for village bus services have been made by the Central Transport Consultative Committee. They have asked the...

"Artie" Tippers for L.T.E. Lose Appeal on Maximum Loads Rates

for Depot A RANGE of articulated tippers, with r - 1 payload capacities from 10 to 17 tons, has been introduced by York Trailer...

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Rigid Multi-wheelers Sweep the Board

I N Coventry's fifth eliminating contest .of the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition last Sunday, the driver of an...

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Model T The Best Old-Timer

T HERE was an unexpectedly large attendance of the public at the first rally of old commercial vehicles held last Sunday at...

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AMERICAN ALLS THE TUNE

I N view of the enormous strides that have been made in the United States of America in the field of highpowered petrol-engined...

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Political Commentary By JANUS

Pretty Pictures W E have a Minister of Transport with plenty of drive, and on the whole Mr. Harold Watkinson is very much the...

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Machine for Producing Glasspol Parts

C OSTING approximately £3,000, a new German machine shown at the British Plastics Exhibition, at Olympia, promises to lead to...

Van With Clear Plastics Roof

B ASED on a Thames 4D oil-engincd chassis having a drop-well extension at the rear, a 1,000-cu.-ft. Lutontype van supplied to...

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New Products

Improved Wolf Drills T WO new models have been added to the range of electric drills produced by Wolf Electric Tools, Ltd.,...

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With Strings

R ATHER objectionable pressure was applied to the organizers of one heat of the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition by a local...

Not a Documentary

LARGELARGE LY made up of hair-raisin g LY of Dodge tippers being driven desperately alon g narrow, twisting roads, "Hell...

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Opinions and Queries

Sauce for the Goose Only 'J T HE 15 per cent. increase in basic pay for the usage of HE higher speed limit has no doubt been...

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Planning for Profit

FINANCIAL BREAKDOWN An Assessment of Operating Costs, • Showing the Percentage Represented by Each of the 10 Items in the...

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A Versatile Tractor

A TRACTOR, designed specially for I — % towing heavy but mobile loads such as large aircraft, is shown in patent No. 776,541....