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Confidence in Road Transport's Future

T HE public in general seems to have more confidence in the future of the road-transport industry than do many of its own...

Possibilities of the Mobile Restaurant

"TRAVELLING coffee-stalls, as well as snack 1 bars, are a popular feature of modern life, many of them, particularly those used...

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Passing Comments

Goods-vehicle nESPITE the many warnings Licences are Not for Lo r that have been given, there Sale still appear to be...

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One Hears

Of Brighton as an all-in wrestler. Of the Raid Fund from the lips of an ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer. That he ought to...

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NEWS of the WEEK

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

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South Wales Wages Settlement

P r HE troubles in the goods-transport 1 industry in South Wales, which might have given rise, according to the Transport and...

Weight of Steamers : High Court Case

A POINT of law affecting the weights of steam wagons was decided in a King's Bench Divisional Court (Lord Hewart and Justices...

Onus of Proof: B-Licensees Giving up I T is becoming

increasingly difficult for carriers whose books do not indicate not only the nature of their work, but the . manner in which,...

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Court's View on Tractor Haulage I — I A DECISION toncerning the

use of tractors and trailers on the roads for the haulage .of trees was given . by Lord Hewart and JuStices du Parcq and...

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Fifty Summonses Notice of Appeal A T Newport Police Court, last

Friday, 50 summonses were brought against a Newport firm and their employees for alleged offences in connection with drivers'...

Protest Against Hours Prosecution

A PROSECUTION which aroused more than usual interest because of the prominence of the defendant firm, and which, it appears,...

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What the Associations are Doing

S.T.R. ON BRICK-HAULAGE PROBLEMS. • • A good deal of the interest at last week's meeting of A.R.O. Luton Subarea, which was...

Minister's Message to Western A.R.O.

" I AM glad to see that your Association does all in its powers to secure observance of the law governingroad transport, and I...

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A GRIM STRUGGLE AHEAD

for the haulage industry A Maze of Restrictive Decisions in Licensing Cases Makes Unity Even More Urgent Than Before. A...

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Exercise Your Right to Object

"Self-preservation an Essential Doctrine for Hauliers in a Closed Industry," Says Capt. E. H. B. Palmer, O.B.E. T HE other...

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Is the Conciliation Agreement Binding?

A LTHOUGH it is over two years since the National tAjoint Conciliation Board issued its awards in connection with the wages and...

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SELECTING THE VEHICLE TC

SECURE MAXIMUM ECONOMY BY Correct Selection of Vehicles, Careful Organization and Routing, and Proper Provision for Maintenance...

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Building Specific

M R. ASHCRAFT, the coachbuilder, had sorted from his morning's mail those items which required the attention of the drawing...

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Bringing Furniture Showrooms to the House Door

Travelling, Exhibition Vans Supplement Service Provided by 52 Branches of facksons Stores, Ltd., and its Exten sive Delivery...

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AUTOMATIC CHECK ON HOURS

T WO new recording instruments are shortly to be marketed by Speedometers (PerManent Record), Ltd., 68, Victoria Street,...

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Big Combine's Sp ecialized Transport

F OR a hundred years 'road transport has played an important part In the conducting and development of the business of George...

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Hauling 254,000 Consignments Yearly

How P.X., Ltd., Hauls Annually 26,250 Tons in 36 Vehicles, Covering 750,000 Miles and Operating from Three Centres "0...

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Precedents in Licensing

Key Appeal Decisions that Guide Licensing Authorities in Considering Applications for A and B Licences, Renewals or Variations...

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GOODS TRANS

3 ORT STORIES IN BRIEF An Interesting Selection of Short Transport Histories Which Offers Reliable Evidence of the Value of...

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TRANSPORT PROBLEMS DF A BIG CONTRACTOR

Much of the Transport Work of J. Mowlem and Co., Ltd., has to be Carried Out Under Exceptionally Difficult Conditions and...

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How to Keep (our Vehicle Fit

T O the big fleet owner, with staff and equipment for the regular maintenance and overhaul of his vehicles; the following...

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Operating Aspects o

PASSENGER TRANSPORT "Ribble" in Tours Controversy S EVERAL • applications before a sitting of the North-Western Traffic...

Trolleybuses Turn Loss into Profit T ROLLEYBUS operation in place of

tramways is changing the fortunes of Bournemouth Corporation's transport department. During the previous two years the...

ILLUMINATIONS NOT A SPECIAL OCCASION

A KING'S Bench Divisional Com mittee, composed of Lord Hewart and Justices du Parcq and Goddard, decided last Friday that the...

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" CONTRACT " CASE IN HIGH COURT

O N Tuesday, a King's Bench Divisional Court allowed the appeal of a Metropolitan traffic examiner against a decision of...

TICKET RESTRICTIONS: ISSUE WIDENED

L AST Friday, a Divisional Court granted an ex pane application by Southdown Motor. Services, Ltd„ and the Southern Railway Co....

Road Transport Topics in Parliament

By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent A BUDGET CONCE S SION. TN reply to Sir Joseph Lamb, who 'asked the Minister...