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20th May 1949
20th May 1949
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Mating Body and Chassis

PARTICULARLY Some Arguments in Favour of interesting point raised by one of the speakers truction Chassisless Cons at the...

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Encourage the Higher Executives

N O industry can operate satisfactorily and at full efficiency unless those who control the organizations of which it is...

Passing Comments

An Uninvited Visitor A N amusing incident at the at Harrogate Confer1---1 P.T.A. Conference at ence Harrogate was the arrival...

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One Hears

That coaching is catching. That infection is spread by its undeniable merits and the consequent enthusiastic propaganda of its...

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New C Vehicles for Local Work

PROOF that many new C-licence vehicles are used for local work, tnd are not competitive with the railvays or with the...

Co-ordination- , -The Voluntary Way ( -1 0-ORDINATION ag ree ments ‘.... , between the Birmingham and Midland

Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., and the main-line railways were extended last year by revisions of services to provide rail...

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Men in the News

MR. S. J. PATMORE, A.M.I.Iviech.E., A.M.I.E.E., recently became sales manager of the Anti-Attrition Metal Co., Ltd. MR. W. G....

March Exports Break All Records

"E XPORTS of commercial vehicles in March reached peak heights not only in value, but also• in the number shipped," states the...

Slump in Canadian Ford Exports

C ANADA will become the major market for home-built Ford products, stated Mr. Douglas B. Greig, president of Ford Motor Co. of...

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Ribble Tries a . Chassisless Bus

T O show that. free enterprise is still pursuing a virile policy, in vehicle design and passenger comfort, Ribble Motor...

A New Multi-feed Mechanical Pump

PA A PLUNGER pump, designed to deliver small quantities of oil under pressure to a number cf feed points, has recently been...

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Tilting Cab is Standard on New White Models

I MPORTANT ,:hanges in design have I been announced in America by the White Motor Co., of Cleveland. Research into the plan for...

In a Line or Two

Ipswich branch of A.E.C., Ltd., has been moved from 337, Norwich Road, to 29, Goring Road, The Conveyancer Mark XVI fork lift...

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Wages Council Upgrades Areas

r HE Road Haulage Wages Council has issued Order R.H. (30), which • rings up to -date in one volume all .revious Orders and...

Two Battles Over New Bus 'Service

F OR a second time Hants and Sussex Motor Services, Ltd., Emsworth, has successfully defended a new service against strong...

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PROSPERM and Ra, ansport in South Wales

By C. S. DUNBAR, m.Inst.T. N 19th-century economics in South Wales, coal was king and only steel • counted beside it, The...

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A Vehicle Built for HARD WORK with economy

By L. J. COTTON, M.1.R.T.E. T HERE is no great need for frequent gear changing on the Bedford Scammell outfit, because with...

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Council Acquitted in Steering Case

A FTER a first hearing at which two magistrates failed to agree, a charge against Beckenham Corporation of permitting a...

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GARAGES Without Permits

H UNDREDS of vehicles, both . passenger • and goods, .are Wog garaged in the open for want of covered accommodation. This...

Fuel Order Needs Amendment R EFUSAL of extra supplies of petrol

for a Land-Rover required for ploughing, as well as for use as a private car, has brought to light an invidious position....

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A Tanker for 2,160 Gallons of Beer

Insulated Stainless Steel Tanks are Flexibly Mounted in Latest Hammerton Outfit T HE Durdmin Engineering Co.. Ltd., Standard...

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What is the Future of Haulage : ?

BELIEVE it can be truly said that never before have I haulage vehicles been so well kept as they are now. If this be correct,...

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Bodywork for the Specialist User

A Greyhound Transporter, a Horsebox and a Mobile Shop Exemplify the Wide Range of Bodywork Built by S.M.T. Sales and Service...

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Cab Door Accommodates Washing Utensils

A N ingenious and practical use for the space in the lower portion of a panelled cab door has been devised by Mr. Harry Smith,...

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Basing Rates on Actual Costs .

B Y impressing upon hauliers' the importance of theit knowing their fundamental basic costs, I am trying in this present series...

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A Clutch Designed• for High Torque

A CLUTCH intended to be used between the output member of a torque-converter and its gearbox forms the subject of patent No....