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22nd October 1943
22nd October 1943
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The Dilemma of the Small Man

M ANY of the smaller operators are gravely disturbed as to their future, not only in respect of the remaining period of the...

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Do the Railways Waste Petrol?

W HILE speaking a few days ago with a railway official, he, possibly not knowing our connection with road transport, expressed...

Passing Comments

Deaf Find Scope for THE deaf of this country Useful Production I who are otherwise fit are Work now fully employed on war...

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On& Hears—

That stirred operators make something of a stew. That rumours of a return of the basic fuel ration were unfounded. That there...

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News of the Week

VEHICLE DISMANTLERS FORM NEW ASSOCIATION A T a well-attended meeting of car and lorry breakers from all over' the country,...

Drivers Kept From Their Homes Too Long Under Government Scheme

T HE case of a lorry driver who was stated to have slept in the-cab of his vehicle every night during a week's absence from his...

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Personal Pars

Ma. D. K. KINCH, A.I.T.A., managing director of D. Kinch and Co., Ltd., the • transport-contracting concern of Acton, London,...

Hauliers Hold Lively Meeting in Nottingham

A N open meeting of road-transport operators was addressed last week by Mr W. G. Cooper, East Midland• Area Chairman, A.R.0...

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Obituary

MAJOR. R. S. GRIGG, the chairman and founder of the Car Mart, Ltd.; Dagenham Motors, Ltd., and associated companies, died...

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What is the Future of Road Transport ?

An Interesting and Considered Criticism of the Booklet Recently Issued by Mr. R. W. Sewill in Which He Deals With the Future of...

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Let the Operator Advise the Maker

Further Personal Contributions From Fleet Engineers and Transport Managers Co-operation Between Pencil and Spanner By H. W....

Do Makers Take Users' Views Seriously ?

. By H. Arthur Beardall (Whitbread and Co., Ltd.) T the very interesting contributions published in '; The Commercial Motor"...

Makers Not Receptive to Criticism

By a Fleet Engineer T liE articles which have appeared under the general heading for this series are the result of a nieetine °...

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Operators: State Your Wants

There Appears to he a General Call for Some Body which can Act as a Liaison Between the Vehicle User and the Manufacturer By...

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FIGHTING TH FIRE MENACE industry in the mi

D ESPITE all tile precautions which 'may be taken against the fire me - nace, conflagrations, often of a serious character,...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES • BETTER EDUCATION FOR ROAD-TRANSPORT MEN IT

was quite a tonic to read in your columns recently 'of the appointment of a committee to consider . the question of transport...

Will Hauliers Regain Their Freedom?

I BELIEVE that "The Commercial Motor" is doing more to enlighten and help the rank and file of road operators than any...

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Buses Amongst Britain's Most Valuable Assets

W HILST nobody will question the value of the fine war achievements of British buses,. surely Mr. Chalmers Kearney, in his...

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Solving the Problems of the Carrier

Oil or Petrol for 30 m.p.h. Lorries? The Special Conditions of the Times Favour the Oil-engined Vehicle and " S.T.R." Gives...

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The Engineering Side of London Transport

A T a meeting of the Association of Czechoslovak Scientists and Technicians, Section of Mechanical_ and Electrical Engineering,...