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23rd October 1942
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Keep Road Haulage Intact A QUESTION put by Sir Joseph Nall

last week in the House of Commons reflects a feeling which is becoming very prevalent in the road-haulage industry. The...

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Passing Comments

Tyre Costs and MileA MERICAN statistics show ages Over a 30-year that in the early days a Period Ford tyre cost 35 dollars and...

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One Hears

A lot about tyres having their faces lifted. That a Sussex county newspaper is -now making a weekly feature of hints on...

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Select Committee's Comments on Passenger Transport

T E recently issued report of the S - elect Committee on National Expenditure contains some interesting comments upon...

Efficient Transport a Key to Victory

A N interesting little exhibition which tells the story of transport at war, and is entitled "Gangway Please! " was opened last...

Police Win Braking Case on Appeal

L AST week, Chief Inspector Hobson, La of the Stoke-on-Trent police, successfully appealed before a King's Bench Divisional...

CENTRAL WAGES BOARD PROPOSES HIGHER WAGES

A T a meeting on October 14, the Road Haulage Central Wages Board agreed to request the Minister of Labour to make an Order...

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Measures to Prevent Past-repair Tyre Wear

WITH the, object of ensuring that IT giant tyres were removed from commercial vehicles before they were too far worn for...

Snow Clearance Planned on Bold Lines

nANY additional snow ploughs are albeing made available to county and local highway authorities, under the Government's plans...

NO FAVOURITISM IN HAULAGE SCHEME MODIFICATIONS 'WHEN asked in the

House of VI' Commons last week by Sir Joseph Nall for an assurance that, in any proposed modification of the Government's...

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• PERSONAL PARS

MR. A. K. STEVENSON has been appointed Secretary of the Royal Scottish Automobile Club, succeeding the late Mr. R. J. Smith,...

}IOW WOMEN ARE TRAINED IN LONDON TRANSPORT'S WORKS MEARLY 500 women of the TOO who

have entered London Transport's bus overhaul works as labourers are now doing semi-skilled tasks. Coming from a variety of -...

LIVERPOOL POOL SPRINGS SURPRISE ON HAULIERS

H AULAGE contractors who have undertaken work for Port of Liverpool Road Transport Control Ltd., had a pleasant surprise last...

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Hauliers ! Rumblings Can Be Heard

By E. B. H owes Atmaging Diredor, A. Saunders and Son ( Harpenden), Ltd., and Chairman, A. • Saunders and Son Co-operative...

NO SIGNPQST RESTORATION IN RURAL AREAS LTHOUGH the Minister of

War CI:Transport has decided on the re-erection of signposts in towns, he cannot arrange for their restoration in rural areas....

BUS DRIVER FAILS TO REVERSE COURT'S DECISION

I N a reserved decision in proceedings " the result of acute difference of view between Blackpool Corporation traffic...

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HOW TYRE MILEA(

IS WASTED No. 3—Underinflation (External Effects) i N last week's article 1 dealt with the . internal effects of...

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OPINIONS and

UERIES VINDICATION OF THE CLEARING-HOUSE PRINCIPLE L AST April one of the transport journals published an article of mine...

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Concentration Policy for Road Transport?

The Present Tendency Lies in the Direction of Reducing the By Number of Haulage Operating Units "Tantalus" WHAT is to be the...

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The All-light-met al Lorry a Practical Proposition

I N the immediate pre-war years, considerable interest was being taken in the use of high-strength light alloys in the...

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An Operating Cost ecords Quiz

The Fifth Article in this Series Provides an Explanation of the Items Which Appear in the Accompanying Simple Analysis Sheet...

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Used Buses Do Good Work for a Country Operator

Acquired Second-hand, a Fleet of A .E.0 . Buses is Giving First-class Service to an Oxfordshire Proprietor rIVE A.E.C....