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25th November 1939
25th November 1939
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War Work of the Associations

D URING no previous time have the efforts of the associations representative of road transport been more important than they...

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Passing Comments

Why Demand Good WAR and waste appear to be Finish on Our War I " synonymous terms but in Vehicles ? . . connection with the...

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One Hears — That group organizers are being forced to come around with the hat.

That many cannot possibly keep within the Government's expenses allowance. That when the present A, B, C (all-alike) classes...

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NEWS of the WEEK .•

LOWER SUBSCRIPTION TO C.M.U.A. LICENSING SCHEME? A N extraordinary general meeting of members of the Goods Vehicle Licensing...

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363 THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR

Personal Pars MR. G. W. PLACKETT has been elected chairman of the Nottingham Passenger Transport Committee, whilst Ma. F....

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Road Hauliers as Sacrifice to Railways

H AULIERS in Holland (Lines), 'meeting at Spalding, protested against the petrol ration allowed them, and against a ban on...

Effects of Diverting Coal Traffic

R EFERENCES, last week, in the House of Commons to Yorkshire collieries' difficulties, caused by a shortage of railway wagons,...

Petrol Retailers Have Grievances

CONSEQUENT upon members' loss revenue because of petrol rationing, deputations from the Bradford and District Petrol Retailers'...

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THE COMMER "SUPER VAN" ARRIVES

Increased Capacity but Reduced Weight Result from Novel Frame Construction in New 8 cwt. Model Offered at Attractive Price E...

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A Multi-purpose A.R.I. Vehicle F IRE tender, ambulance, van and lorry

are offered in a single vehicle by H, and J. Quick, Ltd., 'Chester Road, Manchester, 16. Having a Fordson 178 as its basis,...

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The Farmer's Transport in Time of War

L'OR some years, those most con versant with the development of power farming have stressed its vital characteristics as an...

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Excess Loads and Insurance Cover

Factors that Have to be Watched in Considering the Effect of Overloading on Motor Policies THE temptation in war-time to...

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Producer Gas Practicable for Light Vans

THERE is not the slightest reason why the use of 1 producer gas should be limited to large and moderatecapacity vehicles....

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To Facilitate Trailer Manoeuvring

Ingenious Dyson Device by Which Turntable Can be Rotated With Ease and Precision by the Operative From the Side of the Trailer...

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MILLIONS OF ELES A YEAg

from a fleet on a r kwide delivery service F ORESIGHT, which visualized York as a future important road-transport centre,...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

WHY NOT RETURN-LOAD BUREAUX?. T HE many articles which have appeared in you columns recently in connection with the pooling of...

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Strictly Timed Ferry-boat Connections by Bus

WELL known as an operator of VV A.E.C. vehicles in the north of Lincolnshire, Enterprise and Silver Dawn Motors, Ltd., has...

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Operating Aspects of

PASSENGER TRANSPORT This Bedford bus, equipped with a Perkins Leopard II oil engine, owned by Mr. E. J. Jamieson, of Sydney,...

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Where Producer-gas Economy is Real

Further Discussion of the Inquiries Concerning the Wisdom of Substituting Producer Gas for Petrol on the Maximum-load 3o m.p.h....

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Road Transport Topics

In Parliament IMPRESSMENT HARDSHIP=CONFLICTING STATEMENTS T HE Secretary of State for War was asked if any discretion was...

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WHERE THE ASPIN ENGINE PRINCIPLE IS DIFFERENT

IN a recent issue I described the 'mechanics of the Aspin engine, making reference to the methods of oiling this unusual form...

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Proportioning Braking Force to Weight Transference

D URING heavy braking it is desirable to allow the front wheels to take the major part of the work, and patent No. 513,937...