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26th September 1941
26th September 1941
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Welfare . Provision in

the Haulage Industry T HE extension of the operation of the Essential Work Order, 1941, to haulage concerns having as few as...

Passing Comments

Southend Joins the 'TIME will undoubtedly show Ranks of the "NoL Southend Corporation that t ram " m un i c ip a litie s it has...

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One Hears

Of " staggering " delays. Of inquiries into the alleged wrongful use of trade plates. Of " flashes " of nonsense about...

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THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR News of the Week

Action Relating to Motor-Vehicle Repairs report of the Motor Vehicle 1 Maintenance Advisory Committee, of winch Mr. W. E....

BETTER CATERING FOR LORRY' DRIVERS

A STATEMENT has been issued by the Ministry of Rood to the effect that many roadside cafes catering for long-distance lorry...

Goods Transport as a Public Utility Service

" F OR the first time in the history of the port, .goods road transport has been organized on the lines of a rublic utility...

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HAMPERING DISTRIBUTION BY ROAD IN SCOTLAND

IN most Scottish areas a new plan is I being brought into operation which will seriously limit the distribution of commodities...

Send Hot food to the Drivers' Cafés

E MPLOYERS of long-distance haulage vehicles particu.1- - -slady are becoming alarmed at the lack of response from 'the...

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GOOD BUS PROFITS AT WALSALL WALSALL Transport Committee W reports

net surpluses of £20.434 on the motorbuses and 24,214 on the trolleybuses for the past municipal year. The committee states...

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HIRE CHARGES AGREED IN LONDON

A T a recent meeting of the City Road Area hauliers, members of A.R.O., it was agreed that as from September 1 the charges for...

National Dock Labour Corporation Formed

R EGISTERED on September 15 is a new -organization, under the title of National Doci;. Labour Corporation, Limited, as a...

Glasgow's Transport Convener Castigates Lord Provost

T HWinterventiori of the Lord Provost of Glasgow in the resent dispute at. the Elderslie bus garage of Glasgow Corporation was...

Trent Company's Register Essential Travel for

R ECENTLY, we referred 'briefly to a plan for the registration of bus passengers,'arrapged by the Trent Motor Traction Co.,...

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A Haulier's Balance Sheet an

rofit and ass Account Solving the Problems of the Carrier S OME weeks ago I promlsed one of my correspondents that would...

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Tankers Prove Their Worth on Edible-oil Transport

A Small Fleet of Eight-wheelers in the Service of a Progressive Cheshire Operator is Doing Good Work in Connection with the...

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Vehicle Design for the Post-war Period 0 UR LEADER of

August 22, "Types for the Post-war Demand," has created considerable interest, and we now publish two of the most informative...

Probable Demand Three-tanners and Heavies

VOUR remarks in "The Commercial Motor" on types -t for the post-war demand have been read with much Interest,. This is a very...

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The

e of ROAD-HAULAGE PRESENTATION T HE expression that the onlooker sees most of the game is undoubtedly true, and this...

T HE average member of an association usually has little knowledge of what is transpiring behind the scenes.

ASSOCIATION bulletins refer mainly to new regulations and other items of general interest, but provide scant information...

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Labour -Problems Harass oitant Trunk-route Operator

A Leading Liverpool Transport Operator with a Fleet of Over 5o Vehicles Finds Its Requirements Well Met by Multi-wheelers, of...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects

connected with the use of COMITIerdell majors. Letten 'ho aid be written on only one side of the pafrer. The right of...

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Injection-pump g By Fuel-consumption Rate

D ETAILS of an automatic timing mechanism for injection pumps are shown in patent No. 538,620 by -the patent agents of Robert...