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28th August 1936
28th August 1936
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Dangers of Overloading Light Vehicles

T HE conscientious haulier and ancillary user, the road transport associations and the vehicle manufacturers are all...

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Passing Comments

Motor Vehicles in the P ICTURES are now appear. ital I an -Abyssin ian I ing in the Italian motor Campaign . . . . journals...

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One Hears—

Of good reports of petrol from coal. That a shock absorber is someone who does not understand the ignition system From The...

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NEWS of the WEEK

" The wheels of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

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Personal Pars

MR. C. H. GALE, F.C.I.S., is shortly to resign his position as general secretary of Associated Road Operators, which he has...

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Knotty Point for Glicence Holders

I S it Ieeal to carry under a C licence goods given free of charge to the vehicle owner? This knotty problem was raised at...

British Oil Engine Tested in Australia A PARTICULARLY interesting test of

a Dorman-Ricardo four-cylindered oil engine, of the 4jUR-type, is being carried out in the gold fields of Western Australia....

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BURY AMBULANCES ANSWER 2,256 CALLS.

Bury Corporation ambulances responded to 2,256 calls during the year ended March 31 last, covering a distance of 12,256 miles,...

Gas Vehicles Show Economies

U SEFIJL experimental work has been undertaken by Wallasey Corporation in compressing coal gas into cylinders for the...

Shifting Tight Screws

T HAT it will remove a screw, even when it is rusted in, is a claim made by Moss Agencies, Ltd., High Street, Leamington Spa,...

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First Official Appointments in New C.M.U.A. Organization

T HE new organization, brought into being by the merger of the C.M.U.A. and A.R.O., will, as previously announced in The...

Nine Licences for• Lorry Drivers?

A NEW attempt to place further ob stacles in the way of the efficient conduct of load mechanical transport has caused a great...

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Fatal Road Accidents in 1935 Analysed A N analysis of the

report on fatal road accidents in 1935, recently issued by the Stationery Office, price 2s., brings to light some important...

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Road Transport Pays in Coal Haulage

A LTHOUGH the railways quote keen rirates for conveying coal, there is no doubt that, when everything is taken into...

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Widespread Distribution Service of a Big Grocery Concern

O NE of the greatest problems facing the transport executive in the distributive trades is the arrangement of drivers' duty...

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A New Moving Floor P ROVISIONAL protection has been granted to

cover a new type of moving floor for lorries. The device is suitable for incorporation in vehicles up to 2-ton capacity and has...

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Points that Impres; Ath the Commer Light Van

0 el the near-side body panels of the Commer demonstration 8-cwt. van that we recently road tested, there is reproduced—as will...

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How Glicence Vehicles Must be Identified

IMAGINARY difficulties concerning the identification of C-licence vehicles have arisen in the minds of some people. For...

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WHAT THE HA JER CAN EARN

D ISCUSSION of the potential earnings of hauliers, the subject of the previous article, raises another point of considerable...

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Good Garage Lighting

promotes efficiency and economy I TN the ceaseless striving for economy efficiency in the major items of plant upkeep, the...

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ORGANIZING SUPPORT FOR "FANTAILS"

WHY the travelling public should W sign petitions against restrictions imposed by the South-Eastern Traffic Commissioners on...

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HIGH COURT APPEAL ON PICKING UP

A N important case, which may have far-reaching effects upon passengertransport operators, is to be brought in the Divisional...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

MR. KEELING PUTS TFIE CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS. [486411 I recently attended a meeting in Leeds in con . nection with.the merger,...

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Argentine Government Buys Fleet of

British Six-wheelers T o the list of British and foreign Governments which have purchased military vehicles incorporating the...

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A Variable Gear on a New Principle

I N these days, the appearance of a variable gear working on an entirely new principle is somewhat of a rarity, but such a...