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29th November 1935
29th November 1935
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The Injustice of Licence Suspension 0 N numerous occasions The Commercial

Motor - has drawn attention to the need for discrimination in the punishments inflieted upon drivers for offences other than •...

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Restricting the Liberties of the Coach-travelling Public

DRITAIN is supposed to be a free country, yet LIthere are continual attempts to encroach upon the freedom of the public, and no...

Road-transport Representation in Parliament

T HE General Election has had the fortunate effect of enabling certain representative organizations of the road-transport...

Passing Comments

Moving Floors Cope (NE of the most difficult Successfully with Diffi‘--"materials to handle is tarcult Materials . . . mac, but...

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One Hears

Of more moves to Siamese the associations. Of Mr. Phillips, of the S.M.M. and T., sighing for puncture-proof pneumatic tyres....

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DECISIONS ON WAGES APPEALS.

The appeals committee of the National Joint Conciliation Board is expected to make, in the near future, its awards on the...

NEWS of the WEEK

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

G.W.R. Changes its Tune

" I my view, the railway companies are fully entitled to deliver railborne traffic. It would be against the interests of the...

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ROAD TRANSPORT NECESSARY FOR OIL.

A case in which it was clearly shown that road transport was the best means for transport came before the 'Yorkshire Licensing...

Personal Pars

CouNciLLoR A. V. KNOWLES has been re-elected chairman of the omnibus committee of Derby Corporation, whilst COUNCIT.I.OR C. R....

Monopoly in Northern Ireland

A N interesting statement on the Road and Railway Transport Act (Northern Ireland), 1935, by Mr. D. L. Clarke, 0.B.E., chairman...

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Frankness to Licensing Authorities Pays T HE difficulty of access to

building sites when using a trailer was given as one of the reasons for an application by Messrs. A. and R. I3arrack, Skene,...

S.T.R. Addresses I.T.A. in Birmingham

I N his address to the Birmingham branch of the Industrial Transport Association, S.T.R., The Commercial Motor costs expert,...

RISE IN AMERICAN EXPORTS.

In recent months there has been a revival in the overseas demand for American commercial vehicles. During the nine months ended...

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RAILWAY'S BID FOR NEWSPAPER TRAFFIC.

During a lieence application by Messrs. F. and G. Pollard, of Oldham, for the transfer of a C licence on one vehicle to the B...

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SCOTTISH C.M.U.A.'S REPRESENTATIONS TO M. OF T.

The Scottish Commercial Motor Users Association is making the following representations to the Minister of Transport :-.— That...

Municipal Purchases and Proposals

Chippenham Fire Brigade has ordered a Leyland FK6 Ste-engine. Lichfield Rural District Council Is to invite tenders for the...

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AUTHORITY COMPLIMENTS APPLICANT.

An applicant to Mr. A. T. James, KC., the South Wales Licensing Authority, at Newport, said that he applied for an adjournment...

Hinged Valve Gear to Simplify Maintenance

IviIAT would appear to be rather a VV useful invention has just been patented by Lieut-Commander Slater, R.N., • designer of...

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Why the Haulier is Indispensabk n Agriculture

Good Openings for the Reliable Operator. The Most Suitable Type of Vehicle for the Newcomer. Milk Transport Presents a Wide...

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Eliminating Exhaust-gas Leaks

erliE Four Wheel Drive Auto Co., Clintonville, Wis., U.S.A., has recently ,devoted considerable attention to the . queStion'...

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Telling Transport Fortunes

Unintentional Humour Abounded at the Commercial Motor Exhibition and Much of it was Experienced' By Capt. E. H. B. Palmer,...

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Hauliers' Perplexities

Apprehension of Further Legislative Action an Outstanding Feature of the Conversations which S.T.R. had with Hauliers at...

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Solving the Problems of the Carrier

What is the Value of Goodwill? Some Points to Consider in Selling a Passenger or Goodstransport Business. Operators' Views on...

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Points that A-Licensees Must Watch

Information that Should be Collated as Evidence in Support of Applications for Renewals or Variations of Public Carriers'...

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Combining Strength with in Goods Light Weight Bodywork

Reducing Weight—and Minimizing Taxation—in Bottom Frame Construction, Panelling, Tailboards, Doors and Other Components A S...

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THE LATEST Fc

)SON 2-TONNER Puts up a Rem( tble Performance A .Refined Machine with a High Smooth Running and Economy. a Manoeuvrability...

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Fixing Rates for Ballast Haulage

i NTERESTING references to the work of the Ballast, !Sand and Allied Trades Association are contained in the report of the...

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Prospects for English Vehicles in Canada How to Organize a

Sales Campaign for British Commercial Motors in the Cominonwealth. Climatic Conditions Call for Special Mechanical Features T...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

THE SELECTION OF MAGISTRATES. (4084J Hard hick " Harassed Heavy" (letter November 15), but you do not stand alone. Why not get...

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Increasing the Mobility of Crane Tackle

The Advantages of the Crane Mounted on a Lorry Chassis Over the Self-propelled Mobile Type of Outfit A N interesting...

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Air Transport News

FIRE-STATION DRILL FOR AIR AMBULANCES. T HE Air Ambulance Detachment of the British Red Cross Society gave a demonstration at...

AN INFORMATIVE TECHNICAL BOOKLET

M ULTUM IN PARVO would be an appropriate alternative title for a new booklet, actually named "Tables, Formuln and Memoranda for...

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New Features in a

Leyland-G.E.C. Trolleybus A 63-seater Vehicle with a Low Floor is a Striking Addition to the Leyland Range. Two 40 h.p. Motors...

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M.O.P.A. LINKING WITH C.M.U.A.?

A T the time of closing for press, there was believed to be every likelihood of the Motor Omnibus Proprietors Association...

"Restriction for Restriction's Sake ": Duplication Struggle

A HINT of further restrictions was made at a sitting of the Metropolitan Traffic Commissioner, last week, "bn the application...

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Discrimination Suggested in Appeals

THAT in coming to their decision, I the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners were "making fish of one operator and flesh of...

TERMS OF .SWANSEA AGREEMENT

S \VANSEA Borough Council has approved a tentative agreement between the council and the South Wales Transport Co., Ltd., to...

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LYTHAM DEAL OFF

T HE substitution of buses for trains at Lytham St. Anne's is foreshadowed by the announcement that the transport manager, Mr....

A Novel Two-wheeled Trailer with a floating boom

D ESIGNED for pay-loads of 2-4-tons, according to the tyre equipment used, the De Rouet trailer, which incorporates a floating...

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The Latest Process and Appliance Developments

External Broaching, the Centreless Principle in Internal Grinding, the Use of Cemented Carbide, Forging in Solid Dies, and...

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A Three-ratio Torque Converter

A Risume of Recently Published Patent Specifications I T is asserted in patent No. 435,647 by W. D. Sykes, Clan-yr-Eigion,...