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2nd July 1954
2nd July 1954
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Scope for Enterprise

T HIS week end is a memorable one for agri cultural hauliers. It marks the end of 14 years of meat rationing and a new era of...

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Contract-Hire Mystery

T HE ways of the British Transport Commission and the Road Haulage Disposal Board in the sale of contract-hire units become no...

Passing Comments

Money For Jam D URING the past nine years, drivers employed by A and B licensees have been granted 16 increases in wages or...

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That Lord Sandhurst is not yet starting a horsed

stage coach service. 0 That the familiar knock of oil engines seems far louder amongst Italian vehicles than is the case with...

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Non-paying Services Compulsory

A SUGGESTION that bus companies PI, should be compelled to run uneconomic services in remote areas was made by a group of...

United Carriers Set for Start

A T midnight tonight, United Carriers. Ltd., the successors to the Meat Transport Organisation, Ltd., will begin operations....

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"Cease Hand-to-Mouth Policy"

nR1TICISM of Government policy on roads was voiced at the annual conerence of the Institution of Municipal 7.ngineers at...

Brighton Troll eybus Decision

AST week's meeting of Brighton Town Council decided to defer nsideration of a recommendation that c transport department should...

Payment System Held Illegal

A DEVICE to obviate the restrictions of a C licence, whereby the licensee bought sand at Id. a cubic yard and sold it back to...

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Men in the News

MR. PERCY HAWIIN has been elected to the board of Cheswick and Wright, Ltd. MR. R. A. HAwRiNs, general manager of Newport...

In a Line or Two

The average tyre mileage of about 60,000 mentioned on page 685 of this issue should be 30,000-35,000. /Mar, Ltd_ 3 Albemarle...

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Differing Views on Standing Passengers: Crush-loaders Decried

JARYING opinions about how many V passengers should be allowed to tand in public-service vehicles were xpressed last week when...

B.T.C. : " 3(1. Fare Impracticable"

IN the modified scheme for raising I London Transport's fares, which the British Transport Commission have submitted to the...

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8-ft.-Wide Coach Worries Scottish Tourist Board Elm. a Year Earned

B ECAUSE of the width of existing roads and restrictions imposed by local authorities, especially in the north and north-west...

Si mms airilms

Development T HE company have been closely associated with the oil engine and have pinned their faith to the belief that...

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"Shooting Brake" Needs Licence

S TIRLING magistrates last week decided that a vehicle which was variously described as a shooting brake, utility and a...

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Higher Wages Blamed

WAGE rises are blamed for increases V in fares sought by Edinburgh Corporation and the Potteries Motor Traction Co., Ltd....

Cesspool Work : Is Levy Incurred ?

IS a gully emptier largely employed I for emptying cesspools subject to the levy? This question, following a decision by one...

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Licence for B.M.M.O. on Appeal

A N order has been made on the West Midland Licensing Authority by the Minister of Transport directing him to grant the...

Leyland Conversion Engine Pack

I - 1 A UNIT for the conversion of International KB-8 vehicles to oilengined operation has been placed on the export market by...

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48 Hours from Egg Producer to Retailer

by Ashley Taylor, A.M.1.R.T.E. Scheduled Collections and Deliveries by Commer Fleet Operated byLancashirePoultry Farmer Speed...

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PRODUCE OF LOST TO ,400 ACRES IL WAYS

How a Mixed Fleet of 57 Vehicles Enabled a Farmer to Reduce His Costs to Meet Growing Competition : Long-distance Vehicles...

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OPERATI( WHOLESALE

Vehicles of a Big Midland Agricultural Concern Cover 900,000 Miles a Year : Acreage Under Cultivation Totals 2,000 and Creates...

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To Market- Anywhere

by a Special Correspondent I " F a load is due at market at 6 a.m. its arrival at 10 a.m. is absolutely useless. That is why...

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Commer 15 cwt. a All-rounder

Medium-duty Pick-up is Tried Across country where Adequate Power is Found Available for Such Work : Suspension Provides Smooth...

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From Canvas to Coach

T ENTS are normally the only covered accommodation available at agricultural shows—not always the most sumptuous places where...

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Hauliers Must be on Their Toes

Transport has a Big Part to Play in Bringing Perishable Produce to the Consumer in First-class Condition, and Farmers Demand...

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Political Commentary

Why Pick on Roads? By JANUS O NE of the inexpensive pleasures of life is to advise other people how to spend their money. If...

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HOW BIG IS A "LOCALITY "?

The Answer Depends on Whether a Farming Community is Close-knit or Widespread: No Arbitrary Mileage Limit Can be Set in Reason...

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Mechanical Handling for Meat

L OADING and unloading of meat La carcases are relieved of much manual effort by a mechanical handling gear built into a...

Turkeys Travel Cold

A REFRIGERATED vehicle plays an important part in a turkeybreeding project run by Mr. T. H. Kennedy at Auldgirth, Dumfries....

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M UST the natural, as distinct from the artificial, development of

a " servant " industry, such as road haulage, always conform to a pattern dictated by the combined requirements of the...

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Unit Sells for £70 a Ton Unladen

Tenders Offering E70 per ton and f80-£85 per ton Unladen for London Units have Recently been Accepted • T HERE is evidence...

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Sunbeam Trolleybus Chassis for Front-entrance Body

CT the Commercial Motor Show, 1952, the prototype of a special Aleybus chassis was shown by the nbeam Trolleybus Co., Ltd.,...

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The Royal

- ansport Also Ran Horseboxes, Livestock Carriers and Special Types the only Representatives of Powered Vehicles: Wide Range...

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Costing for Farm Haulage

There Are Many Opportunities for Operators in Agricultural Districts ,• Vehicles of 5-ton Capacity Are the Most Popular and...

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SIMMS MOTOR UNITS LTD.

EXPANSION OF OUTPUT AND PROFIT MR. LIARDET'S STATEMENT The annual general meeting of Simms Motor Units Limited was held on...

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An Inertia Starter

A STARTER mechanism in which a flywheel is run up to a high speed and then clutched to the engine, is shown in patent No....