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31st August 1956
31st August 1956
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Fragile—with Care

T HE Minister of Transport : has not promised to raise the speed limit on heavy goods vehicles in the spring. Whether he does...

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Danger Signs

G OVERNMENT restrictions on credit do not appear so far to have reacted harshly on the road transport industry. Some coach...

Passing Comments

Big Business at the Show? TN a few weeks' time many traffic lanes will converge 1 on Earls Court, and the curtain will rise on...

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One Hears

From Shakespeare, that "it is the bright day that brings forth the adder and craves wary walking." That nowadays, with our...

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R.H.A. TRYING TO KEEP UP LONG-DISTANCE RATES

E FFORTS are being made by the Road Haulage Association to arrest the decline in long-distance haulage rates. That is one of...

Slough Warned

on Breaches of Rules _ S UCCESSFUL competitors in the Slough eliminating round of the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition are...

Fully Automatic Gearbox for Leyland

A FULLY automatic version of the Leyland Pneumo-Cyclic gearbox has been developed. It will be fitted on a Leyland double-deck...

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Commercipl Vehicles May Now be Rented

A SCHEME whereby Standard commercial vehicles may be rented has been devised by the Standard Motor Co., Ltd., and Industrial...

Dock Scheme Divided Among Hauliers

D 1V1SION of work in connection with the new scheme of the Metropolitan and South Eastern Area of the Road Haulage Association...

New Bonneted Albion for .11 Tons Gross

A BONNETED Albion Clydesdale, I - I developed for the export market, will be one of the new vehicles to be shown at Earls...

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Protests Against Plan to Raise Fees

THE passenger vehicle operators' associations are understood to be protesting strongly to the Minister of Transport against...

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Parcels Service Hard-pressed, But Only One Extra Vehicle

A FTER hearing evidence by 10 witnesses in support of an applica tion by Messrs. J. B Caulfield, Garston, Liverpool, to add...

Inadequate View From Fork Truck

PA A DEC1SION that the torward view from the driving cab of an S.D. Freightlifter fork-lift truck was inadequate and that,....

Trial Service to the Continent Held Up

A N experiment by A One Transport (Leeds), Ltd., 136 Jack Lane, Leeds. 10, involving a direct road service by A-licence...

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04,416 Loss by Edinburgh: More Scottish Trams to Go

F OR the year ended May 28, Edinburgh Transport Department had a net deficit of £34,416. In his annual report, the general...

User Clarified : Objectors Withdraw

T EN hauliers, British Road Services and the railways withdrew their objections to an application by Econofieight Transport,...

Micrograms. .

British Trailer Move: The London office of the British Trailer Co., Ltd., has been transferred to 39 Chanel - house Square,...

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No Hire Purchase for Woman Haulier

W HEN Mrs. E. Gannon, Oldham, was called before the North Western Deputy Licensing Authority at Manchester, last Friday, to...

Off-duty Driver Drunk in Charge

L ONG-DISTANCE drivers who save on lodging allowance by sleeping in the cabs of their vehicles will have to take care following...

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Railwavm,an Not To Enter Haulage

A N applicant who tried to jump the road-rail fence was last week refused a B licence by Mr. 3. A. T. Hanlon, Northern...

East Yorks Apply for Fare Increases

vARE increases are being sought by . East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd. Mr. C. R. H. Wreathall, general manager, said last...

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Wallace Arnold Bid Partly Successful

THE application by Wallace Arnold Tours, Ltd., for 34 additional excursions and tours from Bradford, Farsley, Horsforth, Leeds...

Daimler Engines on Open Market

T WO versions of the Daimler 650 10.6-litre 150 b.h.p. oil , engine are being made available on the open market. With basically...

"Helping Out" on C Licence Illegal

H E had applied for a B licence because he had been advised that emergency work done on C licence was illegal, Mr. M. Harbron,...

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New Light Coach Chassis with Meadows Underfloor Engine

New Guy Warrior Passenger Chassis for a cross Load of 10 Tons .• Equally Suitable for Coach or Single-deck Bus Bodies MONG the...

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Two New Seddons : 6-7-tonner an

T wo new models will be seen on the Seddon stand at Earls Court next month. One is a completely new 6-7-tonner and the other a...

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Six-wheeler

New Perkins P.6-powered 6-7-totiner and a Six-wheeled Version of the Mark 12 Chassis : Minor Changes to Other Models The...

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COMMON c ROUND for road and rail

By Ashley Taylor, Railways Provide Valuable Excursion Traffic for Coach Operators: York a Focal Point A SUBSTANTIAL amount at...

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Causes and Cures of Oil-engine Smoke

W ITH the increasing attention which is being devoted to air pollution, the oil engine has been criticized in many quarters.....

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Loading Aids in Their Element

F ORTY-ONE makers of earthmoving and mechanical-handling equipment, based on Fordson industrial tractor units, are being...

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Pensions for Road Transport Workers an

Investment for Future Success Says Andrew Seacombe A HAULIER. to whom I was speaking last week looked at me aghast when I...

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New Hoist for Tilting Vehicles

A N ingenious new type of hoist has been produced by Spencer Motor Engineers, Ltd., 36 Bloom Street, Manchester, l, which...

Law on Special Types Changed

A S from August 27, changes have been made in the law relating to the use on the roads of combine harvesters, tractor-mounted...

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Bird's Eye View

All for a Splash By the Hawk A TRANSPORT manager who used a 24-ton-gross Scammell, similar to the vehicle tested this week by...

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• SCAMMELL 24-TONNER

Sets the Pace Leyland 150 b.h.p. Oil Engine in ScamMelt. 24-ton-gross Articulated Lorry • Gives High Road Speed and AutOmatte...

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Cob for Radio Installations

A COMMER Cob van has been equipped for the installation of vehicle radio sets by Rootes, Ltd., and put into operation in London...

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Opinions and Queries

Clearing Houses Defended T OUR article, "Unscrupulous Clearing Houses the Biggest Menace" (August 17), has made my blood...

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Political Commentary

The Giddy Limit By JANUS " NCLE," said Maggie's niece Charlotte, "why , is there a figure 20 on the lorry in front?"...

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Maintenance Routine for the OWNER-DRIVER

An Outline of the Servicing Tasks that May Conveniently and Easily Be Performed By the Small Operator to Keep His Vehicle in...

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An Articulated Heavy-duty Crane DATENT No. 751,937 shows a vehicle intended

primarily for lifting crashed aircraft, which can equally well be used for other heavy duties. The patentee is H. Bernaerts, 97...