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31st January 1947
31st January 1947
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The Nation Before Ideologies

Grit Instead of Oil Is Being Put Into What Were Smoothrunning Machines T HE White Paper, "Statement on the economic...

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Shorter Hours Mean Quicker Turn--round

'THE diminution in the number of hours which may be worked by drivers and their mates is, to all intents and purposes, an...

Passing Comments

Oxford's Mayor DeE Mayor of Oxford, cries Long distance Councilor E. A. Smewin, Coach Services . has taken upon himself...

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One Hears— That America produced 930,000 lorries in 1946.

That the membership of the Booking Agents' Association is nearly 250. Hopes that we may all come through the ordeal with a...

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Haulage Workers Gain Their Claims

THE Court of Inquiry set up by the Ministry of Labour to investigate grievances of road-haulage workers has found substantially...

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Personal Pars

Ma. A. S. LIGHT has ,rejoined the Ferodo depot at 61, Charles Street, C.anliff, after service in the Forces, He is outside...

Union Racket eering in U.S.

Q EMUS effects of trade union demands on the United States road transport industry were mentioned by Mr.). A. Dunnage, speaking...

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In a Li ne or Two

The Bristol branch of the Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., is nowat Albert Road, St. Phillips. 'r he Roads Improvement...

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Airport Vehicles: What Users Want R EQUIREMZNTS in vehicles for use

on airfields were outlined by Mr. George S. Lindgien, J.P., C.G., M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil...

The Dev e lopment of the Oil Engine A N interesting lecture on

the development of the oil engine for road transport was read on January 23 before the Institute of Road Transport Engineers in...

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ETHER AIDS STARTING IN ARCTIC TEMPERATURES APSULES of ether, similar

to the " bulbs " used with the ordinary domestic soda siphon, solved a wartime problem of starting engines at temperatures of...

2,500 People Demand Inquiry A RESOLUTION calling for a public inquiry

into all £i sPee t s of the' proposals for nationalizing the transport industry, before any irretrievable step was taken,...

Officialese in Order: M.P.s Revolt

IN the House of Commons last week, I Mr. Boyd-Carpenter moved that the Road Haulage and Hire (Charges) (Amendment) Order, 1946,...

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CAN CAB DESIGN BE IMPROVED?

In this, the Second and Concluding Article Dealing with Cab Design, the Writer Treats at Lekgth with Semi-and-full-forward...

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By Bus from Sweden to Prague

T HE term " long distance' when applied to coach transport in England is really only relative. Each Monday morning, for...

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Gauges Guarantee Interchangeability in Bodywork

London Transport Adopts Means Which Provides Check on Mating of Body to Chassis A S may be well known, London Transport was,...

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The Organization Behind a Big Fleet

• T HE operations of Direct-Winters Transport, Ltd., of Toronto, may be considered as typical of longdistance road haulage in...

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THE NEV JEN-TUG

T 0 be known as the Jen-Tug, Jensen Motors, Ltd., of West Bromwich, has introduced a six-wheeled articulated outfit, of which...

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The Farmer and the Transport Bill

A Trialogue Recorded by T. Storey Holland 'Vi ELL, that's all right! " said Mr. Bigg-Grower, with a sigh of relief, "the...

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Ex-W.D. Vehicles on Rescue Work

T HERE are many uses to which adapted ex-Service vehicles can be applied, although caution must be observed in purchasing...

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Improved Condition.s for

Municipal Workers F URTHER information is now available concerning the discussions held by the National Joint Industrial...

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Nationalization Will Punish Farmers

I NCONVENIENCES that will be I suffered by farmers under the Transport Bill were emphasized in questions recently put by Mr....

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Assessing Fair Rates for Removals

Some of the Special Considerations that must be Heeded in Fixing Charges for Furniture Removals O NE provision in the...

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First Post-war Appeals One Fails

'THE first case under' the reconstituted I Appeal Trib-anal was heard Iasi week and brought out sOme interesting principles...

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Water Cooling for Brake Drums

A Résumé of Recently Published Patent Speafica(ions. I NTENDED specially for the largest 'sizes of road vehicle, a...