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3rd October 1941
3rd October 1941
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—Ems= SIR JOHN MOORE 41•••---- S ON of a Glasgow doctor,

Sir John Moore is known almost literally to every schoolboy through the Reverend C. Wolfe's poem describing his burial at...

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Road Transport Accused of Cutting Rates

W HEN Colonel Llewellin, Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport, was recently answering criticisms in...

Passing Comments

TTENTION to the mainra - tenance Of vehicles should certainly include that of the bodies. Not long ago we saw a lorry which,...

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One Hears;

That A.E.C. also indicates Army Education Corps. That perhaps the other A.E.C. could give it some useful tips. That the...

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, News of the Week

FILM CARRIERS ASK FOR CO-OPERATION • NDEAVOURS are being made at Le Manchester to set up a sub-committee, composed of...

The Spares Position to be Improved

WHEN Mr. F. G. Smith, Adviser on W Maintenance to the Ministry of War Transport, took over his new task, he found that the...

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Personal Pars

MR. W. E. Rooms was, on September 25, given a complimentary luncheon by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders upon his...

The C.M.U.A. Report for 1940

A T the outbreak of war, the President of the Commercial Motor Users Association addressed a communication to members...

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• CERTIFICATE OF NEED FOR SPARE PARTS R EFERENCE is made in another paragraph to the new Certificate of

Need designed by the Ministry of War Transport to prevent the hoarding of stocks of certain spare parts which are in short...

New Organization for Yorkshire Food Hauliers

A N organization for general carriers in Leeds and district, who are chiefly engaged in the transport by road of market produce...

P.S.V. Hire to the War Department

THE Commercial Motor Users Association has, in conjunction with other national organizations, reached agreement with the War...

Man-power Scarcity Affects Snow Clearance

T HE man-power problem confronting the authorities responsible for the clearing of roads after snowfalls is illustrated by...

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RELIEVING FUEL POSITION IN THE U.S.A.

O WING to the diversion of ocean tankers to Britain and its Allies, difficulties are being experienced in the supply of fuel to...

A Mobile Pharmacy for Air-Raid Casualties

La XPERIENCE has shown that the sufferings of the population following a concentrated air attack can be aggravated by the...

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Dublin Witnesses a Transpori evolution

I N common with operators in Britain, the Dublin United Transport Co.. Ltd., is finding its operations markedly affected by...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

Roadside Cafes Exclusive to C.V.Drivers QOME experiences that I had a little while ago prompt 6 - 1 me to write in...

Why a Drivers' Association is Needed

W ITH reference to the article, " The Value of the Trade Unions to Drivers," by Mr. J. E. Corrin, I quite agree that there are...

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On What Should Haulage Rates Be Based ?

WHEN dealing with the payment for return loads, in " your issue of August 29, S.T.R. moved out of his usual sphere into the...

New Formula For Brake Testing Suggested

MAY I be permitted more of your space to reply to AVI Mr. F. J. Hughes and " P.G."? (Issue July 18.) Mr. Hughes has...

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How to Found A Drivers' Association

Summing Up the Most Interesting Suggestions and Criticisms and Giving Broad Details of the Aims, Objects and Organization of...

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A Simple Extra-air-type Economizer

T 0 admit extra air only at moderate manifold depression is the object of a simple device for economizing in petrol which has...

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Model Profit and Loss Accou :* a Haulier's Business

I N my contribution last week, I stated that " I have never yet seen what I regard as a satisfactory Trading Account and Profit...

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An Easily Produced Hollow Valve

T E advantages of hollow valves are often offset by the cost of manufacture, and a design intended to •reduce the latter is...