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4th May 1934
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Road Transport Economics

E XTREMELY significant statements were made recently by Colonel Mervyn O'Gorman, GB., in supporting the adoption of the annual...

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Passing Comments

A T a recent Safety First meeting at Cardiff, at which the Council's awards to drivers were presented, the Deputy Chief...

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One Hears

That most road accidents occur between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., and fewest from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. That apparently the early birds...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY

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

LONDON'S BIG TRAFFIC PROBLEMS

CONSID pa ERABLE rt of the AReport of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis for 1933 is devoted to traffic. It states...

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News of Municipal Activities

Abnormal Loads: High Court Appeal Fails. , Fred Robinson (Transporters), Ltd., Stockton-on-Tees, appealed to Lord Hewart and...

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FIRST HAULAGE INQUIRY IN LONDON.

G REAT interest was exhibited in the first public inquiry held, last Wednesday, in the Metropolitan Area under the Road and...

Latest Activities of the R.H.A.

Council Meeting in London: Tribute to the Late President. A council meeting of the Road Haulage Association was held on April...

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Licensing Problems Elucidated

Load and Speed: Four-wheelers v. Articulated Six-wheelers. (88) QUESTION: I am contemplating purchasing two 3-tonners...

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The Latest Oilengined Track-laying Tractor

I N any industrial work economy of operation is vital, and tractor users are now offered an International machine with an oil...

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Needle-bearing Universal Joints

n NE of the best-known types of all metal universal joint on the British market is that made by Hardy, Spicer and Co., Ltd.,...

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OVER A STIFF COURSE

WITH A NEW FORDSON An Inexpensive 2-tonner, Incorporating Many Recent Improvements, Shows Itself to Have a Low Petrol...

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Road Transport Activities

IN PARLIAMENT By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent THE ROAD TRAFFIC BILL IN COMMITTEE. A ' the' third sitting of the...

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A NEW G

TRACTOR for hauling M ANY hauliers prefer articulated vehicles for certain classes of work, and it is to supply the demand...

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• Road Haulage Supreme in Ireland Northern

T HE detailed clauses which the Government of Northern Ireland intends to insert in the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Bill,...

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REGISTRATION RETURNS ANALYSED

A MPLIFYING the details given in a I — lparagraph in our issue for last week, dealing with new registrations in February, the...

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AIR TRANSPORT NEWS BIG INCREASE IN JANUARY. MARCH AIR MAILS.

Statistics published by the Postmaster-General show a gratifying increase in the volume of air mail despatched from this...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

AN APPRECIATION OF OUR GUIDE TO LONDON WHARVES AND DOCKS. The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [42981 Sir,—We thank you for the...

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A New Small Battery-electric Vehicle

The recently introduced Wilson-Electric 5-6-cwt. van is a machine of pleasing appearance, which incorporates a number of...

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Haulage Opportunities

Keen Demand, for Coke. Big Business in Cutlery. Increasing Activity in Drapery and Clothing. Building Boom Continues A MONGST...

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Repairing and Servicing Light Commercial Vehicles Last Week We Published

an Informative Article on Practical Maintenance which Dealt Largely with the Power Unit. This Week the Author, an Experienced...

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An Improved Marelli Brake for Bedfords

The Equipping of Bedford and Other Lorries with This Well-known Servo Braking System is a Speciality of Soiling Motors, Ltd....

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Operating Aspects of

PASSENGER TRANSPORT THE LATEST NEWS OF IMPORTANT EVENTS CONTRACT-CARRIAGE LAW TO BE AMENDED: NEW CLAUSES. A T last the...

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Problems of the

HAULIER and CARRIER T RANSPORT is the life-blood of a country , and a country's trade. Without it a community must die. it is...

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Developments in Rear-axle DesiFn

IMPROVEMENTS in drop-forged rearaxle-casing design forms the subject of patent No. 407,465, from Kirkstall Forge, Ltd., E. A....