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4th September 1942
4th September 1942
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THE 'PARATROOPS' OF TROJAN LEGEND

F oR ten weary years, so ancient legend says, the Greeks laid seige to Troy; still -the great bastions withstood all assault....

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Maintain Road Tianspores gfficiency

T HE general secretary of one of the largest unions of road-transport workers has stated to us recently that there has been a...

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Rate-cutting Again Coming to the ,Fore

W E had thought that with the big demand upon road-haulage facilities which existed during the first two years of the war there...

Passing Comments,

E XIGENCIES of war place a i—agreat burden on the roads of the country, and, with little chance of adequate maintenance, it is...

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One Hears

That A.R.O. might almost be debited with Amusement Tax. That Brazil is extra welcome as an ally on account of Tier raw...

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Night Ploughing Will Increase Wheat 'Production

T HE bead of the Machinery Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has recently returned flop. the U.S.A. At a...

Notes on the Government Road Haulage .Scheme

Supplied by the Ministry of War Transport and the Hauliers' National Traffic Pool, to keep the industry informed of...

, WHEN IS DELIVERY COMPLETED?

A N interesting point arose recently when a haulier, a member of the Scottish Carriers' and Haulage Contractors' Association,...

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MINISTRY CONTROLS REPLACED VEHICLES WJE have already made reference to

W the disposal of replaced motor vehicles. Under an Order which comes into force immediately, those replaced under licence by...

Food Wasted by Restrictions on Road Transport

THERE are many tons of fruit 1 rotting on th . e trees; they should have been pulled and be in the preserving works to-day,"...

Will the Pool. be Made the Scapegoat ?

A PPREHENSION lest the Hauliers' National Traffic Pool be scrapped and the Government chartered fleet retained was voiced...

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Change Coming in the Government Haulage Scheme?

A BOLITION or drastic reduction of fleets of lorries which, he said, were stillbeing operated independently of the MiniStry of...

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Unique Features in New Snow Clearer

Lewin Equipment for Enabling a Vehicle to Clear a Way for Itself and a Further Attachment for Performing the General Function...

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Practical Example Df Milk Haulage Rates

Some Practical Exam" pies Showing Difficulties which Arise When, as is so often the case, a Buyer Arranges a Flat Rate Per...

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The Scheme for Snow .Clearance

T H"year big efforts have been made to prevent any grave dislocation of road traffic by the advent of snow. At the M. of W.T. a...

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Training Reinforcements for the Workshop Front

A S a, result of the intensification of demand for armaments, vehicles. and similar supplies, 'Coupled with the call-up of...

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A.R.O. Members Hostile to Government Haulage Scheme

Adjourned a.g.m. unanimously resolves that the scheme should be abandoned with a return to the status quo, and that hauliers of...

A.R.O. WESTERN AREA'S ACTIVITIES

T HE Western Area of A.R.O. seems to be making excellent progress. Seventeen concerns have joined since June. Points from its...

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EARTH SHIFTING EXPEDITE BY ROTAPED TRACK GEAR

• L AND shifting, quarrying, levelling and such like operations rank to-day as of great importance. Digging, lifting and...

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All Should Carry this First Aid Guide

E VERYONE should have a knowledge of, • at least, the• simple basic factors in first aid, and this applies particularly to...

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OPINIONS and O UERIES KEEP OUR BIRTHRIGHTFREEDOM FOR ENTERPRISE THE bogy of nationalization must be' laid low if we

are not to lose our independence. The road-transport industry has been built up by thousands of tree men like myself all over...

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Has the Chartered Fleet Been Maligned?

VOUR contributor S.T.R. recently statedthat I operators throughout the length and breadth of.the country are in unanimous...

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Future of Government Road Haulage

Some Reasons Why the. Working of the Scheme Has Aroused so Much Protest and Necessitated Some Form of Inquiry by a Road...

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Four Wheels in Line for Mobile Cranes

A Résumé of Patent Specifications that Have Recently Been Published A CHASSIS carrying a crane is the subject of patent No....