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5th February 1937
5th February 1937
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Get On With the Job!

T E are becoming tired It of the accusations V V and counter accusations between various association leaders, ex-leaders and...

Factors in Safe Driving

I N an article dealing with contributory causes of road accidents published by Municipal Engineering, that journal draws...

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Passing Comments Two Simple Methods A N interesting experiment of Dividing Traffic rm.has been carried out, with

Lanes encouraging results, on certain roads in Michigan. The scheme is definitely to divide the traffic lanes by a raised...

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One Hears

Of B.J.T. being hauled over the coals. The question—If motor road transport is Cinderella, who are the ugly sisters? That the...

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NEW MEMBERS FOR TRANSPORT ADVISORY COUNCIL.

The Minister of Transport' has appointed, or reappointed, the following persons to be members of the Transport Advisory Council...

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Personal Pars

Congratulations to MR. AND MRS. ROLAND E. DANGERFIELD on the birth of a son on Monday, February 1. Mr. Dangerfield, who is the...

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GUY CAPITAL INCREASE.

Guy Motors, Ltd., has deckled, in view of the increasing business of the company, to issue 1,063,275 new ordinary shares of Is....

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NEW LINE OF RAIL ATTACK.

Railway opposition of an unusual nature failed at a Manchester inquiry, last week, because of a great increase of traffic...

Jointing Case Heard a Second Time

R EFERENCE to the exposure by The Commercial Motor of " the jointing trick " was made in a recent action heard by Judge Lilley...

How Rail Suppliers' Traffic Goes

WHY does traffic go by rail? An W answer to this question was given before the Yorkshire Licensing Authority at Doncaster, last...

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NEW YEAR'S HONOURS.

In the New Year's Honours List the names of several personalities associated, directly or indirectly, with road transport were...

Municipal Purchases and Proposals

Lincoln Corporation is buying four Leyland Titan double-deck oilers. Skegness Urban District Council has indented for a...

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Lightweight-body Construction

that saves taxes A Range of Duramin Underframes Which Effect a Saving in Weight of Approximately 6o per cent. is Now Available...

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HOW GERMANY IS COMBATING ITS FUEL SHORTAGE

A Wide Variety of Combustibles Has Been Made Available and Engine Manufacturers Have Developed Units That Can be Readily...

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COSTING OMISSIONS CAUSE SERIOUS LOSSES

How Neglect and Misunderstanding on the Part of a Haulier Created Mythical Profits T ABLE I appeared in last week's issue of...

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What the Associations

Are Doing COMBINES SCOTCH RATES PACT. An attempt in Lancashire to obtain an agreement on private-hire rates has been foileli...

Staffs Board Plan a Menace

T HE North Staffordshire Road Trans1 port Board Bill is full-of danger to the whole industry, said Mr, 0. C. Power, chairman,...

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A.R.O. VIEWS ON NEW BILL.

The policy of A.R.O. towards the . . ,Amending Bill recently placed before Parliament was revealed by Mr, R. W. national...

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Road Transport Can Help the Black Areas

By A Special Correspondent How New Methods Provide Fresh Opportunities for Development in Industry, Particularly from the...

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Albion Announces Two New Tipping Chassis

Models of 4 Tons and 5 Tons Capacity, Expressly Built for Use as End-tippers. Smaller Machine within 21-ton Limit F URTHER...

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REO INTRODUCES A NEW RAN E OF MEDIUM-WEIGHT CHASSIS

Three New Models, Iva Pay-lot of 3 tons, 4 tons and 5 tons Resj designed. Frames, Bigger Brakes, Axles and Gearboxes, an...

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Magnetic Clutch for Oil-engine Electric Starters

A N electric starting system particularly suited to oil engines has recently been patented in France by M. D. Gachon and...

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Beating the Government MacAdam's Greatest Achievement

How The Colossus of Roads" Persuaded Parliament to Allow Him His Expenses in Experimenting in Highways Construction and Secured...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

THE MERGER COLLAPSE FROM THE INSIDE. [4970] There are three facts which Mr. Flin, in his article under the above heading,...

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Scottish Tractor Trials in a Blizzard

A DEMONSTRATION .of. tractors and power implements was held at the Duthie Experimental Stock Farm at Bucksburn,'.near Aberdeen:...

Position of Chairmen of Traffic Commissioners

ro Tuesday night Parliament 1 6...../debated a money resolution, upon which a Bill will later be founded, altering the tenure...

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Incidental Equipment that Means So Much

Some Details of the Extensive Variety of Clayton Dewandre Specialized Products and Notes on the Improvements Which Have...

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Road Transport

Topics In Parliament By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent A STRING OF GRIEVANCES VENTILATED. I N the' House of...

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Operating Aspects of

Passenger Transport MINISTER SUPPORTS "FANTAIL" RULING C N appeal, the Minister of Transport has upheld the decisions of the...

Col. Redman Castigates Railways

"JNLESS you provide everyone ‘...) with proper convenient seating accommodation, we do not consider it right for you to come...

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EQUAL CHANCES FOR OPERATORS

T HERE was strong opposition to an application to the East Midland Traffic Commissioners, in Nottingham, by the Trent Motor...

Mersey Dispute Goes to Appeal

MHEN the construction of the W Mersey Tunnel was authorized by Parliament, it was agreed that no restrictions should be placed...

Road Transport Essential to Textile Trade

I N applications by Collier Daniels Transport, Ltd., heard by the NorthWestern Licensing Authority, at Manchester, on Tuesday,...

DID THEY KNOW THEIR AREA ?

A T the East Midland Tra c Commissioners' court, at Not ingliam, last week, strong comments vere addressed to a bus company...

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Is There Big Money in Coal Hawking ?

Further Trenchant Observations on an Informative Article Which Appeared in Our Issue Dated January 15 TN his article in your...

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AN ew V Engine

A Resume of Patent Specifications that Have Recently Been Published I NTEREST is growing in " pan.cake " and other forms of...