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6th February 1942
6th February 1942
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JAMES WOLFE

F ROM his boyhood Wolfe,who was educated at private schools in Westerham and Greenwich, determined to be a soldier. He...

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The Vexed Question of Unity .

T HE lack of unity in the representation of road transport interests is exemplified by the absence of concord in the various...

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Passing Comments

A NOTE in " The Motor" of January 14 draws attention to an inquest on a man in his 80th year who had been knocked down while...

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One Hears Too often of a knock-out in the black-out.

That the chairman of the I.T.A. does not suffer from writer's cramp. That there is no need to get out of your depth when...

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News of the Week

"HARP CORE " RESPONSE SAID TO BE GRATIFYING Q UARTERS closely associated with the GOVenmerit road-haulage scheme have informed...

"Honour Your Pledge," Says Haulage Officer

TN his capacity as chairman of the 'Road Transport Section of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, Mr. R. 13. Stockdale,...

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INSURANCE COMPANIES AND NIGHT-RUNNING RISKS A T the 70th annual general

meeting of the Liverpool Cart and. Motor Owners' Association, at Liverpool, Mr. W. J, Harper, who presided, referred to the...

Personal Pars

MR. H. J. SEED, Of MeSSTS: Leach and Seed, Maudslay commercial-vehicle distributors, of Salford, has been reappointed...

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M. of W.T. Road Haulage Scheme Activities

THE London Area Office of the road/ haulage branch of the M. of W.T. is located at Kelvin House, Lower Belgrave Street, S.W.1...

Petrol Direct from Pool Depots : Retailers' Protest

O PPOSITION was expressed at the annual meeting of the Bradford and District Petrol Retailers' , Association, last week, to a...

• Call for Snow Clearance Speed Urgent Traffic

('TARING instances of the lack of N–lladequate provision' to clear snow quickly from our roads so as to prevent delays to vital...

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WILL RATIONALIZATION BENEFIT GROCERS?

C LASGOW grocers believe that the decision to discontinue the issue •of basic fuel rations for goods vehicles will mean little...

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How Should Rates for Part loads be Determined?

. I WONDER if anyone has ever devised a logical method, on a cost plus profit basis, of assessing rates for part loads. If...

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Newest Metallurgical Advances

Aid Tool-foom and Heat-treatment Shop S OME interesting new developments in metals and machines for industrial use should,...

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Alloy cast iron is being used in some parts for

the shanks of carbide tipped tools. It is claimed that better support is given to the tip, lessening tip breakage as a result...

Operator Converts Austin Van to Battery-electric

S 014IE of the " blessings " showered upon Europe by Hitler's new order are already " enjoyed° . in Switzerland, although that...

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ABNORM, LOADS

are a regular ansport task I Tmust be nearly a ce founders of Currie an commenced operations transport contractors. ". the...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

Can Whole Truth be Told on Log Sheets? S OME drivers in the employ of my company were filling in their log sheets at a cafe a...

Scarcity of Drivers with Local Knowledge

WHAT Mr. C. S. Dunbar states in your issue for vv January 16 regarding the scarcity of drivers with local knowledge is true, so...

Steam Power for •Agriculture and Transport

R DEFERRING to the letter from "Sympathiser," in l‘your issue dated January 16, on the subject of the persecution of the...

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Never Bury Alive a Sound Tyre Casing

T HE temporary loss of our East Indian rubber supplies has raised the matter of tyre conservation • from the level of ordinary...

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Combining Direct and Indirect

Injection A COMBUSTION scheme for oil CA engines, claimed to possess the advantages of both direct injection and ante-chamber...