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7th September 1934
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Page 31

Hope for the Haulier

O F the user of road transport it may he said, in the words of the poet, that "the path he has to wander in". is, indeed,...

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Passing Comments

S "N'a driver of a heavy-goods vehicle will be required to hold a special licence, and a point of interest in this connection...

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One Hears

That a Barrett jack is no duffer. Of many weighing the comparative merits of the i.c.e. and the c.i.e. That even in literary...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY

DRIVERS' HOURS: CONCILIATION BOARD SEEKS VARIATION. The Minister of Transport announces that he has received an application...

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Recording the Vehicle's Daily Movements

O WING to the regulations regarding %.—/drivers' hours, special interest is being taken by operators in instruments that record...

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Licensing Problems Elucidated

Changing a Licence from Class B to Class A. (112) QUESTION We have recently been granted a Class B licence for discretionary...

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Body Designs to

Suit THE DAIRYMAN'S NEEDS T HE dairyman's van for house-tohouse deliveries carries not only bottled milk, eggs and butter,...

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Unique MULTIWHEELER CLAIMS

PUT TO THE TEST U NSHAKEN confidence in a principle that renders the Multiwheeler fundamentally different from other...

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New Scammell 1 3-tonners now in production

A N illustration on this page shows one of the first new light 13tonners to be produced by Seammell Lorries, Ltd., 52-54, High...

A NEW GAS-FLOW-OPERATED GOVERNOR

A N inexpensive and easily fitted governor for Fords, Fordsons and Bedfords is now being handled by R. M. Papelian, Ltd.,...

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BEARINGS and BEARING METALS in the MAKING A NT1MONY, copper, lead

and tin are the chief constituents of white-metal bearings for all purposes. Arsenic and barium are very occasionally added in...

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• A New Brake System

for the Low-Loading Trailer A MONG certain detail modifications and improvements in the design of the horsebox trailers...

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Air Transport News

TERMINAL SERVICE BY AUTOGYRO.. In our issue dated April 6 we published two drawings, prepared by our artist, to illustrate the...

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OPINIONS and

QUERIES HOW TO DEAL WITH SLOW-MOVING .TRAFFIC. The Editor, THE COMMERCIACMOTOR, 143762 Sir,—Perhaps the most interesting...

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Forward Control Applied to an 8 h.p. Van Chassis

THERE would appear to be ample scope for a forward-control van of the minimum rated capacity, viz., 5-8 cwt. Drapers,...

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Operating Aspects of .

PASSENGER TRANSPORT T HE Draft Regulations concerning contract-carriage records have been circulated to national associations...

,IMPORTANT DECISION OF MINISTER ON COACH DUPLICATION

T HE Minister of Transport has an• flounced his decision in regard to important appeals relating to the question of duplication...

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THE LATEST NEWS OF IIVIINMYEMNT EVENTS

A T . the annual general meeting of the Booking Agents Association of Great Britain, Ltd,, which was held in London on August...

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Haulage Opportunities

T "general engineering trade still shows signs of continuing improvement. Sheffield reports that the demand for steel shows no...

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BRITISH TRADE ACTIVITY

Typified by Recent Deliveries HE most recent registration returns 4 ( :issued by the Ministry of Transport afford convincing...

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Problems of the

HAULIER and CARRIER I STATED, early in this series of articles, that there were two objects in view. First, that of...

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Heating the Interior of Buses

WITH the approach of winter the de sirability of heating the interior of the passenger vehicle comes to the fore, and with this...