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9th January 1948
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Metal Tyres for Britain

W E are able to give first and exclusive details of a revolutionary achievement in tyre construction in this country. This is...

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Straws in the Wind

IN Essex bus crews have been on strike because 1 they were called upon to man buses so old as to be considered dangerous by...

Passing Comments

Over-strong Coach MEW concepts concerning Bodies May Endanger "structural strength in body Passengerc work are emanating from...

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OUTPUT KEEPS UP: 138,921 VEHICLES IN 11 MONTHS MOVEMBER'S production

of 13,734 1 commercial vehicles raised the output for the first 11 months of last year to 138,921 units, and compared with the...

MINISTRY SETS UP PERMANENT SAFETY COMMITTEE

O N the recommendation of the Committee on Road Safety, which has made a three-year survey of the roadaccident problem, a road...

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NEW YEAR HONOURS: KB. FOR MR. RICARDO)

N OT a great many people in or connected with our industry were included in the list of higher honours, but the following may...

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Personal Pars

LORD NUFFIELD left, last week, OD a business trip to Australia. MR. DAVID T. Josres, M.P., has been appointed Parliamentary...

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NATIONALIZED OPERATORS TO GET 3 PER CENT. INTEREST?

THE terms of compensation for railI way shareholders, announced by the Government last week, may afford some indication to road...

Leyland " Alt Out" for Exports TWO new developments to increase 1 export trade are announced by Ley

land Motors, Ltd. First, Mr, a G. Stokes, A.M.I.Mech.E., M.S.A.E., the company's export manager, is undertaking another...

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MAKERS "FREEZING" " SURPLUS GOVERNMENT MACHINE TOOLS? ACCORDING to Mr

Norman E. .1 - 1 Potts, a leading machine-tool dealer, of Birmingham, certain manufacturers of machine tools are buying...

FOUR RULES FOR RECASTING RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION

F OUR principles on which the administration of the nationalized railways will be reorganized were outlined last week by Sir...

In a Line or Two

At Blyth Police Court, three operators were fined a total of £1 60 for improper use of petrol. Production of Lodge sparking...

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BIG DEAL IN NORTH THE motor business of Garlick, 1

Burrell and Edwards, Ltd., with depots at Liverpool, Birkenhead and Southport, has been acquired . by Braid Bros., Ltd., stated...

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INCENTIVE • BONUSES

Keep Vehicles on the Road By A. J. Speakman A N ever-increasing number of concerns is instituting group fellowship incentive...

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New E.R.F. Range of Oilers

TAETAILS of a new E.R.F. chassis fitted with the Gardner four-cylinclered oil engine have been obtained exclusively by "The...

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T RAFFIC lights, pedestrian crossings, slow moving traffic and the numerous

oth,er obstacles encountered by vehicles on town delivery work, normally cause a comparatively heavy fuel consumption. However,...

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vith Economy

From Results Based On a 500-mile Test, the Bradford Van Appears to Favour Hard Work, Showing a Relatively Low Fuel Consumption...

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Taking the Labour Out of Labouring A N outcome of years

of experience in the manufacture of electric industrial trucks, the Cleco F8 stillage truck has been designed to reduce general...

A New Body Works in South Wales

A COMMERCIAL bodybuild n g enterpriSe has been snsrted at N-eath Abbey, Glamorgan, by the Longford Manufacturing and...

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THOROUGH STAFF TRAININ PAYS FOR

The True Value of a Perfectly Trained = Staff is Appreciated by a Canadian Brewery Company D ISTRIBUTING its brewery products,...

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From

f Aircr af t Work to Coachbuildai lul EMBERS of Cardiff Transport 1V1 Committee, with Mr. J Dunning, general' manager of the...

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Hauling Big Loads at Minimum Cost

T HE previous article dealt with the relative merits of a tractor and trailer or a solo vehicle of corresponding load capacity,...

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OPTIMUM MAINTENANCE

The Engineer's Target Vehicle Upkeep Studied from the Theoretical and the Practical Aspects in a Paper Read to the I.R.T.E....

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High.' Safety - . Factor in

NEW METAI ,IC TYRES T HIS week "The Commercial Motor" is able exclu- iively to describe a new tyre if( which steel is used to...

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Power-assisted or Mechanical Steering at Will

DOWERED assistance for steering or I similar purposes is described in patent No. 592.640 by R. yenning and E. Tapp, Surnme -...