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Cost Of Congestion In American Cities
rONCiESTION in American cities Is- , costs $15 per 1,000 vehicle-miles. Improved roads between towns would save commercial vehicles $2 an hour each and raise average speeds from......
Pax Tipper Under 3 Tons
A DENNIS Pax tipper weighing under 3 tons unladen has been completed by the Spenborough Engineering Co., Ltd., Heckmondwike, Yorks. The vehicle is a forwardcontrol model of......
New Indelible Marker
W RITING on labels and dockets likely to be exposed to the weather is frequently made illegible, resulting in much mystification on the part of drivers, sorters and others whose......
Higher Lime Rates?
A N application for higher rates for the haulage of lime is to be made to the Ministry of Agriculture by the British Agricultural Contractors' Association. The spreading......
" Build - Tamar Bridge Arow," Say Operators I - I
A TAMAR bridge should be built forthwith, even though tolls may have to be charged for its use. the Devon and Cornwell Area of the Road Haulage Association and the Devon and......
New "trader Handbook"
T HE . Trader Publishing Co.. Ltd., Dorset House, Stamford Street. London, S.E.I. have published the 1955 edition of Trader HanciPook at I5s. (15s. 6d. by post). This annual and......
Testing Lc., Engines
IN recent years there has been a 1 number of notable advances in enginetesting methods and equipment to ensure greater accuracy of measurement with simpler controls. All such......
B Licence Refused : Delivery Check Made T He Northern...
Authority has refused a B licence to Mr. W. Stewart, a Sunderland taxi owner, to carry newspapers for W. H. Smith and Sons, Ltd. As reported in The Commercial Motor on March 25,......
New Ribble Station
A NEW coach station costing £10,000 was opened last Saturday by Ribble Motor Services. Ltd., in Preston. It has been designed to relieve congestion at the Tithebarn Street bus......
Powder To Remove Grime
A NEW hand cleanser, known as Borax°, has been produced by Borax Consolidated, Ltd., to remove grease, grime and chemicals without harming the skin. It contains no insoluble or......