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What is the Real IN a letter to "The Road Strength of the I Way," the official journal of R.H.A. the Road Haulage Association, a member, Mr. P. J. Cheshire. gives some views on the strength of the Association. From a study of the 1938 licensing figures he finds the following : —Full-term A licences (including combinations of A and B), 22,999, less 32 owned by the railways, leaving 22.967; B licences (apart from combined A and B), 31016, total, 53,983. In view of the fact that the majority of B licensees operate only one vehicle, it is impossible to look upon the whole of the 31,000 as potential members. He believes that the proportibn of A to B licences in the membership, which is claimed to be over 15,000, is about three to one. This would giye, roughly, 11,250. holding A licences—nearly 50 per cent.. of the 1938. total. As, however, a large proportion of the 1938 total is lost,
although some only temporarily, it can be said that the R.H.A. membership is well over 50 per cent. in terms of licence holders, excluding the B category. In terms of vehicles, it is probably at least 75 per Cent., in view of the fact that Most of the concerns of medium And large size are members.
QOME of the roads in the area surrounding Lisbon, the capital of Portugal: appear to be so unsuitable for traffic that a transport service for passengers and goods is being commenced along the sands of the boast, immediately south of the city. It is stated that the means employed will be track-tractors and. Tanks. Tanks. This strikes us as being a somewhat expensive method, hut We presume that only priority passengers and goods Of an urgent nature will be carried, Track Vehicles to Operate on Portugal's Sands . . . • Air To Heavy for IN a new giaret air liner 311 lb •
Large Aeroplane will 'oe 4aved • by filling its Tyres _ tyres with helium. The 26 lb.
\ of helium will replace 180 lb. f air, and the pay-load will be increased accordingly. Helium is an inert gas, having no known chemical affinity for rubber, either natural or synthetic, and for that reason, lengthened life of the tyres is anticipated.
Institute of Export A SYLLABUS on education Arranges :Syllabus of 1-70-for the export trade has
ltffication been produced by the Institute of Export, Royal Empire Society Building, Northumberland Avenue, London, W.C.2, the purpose being to ensure to industry and the country the existence of a basic standard of proficiency in this nationally important profession. It represents a year's hard work by the Institute's Education Committee and has been approved by the Federation of British Industries, and those commercial and technical colleges which will be engaged in educatingestudents to the required standard. T.he Courses will be available at such colleges in London and important provincial centres during the autumn and winter. There will also be an improved correspondence course.
Church Army Vehicle QOME time ago we dealt with on Black market an interesting stores vehicle
Haulage • which the Church Army eveetually sent to Europe. It had not been long in service when it was stolen. Although it was seen fronr time to time, quite a period elapsed before the vehicle was eventually stopped by a Church Army official. The driver, a Canadian soldier, jumped out and, seeing that the game was 'up, ran away. On examining the machine it was found to be loaded with coal which, at the time, was fetching 224 a ton in the black market. Apparently the vehicle had been operAy used in this way, the driver relying on the Church Army insignia on the body to keep him lent of trouble.