One Hears
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That a hold-up is invariably a let-down: That nobody should be ashamed to economize for the war effort.
That Parsons's spring tensioners for its tyre chains add greatly to their safety and silence.
That as finality in design can never be absolute, there will always be types that become definitely obsolete.
Of an American vehicle with a cab which is tilted forward by an hydraulic ram, to give accessibility for engine maintenance.
That it is always advisable in commercial-motor repair work to ascertain, wherever possible, the cause of the failure or breakage before fitting a replacement part.
That Major Goddard's claim as to the savings effected by road-transport oil engines must have surprised many readers and shows what more could have been achieved if this power unit had not been officially discouraged in its early days. Of the formation of Caudle Transport, Ltd.
It presumed that Mrs. Caudle will be able to lecture on the matter.
That all road transport is held up by tyres, but, fortunately, not many vehicles for lack of them.
Many appreciative comments on the .Leyland advertisement concerning the policy of "saying nowt."
That early post-war times will witness a number of additions to the ranks of the makers of commercial vehicles.
That some are already making their plans and designing models.
That the National Conference of Road Transport Clearing Houses, although a baby among associations, is certainly a bonny bairn.
That drivers who follow the Michelin advice will be able to 'realize a boyish dream and go round hitting tyres with a hammer, like the wheel tappers they saw in railway stations.
Of the first woman driver of a trolleybus in a Yorkshire town.
Follow the M. of W.T. cue and make circles around that quick turnround.
That the appointment of Messrs. Smart and Hastie as Divisional Ofil'aers is appropriate.