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10th January 1947
10th January 1947
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MATERIAL HAMM* .EQUIPMENT

PATE-NT Nos. 450353, 460535, 475161 and 515281. TODAY, a quick "turn round " of all transport I is essential, and no Equipment...

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THE ECONOMICS OF RAYON CORD TYRES

ON AMP, deity Avekekx n URING the war years, it was proved beyond dispute that rayon cord tyres stood up to well-nigh...

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Passing Comments

What Happens when SOME people have curious the Cooling Water ideas as to the reason for the Freezes bursting of cylinder...

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One Hears

• That " There's many a slip That David proved more efficient than Goliath. Of a "bright young thing" who wanted some paint...

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News of the Week

R.H.A. PROVIDES EMERGENCY TRANSPORT COR the first time the Road Haulage .1 Association, under the arrangement , with the...

"Illegal" Ex•Service Vehicles

r E situation concerning ex-Service vehicles that cannot legally be employed on public highways for the reason that they do not...

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OIL ENGINES FOR ROAD TRANSPORT

T'HE third lecture of the second ses1 sion of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers, London, will be delivered by Mr. F. W....

BIG HAULAGE STRIKE QEVERAL thousand drivers and other 0-I employees

of about 30 large haulage companies in London started an unofficial strike on Monday. Deliveries of meat, fruit, fish,...

EXPORTS VALUED AT 117,000,000

IN the 11 months ended November, 1 1946, 42,918 new commercial vehicles, valued at £16,955,571, were exported from the United...

NIGHER PAY FOR TRANSPORT WORKERS

DETWEEN January and November LP last year, 369,500 workers in the transport industry received wage increases totalling £140,000...

PROBLEMS IN U.S.A.

A T the Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, on I - I January 20, at 7.30 p.m., Mr. J. A. Dunnage will address the Merseyside Centre of...

JOINT OPERATION PLAN

A MEETING of representatives of Dudley, Walsall and West Bromwich Corporations and the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus...

14,200 VEHICLES IN A MONTH

IN November, British manufacturers of 1 commercial vehicles produced a total of 14,223 vehicles. Of these, 91 were for Servic....

NUFFIELD EXPORTS' RENDEZVOUS IN LONDON

A LTHOUGH the premises of Nuffield .1" - 1 Exports, Ltd., at Nuffield House, 41-46, Piccadilly, London, W.1, will take some...

MAKING THE ROADS SAFER

I - 1 A LONDON bus driver has won a prize offered by Ealing Borough Council for suggestions for the prevention of road...

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2-TON CHARGE ON 1-TON LOAD JUSTIFIED

A N appeal by Isaac Webster and Sons, Ltd., Abbey Works, Kirkstall, Leeds, against a charge of £6 12s. 2d. made by I. W....

TRANSPORT OF POTATOES

T HE transport of potatoes from the Eastern Counties (Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire including the Isle of Ely, Soke, of...

LORD NUFFIELD PRESENTS A COACH

THE Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, is the grateful recipient of a New Year present from Lord Nuffield. This took the...

HEAVY BOOKINGS FROM OXFORD TT is reported that the special

panto' mime and circus trips operated by South Midland Motor Services, Ltd., from Oxford to London have been heavily booked....

IN THE MONEY

Stewart and Arden. Ltd., made a trading profit of £93,091 In the year to September 30, 1946. compared with 644.630 a year...

MORE ON THE MEAT TRANSPORT POOL

rORMED in 1939 by the meat carriers .1 . constituting the Wholesale Meat Transport Association, to meet the country's war-time...

BUSINESS MEN AND VISITS TO GERMANY

A RRANGEMENTS have been made to allow business men to visit the British and American Zones in Germany for commercial purposes,...

THANKS FOR CALENDARS

JE acknowLdge with grateful thanks VV usefto and altistic calendars from many of our friends, including Albion Motors, Ltd.;...

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The New Year Honours THE following are included in the New Year Honours List dated Janu

ary 1. — • KNIGHTS BACHELOR: H. L. Kenward for services to Ministry of Supply in connection with the rubber tyre industry (Mr....

ALD. 14 J. CARR, of Hartlepool, has been appointed a Licensing Authority for the Northern Area.

COL. W. S. CAMERON, Leeds city engineer, is to retire next May, after an association of 44 years with the city engineer's...

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TYRE SHORTAGE: CRISIS COMING?

AAEMBERS of the road transport Msection of Liverpool Chamber of Commerce take the view that if the position with regard to tyre...

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50 Years' Experience Behind Eagle Equipment

N OT the least interesting side of our industry lies in the wide diversity of types of vehicle employed in it. The war. period...

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Proposed Modifications in Haulage Wages

A N announcement has been made by the Road Haulage Central Waves Board that it has decided to give notice of its intention to...

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That Disclaimer Clause

An interpretation by Geo. B. Lissenden, M. Inst. T. D UR1NG the past fortnight three leading men in the road haulage industry...

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A Million Ton-miles

M ECHANICAL horses a n d Bedford tractive units play an important part in the distribution of Fremlins beers. These and her...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

CONFUSION ADDED TO CONFUSION IN the example contained in the article, What You Will Get in Compensation '' (December 13), the...

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Co-operative Advertising Cuts Costs and Raises Standards

These two posters. reproduced by the litho process, are taken from a series of eight prepared for use by all companies in the...

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Details of Applications Must be Accurate

NAANY applications to the Licensing MAuthorities for road-service licences, stated to be without modification, are found, on...

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or ward THE BATTERY ELECTRIC

says P. G. TUCKER T HERE is growing evidence that the battery-electric vehicle, which, for so many years, has been but nibbling...

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ALL-IN INSURANCE PAYS

Some of the Pitfalls that Lie Ahead of the Haulier who Does Not Provide for Full Insurance of Loads and Does Not Appreciate the...

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Tying Down Some Bore Wear Myths

B ASED primarily on experience gained with private-car engines, Mr. W. A. Robotham's paper entitled "Some Problems of...

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T HE technique of incorporating the chassis, frame-members of a vehicle

as an integral part of its body, generally referred to as chassisless construction, confers certain definite operating...

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Passenger Transport News

Frames, Construction Reduces Operating Costs—Contd. Another interesting feature of this body-cum-chassis design is the hinged...

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000,000 LOAN FOR MANCHESTER?

O VER £500,000 will be borrowed for transport purposes by Manchester Corporation if the scheme presented to the city council on...

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Power Assistance for

Foot and Hand Brakes DATENT No. 580,961 comes from authorities on braking problems, Clayton Dewandre Co., Ltd., and J. Rodway,...