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11th September 1923
11th September 1923
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What the Good Driver Can Do.

T HE GOOD driver is rather like the sound man of business—he is not spectacular, and, because of that, he is overlooked by...

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ONE HEARS

Of transport starvation on Stoke rationing. Of many Sunday services run by Dr. Greenfields. That trains often cause both...

HERES"ONE

, Mason's taxi had been much in demand, but, so far as tips went, the evening had been a dud. When a prosperous-looking couple...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

! 4 I'lie wheels of wealth will be slowecl by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

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TENDENCIES IN AMERICAN BUS DESIGN.

Many Bus Requirements are Diametrically Opposed, and in this Article We Give the Views of an American Engineer on How They...

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HOW TO LESSEN ROAD ACCIDENTS.

Our Offer of £250 as Awards for Ideas Aiming at the Reduction of Road Danger HE OFFER of the proprietors of The Commer dal...

From Mr. C. le M. Gosselin (H. Viney and Co., Ltd.).

Sir,—It is_ difficult to determine without statistics how far the number of road accidents during the past year have increased...

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From Mr. Eric M. Carnage (A. W. Carnage, Ltd.).

Sir,—I am quite in agreement with the contention of The Commercial Motor that, on the whole, the drivers of goods vehicles and...

From Mr. H. E. Blain (Lon don "Safety First" Council).

Sir,—As chairman of the London " Safety First" C ouncil, I welcome the prominence the Press has given, and continues to give,...

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From Mr. H. E. Hickmott (Ribble Motor Services, Ltd.)

Sir,—I have pleasure in giving the following expression of opinion with regard to the driving of goods vehiclee and, public...

From Selfridge and Co., Ltd.

Sir,—You ask for Mr. Selfridge's views on the much-discussed ,question—" carelessness in the driving of motor vehicles," and as...

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THE NEW ROBEY 6-TON STEAM WAGON

Larger Boiler and Engine and Three-speed Gear, Modified Nickel-steel Frame and Ball-bearing Crankshaft, some of the New...

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AN EXPANDING SPROCKET GEAR.

Details of a New Transmission System in Which Silent Chains Are Used. T" " ARunder review aims at providing an infinite number...

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A SPECIAL CHASSIS FOR AMBULANCE BODIES.

Details of the 20-25 h.p. Ruston and Hornsby Model and the Complete Ambulance just Completed for the City of Lincoln. D URING...

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WHERE THE MOTORCYCLE CARRIER PAYS.

A Unit which is Becoming Increasingly Popular. T HE. observant, will probably have noticed that during the last 12 months . or...

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AN ENTIRELY NE EAM TRACTOR.

\W HEN WE saw the Super-Sentinel tractor in the ea a early stages of its development, few months ago, we were impressed not...

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NOVELTIES AT THE ENGINEERING _ EXHIBITION.

Devices that Facilitate Manufacture„ Repair, Running, and Maintenance of Commercial Motor Vehicles. T HE FACT that the...

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THE HAULIER'S INQUIRE WITHIN.

Investigating a Contract on Which Trailers Might Be Employed With Advantage. I PROPOSE, here, to pursue still further the...

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EQUIPPING A COACH FOR WIRELESS RECEPTION.

In Previous Articles we have Discussed Fully the Various Parts that go to Make Up the Best Type of Wireless Receiver. We now...

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AIDS TO SOLVING FORD PROBLEMS.

Valuable Advice on Every Phase of Ford Transport, which will Appeal to the Owner, Driver, and Repairer. I N THIS series of...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. ADVERTISING PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION. How the Dissemination of...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters should be on one side of...

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A HEAVY-DUTY CHAIN-TRACK-TYPE LORRY.

Three Tracks, One for Steering, the Others for Driving ; Hydraulic Steering Gear, and a New Design of Track Shoe, Claimed to be...

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COMMERCIAL MOTOR PROSPECTS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

I NTERESTING particulars concerning the commercial motor industry of the Union of South Africa are contained in the finely...

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HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

How to Get the Best Out of a Vehicle, to Secure Reliability and to Avoid Trouble. 423.—The Care of the Friction Pump Drive on...

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IDEAS ABOUT IGNITION.

Some Instructive Contributions from Our Driver and Mechanic Readers. T HE suggestion of " W.G.W.," of Pimlico, which refers to...

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A NEW INFINITELY VARIABLE GEAR.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patents. LA. A N INTERESTING and incenious infinitely variable gear, which embodies epicyclic...