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14th August 1959
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The Whipping Boys

LTHOUGH the Labour Party have carefully refrained from committing temselves in writing on their ;tendons towards C-licensees,...

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Room for Expansion

H AULIERS will welcome the assurance by Mr. G. R. H. Nugent, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, that the...

Passing Comments

Arms and the (Other) Men THAT signal arms and winkers present special advan tages because their significance cannot be...

Page 41

One Hears

That there must be no ban on the van—or on its livery times. That plastics must have moved quite a few bodybuilders t of the...

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Owners of Overweight Lorries to be Punished ?

A N applicant who admitted that he was operating two out of three of his special A vehicles at weights heavier than authorized,...

Page 44

Men in the News

MR. W. McLirrrocK, secretary of the West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd., will retire on September 30. MR. H. BROWN became...

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Fast Town Services and Runabout Tickets to Regain Lost Traffic

A DIFFERENT category of travel would be created, said Mr. F. A. 1-1 Stockdale, for the Northern General Transport Co., Ltd.,...

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B.T.C. Allege "Back-door Methods": Attempt to Merge A and B Fleets

A r Manchester last week, the British Transport Commission told Mr. F. Williamson, North Western Licensing Authority, that H....

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Municipal Traffic Loss Continues

T HE loss of traffic which has been evident for several years shows little sign of change, says Mr. J. E. Frith, general...

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To Buses : Accidents Semi-finals in Next ncrease in London Year's Drivers' Contest?

DAD accidents in London during May, 1958, when there were no buses ause of the strike, rose by 30 per cent. ipared with the...

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High-speed oach Flattens Hills

A.E.C. Overseas Reliance Passenger Chassis has Good Turn of Speed and Commendable Fuel Economy : Hill Performance First-class...

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SERVICE FIRST With C I Close Rein

By Alan Smith, F.R,S.A. C ONSTANT supervision is given to the operation of the General Post Office's 14,500 mail vans so that...

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World's Largest Articulated Refueller

AT is claimed to be the world's largest articulated tfueller for aircraft has been placed in service at London rt by the Esso...

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Eyeless in Gaza

O NE way and another, no industry seems to get as much attention as transport, in spite of which, or perhaps because of which,...

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t Keeps Going When Others Have Stopped

ERY three hours, J. C. Nicholls, Ltd., )sham, complete a new house in ampshire. Their operations are divided private-enterprise...

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DANGER

Unbalanced Load! By p. A. C. Brocidngpn, M.I.Mech.E. A PART from differences in payload and so on, variables which affect the...

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Container Transferred in Four Minutes Without Crane

A NOVEL design of demountable van body is being employed in the U.S.A. by the New York Central Railroad and other undertakings....

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Better Shutter

A N improved type of metal roller shutter known as the Nyloy has been introduced by Dover Roller Shutters, Ltd., Spring Gardens...

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Hands Off!

IGHTLY more aggressive note is now bein g struck in advertisements bein g published by the Road Haula g e don on behalf of...

vv Brakes for AutomaticCoupling Semi-Trailer

terference with fully automatic ding is caused by the fitting of hydraulic semi-trailer braking reduced by the Primrose Third...

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What Is A FAIR WAGE?

Although Not Legally Binding on C-licence Operators, Aand B-licence Pay Rates Can Affect Drivers of Ancillary Vehicles :...

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Depot Handles 1,000 Tons a Day

than 1,000 tons of freight are died daily by the Spector Motor Terminal, Chicago, which is to be the world's largest road...

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Duplicated Braking

D UPLICATED brake operation by two pistons working in a common cylinder with separate fluid supplies is described in patent No....