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14th January 1938
14th January 1938
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The Trailer Keeps Pace

T HANKS to the splendid . efforts • of British trailer and semi-trailer makers, the co-operation of bra.ke is Now Sean...

The Field for the Agricultural Tractor

O N various occasions we have referred to the large number of agricultural tractors employed in this country, our last...

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Improving the Prospects for Beet Haulage

TT is common knowledge that we have taken a !considerable interest in the subject of the haulage of sugar beet. Our costs...

Passing Comments

I N view of the rapid progress of the trolleybus, it may be of interest to refer to the fact that it is only 11 years since the...

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NEWS of the WEEK

RATES-STRUCTURE LEGISLATION ON THE WAY. Following the recent report of the Traffic Advisory Committee on the creation of a...

Bid to Regulate Milk-transport Rates

O N Tuesday, a deputation from the Commercial Motor Users Association was. received by Mr. " J. L. Davies, chief marketing...

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Transit Insurance Notes DANGEROUS GOODS D ANGEROUS goods -are exeluded froixi

transit policies unless a special arrangement be made. Such loads usually include acids, oils with low flash points,...

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More Congestion on Rail than Road

" TT can no longer be taken for I granted that the railways, because they are capable of carrying a certain commodity, have the...

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Men in the News

MR. P. WILSON has been appointed by the Minister of Transport to be an assistant secretary at the Ministry. SIR EDWARD CROWE,...

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Varied Uses for

THE TRAIL] okl\ID SEMI-TRAILER Pointers on the Design of Trailers and Semi-trailers for Diverse Loads, Including Produce,...

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The Law Affecting Trailers

Points Which Operators or Potential Users of Trailers and Semitrailers Should Keep in Mind so as to Avoid Legal Troubles A...

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Fewer and Larger Tractors ?

W HEREAS on previous occasions the January farming conference at Oxford University has been directly concerned with the...

Staggered Hours to Relieve Traffic Congestion

THE 12th annual report of the I London and-Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee for the year 1936-97 is obtainable from...

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Lorry and Trailer, Articulate !hide or Rigid Eight-wheeler

WHICH IS BEST Ft MAXIMUM LOADS? Choice of Unit Does Not Convenience of Use i. Solely on Cost of Operation. rtary Factor of...

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What the Associations

Are Doing BEET HAULIERS TO ORGANIZE. Representatives of beet hauliers in Shropshire, headed by Mr. G. F. Goodwin and Mr. A....

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TRAILERS and SEMI-T RAILER for SPECIALIZED SERVICES W HEN the problem

of transporting a special load can be solved only by constructing a special vehicle to carry it, the trailer obviously enjoys a...

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1937 Appeal Decision Flat Will Affect 1938

A PPEAL decisions were given in 1937 that will have a marked bearing upon road-haulage operations in 1938 and subsequent...

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S.T.R. LECT ES MAKING HAULIERS "COSTCONSCIOUS"

Fruits of Endeavour: A Typical Concrete Example of the Good Effects of These Talks E VERYONE with any business experience is...

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Commercial Vehicles Su] ne at the Brussels Show

T HE Salon de Bruxelles, which opened last Saturday and closes next Wednesday, is exceptionally large this year and commercial...

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Should Bristol Have a Fly-over Bridge ?

The Official • Scheme for the City's Busy Traffic Centre Considered Ineffective and Liable to • Cause Congestion By A Special...

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OPINIONS

and UERIES WHY A COMBINE BUS " SERVICE " WAS WANTED. [5240] The extremely interesting • article by " Transex " in your issue...

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NO "SWEEPING DECISIONS"

A T last Friday's sitting in Edinburgh of the Southern Scotland Traffic Commissioners, it was intimated that the railway...

MR. ENGLAND STRONG FOR MOTORBUSES

I N a 60-page supplementary report to the passenger transport committee, Mr. Benjamin England, general manager of Leicester...

New Fight for

Fantail Tours I T is understood that consultations are taking place between Yorkshire and Lancashire coach operators who have...

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CONTRACT TICKETS IMPRACTICABLE?

A T its monthly meeting, Wallasey Town Council agreed to a proposal by Major Ashton that the transport co-ordination committee...

MAY PASSENGERS BE SET DOWN?

T HE length of halt at Liverpool on sight-seeing tours throdgh the Mersey Tunnel was the subject of comment at a sitting of the...

Tenders of Interest to Hauliers

MENDERS are invited by the following (latest dates given in parentheses): Penrith U.D.C. for road materials and haulage during...

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Financial News of the Industry

NEW COMPANIES. David Callender, Ltd., registered in Edinburgh as a private company on Jan, 4, with a nominal cap. of £60,000...

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New Location for the Power Unit

A Resume' of Patent Specifications that Have Recently Been Published U NORTHODOX design is often a feature of vehicles...