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14th January 1955
14th January 1955
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Is 30 m.p.h. Worth Buying?

I S an increase from 20 m.p.h. to 30 m.p.h. in the speed limit of heavy goods vehicles worth buying? If so, what is a fair...

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Rivalry in the Tyre Field

OMPETITION between the manufacturers of ' tyres, particularly those in the commercialvehicle field, is fairly acute, although...

Passing Comments

Glass Fibre 3,500 Years Ago A N interesting feature concerned with the produc tion of fibreglass reinforced plastics is that...

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One Hears

That the price of dery may soon be increased. That the reasons are higher prices elsewhere in the world and raised freight...

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Pay Rise Will Cost £31m. : Bus Operators Want Higher Fares

THE pay rise of 10s. a week, which was accepted last Friday by the I unions representing some 100,000 company bus workers, will...

Haulage Men's Pay Meeting Next Week

T HE claim of the unions for a : substantial increase in pay and an advance in the rate for ni g ht work is to be considered a...

74% of Vehicles in 'List 8 Sold

B Y Tuesday, 74 per cent. of the B Y Tuesday, 74 per cent. of the vehicles offered without premises I in list 8 of transport...

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149 B.R.S. Depots to be Offered

5,830 Vehicles With Premises for Sale in March : Can Now be Inspected E ARLY in March the British Transport Commission will...

N.R.T.F. Ask for Reduction in Tax

A DEPUTATION from the National Pl. Road Transport Federation met the Financial Secretary to the Treasgry, Mr. H. Brooke, on...

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Men in the News MR. A. WALTER DAVIES has been appointed South Wales area representative of Lombard Banking, Ltd.

MR. DUDLEY THOMAS has joined the sales staff of C.A.V., Ltd. He was formerly with Hubert H. P. Trist, Ltd. MR. JACK CASSON, a...

B.R.S. Sales Cause Transport Shortage

WI4EN M. Hawkins, Ltd., Felton, " Northumberland, applied to the Northern Licensing Authority on Monday for an A licence for...

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North British Build U.S. Tyres

T HE North British Rubber Co., Ltd., Edinburgh, have turned over their great tyre-productive resources to the manufacture of...

R.H.A. to Choose Pension Scheme

N EXT Wednesday a special committee of the Road Haulage Association will consider a number of pension schemes submitted by...

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Companies Reject Corporation as Joint Operator

A SUGGESTION that Chesterfield 1---1 Corporation should participate with East Midland Motor Services, Ltd., Midland General...

In a Lin c or Two

The Western Welsh Omnibus Co., Ltd., have opened a garage at St. David's, Pembrokeshire. A start is soon to be made on...

Fine Cheaper than Defence

Q PERATORS who face charges relating to the use of defective vehicles sometimes consider it cheaper to plead guilty and pay a...

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Advanced-level Driving Tests

THE Ministry of Transport would I like to , see an advanced-level drivin g test introduced, Mr. Dennis O'Nei ll ,...

Cheap Fares for Old. to Stay in Preston

A LTHOUGH the town clerk had ris advised members that concession fares for old-a g e pensioners on the corporation's bus...

Car Owners Cause Bus Loss

N i TAIN reasons for the decline in Oa takin g s on the bus route between Pateley Brid g e and Colley were that more farmers...

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Moves to Counteract Municipal Losses

A DEFICIT of £70,000 at the end of the current financial year is forecast by Edinburgh Transport Department, despite an...

Road Carries Three Times as Much, as Rail

T HE tonnage of goods sent by road is three times as great as by rail, says Mr. Gilbert J. Ponsonby in the January issue of...

Dangerous Load : B.R.S. Fined

H 0WDEN magistrates last week fined the Lincoln City group of British Road Services £10 for permitting the use of a lorry with...

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20 More Vehicles Wanted in Hull

" H ULL'S wholesale fruit trade could absorb another 20 vehicles for long-distarice road work," stated Mr. Kenneth Dawson,...

Thornycrofts Used on Big Australian Job

W HAT was stated to be the most difficult transport operation ever undertaken in Australia was recently carried out by L....

Higher Fares if Fuel Tax Stays ?

D ESPITE an estimated net surplus of £164,402 at the end of the current financial year (The Commercial Motor, last week),...

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Staddard Rutland Components and Perkins P6 Engine Characterize the Tucan: Economy

is Exceptional in Hilly. Country by John F. Moon, A.M.I.R.T.E. T HE average haulier in the west of England is faced with far...

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" Safety-first " Tanker

A.E.C. Tanker Fitted with Power Steering and Exhaust Brake Spells Safety for Liquid Loads A N A.E.C. Mammoth Major Mk. Ill...

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Britain Strong at Brussels

Sixteen Makes of British Vehicle are Expected at the Brussels Salon : Light Vans, Heavy Goods and Pdssenger Vehicles Well...

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Pressure for Higher Speed Limit Grows

QI-TORTLY after the National Joint Industrial Council considered the question of increasing the speed limit on heavy goods...

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Pound of Flesh

I N their plans for disposal, the hauliers no doubt cast themselves as Shylock and British Road Services as the merchant whom...

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Post Office the ackbone of German Transport

By W. H. Godwin T HE Federal Post Office (Deutsche Bundespost) is playing an important part in the bitter struggle betiveen...

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Opinions and Queries

A Reply to the Lords THE article headed "Lords Attack Traffic Bill" in your issue dated December 31, was read by me with great...

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Economy.

in Tipper Operation T HE importance of small details in the design of tipping vehicles is a ' subject upon which Mr. S. T....

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Lights Inaccurate and Inadequate

Loudon Conference Reveals the Many Problems for Solution in Providing Increased Safety on the Roads p ROBLEMS awaiting solution...

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Higher. Rail Demurrage Charges'?

Need for Speeding Up Turnround of Railway Wagons CAR more stringent demurrage I. charges would need to be applied to speed up...

Shortcomings of Eutectic Plates

'TECHNICAL aspegts of the construe tion and use of refrigerated vehicles were discussed by Mr. N. Jewson, of T. Coleborn and...

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Making the Quotation Suit Lead Mileage

Various Methods of Working Out Charges for the Carriage of Materials Over Distances Up to 60 Miles : Average Speed of Shorter...

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A Power-actuated Gear Change

A POWER-OPERATED gear change /A is shown in patent No. 719,559 (Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nurnberg A.G., Niirnberg, Germany)....