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15th December 1950
15th December 1950
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R.H.E. versus the Rest I N refusing to accept traffic from

free hauliers, the Road Haulage Executive Hauliers Wastes is deliberately flouting the Increases instruction given by Parlia...

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Vehicles. T . ht Nobody'• Wants P1 1 41-E inciease 61 13,750 in

the 1951 quota of J.-goeds - r: vehicles ,Thr the home market, cOtit13,ared'Wittrthat'of the present year, will be welconted„...

Passing Comments

Australian Operator THE Fcxlen concern has Supplies Road-safety A brought to our notice Slogans several clever, and in some...

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One Hears

That British reputations, as well as deputations, LI2rnand better roads That in the present state of disrepair of our roads one...

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Lords Offer Concessions

o B.T.C. Control of !hullers' Charges on Permit Work : B.T.C. Licensing Restricted TWO important amendments in favour of the...

Permits : Ministry Hears Deputation

D ESPITE an earlier refusal, reported in "The Commercial Motor" last week, by the Minister of Transport to receive a deputation...

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Three Processions To-morrow

TO-MORROW (December 16) the 1 Yorkshire (Sheffield) Area of the Road Haulage Association is staging processions of vehicles...

R. I-I.E. No Monopoly says Mr. Nelson G RANTING an application

by Crook Is-1 and Wilmington Carriers, Ltd., Bishop Auckland, to replace an existing lorry of 11 tons 16 cwt. unladen weight...

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Councils Must Keep Workmen's Fares: Many Increases Granted

A BOLITION of workmen's fares, sought by Leicester Transport Department, was, last week, refused by the East Midland Licensing...

Men in the News

MR. J. FISHER has been appointed office manager in Unaguay for the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd. COL. SIR JOSEPH NALL, D.S.O., T.D.....

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R.H.E. Heading for Monopoly : Liaison Will Not Help Hauliers

E MPHATIC protests against the permit situation were voiced at a meeting of 400 hauliers, held by the Road Haulage Association...

Checkmate !

C ONCERTED attempts by coach operators running express services into and across London, to introduce longer and wider vehicles,...

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RILE. to be Sued in the High Court A N action

in the High Court is to be brought by three brothers, one of whom was managing director of Wright Bros. (Wolverhampton), Ltd.,...

Austin Makes Great Strides Everywhere

O RDERS in hand for Loadstar 2-tonners and 5-tonners, 15,000 of which have already been exported, cover the entire production...

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M.I.R.A. Does Good Work: Proving Ground Developed

I N addition to the Belgian pave at the Motor Industry Research Association's Nuneaton proving ground, other sections have been...

11.R.S. Lorries Must be Used"

if 4A LTHOUGH some people did not IA like the service provided by the Road Haulage Executive, if the vehicles were available,...

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"No Public Control of Nationalized Transport"

D ESPITE pressure by Opposition Members in the House of Commons, last week, the Minister of Transport refusee to state what...

N.U.M. Considers Report on B.R.S

IT is understood that the National 1 Union of Manufacturers has not yet finally decided the line of action to be followed on...

Road improvement : Minister's Reply

I N a discussion on Weigh affairs in the House of Commons last week, Mr Ness Edwards, the Postmaster-General, stressed the...

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TEAM WORK I 300D ECONOMY

T EAM spirit is one of the secrets of the success of West Bromwich Transport Department, an undertaking which is highly...

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The Latest in Service Equipment

A NI ONG the latest items of transport service equipment are a paant drier, torque wrenches, washing plant, breakdown cranes...

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Big Plans for Bits Stations

\ DROPOSALS bein g considered by '1 Newcastle-on-Tyne town plannin g committee include developments to the city's three main...

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" Ideas Men" Needed in Transport

Original Thought and Creative Imagination Required to Deal with Present -day Transport Problems, but Special Training is...

Bigger and Bigger

T "year's edition of "Basic Road Statistics, Great Britain, 1950," published by the British Road Federation, reveals that the...

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't/OtWScreect Pounds Earn

By A. E. Sherlock-M esher, F.R.S.A. M ECHANICAL handling at depots, the development of special .types of vehicle, effective...

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Oldham's 50 Years of Transport P ROGRESS of the borough's transnort,

from the days of the horsed and steam trams, is reviewed in an illustrated brochure marking the completion of 50 years'...

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Marriage or Liaison?

Whilst the R.H.E.'s Acquired Undertakings Withdrew from the R.H.A., Membership of N.A.F.W.R. by Pickfords Continues. This...

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Transport "Experts" in Parliament I WOULD like to comment on

two items in your issue I dated November 24. Mr. R. Reader 1-Tarris, M.P., in referring to the capabilities of certain Members...

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Influences that Make for Accidents

" 'IF the results of tests carried out are representative, there is room I for much improvement in the design of the brakes of...

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Larger Engines Bring New Piston Troubles

Mr, T. H. Parkinson on "Post. war Public Service Vehicle Maintenance" Offers Some Controversial Views THE introduction of the...

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Comparisons in Costs

Tippers and Normal Lorries Our Costs Expert Continues His Thesis of Last Week IN pt my previous article I gave figures for the...

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Lighting Fittings Demonstrated in Mobile Showroom

T O demonstrate it lighting equipment and fittings to prospective customers in remote areas, Crompton Parkinson, Ltd., Crompton...

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Coach Body with Two-level Seating

T O increase the number of passengers carried by a vehicle, while keeping to the legal exterior dimensions, is the aim of a...