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The Spirit of Unity Still Wanting • B ETWEEN the headquarters or

national 1-/council of the average association and the metxtbers, regarded nationally, there is more frequently than not a...

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Passing Comments

Travelling by Rail 140W passengers by rail for Next to NothI obtain still cheaper facili ing ties than those ordinarily avail...

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One Hears

Appreciations of our new "Silver Mask" caricatures. That Sir Cyril has put a cat amongst the ancillary pigeons. That by...

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NEWS of the WEEK

The wheels of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport, at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

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• INVESTIGATING ALLEGED CONCILIATION BREACHES.

It is understood that the local conciliation officer of the Ministry of Labour is now dealing with several cases of alleged...

South Wales Restless About Wages

T ROUBLE has arisen in the South Wales Area by reason of alleged breaches of the conciliation agreement. It is contended that...

One of Haulier's Licences Revoked A N Aberdeen haulier, Mr. James

Sauter, Gairnsheil, Abbotsford Road, Aberdeen, trading as Souter and Co., had one of his licences revoked, last week, by Mr....

Operators Not Paying Farr Share ?

VOLLOWING a statement that the employers panel of the Yorkshire Conciliation Board was in debt, and an appeal for help from...

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TRACTOR TRIALS AGAIN: R.A.S.E. MOVE.

The Royal Agricultural Society of England has taken the step of conferring with tractor manufacturers and .agricultural...

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HOURS APPEAL DISMISSED.

An appeal • by Howard Robinson, Ltd., Brighton, against a conviction in respect of drivers' hours, made on February 11 by the...

Personal Pars

MR S. BErneetExr, J.P., has been reelected president of the Belfast Transport Officials' Club. CAPT. J. S. IRviNG is to be...

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SPECIFICATIONS OF MUNICIPAL MOTORS.

The abridged specifications of all classes of municipal motor, published in the Special Municipal Number of The Commercial...

Road Transport Topics

In Parliament RAILWAY LIABILITY—AN UNFAIR ANOMALY. IMPORTANT questions regarding the rights of railway passengers were...

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Wheels for Tyre Cooling

On the left is seen the Bithell Giandayton cast-steel spoked wheel, complete with detachable rim and tyre. Heat-dissipating...

Reflecting Signs to Increase Safety

W ITH the object of increasing safety at night, a new series of reflecting signs has been designed by Adams and Benson, Ltd.,...

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What the Associations Are Doing

COUNCIL CONTRACTS INVESTIGATED. Investigations into the rates paid under council contracts have recently been carried out by...

Merger of Metropolitan Associations

A T the annual general meeting of the London and Home Counties Haulage Contractors' Association, of which Mr. R. P. Bailey is...

BIG INCREASE IN WEST. COUNTRY BUSINESS.

Mr. Norman J. Bennett, of Plymouth, has now taken up his new post as whole-time secretary of A.R.O. Devon and Cornwall Area....

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A.R.O.-C.M.U.A. CO-OPERATION IN HULL.

At a joint' meeting of A.R.O. Hull Sub-area committee and the local C.M.U.A. committee it was decided to take concerted action...

Yorkshire Employers to Fight On

Determination to Operate Counter Prop° . sals. Scheme to Stabilize Haulage Rates R ESOLUTIONS supporting not only the...

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BUILDING DROP-SIDED

BODIES for heavy duties " I TOOK the liberty of looking I around that new drop-sided lorry of yours, Hardy," said Hawkins,...

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A New Angle on Hire-purchase T ..HE friendly critic at Grimsby,

to whom I referred at the close of the previous article, raised a curious, • but, nevertheless important, point concerning...

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A Great Future for Contractors in Agriculture

Our Agricultural Correspondent There is a Firm Place for the Specialist who cart Offer Comprehensive and Efficient Service,...

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The Contract Licence "Ramp"

N . Act in recent years, however rashly conceived or hurriedly thrown together, has been interpreted and applied with greater...

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RESEARCH WORK THAT ASSISTS THE INDUSTRY

W HILST the leading motor and accessory manufacturers in this country are constantly engaged upon research work and...

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North-Western Wages Progress

T HE long-standing wages dispute in the North-Western Area was brought a step nearer settlement at a meeting. on Wednesday of...

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How to Keep

H A U LI ERS' ACCOUNTS S. Howard Withey, F.C.I. (Senior Fellow of the International Accountants and Executives Corporation)...

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How Deflated " Giants " May Cause Fires

An Interesting Analysis of Troubles Which May Follow Prolonged Running on a Deflated Cover The Essential Ledgers. Order...

Steel-backed Cast-iron Brake Drums

r - I F the two materials commonly used %a/for the manufacture of brake drums —steel and cast-iron—both have disadvantages and...

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01 1 INIONS

and QUERIES The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects connected with the use of commercial motors. Leiters should be...

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A Multi-purpose Vehicle for Land Work

A Morris-Commercial 2-tonner Adapted for Parks and Golfcourse Duty by the Allan Taylor Engineering Co. T HE latest product of...

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Brighton Loses in Sea-front Struggle T ri-IAT a service proposed to

be rim I by Brighton Corporation between Love and Rottingdean would result in considerable competition, not only with the...

"CONTRACT" OUTING ADVERTISED

I N Hamilton Sheriff Court, Sheriff Brown gave judgment in a test case concerning contract carriages. Messrs. James Hunter and...

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L.N.E R. EXPELS" LEEDS OPERATOR

A DISPUTE with a railway company concerning the advertising of road-transport facilities has led to Mr. Samuel Ledgard, of...

COUPON SCHEME INVALIDATED

T HE Minister of Transport has dismissed the appeals of Baillie Brothers, Ltd., and Clyde Bank Motors, Ltd., against the...

56 Years in Municipal Transport

DURY Corporation's transport under tak ing has had an interesting history extending over a period from September, 1880, when...

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New Ideas in Passenger Road-Rail Co-operation•

'WHENEVER I attempt to point out IT to members of the road-transport industry the fact that a considerable degree of road-rail...

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A New Heavy-duty Tyre

F ROM Societa. Italiana Pirelli, 21, Via Fabio Filni, Milan, Italy, comes patent No. 443,878 disclosing an unusual design of...