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17th December 1937
17th December 1937
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"We Want' or "May We Have?"

A M ONGST individuals a condition of mind known as an inferiority complex is by no means rare, but it is seldom that one finds...

Clarify the Regulations

T HE wording and construction of many of the Regulations applying to road transport, whether they be concerned with the...

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Passing Comments

Post Office Preparing THE Post Office has made for a Prosperous 1 preparations for a record Christmas-. . mail, Some 80,000...

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HEEDLESS PEDESTRIANS THE CHIEF SINNERS.

In reply to an inquiry as to the major causes of road accidents and the percentages during 1.936 attributable '..to ?.ach, Mr....

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Transit Insurance Notes

CONTINGENCY POLICIES THOSE hauliers employing I sub-contractors commonly charge them with " insurance as a small percentage...

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Municipal Purchases and ProPosali

Middlesbrough Town Council is buying eight Leyland bus chassis. Rotherham Corporation is buying an .A.E.C. Model 664T...

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Business of Four Generations Killed

A FTER being in existence for, foal r1generations, a Liverpool haulage firm have been wiped out, as a result of a decision of...

Grocers and Baillie Report

O PPOSING any sectional arrangements between..employers and Workpeople's organizations, and advocating comprehensive statutory...

Not a Case for Contract A Licence

1 E Licensing Authority ought to I have exercised his discretion in favour of the appellant and to have authorized it to use...

MANCHESTER LICENCE TRANSFERENCE.

The North Western Licensing Authority , has authorized Fox's Motors, Lid., of Manchester, to take over the 'haulage business of...

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The Bendix Contribution to Road Safety and Efficiency

Latest Developments in Cowdrey Heavy duty Brakes, in Braking-force Distribution, Devices and in Testing Apparatus S o firmly...

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Engineering Applied to Coachbuilding

Obtaining Rigidity on Bodies Built Down to a Weight. Simplicity of New Adjustable Seating B ODYBUILDING on mass, or even...

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Body Integral with Chassis the next weight-saving step

No Deadweight, Other than the Payload, Should be Permitted. The Body Should be More than a Receptacle, Contributing to the...

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COTTON PROSPERITY DEPEN

ON MOTORS A TOUR of the Lancashire cotton-spinning towns and some facts and figures ' given to me by . Mr. W. H. Greeriall,...

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LORD WOLMER OPENS B.R.P. EXHIBITION.

In opening the road exhibition organized by the B.R.F. at the premises of . Stewart and Ardern, Ltd., Berkeley Square, London,...

S.T.R. "Goes Over Big" in Lancashire

T HE third visit to Lancashire, this winter, by S.T.R.,•The•COMmercial Motor costs expert, opened with a hotpot dinner at St....

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Snowed-up—But Operators Don't Care!

AA S the road-haulage industry paid so heavily in taxation, it was only right th4 snow-blocked roads should be cleared quickly...

MIDLANDS ASSOCIATION LINKS UP WITH A.R.O.

An official statement on the affiliation of the Midlands Area Coach and Transport Association, with A.R.O., was made at the...

Ingenious New Automatic Vacuum

Brake for Trailers S OMETHING new in automatic vacuum brakes for trailers has been introduced by Feeny and Johnson, Ltd., 134...

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Setting a Standard for Overheads

o NE of the most difficult problems that I myself have to solve is that of convincing hauliers that they must make definite...

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Lords Debate Road Safety

SELECT COMMITTEE ON ROAD POLICY. THE House of Lords, last week, had 1 a debate on road accidents, which was initiated by the...

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QUERIES

.A.s.Mr, Winch says, what about the Leyland Lynx: Six . tons on a 24-ton vehicle made by a reputable and old-established maker....

SUBSTITUTING OIL ENGINES FOR PETROL UNITS—THE USE OF WELDING.

[52191 Although oil-engined vehicles are available in a great variety of types and sizes; the replacement of petrol . power...

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Was the C.M.U.A. Transfer Appeal Well Advised?

Effort to Circumvent Appeal Tribunal's Decisions Makes Matters Worse • THE decision of Mr. Justice Farwell,. reported -in...

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New Opel 26-seater Chassis

A 'opportunity was recently afforded us of making a close examination of the new Opel passenger chassis, which was introduced...

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Oil-engine Influence on Costs

The Authors of this interesting Paper Base Oilengine Economy Mainly on Improved Thermal Efficiency, Particularly at Medium...

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BRAKE INQUIRY: EVIDENCE DISPUTED

A 'iuquiry into allegations of defects in municipal bus brakes was opened by Leicester Corporation's transport department, last...

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MERSEYSIDE BUS CO-ORDI NATION

T HE question of co-ordination oh Merseyside has recently been the subject of a number of public utterances in the area....

RAILWAYS CANNOT BE LEFT OUT

S OME form of co-ordination of buses, trams and trains to deal with suburban traffic seems to be desirable, Dr. K. G. Fenelon...

Registration Returns Still Irregular

Official Figures for October Reveal Big Fall in Goods Vehicles, Partly Offset by Mild Increase in Hackneys I N keeping, in the...

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Optional Two-wheel or Four-wheel Drive

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications That Are Obtainable From the Patent Office, Price i s. Each E 1 ROM...