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18th September 1936
18th September 1936
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Another Blow at Chassis Production

A MONGST the requirements of the Motor Vehicles the and Use) Regulations which have been issued in draft form (but which, of...

Increase the Speed• Limit or Fire-engines

r'N OES it not seem absurd that in these pre sumably enlightened days a fire-engine, merely because it falls into the category...

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One Hears

That S.T.R. also stands for solving transport riddles. That EGO 1 would be a good registration plate for a road-hog. That,...

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'EXPORT TRADE BOOMING: OFFICIAL FIGURES FOR AUGUST.

The Board of Trade returns for August show that the value of commercial vehicles, cars, chassis and accessories imported was...

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PERSONAL PARS MR. D. F. BAUCHOP, manager of the Leyland

branch in New Zealand, who has been in England since July, is on his way back to New Zealand. MR. S. PREECE; C.M. U A ....

Four Railways Fight Bouts-Tillotson

A FORETASTE of the likely experiences of A-licensees in snking renewals was afforded this week, when Bouts-Tillotson Transport,...

When to Use Tonnage Formulae

S EVERAL interesting points were raised during the hearing of an application before the North-Western Deputy Licensing...

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PROGRESS IN STABILIZING REMOVAL RATES., Several district committees have now

been set up under the auspices of the Yorkshire Furniture Removers Association to stabilize rates for local removals. In...

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RAIN INCREASES LOAD WEIGHT BY 17 CWT.

The plea that rain had added 17 cwt. to the wthght of a load of sand was made at I3ellshill J.P. Court, when Messrs. Hugh...

Sheep Walked o Miles—by Rail !

S T R ONG opposition to an Inverness ...)firm's application for a short-term licence for a vehicle to carry livestock was...

" Secret ' Vehicles in Licensing Case .

Pi A SECRET method of carrying freshly killed meat called forth a challenge on the part of objectors at Liverpcol, last week,...

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" NEED " MUST BE PROVED TO MAINTAIN TONNAGE.

In an application, on Monday, by Messrs. G. G. Clancy, of Gorton, Manchester, for the restoration of authorized tonnage, Mr. P....

"Luggage in Advan

ce 1) on A Licence? T HE legal points that "luggage in advance" could not be carried as " goods for hire or reward " on an A...

Need for Maintenance Margin Disputed

H OW far does Regulation 15 (1) of the Motor Vehicles (Licences and Prohibitions) Regulations supersede the n,eed for a hiring...

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"Conciliation Machinery a Failure"

T HE National Joint Conciliation Board's Machinery has proved a failure and the employers' panel should be reconstituted " on...

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THE A.E.C. MATADOR Maximum

)ad Fourwheeler REVEALS ,A G" SPIRIT O F approximately the same load-carrying capacity as the Monarch model, a road-test...

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Licensing Returns for July Reveal Increased Buying

T HE most striking feature of the new.. vehicle registration returns for July, 1936, is the large increase in the number of...

Severe W.D. Tests in Wales

WITH the object of assessing the 1I'V value to the War Department of production and experimental chassis, made by various...

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Must Hauliers Operate at

Cost Price? Solving the Problems of the Carrier / WAS astounded during a meeting which I addressed when one of the speakers,...

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The Value of Conferences

By F. G. Bristow, C.B.E., F.C.I.S., M.Inst.T. S OME little time ago the question of the value of conferences received a...

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The National Road Transport Conference

THERE is little doubt • that this 1 year's National Road Transport Conference at Brighton will prove one of the most successful...

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Body Constructional Features that Aid Commercial TraN ..11ers' Duties

T HE private four-door saloon is used by many commercial travellers who carry their , samples chiefly on the back seat, without...

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Oilers Help ,to Build a Progressive Haulage Business

H ARD-WORKED vehicles—and hard-Working Partners, too—are a feature of the .activities of Messrs J. and G. Leah, haulage...

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Pans Show : Advance News T HE French commercial-vehicle show is

once again to be included in the general Salon de l'Automobile, which will be held in Paris from October 1-11. In spite of...

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The Hobbs Transmission tried out on the road

TRANSMISSION system's are clearly I the topic of the year, both in the private-car and in the commercialvehicle fields of...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

SUPPORT FOR OUR CAMPAIGN AGAINST INJUSTICE. [48821 - Bringing justice up to date is certainly a grave necessity these days,...

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Operating Aspects of

Passenger Transport L.N.E.R. SUGGESTIONS REJECTED T HEPubli c inquiry fixed to take place at Newcastle-on-Tyne, next...

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NO MUNICIPAL BUSES FOR OXFORD

I T is understood that Oxford City Council has _obtained counsel's opinion upon the question of the municipalization of the...

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A Compact Pumping Unit for Tippers

D ESIGNED for supplying oil piessure to the hydraulic cylinder of a, tipping gear,. a compact MI pump is shown Ihpatent No....