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19th May 1939
19th May 1939
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Tasks for the New Minister

T HE New Minister Of Transport, Captain Enan Wallace, M.C., created quite a favourable impression when lie met the leaders of...

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Passing Comments

Minister's Impression pp EFERRING to the new of the New Group "badge for owners of Badge of Transport, speaking at the grouped...

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One Hears—

That the great new home of this journal is nearing completion. 0 That its conditioned air and other modern features may make...

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NEWS of theWEEK GOODS VEHICLES FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES. O FFICERS of

the services and of local authorities. in seeking to make arrangements with operators for the use of motor vehicles for...

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News of the week (continued)

FORWARD SUCTION BRANCH ON CORK'S NEW FIRE-ENGINE. 11' INUSUALLY equipped with a Lisuction branch at the front, near the...

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Municipal Purchases and Proposals

London ( - want , : Council is to purchase six Lowestoft Corporation is to arrange for a trial at a 1.owla road sweeper and...

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News of the week (continued)

EXTRA SEAT MEANS EXTRA TAX. IN an unusual_ prosecution at Dundee Sheriff. Court, last week, Dundee Tea Co., Ltd... 18-20,...

New Applications of the Small Trailer

Mobile Trailer Outfits Equipped For Special Services Are Gaining Popularity. A TRAILER-CONCRETE-MIXER UNIT. A FEATURE of...

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Two New Austins Announced An 8 h.p. Van of 82

cubic ft.CapacityWeighing Under 1 2 cwt. and a Passenger V ehicle Based on the Recently Introduced 3-tonner and Powered by the...

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New Minister Faces 650 Operators

An Impressive Function Staged at Grosvenor House by Associated Road Operators and Attended by Nearly 1,000 Members and Guests...

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SMALL HAULIERS MUST CONQUE LiN NECESSARY FEARS An Account of

Some Hauliers' Obsessions, with Particular Reference to the One About Competing with Railway Rates I OFTEN get the impression...

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What the Associations are Doing

A.R.O. 'S SATISFACTORY POSITION. Following Monday's annual luncheon of A.R.O., the A.G.M. was held. The auditors and Mr....

Insurance Position in Event of War A SUBJECT of supreme importance

to all road operators was discussed and considered at a largely attended meeting of the A.R.O. at the Angel Hotel, Hanley,...

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An Ingenious Rear-engine Design

Many Desirable Features in Unorthodox Layout Evolved by Ford Company. Observance of Practical Requirements Among Specially...

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WHY TONS OF POTATOES, AND NEW, GO BY ROAD

• S.T.R. Says That Potato Transport is Tending More and More to be Carried Out by Commercial Mo tor s Rail Transport, for This...

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Road Transport Topics By Our Special Parliamentary In Parliament Correspondent NO-WAITING PROPOSALS— HEARING POSTPONED.

IN the House of Commons Mr. Astor I asked when the sub committee appointed by the London Traffic Advisory Committee would begin...

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German Design for an A.R.P. Ambulance

Details of the Miesen Ambulance—a Standardized Type Resulting From Practical Experience. It Permits Comfortable, Speedy and...

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OPINIO YS and QUERIES

The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters should be written on...

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Scammell Introduces Novel Sweeper-Collector

A New Appliance Arranged for Coupling Up to the Company's Municipal type Mechanical Horse QTREET cleansing, .which. is one of...

Producing Liquid Fuels at the Mine

T HE only plant in the country where coal is taken from the mine and immediately converted into motor spirit, oil fuel and...

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"Co-ops" Need Motors to maintain and increase prestige

The Transport Department of Manchester Co-operative Wholesale Society Runs a Big Mixed Fleet and Has a Fine System for...

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A Reliable Service of Used Spares

Marked Economy Can Result from the Use of Reliable Used Parts UEAVY costs of replacements frequently cause tne 1 1 employment...

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SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE • IDEA REJECTED

l N its report, which was issued on Monday last, the London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee rejected a proposal...

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A Clever Track-laying Conversion

A MEANS for converting any four-wbeeled machine having twin rear wheels into a track-laving vehicle is found in the Lorrytrac,...

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Plentiful Praise for the Battery-electric

At the Electric Vehicle Exhibition at Gateshead, Last Week, Much Appreciation of the Battery-electric was Expressed and Its...

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Carburetter fol. Coal-dust Engines

ill.TCH research is proceeding in 1V1Germany into the possibilities of coal-dust as an engine fuel, and patent No. 502,922,...