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20th July 1934
20th July 1934
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Some Unjustified Fears Allayed D ESPITE the efforts of The Commercial

Motor, the Associations, the Licensing Authorities and the Ministry of Transport to educate goods-vehicle operators in the...

Unrestricted Power-to-weight Ratio

TNLIKE manufacturers of other road motors the commercial-vehicle maker is untrammelled by direct legal restrictions in respect...

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Passing Comments

nNE of the most priceless examples of rate-cutting N. - Fin the haulage industry that we have ever encountered is contained in...

Special Features of this Issue

Over 100 motor vehicles are operated by Charles Poulter, Ltd., within a radius of IS miles of London, such short-distance work...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY

" 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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IMPROVED TRADE REFLECTED IN HAULIER'S FIGURES.

A statement that Yorkshire hauliers have suffered untold competition from Lancashire concerns was made by Mr. Robert Barr,...

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News •of Municipal Activities

County Road Lighting: Question of Powers. The Association of Municipal Corporations recently arranged a deputation to the...

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THE KUKA REFUSE-COLLECTOR MUNICIPAL DEMONSTRATED.

On Tuesday last a demonstration of the Kuka refuse-collector (made by the British Kuka Co., Ltd.) was given at Kensington to...

AN ANALYSIS OF THE REGISTRATION RETURNS FOR MAY

T HE number of moth; vehicles registered for the first time under the Roads Act, 1020, during May, 1984, was 85,053, compared...

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Road Transport Activities

IN PARLIAMENT By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent LORDS AMEND THE ROAD TRAFFIC BILL. (IN Tuesday the House of Lords...

Import and Export Returns for June

THE Board of Trade returns for June, 1934, show that the value of imports of commercial vehicles, cars, chassis and accessories...

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Operating A BIG FLEET on SHORT-DISTANCE

HAULAGE B ACKED by the Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933, and encouraged by the railways, the Licensing Authorities intend to...

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AIR TRANSPORT NEWS

HILLMAN'S NEW LONDONBELFAST SERVICE. It is now stated that the LondonBelfast and London-Glasgow air services of Midland and...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

FAIR PLAY IN FUTURE MUNICIPAL HAULAGE CONTRACTS. The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [4347] Sir,—The new Local Government Act...

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Fully Automatic Chassis Lubrication

The We/son Selective Grease Injector, Which Constitutes a Development of the Group-nipple System T HE method of grouping...

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What the Examiners Look For

Tests and Investigations Made by Engineers Whose First Concern is the Prevention of Road Accidents E VERY user of goods...

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THE POSSIBILITIES )F SUPERCHARGING

on comme vehicles A T the present time experiments with supercharging on an important scale are being made by several builders...

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The Importance of

By Timber Seasoning a Timberm an. Various Scientific Methods Have Been Intro duced to Accelerate the Drying of Wood, Which has...

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BACKS To THE WALL

in Passenger Transport Operation A Survey of the Present Position of the Coach and Bus Industry and Its Needs. Oppressive...

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Fine Road Characteristics Shown by

AN AUSTIN 6.8-CWT. VAN Impressive Performance under Full-load Conditions of a High-grade Chassis with a Commodious,...

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The King Opens the Mersey Tunnel

F AR-REACHING changes in traffic routes in the North-West are already taking place as a result of the opening of the Mersey...

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Haulage Opportunities

Brighter Times for Shipbuilding and Iron and Steel Industry. Wool Trade Better. Drapery Demand Increases. Build ing Boom...

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Operating Aspects of

PASSENGER TRANSPORT THE LATEST NEWS OF IMPORTANT EVENTS "EASTERN NATIONAL" TO TAKE OVER HILLMAN COACHES? A N official of...

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MUNICIPAL BUS RESULTS FROM MANY CENTRES

ROCHDALE'S GROSS BUS PROFIT SWALLOWED UP. T HE report of the passenger transport committee of Rochdale Corporation for the...

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A New Entrant to the Electrical Equipment Field

Many Interesting and Practical Features in New Salisbury Lighting and Starting Components for Commercial Vehicles A COMPLETE...

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Injection Pumps for Petrol Engines

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications T HE well-known name of H. R. Ricardo, 21, Suffolk Street, London, S.W.1,...