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21st July 1939
21st July 1939
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Be Frank With the Industry

T HERE appears to be far too much unnecessary secrecy concerning the various schemes which the Government has up its sleeve lor...

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Passing Comments international Chamber URING the Tenth Congress of Commerce

and Road of the International Problems . . . . Chamber of Commerce, held recently at Copenhagen, road, transport problems were...

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One Hears

Much talk about the "Road-Rail armistice." That every wise transport man hopes for a permanent cessation of hostilities. That...

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OVER 564,000 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN USE.

A T the end of May last, the number of licences current in respect of goods vehicles was 480,925, as contrasted with 470,511 at...

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Composition of Advisory Committee Challenged

L AST Tuesday, in the House of Lords, the Marquis of Aberdeen called attention to the composition of the London and Home...

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Yorkshire Inspires National Wages Protest

rIRST steps have been taken to carry out a plan for the setting up of national machinery among road-transport employers to...

A Non-chemical Replaceable Cartridge By-pass Filter

An Easily Fitted Accessory, of Proved Efficiency, Which is Being Handled by Wellworthy Piston Rings, Lid. I N the by-pass...

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Has the Tide Turned in New Registrations?

Figures for May Show a Marked Improvement, Although There is Still Much Leeway to Make Up A FTER months and months of...

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Sliding-door Novelty in New Van Body

Prominent Among Many Good Features in the New Express Body is an Ingenious Sliding DOOF Which Takes a Curved Path, but Slides...

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Sensible Sales-planning Must Come

* A Well-informed Contributor Asks Whether Operators . Would Support Motor-trade Planning, So That All Types of Commercial...

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High-speed Pipe-laying By Tractor

Ingenious German Machine which Makes Pipes in the Ground for Drainage or Irrigation at the Rate of a Kilometre a Day A...

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MAX MAJOR COMES THROUGH 11

4CEUVRES WITH FLYING COLOURS Thorough Investigation of Indicates that the Recently Six-wheeler Should be a 1 :e, Construction...

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A Precision Drill Grinder T HE correct grinding of a twist

drill, hy hand, is by no means easy. In fact, in the smaller numbered sizes, it is practically impossible to ensure that a...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects

connected with the We of commercial motors. Letters should be satinets on only one side of the paw. The right of abbreviation...

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Lubrication Equipment for the Fleet Owner

New Castrol Plants which Simplify the Dispensing of Grease and Oil A PIECE of lubrication equipment of particular interest In...

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WHAT ROAD-RAIL AGREED

ikl"ES WILL MEAN By S.T.R. Road-haulage Industry Likely to Share with the Railways an Improvement in Conditions and Rates When...

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From Van To Ambulance in 24 Minutes

An Efficient and Practical A.R.P. Outfit, Based on the Morris 10-cwt. Utility Van, Can Be Used as Ambulance or for Evacua tion...

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What the Associations are Doing

LONDON ASSOCIATION'S JUBILEE A.G.M. A satisfactory position was revealed at the A.G.M. of the London and Home Counties Haulage...

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Operating Aspects of

PASSENGER TRANSPORT SURPLUS OF £101,114 ON MANCHESTER'S BUSES "THE annual report of Manchester 1 Corporation Transport...

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"BLUE BELLE" £25,000 CLAIM SETTLEMENT

A CLAIM by Mr. V. C. Bianci and Mr. 0. A. Hibbert; voluntary liquidators of Blue Belle Motors, Ltd., against Mr, Reginald Toms,...

Unusual Features in Riga's British Bus Fleet

MHE first complete buses, forming part of the new British fleet built to the order of the municipality of Riga, were driven...

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How BRICKYARD DELAYS Al

CT RATES FOR HAULAGE An Example of Terminal Delays in the Transport of Bricks: Some Aspects of the Problem as Disclosed by the...

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Mobile Refuelling Equipment for Aircraft

F OR rapidity and convenience the refuelling of aircraft by means of mobile tenders is being widely adopted, in preference to...

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Brake Components in Synthetic Resin

A Risme` of Recently Published Patent Specifications Obtainable from the Patent Office, Price I s. each T HE use of plastic...