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21st March 1947
21st March 1947
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Golden Eggs—To Order

C HARGED with the responsibility of raising the volume of exports by 140 per cent. above the 1938 level and allowed nine months...

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Cuckoos in the Nest

A TTENT I ON has already been drawn to the unenviable has in which short-distance hauliers will find themselves if private...

Passing Comments

THE motor vehicle having Instead of "Par A superseded the horse, is it Camion " likely in turn to be superseded by the...

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One Hears

That there will be a big clean-up at Amsterdam. That the Government has nationalized the coal shortage. Of " de-foamers "...

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C Licensees Exempt from 40-mile Limit 'THE generous investment of

time and money by commercial-vehicle users 1 in opposition to the Transport Bill has earned a rich dividend in the Government's...

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Every credit is due to the Traders' Road Transport Association for the

New Bill to Authorize Motor Roads A BILL is being prepared to give the Government power to build roads exclusively for the use...

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Railway's Concern for Ex.Servicemen

" IT would be wrong to grant an ex ' Serviceman a licence which would be a permit to the Bankruptcy Court," remarked Mr. L....

Government Wasting Its Time, says Leyland Chairman T HE Government, in

its economic survey for 1947, rightly insists on the urgent need for concentration on production and efficiency, but exerts its...

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Front-wheel Drive in New

Chassis less Refuse Collector IMPROVEMENTS IN BATTERY DESIGN n WNERS of commercial vehicles 1 ---/ fitted with Exide-Ironclad...

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When „New Evidence is Admissible

on Appeal DRINCIPLES applicable to cases where appellants apply for permission to call new evidence which was not tendered or...

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Racehorse Trainers

Back By J. D. Mai ntock ROAD TRANSPORT Thoroughbreds are Keen Travellers by Road, and Trainers Appreciate the Value of...

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What is "Efficiency" in Transport?

Efficiency Can be Calculated in Relation to the Exact Sciences, but Cannot When Arithmetic is Impossible, Because of...

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THE GEN TA SHOW

A FTER Paris, Geneva. Perhaps, one of these days, we shall have motor and commercial motor shows in London_ The present Swiss...

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Systematic Control of

MAINTENANCE Co-operation Between Traffic and Engineering Departments is Essential if Vehicles are to he Kept in an Efficient...

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VICTORY OUT OF THE RED!

By Our Legal Adviser Uniform Procedure T HE high spot of the week occurred, as it were; in parentheses. The C-licence question...

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Big Engine in New Leyland Buses

F EATURES of the latest range of Leyland passenger chassis are a 125 b.h.p. oil engine, synchromesh gearbox, and flexible...

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Free and Bag Enterprise

in Middle East Road Transport By Ashley F. Taylor LTHOUGH I am in favour of every possible freedom for the individual to...

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New Coach Body Finish

that withstands brutal use !ABILITY of the interior surfaces of passenger vehicles to damage, as a result of careless use by...

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A USEFUL HI NT TO VAN MANUFACTURERS THERE are approximately 25,000 radio dealers

throughout the country, a very , large number of . whom handle refrigerators, washing machines, etc. In addition, there is a...

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What to Charge for

MUNICIPAL WORK Arriving at Remunerative Time and Mileage Rates for Municipal „ Haulage by Analysing Costs and Allocating them...

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An Improved Mounting for Bus Bodies

A BODY support intended chiefly for large vehicles is shown in patent No, 583,046, by Metalastik, Ltd., and A. Garrard, both of...