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22nd April 1938
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Suggestions for the Courtesy Patrol

P ERHAPS the members of the new police patrol, who have been especially trained to draw the attention of drivers to errors in...

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Passing Comments

London Transport's WE are glad to learn from Offer to Help RefreshVi c the Londyn Passenger ment Caterers . Transport Board...

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One Hears

Seldom now of " solid" petrol. That cyclists may soon become " recognized " road users. Of many holiday makers who refuse to...

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New Bill's Effect in Yorks

I N the Yorkshire Traffic Area, where the employers led the revolt against the old National Joint Conciliation Board, first...

Haulage Merger—Railways Object

"THERE was oppositiou by railway 1 companies, before Mr. J. Farndale, Yorkshire Licensing Authority, at Leeds, last week, to an...

NEWS of the WEEK

MARCH SLUMP IN IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. The Board of Trade returns for March, 1938, show that the value of commercial vehicles,...

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When a plea of ,guilty was tendered at DuritbartenOPOlice Cottrt;; .. iecently,

to a number of charges, against. Helen Croall and Co., a cone - ern of general merchants and contractors in Dumbarton, it was...

PERSONAL PARS.

.CAPTAIN C, E. T. EYSTON, 4 , 1. C., has . been ttplexiiiitert - a chrectOi Thornyeroft t nd' , Ltd. ALBERT F. NEAL,' b4....

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HAULING A DISABLED VEHICLE: IS IT A TRAILER?

That in using a vehicle to draw a broken-down lorry the defendant had made it liable for a higher rate of duty, was the...

APPLICANT AND OBJECTOR SHAKE HANDS!

A case at Kirkcaldy, last week, beard by Mr. Henry Riches, Northern Scotland Licensing Authority, was ended by the applicant...

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RAIL CHALLENGED IN COAL HAULAGE.

The North-Western Licensing Authority has granted a virtual monopoly to the railway companies for coal-carrying from collieries...

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Government Wages Proposals Summarized

I N the House of Commons on Wednesday, April 13, Mr. E. Brown, Minister of Labour, presented the Road Haulage Wages Bill and it...

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Solving Problems that Face the Transport Manager

HE transport manager is faced with 1 many thorny problems, especially when he is responsible for a combined network of town and...

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A Cross-country Ivli hine of Marked Capabilities

" A BLE to mill a passage through unploughed mountain tracks with snow of over one metre in depth'' is the description...

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NEW WELLWORTHY CELL-FACED PISTON RING

accelerate bedding-in and to TI minimizecylinder wear during this process, Wellworthy Piston Rings, Ltd., Lymington, Hants, has...

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Many Hauliers Still Need ates Guidance

I STRESSED in a recent article the futility of making casual statements about rates without backing them up by facts and...

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LOAD TRANSFERENCE A Tyre-wear Bogy

O CCASIONALLY, one hears of N/cases of rapid front-tyre wear for which no satisfactory explanation can be found. Wheel...

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Co ordination Better Than Competition

T HE problems associated with road-rail co-ordination, as an alternative to road-rail competition, have been argued--albeit...

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How the Agriculturist Stands to Gain by Using a Haulier's Facilities

M ANY haulage concerns, perhaps, have proved within the past six or seven years that an excellent business can be capitalized...

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A Woman Who Really Knows Haulage

The Story of the Only Woman Haulier Who Has Been Right Through the Business and Still Drives Some of the "Heavies" H ANDLING...

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What the Associations are Doing

PARCEL CARRIERS' RATES SUB-COMMITTEE. An appeal is made to parcel carriers in the south-west Lancashire and Wirral areas to...

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OPINIONS

and QUERIES 153271 In the article by S.T.R. he rightly says that trouble with batteries put out the electric before the...

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The Compressed Town-gas Position on the Continent

WHILST in France and in Italy the YV employment of producer gas is being forced upon commercial-vehicle users, whether they...

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A COUNTY FLEET Ols

QUARRYING WORK A MONG the various advantages enjoyed by the County of Salop is the presence within its boundaries of numerous...

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Action Against Cattle Haulier Dismissed

I N a judgment by Sheriff Dales at Aberdeen, last week, an action for £344 18s. Gd. by a Dyce sheepdealer against a haulage...

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Important improvements to

Fordson Models 1//ORE pleasing appearance. 1Vilonger body space, improvements to frame, suspension, brakes and steering, and...

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Practical Methods of Increasing m.p.g.

There are Many Ways by Which Petrol is Wasted. Operators Can Save Large Sums by Ensuring that Proper Attention is Paid to All...

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Road Transport Topics

in Parliament ROADS WHERE OVERTAKING IS UNSAFE. UOW many miles of trunk roads, I !asked Sir George Mitcheson, were of such...

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S.M.T. DISPUTE SETTLED FAVOURABLY

T HE dispute of the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., and its associated companies with their employees on the question of...

H. OF C. AND BRIGHTON'S BILL.

O NMaY 3 the Brighton Corporation (Transport) Bill will be considered before a Select Committee of the House of Commons,...

BIRKENHEAD'S VIEW ON CO-ORDINATION

P ROLONGED discussion on the question of co-ordinating passenger transport on Merseyside took place at a special meeting of...

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DEPUTATION SUPPORTS EXCURSIONS BID

A N application by Messrs. W. H. and F. Schofield, of Marsden, near Huddersfield, for authority to operate 15 excursion...

A NORTH LINCS. TRANSFER.

W E understand that Roland C. Bellamy, Ltd., Grimsby, has purchased the White Hart Motor Services, Bailgate, Lincoln, from Mr....

TOURS APPLICATIONS IN SCOTLAND 1‘,

R. GEORGE SCOTT, on behalf of /VI the Rover Travel Service, Aberdeen, made application for permits for a number of tours at a...

LIVERPOOL DISTRICT ZONING SCHEME

A ZONING " agreement between Liverpool Corporation, the railway companies, Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., and Crossrille Motor...

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Electric Vaporizer for Starting Oil Engines

A SCHEME in which operation of the starter switch causes the vaporization of a small amount of fuel before the starter motor...