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22nd January 1943
22nd January 1943
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Difficulties of Unscientific Thermometry

TWICE as hot is an .expressive phrase, but 1 - generally quite meaningless, as our correspondent "C.W.G.114." pointed out in...

Passing Comments

Low Speed Limit to lkAANY operators in the Save Rubber , Intro''U.S.A. are complaining duces Problem . that the 35 m.p.h. limit...

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One Hears

Ot " trailers " to catch lorry thieves. Of aged buses,. kept going by maintenance skill. Of too many fruit machines for...

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Government .Haulage Plans Ready

A S we announced recently, shortly affer the 'decision of . the Government to set up a new Road Haulage Scheme to deal with...

PROFIT OF NATIONAL OMNIBUS AND TRANSPORT CO.

.1[N 1942, the National Omnibus and 1 Transport Co,, Ltd., made. a_profit of £90,739, the amount available, alter adding...

HAULIERS' MUTUAL FEDERATION; FIRST PUBLIC MEETING O NJanuary 27, at 11

a.m., a public meeting of the newly formed Hauliers' Mutual Federation, which is open to all professional hauliers. is to be...

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HAULIERS MUTUAL FEDERATION PROGRESSES

S UBSEQUENT to the proceedings of the Hauliers Mutual Federation at the meeting reported in our last week's issue, the question...

L.T.A. LODGES COMPLAINT AGAINST A.R.O.

T HE Lincolnshire Transport Association, the headquarters Of which are in 'Lincoln, has complained to the National Road...

"Industry Being Denuded of Reliable Drivers"

A LEEDS lorry driver who, when due to begin .a journey with a load of war material, used the vehicle to take members of his...

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SUPPORT FOR UNIVER$AL RATES IN SCOTLAND

A T its apnual meeting in Aberdeen, IDA week, the Northern Area of the Scottish Commercial Motor users Association decided to...

Financial News of the Industry

NEW COMPANIES Isaac Median* Brother and Sem, Ltd.-Private company. Reg. Jai.. 4. Cap. £30,000 in 41 shares (30,000 founders'...

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How Tyre Mileage is Wasted

The Tyre's Maximum Potential Life Is Not Set by the First Tread, for If It Be Properly Used It will Survive Two or Three...

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Recommended Pressures :

An Explanation S INCE the publication of No. 3 of this series "Underinflation—External Effects," one of the leading tyre...

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The decision was taken at a time when the rubber

problem was far less serious than it is to-day, and subsequent events have seemed to cast doubt on the wisdom of the change....

Novel Scheme to Improve Bus-body Building

A MONG the several advantages claimed for a new form of doubledecker construction, which has been designed by the Bristol...

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THE "C.M." BRINGS MAKERS _ND OPERATORS TOGETHER

'Some 500 Prominent Represent Meet to Hear Talks on LI of the Road-transport Industry War and Post-war Problems L ' AST...

Rubber a Key Material in the nited Nations' Fight for Victory

By The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Rothes, Director of Tyres, Ministry of Supply The Representative Peer for Scotland Stresses the...

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Enthusiasm Key to Producer-gas Success

By Sir Alfred E. Faulkner C.B., C.B.E. Director of Alternative Motor FirCls, MitliStry Of War TrallSpOri I AM obliged to the...

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War-time Problems of Maintenance

By F. G. Smith, M.I.A.E. Director of Vehicle Maintenance. Ministry of War Transport How Essential Civilian Road Transport...

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Place of Roads in Town Planning

By Lieut.-Colonel Mervyn O'Gorman, CB., D.Sc. T HE Minister of Works and Planning says (" - The Times," 1.1.1943): " his task...

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An H.G.V. Driver Puts' His Spoke In

Impressions Gained by C. E. Lett During Night Journeys Between London and the West County. with, 23 Tons Gross Weight I AM -...

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R.E M.E.'s Key Part in Desert Victory

This New Technical Corps is Playing a Vital Part in Modem Mechanized Warfare' WHEN the Eighth Army started its VV great...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES REPUTABLE CLEARING HOUSES 4RE VALUABLE A S

small operators, would you kindly spare us a little 1 — k space in one of your future issues; we are regular readers and desire...

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Hydraulic Implement Lift Demanding Less Pumping

A Resume of Patent Specifications that Have Recently Been Published IMPROVEMENTS irt the means for 'controlling hydraulic,...