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22nd May 1942
22nd May 1942
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Is Official Gas Scheme Sound?

O NLY a few days ago the Government was defeated in the Lords over a question concerning the use of producer gas, but this has...

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Passing Comments

T HIS year the Minister of War Transport is taking early steps to deal with difficulties which may be caused by snow in the...

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One Hears

Of many pools that don't hold water. That Nazis are offensive wheever they are. Of light where it is most needed—on...

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Drivers for the Home Guard

M ANY operators are being notified that it is proposed to issue to their drivers OT to themselves directions to enrol in the...

Notes on the Government Road Haulage Scheme

Supplied by the Ministry of War Transport and the Hauliers' National Traffic Pool, to keep the Industry informed of...

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Alleged Under-employment of Chartered Vehicles

R EPORTS of under-employment of chartered vehicles enrolled under the Government's haulage scheme, mentioned at a recent joint...

Requisitioning Vehicle Already Hired to the Crown : Appeal Fails

WITHOUT calling on the Attorney General (Sir Donald Somervell, K.C.), representing the Crown, the Court of Appeal on Friday of...

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Mr. Noel-Baker on the Future of Transport

L AST Friday a meeting of the Road and Rail Central Conference was addressed by Mr. P. J. Noel-Baker, Parliamentary Secretary,...

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New " Built-in " Producer-gas Bus

A SINGLE-DECK bus, with a seat ing capacity of 35, and incorporating a " built-in " producer-gas plant, has jest been completed...

New Association of Industrial Truck Manufacturers

A NOTHER association has been Pliorrned, and, in this case, one that is not redundant to - those existing. It is entitled the "...

Compulsory Disclosure of Scrap Metal

E VERY occupier of premises in certain areas of the country must furnish to the Ministry of Works and Buildings a return of any...

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Is This the Government's Mark II Producer ?

Under the M. of W. T, Scheme, 10,000 Vehicles Would be Equipped with the "Almost Unknown Improved Emergency Producer F*aF...

Yorkshire Forms Area Committee of the S.J.C.

Absence of C.M.U.A. Representatives Evokes Comment at Meeting of Operators' Organizations in Leeds MOTWITHSTANDING the absence...

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This Is the B.C.U.R.A.

Central-draught Producer Manufacture of 50,000 of these Producers has been Proposed by the Duke of Montrose and Approved by...

"C.M." Leader as Tonic to Leeds Pool Committee

Road-transport Circles in Yorkshire Derive Encouragement from Opinion Expressed in Our Columns WHILST "The Commercial VY...

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Solving the Problems of the Carrier

The Leeds Schedule: Is It Workable? A Welcome Criticism of the Demurrage Proposals. Considerations of the Principles...

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Power Winches Standardized on U.S. Army "Half-Tracs"

T HE half-track vehicles of the U.S.Army are intended to get through places that no other vehicles, except tanks, can...

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AN ALL-WOMEN ARMY UVER-TRAINING CENTRE

High State of Organization of Centre of the A: is Given in Drivi the Whole of tlu taken Sot .ricy Marks the M.T. Training...

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Bid for National Rates Structure

F IGURES stated to have been obtained in a check-up on the operation of chartered vehicles were quoted as showing " glaring...

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Problems of Rationalizing Retail Deliveries

A Revolution in Trade Customs and Practices as Reviewed by a Sub-District Manager—Present and Post-war Requirements in...

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OPINIONS and

UERIES MANY HAULIERS STILL VALUE CLEARING HOUSES T HE " impression '' referred to in your notes on the Government Road Haulage...

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The Unfair Use of Meat Pool Vehicles

P ERHAPS I may be allowed to reply to the letter of Mr. Quick Smith published in your issue of May 8, and which appears to have...

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Tools to Speed Engine Reconditioning

First-published Details of the New Cuthbert Motorized Connecting-rod Borer and of a Motor-driven Rough-boring and Oil-grooving...

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Torsion and Compression in Rubber Suspension System

A Résumé of Patent Specifications that Have Recently Been Published QUSPENSION systems ernplwing rubber in compression are...