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23rd February 1932
23rd February 1932
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Sclerosis of the Traffic Arteries

N this country, with its reputation for being comparatively mild and conservative in its treatment of vital questions, the...

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LOOSE LEAVES

S TRANGE reasons underlie traders '• decisions to abandon railway transport a n d adopt road motors. An important manufacturing...

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ONE HEARS

Of still further improvement in looks de brxe.. That the Ford dealers had an excellent entertainment at a remarkably low...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY

"The wheels of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

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A Desert Service by Oil-engined Vehicles.

We learn that the Algerian Government has been approached by a French road-transport concern desirous of obtaining a concession...

Experienced Overseas Manager Available.

An experienced overseas manager, at present in Canada, is now open to represent a British ufaker of commercial vehicles. He has...

MUNICIPAL PURCHASES and PROPOSALS

The works committee of ErASTINGS Corporation is to purchase a petrol footpath roller at an estimated cost of £173. The...

ITEMS OF NEWS IN A FEW LINES

The Order prohibiting the importation of left-hand-drive vehicles into Gambia has been withdrawn. Yarmouth Watch Committee is...

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A New Fast Front-drive Van

The B.S.A. 6 cwt. Van has a Four cylindered Engine of 9 h.p., giving Great Power and High Road Speed. The Body Space is 75...

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Workshop Practice in Production

Pointers from a Paper Recently Read by Sir Herbert Austin, K.B.E. A PARTICULARLX interesting panel' dealing with the...

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Impressive PERFORMANCE OF A NEW 11-TONNER

Under Actual Service Conditions the Fowler Oil engined Six wheeler Demonstrates a Specially Meritorious Rate of Fuel...

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Road Transport Activities

IN PARLIAMENT By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent Penzance-London Flowers Service. T t TR. O'CONNOR asked the...

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Important

ARGUMENTS in favour of AGRIMOTORS The Inexpensiveness of the Tractor, as Regards Both Purchase Price and Operating Costs, its...

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WHERE To FIND HAULAGE

BUSINESS A Feature Which Hauliers will Find Helpful in Estimating and Anticipating Chances for Obtaining Contracts . Q...

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Operating Aspects of

PASSENGER TRANSPORT MORE CHEERFUL SPEECHES AT THIS YEAR'S M.H.C.S.A. DINNER Traffic Commissioners Em ha size Improved...

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MR. GARCKE ON TILLING AND B.A.T. OPERATIONS

The Influence of Trade Depression and Taxation on an Important Group T HE 28th ordinary general meeting of Tilling and British...

NEW LEICESTER PROTECTION ARRANGEMENT

Strong Case Made by "Midland Red Company ; 440-yd. External Protection Virtually Abolished F OLLOWING the refusal by the ..12...

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BRIEF ITEMS OF THE PAST WEEK

M.H.C.S.A. Continues Useful Work. L AST Wednesday evening the management committee of the Motor Hirers and Coach Services...

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS

Northern Scotland. DETAILS of the applications that are being taken by the Northern Scotland Commissioners at the Aberdeen...

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The Behaviour o

A Special Six -wheeler One of the New Gamer Six-wheelm, Ecmipped with a Specially High Gear for Light-load Duty, Shows a...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES The Motor Trade Should Use Road Transport Wherever Possible.

The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. 13665] Sir,—May I, through the medium of your very excellent journal, appeal to all tyre,...

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TRANSPORTING 400 DNS DAILY BY ROAD U NDOUBTEDLY the concern of

Bouts Bros., Ltd., 137, Bow Road, London, E.3, is representative of one of the most remarkable advances in the road-transport...

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The Raleigh Three-wheeler Redesigned

The Latest Improvements in a Popular Light Van Include a New Frame and Numerous Detail Modifications T HE frame of t he...

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Problems of the

HAULIER AND CARRIER The Third and Concluding Article of the Series Dealing with the Hazards of Furniture Removal and Storage...

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A NEW 1 -TONNER at the Ford Show

A Wide Range of New and 1 Existing Models Exhibited at the Albert Hall; Chassis for Pay-loads from 10 Cwt. to 2 Tons A MONGST...

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The Economics of Mechanized Farming

A N important conference on the tkvelopment of mechauical aids to farming was recently held at Rothamsted, engineers, farmers...

Long-distance Hauliers Off Duty

MELERE was an enthusiastic gather ing on February 13th, the occasion of the first annual dinner held by the North Staffordshire...

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MODERN EATURES IN 0-32-SEATERS

H i pw to Obtain Adequate Floor SiSace at Entrances. The Rela tionship Between Door Position and Seating Layout. Pointers on...

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An Automatically Adjusted Hydraulic Brake

A Re'sume' of Recently Published Patent Specifications "nATENT No. 365,069, by J. M. ..E Rubury, Park Hall, Bradwell,...