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24th January 1941
24th January 1941
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What Would Government Control of Haulage Entail?

Li AST week in our leading editorial, " Hope for the ndustry," we referred to indications that, eventually, the Government may...

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Do Hauliers Know Their Jobs ?

A PIQUANT situation has arisen in East Anglia this season in connection with the haulage of the sugar-beet crop. Growers have...

Passing Comments

Roadtransport " AST Tuesday, the road Matters Subject of a interests inaugurated a Broadcast novelty in broadcasting. The...

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One Hears

That the corrosion of metals must cost millions of pounds per year. Of many expressions of appreciation of London Transport's...

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News of the Week Heavier Taxation Hits Livestock Hauliers

T HE effect on farmers of heavier taxation on lorries equipped with containers for the transport of . livestock was discussed...

Let Tractors Haul Farmers' Requisites

I N issuing an urgent appeal to farmers to place their orders for sulphate of ammonia to be used this spring, without further...

A Wool Pool that is Working Well

T HE West Riding Wool Transport Pool was formed, in the first place, to assist the Wool Control in the local transport of the...

YOU - DO NOT NEED AN H.G.V. LICENCE F ROM inquiries received it is clear to us that there are many drivers, hold

ing H.G.V. licences, who are in doubt as to whether these should be renewed— for the sake of continuity or otherwise. An H.G.V....

NOVEMBER'S NEW REGISTRATION TOTALS

S TATISTICS just issued show that the number of new petrol and oilengined goods vehicles registered in November, 1940, was 400,...

CHARTER FOR ROAD-TRANSPORT OPERATORS

T "Joint Executive Committee of the West Midland Area of A.R.O. and C.M.U.A. has decided that the time is opportune to press...

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PASSING OF LORD WAKEFIELD

B Y the death of Lord Wakefield of Hythe, which occurred on January 15, we have lost one of the grand figures of the motor...

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Buying Fuel at Lower Prices. No Action by Petroleum Board A SUGGESTION put forward to the

Petroleum Board, with the object of preventing commercial users in other areas from buying petrol at the lower price permitted...

Steel Helmets for Road Transport Employees

-IT has been announced by the Minister of Transport . that the Government has arranged for the production of steel helmets of...

Promising Gas-producer Fuel from Waste Wood

A LTHOUGH there is no super4 - 1.abundance of timber in this country, there is probably enough waste wood—at least in certain...

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NO RESTRICTION ON LUGGAGE BY PASSENGER TRAIN IN our issue

for January 10 there appeared a reference to the apparent , wastage of luggage accommodation on the railways, and we quoted a...

Financial News of the Industry

NEW COMPANIES Severn Motors (London), UM—Private company. :Reg. Jan. 4. Cap. 41,000 in 1,000 shares ol £1 each. Carrier of...

"C.M." Article Basis of Lively Road-Rail Discussion

A N article published in The Commercial Motor formed the subject of a lively but friendly roadrail discussion concerning the...

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Operating Aspects of Passenger Transport

STOCKTON'S BUS NEEDS TO BE MET BY HIRING S TOCKTON-ON-TEES Town Council has considered the difficulty, at the present time, of...

Mr. W. Gammons Discusses Rates Stabilization

R EGARDING the article, " An Operator's Suggestion for Rates Stabilization," in The Commercial Motor of January 17, I am afraid...

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Hustling Up Snow Clearance

U NEXPECTEDLY hard weather, such as that experienced last winter, often creates considerable difficulties for municipal...

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THE TON-MILE AS A UNT FOR STABILIZED RATES

I N my reference, in last week's article, to the suggested scheme for stabilized rates for road haulage, 1. raised strong...

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What a Voluntary Fire Brigade C perform by Enthusiasm

Irr HE wonderful war-time work of the A.F.S. has earned a high measure of praise from the authorities, as well as from the...

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HONESTLY APPLIED COMM+ I SENSE

LEADS TO HAULAGE Su( ESS S UCCESS in building up a general haulage business depends, to a large ;extent, on the sincerity and...

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The Redex Plan An Economy Measure

C ONSTITUTING a useful contribution to the economy campaign, a booklet entitled " The Redex Plan for the Transport Operator"...

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If Steam Does a "Come Back" with Methane to Fire

the Boiler, Petrol May Become a "Back Number" L'EW people know that, in 1906, 1 the Stanley steam car held the world's speed...

There May Be

A Fortune In Methane of using coal as fuel than is afforded by the producer-gas plants now so much in evidence. It has been...

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Coil-spring Rear Suspension for Rigid Axle

A Resume' of Patent Specifications that Have Recently Been Published A SUSPENSION system emploYing coil springs and for use...