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25th May 1951
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Conflict on Hiring Allowances

T HE difference of opinion which has occurred between the Road Haulage Association a n d the Traders Road Transport Association...

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Bitter Sweet

N EWS of the proposal to amalgamate Leyland Motors, Ltd., and Albion Motors, Ltd., will be received with mixed feelings by the...

Passing Comments

The R.H.E. Goes A T the headquarters of the Into Battle — with 1-1 Road Haulage Executive Maps in London, an information room...

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One Hears

That fare increases must proceed in stages. That if rubber becomes much more expensive, tyres may tread lightly. Inquiries as...

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R.H.A. and T.R.T.A. in Dispute on Hiring Allowances

A DIFFERENCE of opinion has arisen between the Road Haulage Association and the Traders' Road Transport Association on the use...

New Charges Seale for Removers

A RECOMMENDED scale of fair t't . charges for removals was submitted by Mr. W. lsard, chairman of the coatings and information...

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R.H.E. Staff College Opened : Promotion Policy Assisted

VESTERDAY, Lord Hurcomb, chair.1 man, British Transport Comt;nission, Jffic laity opened the Road Haulage Executive staff...

B.T.C. Deficiencies

Explained "IT is the interval of time between I the date at which nationalized transport has had to suffer increased costs and...

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Men in the News

MR. W. H. AUSTIN has been elected chairman of the West Midland area of the Passenger Vehicle Operators' Association. MR. G....

Indian Transport Proposals

DROPOSALS by a motor taxation I inquiry committee regarding the rationalization of motor taxation have been accepted by the...

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"Cold War Against Keswick Operators ?

QUGGESTIONS that Ribble Motor 1-.) Services, Ltd., and the State-owned umberland Motor Services, Ltd., were milled in waging a...

Should B.R.S,. Join Trade Chamber ?

A RESOLUTION by Cokhester Chamber of Trade to ban nationalized bodies from membership of local chambers has been rejected on a...

Municipal Purcha ses and Proposals

soothe:de Cleansing Committee recommends that a Seammell gully-emptier be obtained, Leeds City Council is recommended to obtain...

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Bristol Country Rates Up: South Shields Refused Again

F ARES on • cityservices having been increased last October,. Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co., •Ltd., has now successfully'...

Continental and U.K. Makers Meet

THE object of the visit of Continental heavy-vehicle Makers to this country, to which we made reference last week, is to secure...

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Quarter's Exports and Output Remain Stable

7HE level of exports of commercial L vehicles in March showed no aterial drop from that of February, it the weekly average...

Haulier's Appeal for Acquisition

A N Aberdeen haulier, who claimed substantial interference with his business because only four out of 10 long-distance permits...

load System Set Back 20 Years

THE limitation of expenditure upon highways, imposed by the Governtent as an ' economy ' measure, has set ack the development...

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CO-OPERATION

Catches the Market By Alan Smith Mechanical Handling and Efficient Use of Road Vehicles Enable Fruit and Vegetables to be...

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ORTHODOXY FILLS IE BILL

By Alfred Woolf, B.A. New Buses for the Paris Transport Board Represent the French Solution of Urban Traffic Problems,...

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Why the Increase of C Licences?

AVE yet to hear of a Labour M.P. who will admit it the growth of the C-licensee is due to the iciency of the nationalized...

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Three-day Laundry Servil in a widespread area

By Ashley Taylor, A.I.R.T.E. W HERE there is a concentration of population, a laundry may attain relatively easily a large...

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Scrambled Egg and Onion F 4 VERY now and again, somebody is

reported as saying that the Road Haulage Executive is a per manent feature of the Ivory Tower and can never be handed back to...

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An Electric for Outlying Deliveries

By L. J. COTTON, M.I.R.T.E. W 1TH a cruising speed on the level of 18-20 m.p.h., and a large body to carry a 30-cwt. payload,...

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Lift Trucks for Tight Corners

QPECIALLY designed to operate in -fashioned buildings, railway wagons or anywhere where space is at a premium and storage areas...

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Claiming for Loss of Earnings

I HAVE had some correspondence recently about insurance claims for loss of earnings, and they culminated in a visit of an...

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A "No-knock" Injection System

P ATENT No. 651,438 shows improvements in The Control of .injection pumps, claimed to eliminate " diesel knock" under...