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2nd November 1920
2nd November 1920
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Service Neglect and the Costbf Rectifying It.

wi ERE WE ASKED to name that wilich, in our opinion, is the most distressing sight in-connection with the commercial vehicle...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

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

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OIL-FIRED STEAM• WAGON BOILERS.

A Description of the Scarab Method of Utilizing Heavy Oils for Steam Wagon • Fireboxes, and the Results of a Test Run. T HE...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

The Editor incites co rr e s pond ence on all subjects connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters should be on one...

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MOTOR COACHES FOR WORKS USE.

In the Conveyance of Works Visitors to the Garden Village, and for the Workers' Use, Motor Coaches are Proving Useful at...

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MUCH PNEU, BUT LITTLE NEW AT OLYMPIA.

13v The Insvector. A DISPLAY of the magnitude of that recently concIuded at Olympia, must, of necessity, serve asethe...

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TRANSPORT TIPS FOR TRADESMEN.

Particularly Addressed to Those Who are Replacing Horsed Vehicles by Motors, or Contemplating So Doing. U NDOUBTEDLY, one of...

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AXLE DESIGN FOR HEAVY VEHICLES.

Methods Adopted to Distribute the Load and Driving Torque to Secure Long Life and Freedom from Trouble. O F ALL the...

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PRODUCER GAS TO THE RESCUE.

The Argument in Favour of the Use of a Solid Fuel Gathers Fuller Force as the Shortness of Liquid Fuel Asserts Itself. By...

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POSSIBILITIES IN AFRICA.

The Need oi Plantation Owners in the African Continent for Motor Transport Facilities Is Urgent. I N CONSIDERING the ways and...

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RECONDITIONED MOTOR LORRIES.

The Vast Difference Between Reconditioning and Mere Overhauling is Demonstrated in this Article. D URING THE RUN of the...

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A FERTILE FIELD FOR AGENTS..

Shopkeepers and Small Wholesalers Present a Wonderful Opportunity for Selling the Lighter Types of Commercial Chassis. By...

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HINTS FOR HAULIERS.

An Occasional Chat on Subjects and Problems of Interest to Those Who are Engaged or About to be Engaged, in Running Commercial...

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MOTOR COACH DOINGS AND DEVELOPMENTS.

Matters of Topical Interest to Proprietors of Chars-a-Bancs. Winter Coach Services. feet of 50 Coaches to Concentrate on...

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AGRIMOTOR NOTES.

The Economic Factor in Power Farming. T HE ARGUMENT carrying the most weight with the farmer, when considering the question of...

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FORD VAN POINTERS.

By R. T. Nicholson (Author of "The Book of the Ford."). W HEN FROST COMES, the effort to start the engine from cold is often a...

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For DRIVERS, MECHANICS & FOREMEN.

TEN SHILLINGS is paid to the sender of any letter which we publish on this page. and an EXTRA FIVE SHILLINGS to the sender of...

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A NEW CHANGE-SPEED GEAR.

A Resume of Recently Published Patents. The underlying principle of the change-speed gear which is described in patent...

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The Relative Positions of Road and Rail Transport.

0 N ANOTHER. PAGE of this issue we give rein (in the sense of allotting space) to the expressed opinions of a contributor, who...

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ONE HEARS

That the race is not to the fleet. Of glaring offences by 'headlights. That the Tilling-Stevens is not an agrirnotor. " If I...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

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

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GRAPHITE IN LUBRICATION.

By Col. David J. Smith, M.Inst.A.E. T 14E RECENT SESSION of the Empire Motor Fuels Committee held at Olympia did much to draw...

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TRAMS V. BUSES.

Extension of Nottingham's Tramways Against Public Opinion. D EGARDLES6 apparently of a grow ing volume of public opinion...

TRENT BRIDGES.

Number of Bridges Across River Trent are Insufficient for Modern Traffic Needs. IN THE light of modern-day neces sities, it is...

DOMINION TRADE.

Mr. A. R. Atkey Relates His Interesting Transatlantic Experiences. 1 VIR. A. R. ATKEY, M.P. for the Central Division of...

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GERMAN LORRY FRACTOR DESIGN.

Features of Extraordinary Interest in I tion of Captured Vehicles. (First Article). T HE ACTION OF the Army Council in granting...

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THE AFFAIRS OF PEDRAIL TRANSPORT, LTD.

IN compliance with a notice issued by Brown, Peet and Tilly, a meeting of the creditors of Pedrail Transport, Ltd., was held...

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HOW TO CREATE A DEMAND.

Do Agents Display Enough Originality in Their Sales Methods ? How Many Actually Plan a Sales Campaign, and Carry it Through ?...

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TYRES AND WHEELS.

Some Interesting Features of the New Wheel Designs with Large Pneumatics in View. HE IMPORTANT question of tyre and wheel...

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A NEW CARBURETTER.

A N ENTIRELY new carburetter, developed and manufactured hy Carburation (Temperature Control), of Orkney Street, . Battersea,...

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THE ROADS AND THE RAILWAYS.

Unsupportable Claims for Road Transport Provoke a Reply which is Well Worth Studying. By a Railwayman. . T HE COMMERCIAL...

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A NEW BRITISH 25 CWT. CHASSIS.

A Detailed Description of the 25 cwt. Albion Chassis, Designed for the , Conveyance of Goods or Passengers. -I VIEW OF the...

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HINTS FOR HAULIERS.

An Occasional Chat on Subjects and Problems of Interest to Those Who are Engaged, or About to be Engaged, in Running Commercial...

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TRANSPORT TIPS FOR TRADESMEN.

Particularly Addressed to Those Who are Replacing Horsed Vehicles by Motors, or Contemplating So Doing. A USER of a number of...

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MOTOR COACH DOINGS AND , DEVELOPMENTS.

Matters of Topical Interest to Proprietors of Chars-a-Bancs. Chars-a-Bancs in Lancashire. Enormous. Volume of Traffic and...

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BUSES THAT DO NOTPAY.

Char-a-I3ancs Proprietor's Analyses of Northern Municipal Enterprise. MIINICrPAL public services are .1.Y1-rarely outstanding...

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• AGRIMOTOR NOTES.

The Value of the Tractor in a Difficult Season. T HE PAST SUMMER has . been .a difficult one for most farming operations. It...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

Scotland Yard and the Giant Pneumatic. The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [1760] Sir,—With reference to the letter signed...

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For DRIVERS, MECHANICS & FOREMEN.

TEN SHILLINGS is paid to the sender of any letter SHILLINGS to the sender of the one which we select as published. Mention your...

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NEW HYDRAULIC TRANSMISSION.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patents. We have dealt from time to time in these columns with that form of transmission in...