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2nd October 1936
2nd October 1936
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A Saner View on Motoring Offences T HERE are indications that

the campaign which we have conducted for over a year against the persecution of drivers, particularly in respect of...

Wages Crisis: 13,500 Hauliers Unrepresented

A FTER nearly two years of trouble concerning the wages and conditions of road goodstransport employees, a first-class crisis...

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The Pedestrian Crossings Muddle

A GAIN it has been stated that it is unnecessary for a person about to use a pedestrian crossing to signal his intention,...

Passing Comments Motorists Should IN opening the Model EnKnow Why W heels I gineer Exhibition last month,

Go Round . . . Mr. Hore-Belisha remarked . that it was a pity that more drivers of cars did not try to answer the question...

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One Hears—

Of those who prefer to by-pass a by-pass. That one bad mechanic can spoil the reputation of a garage. That there are some...

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EMPLOYERS' EVIDENCE: UNANIMOUS DECISION.

Unanimous decision has, it is understood : been reached among the employers concerned, who are members of the C.M.U.A. and...

NEWS of the WEEK

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

Personal Pars

MR. HARRY LAMBERT, of Jack Olding and Co., Ltd., is making a business trip to America, and sailed in the " Queen Mary" on...

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DRIVER CHOOSES PRISON—AS PROTEST.

A lorry driver decided at Falkirk Sheriff Court, last week, to go to prison "as a protest against the rules of this town." Mr,...

industrial Court Finds for Employer V ICTORY for road-transport employers has

been scored in a test case before the Industrial Court. The Court has decided that, although the Transport and General Workers...

Builders' Merchants in Awkward Position

Q NLY now are some builders' merchants feeling the sting of the position which has arisen under the Road and Rail Traffic Act,...

No Security in Licensing—Mr, Riches

A N application for the continuation of a been' e is, in fact, an application for a new licence, which may be challenged, thus...

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MODERN CLEANSING METHODS SAYE E13,700 A YEAR.

The adoption of modern compressortype refuse collectors, together with modified methods of 'disposal, have resulted in...

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LIVESTOCK TRANSPORT: BUSINESS TRANSFERRED. Road-rail competition for the transport of

livestock and produce was once more in evidence last Friday, when Mr. Henry Riches, Northern Scotland Licensing Authority, sat...

Hour by Road: Three Days by Rail

R OAD transport does in three-quarters of an hour what the railway requires three days to perform. On an occasion when every...

'Underhand Rail Methods Alleged

COMPLAINTS of railway methods to '...,obtain information concerning the operations of road hauliers were vigorously aired at a...

Heed Paid to Anonymous Letters

" WM view with some alarm the VV attention that is paid to letters when no objection has been lodged," said Mr. 1-1....

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YORKSHIRE EMPLOYERS STAND FIRM.

Inquiries show that the general policy of the large body of. A and B.-licence holders in the Yorkshire Area who have supported...

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ARE INNOCENT BREACHES WORTH PROSECUTION?

The need for bringing summonses against hauliers for alleged records offences, where the prosecution admits that the breach was...

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THE i\ EW ALBION 9-TONNER

3RIDGES THE GAP ADEQUATELY This Chassis of Uncommon• Rating, Powered by the Maker's Own Oil Engine, Proves Itself a Worthy...

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Rail "Spies

1) Watch Bouts-Tillotson Mr. Ashton Davies Admits that Railways Wish to Crush Long distance Road '.Transport Without...

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Does Enston Apply After Lapse?

Operation in Basic Year Gives No Right to Licence for " Time Immemorial " A PPLICATION of the Enston ruling formed the...

Was Licence in Existence ?

A N interesting point with regard to " transfers " under Section 11 (3) of the 1933 Act was made at Liverpool, on September 25,...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

A HOUSE DIVIDED UNTO ITSELF . . . [4888] In your notes concerning operating aspects of passenger transport I read that at the...

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What the Associations are Doing

'Brighton—and After By S. H. Jardine, Secretary, C.M.U.A. Metropolitan Area S.T.R. Addresses B.S.A.T.A. By special...

Qarner Company Makes Progress

'THE new factory of Garner Motors, 1 Ltd., at North Acton Road, Park Royal, London, N.W.10, is a fine, spacious building, well...

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Road-Rail Battle Opens—That's News!

National Daily Press Discovers Disagreement Between Road and Rail. A Shock for Complacent A-licensees p'OR those others like...

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An Improvement in Centrifugal Oil Purification

Latest Hopkinson Filter which Incorporates a Means for Removal of Impurities by Positive Water Washing F "purifying all forms...

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"Statutory Assistance" for the Industry?

Government Committee of Inquiry into Wages and Conditions Hears Evidence of National Joint Conciliation Board T HE committee...

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Mechanical Operation for Body1 Sides

A TRAILER, incorporating a novel ti.idea, has lust been built by R. A. Dyson and Co., Ltd., 76-80, Grafton Street, Liverpool,...

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RATE-CUTTING II

ES NOT EXIST! Charges Cut on a Progressive, Rates Necessary to Ensure. Provide a E cending Seale. A .Standard of mic...

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The Operator's Angle on Costing

Discussion on Mr. Winson's Paper at the C.M.U.A. Conference Stresses Need for Careful Records D ISCUSSION on Mr. W. A....

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New Post Office on Wheels

Morris -Commercial Tractor Unit with Brockhouse Semitrailer. Duple Body Fully Equipped for Postal Services A LREADY the...

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STOKE TO PAY 850,000 FOR BUSES?

QTOKE - ON - TRENT City Council is considering seeking powers to operate bus services in the city. At a meeting, last week,...

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85 Operators in Big Ticket Case

Railways Allege Disregard for Official Decision. Road Operators Complain of Rail " Spying A CCUSATIONS that bus companies had...

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NO LAKE TOUR FROM DUNDEE

A T a special sitting, in Aberdeen, on Monday, of the Northern Scotland Traffic Commissioners, permission was ref ased a Dundee...

Multi-fare-ious Duties of Bus Drivers

How Would London Men Like This? T HEprize for doing most things at once should go, not to the "oneman band" performer, but to...

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Thornycroft Trusty 8-tonner Improved

Q INCE it was introduced, towards the end of 1934, the Trusty 8tonner, made by John I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., Basingstoke,...

The Admiralty Buys Extensible Trailers

T HE extensible trailer is one of the best and , safest media for dealing with exceptional long loads, its ready adaptation for...

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The Latest in

Heating and Ventilating A High Degree of Comfort is Demanded in Passenger Vehicles To.-day, and Marked Progress has Been Made...

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A Solution of the Dazzle Problem?

A N impressive demonstration was recently given in London by Polaroid Products, Ltd., of the application of polarized light in...

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Developments in

Surface Hardening How Efforts are Being Made to Increase the Strength and Hardness of Standard Metals to Offset the Costliness...

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An Ingenious Two-stroke Oil Engine

A N engine design possessing many novel features is shown in patent No. 452,2.40 by A. G. Michell, 4, Bank Place, Melbourne,...