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30th December 1932
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Why Not Define the Haulier?

nNE of the closest corporations in the world is the British Medical Association. Road haulage contractors, there is no doubt,...

The Danger of Careless Loading

AITISTAKES and carelessness are sins of -Iv-I-which all are guilty occasionally, and although examples of carelessness in...

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Passing Comments

W HEN a driver is first transferred from a petrol vehicle to an oiler it is best to give a few days' instruction at the works...

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ONE HEARS

Of new 2-tonners on the way. Of more municipal motorbus experiments with creosote. That chrysanthemums have provided some...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY

Scilly Road Transport Will Run Its Own Steamers. Following the meeting held at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, on November 26,...

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Railways as Local Carriers.

I t is reported that an intensive houseto-house local carrier service is to be brought into operation by the Great Western...

Maudslay's Trading.

During the year ended August 31 the Mandslay Motor Co., Ltd., made a net loss of £28,818, as compared with a loss of £13,847 in...

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"John Bull" Denies Rumour.

We have been officially informed by Wood Brothers (Blackpool), Ltd., Coronation Street, Blackpool, the concern openating the...

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News of Municipal Activities

Buses Delayed by Level Crossings. The tramways manager submitted to a meeting of Warrington Corporation a detailed list of...

Petrol-delivery Condition Waived.

At the present time it is a condition of the licences granted by Tottenham Urban District Council that petrol is to be received...

MUNICIPAL PURCHASES and PROPOSALS

ARBROATH Town Council has approved a recommendation of the cleansing and finance committees to purchase another motor vehicle....

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THE

LATEST jUNKERS T HREE sizes of oil engine especially developed for road transport are now being offered by the Junkers...

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TRANSPORT the PIVOT in

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION T HE development of power equipment for production in agriculture has made rapid strides during the...

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A ROAD TEST OF A SMART DELIVERY VAN

A S a private car, the Standard Nine has for some years been very popular. During that period it has, of course, been altered...

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Woods that Resist Fire and Weather

C ONSIDERING that timber, next • .-- 4 to stone, is, doubtless, the oldest commodity in the world, it is astonishing how little...

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The Long-distance Road Transport of Herrings to London Markets

A BUSINESS in which rapidity of transport is absolutely essential is that of the wholesale fishmonger, who buys his fish on the...

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THE GUY OIL-ENGINE LANGE OF VEHICLES

T O keep abreast of the times Guy Motors, Ltd., Fallings Park, Wolverhampton, has produced a range of ' , vehicles having...

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An Automatic Ignition Switch

A CCUMULATORS run down, or coils seriously damaged through forgetfulness on the part of the driver in failing to switch-off the...

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Road Transport Activities

IN PARLIAMENT Parliament Rises Without Road-Rail Statement. TTP to the last moment before Par liament rose for the Christmas...

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Pointers on

BODY dAINTENANCE I N every well-ordered garage, each vehicle, at the end of its day's work, is subjected to a routine...

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SPEED in LOADING and

UNLOADING W 1:11.N considering unloading devices, we are almost bound first to deal with tipping gears, since they are so...

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New Filters for Oil and Petrol Engines

T O meet varying demands for commercial-vehicle engines, C. G. Yokes, Ltd. Vokesacess House, 95-97, Lower Richmond Road,...

The New Fordson as a Six-wheeler

I N our. issue dated July 19 we published a full description and roadtest report on a 4-ton rigid six-wheeler, incorporating...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES Railway Pressure on Coach Tourist Agencies.

The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [3945] Sir,—The attitude of the railway companies towards motor-coach interests is...

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Operating Aspects of PASSENGER TRANSPORT

BETTER COUNTRY BUS SERVICES NEEDED C OUNTRY services are often difficult to organize and to co-ordinate, but co-ordination of...

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THE TRAFFIC COMMISSIONERS' PUBLIC SITTINGS

following are the times and places announced by Area Traffic Commissioners for their forthcoming public sittings. In each case...

LATEST NEWS FROM THE TRAFFIC AREAS

YORK MERGER APPROVED. A MEETING of York citizens has approved the promotion by York Corporation of a Bill providing for the...

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SATISFACTORY LONG-DISTANCE COACHING OVER CHRISTMAS.

GENERALLY speaking, the coaching traffic during the Christmas holidays was up to last year's standard, and, despite fog in many...

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Sensible Ideas in New Body Fittings

S OME interesting coachwork fittings have recently been introduced by Beckett, Laycoek and Watkinson, Ltd., Acton Lane, London,...

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WHERE TO FIND HAULAGE BUSINESS

ERISTMAS being over and there V./being no haulage business worth mentioning in the conveyance of empties, readers of these...

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Problems of the

HAULIER and CARRIER I N my previous article I commenced to deal with points to be considered in relation to furniture removal,...