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30th March 1934
30th March 1934
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Pointers on Licensing

T HE position ot the private carrier will be a happy one under the Road and Rail Traffic Act, because he can expand his fleet...

Safety on the Road

A CONSIDERED action to stem the tide of road accidents has been launched by the introduction this week into the House of...

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Passing Comments

1 RIBUTES to the efficiency of public-servicevehicle drivers have recently been paid by some of the Traffic Commissioners. Now...

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One Hears-

Of bus-garage problems in Carlisle. That the railways want to dub road bridges frailways. That 30,000,000 gallons of ben7ole...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY "The wheels of wealth will be slowed

by all difficulties of transport, at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over which it...

MORE POWER FOR R.H.A. BRANCHES

A N effort is being made to give more power to the local committees of the Road Haulage Association. Speaking at a meeting held...

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HAULIERS MEET AT MORRIS HOUSE

A T the invitation of Stewart and Ardern, Ltd., and Morris-Commercial Cars, Ltd., a special meeting of some 800 London hauliers...

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RATES TRIBUNAL APPROVES AGREED CHARGES.

On March 23 the Railway Rates Tribunal gave judgment approving a number of charges agreed between the amalgamated railway...

Owner of Mobile Butcher's Shop Prosecuted.

A prosecution for selling meat from a motorvan was made against a Pontypridd butcher at Neath Police Court, the summons being...

Organizing Road-transport Operators: C.M.U.A. Activity.

The North-Eastern Division of the Commercial Motor Users Association is continuing to hold meetings in all the large centres in...

Plymouth Hauliers Form R.H.A. Branch.

A decision to form a Plymouth branch of the Road Haulage Association was the outcome of a well-attended meeting of prominent...

R.H.A. Strong in Yorkshire.

A branch of the Road Haulage Association has been formed at Malton, Yorkshire. Mr. W. Wilkinson is the chairman and Mr. C....

STRIKING STREAMLINED VAN BODYWORK.

The unusual body of the Cornmer van, which is illustrated on this page, was constructed by Mr. S. H. Bond, of Rusholme,...

A.E.C. Southampton Office.

The Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., announces that its branch sales office at Southampton is now at 18, East Park Terrace,...

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OFFICIAL ORDERS IN FEBRUARY.

During February last, the War Office ordered a crane lorry from Ransomes and Rapier, Ltd, The G.P.O. authorities placed...

Agricultural Haulage at Halved Rates?

South Wales and Monmouthshire agricultural show secretaries, at their annual meeting at Neath, passed a resolution asking...

A New Aluminium - piston Expander.

The efficiency losses caused , by excessive clearance between pistons and cylinder walls are claimed to be minimized, if not...

AC-Sphinx Sparking Plug Co.'s New Works.

The AC-Sphinx Sparking Plug Co., Ltd., announces the forthcoming transfer of some of its manufacturing activities from old...

'WEST YORKSHIRE" PROFITS.

The accounts of the West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd„ for the year 1933, show that, after reserving £23,804 for income-tax and...

To Promote the Use of Copper.

We have received a leaflet giving particulars of the Copper Development Association, which was incorporated in September, 1933,...

News of Municipal Activities

Wages Clause Alleged to be Ignored. On the ground that some of the haulage contractors appointed by the council, last year, had...

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Economical SHORT,DISTAN

CE HAULAGE of 6-ton loads Road Test No. 178 The Karrier Cob* Six Quick-coupling Outfit Reveals Under Test Its Advantages of...

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Road Transport Activities

IN PARLIAMENT By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent SEARCH FOR OIL IN GREAT BRITAIN. A N portant announcement was made...

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Germany's Advanced Types of Refuse Collector

WING to the prolonged de pression in Germany, few municipalities in that country have been able to extend their fleets of motor...

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Keeping Garage Offices Free from Dangerous Fumes

Planning the Office Accommodation so that the Staff is Immune from the Effects of Exhaust Fumes I N planning a garage, office...

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Problems of the

HAULIER and CARRIER Why the Item of Driver's Wages Must be Included in the Schedule of Operating Costs of the Vehicle of the...

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Watch the Cooling System

The Serious Effects of Deposits on the Efficiency of the Engine Cooling and How They May be Overcome at Small Cost T HE...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

The Chances for a 30-avt. Vehicle Weighing Less Than Its Carrying Capacity. Methods of Costing Tyre Expenditure What the Oil...

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How Road Transport Serves the Woollen Mills

P ROMINENT among those concerns which serve the woollen mills of Bradford is I. W. Holdsworth and Co., Halifax, which, with its...

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Licensing Problems Elucidated

The 18th Article of the Series in which We Answer Typical Questions on Different Subjects Resulting from the Passing of the...

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Speed and Fl Lbility Vital in

N EWSPAPEI TRANSPORT Road Transport Plays an Allimportant Part in Securing the Efficient and Rapid Distribution of that Most...

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AIR TRANSPORT NEWS

ANOTHER LE TOUQUET AIR SERVICE. Following last week's notice of a Heston-Le Touquet service by British Air Navigation Co.,...

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Operating Aspects of

PASSENGER TRANSPORT THE LATEST NEWS OF IMPORTANT EVENTS HIGH COURT REMITS FARES CASE TO RECORDER. L AST Friday a King's...

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Trolleybus Popularity Still Growing

S 011E indication of the growing interest in trolleybuses may be gained from the fact that, since the beginning of December,...

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Where to Find Haulage Business

Improvements in Several Branches of Industry. Leather Business Brighter. Many Building Schemes Brisk Activity in Clothing and...

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Municipal Transport Modernity in the City of Belfast

An Up-to-date Policy in Connection With Transport Characterizes an Important Irish City. A Large, Modern Fleet of Motor...

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Voluntary Rates Committee Formed in Yorkshire

fiACHINERY for the stabilization of IV/road-haulage rates and increasing them to a level adequate to meet present-day...

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Improved Fixing Methods for Cylinder Liners

A R8sumi of Recently Published Patent Specifications DATENT No. 406,000, by C. A. Vii1 hers, 48, Albemarle Street, London,'...