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31st May 1921
31st May 1921
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The Transport of Light Loads.

HIS ISSUE, which it was intended should be devoted to the transport by road of light loads and should aim to show to tradesmen...

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A FEW DON'TS FOR VAN USERS.

By an Engineer-in-chief. DON'T neglect the mechanical part of the van; it is the part that you see least of, but which matters...

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ONE HEARS

Of a greater traction, "Less stoke, less smoke." Of Italian skies in Soho. Of a clearance of unholy smoke ? "Where is...

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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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THE AGRICULTURAL SHOWS.

T HE county agricultural shows opened in earnest last week. The Devonshire show was held at Tavistock, and theDxford at Banbury...

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POINTS IN VAN BODY CONSTRUCTION.

Advice to Prospective Purchasers. Body Styles, Capacities, and Constructional Features. Notes on Materials. T HERE ARE many...

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THE SPHERE OF THE LIGHT ELECTRIC.

Electric Vehicles for Tradesmen. Mileage Capacity. Charging Facilities. Advantages and Disadvantages. I T IS generally...

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TRANSPORT TIPS FOR. TRADESMEN.

Particularly Addressed to Those Who are Replacing Horsed Vehicles by Motors, or Contemplating So Doing. I N DECIDING whether...

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THE SUITABLE FITTING OF VAN BODIES.

Interior Body Fittings which Make for Expeditious Handling of Loads by Users of Light Vehicles. W HEN ONE considers the vast...

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THE USE AND ADVA1N OF THE LIGHT VAN.

The Factors of Speed and Quic Guarding Against nd Unloading. The Need for I How to Do It. By y. H OWEVER, one looks at it,...

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MOTOR-BICYCLE BOX_ CARRIERS.

The Value of a High-speed Delivery Unit for Loads Not Exceeding 2-} Cwt. A LTHOUGH the lightest types .of three and four...

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MODERN TRANSPORTATION OF NEWSPAPERS.

The Replacement of the Horsed Cart by the Motor Van Tends Largely to Increase Newspaper Circulation by Accelerating...

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KEEPING THE VAN ON THE ROAD.

The Problem of Maintenance—Factors in Fleet Efficiency—Size and Situation— The Workshop Question—Equipment for...

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SELF-DEPRECIATION.

E HAD the opportunity recently of discussing mechanical transport and the industry upon which it is dependent with an unusually...

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RUNNING COSTS OF THE SMALL VAN.

How to Differentiate Between Running Costs and Standing Charges. A N outstanding feature of The Commercial Motor for many...

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HOW THE POST OFFICE USES THE VAN.

A Large and Growing Fleet of Motors Used Solely on the Ground of a Substantial Financial Saving. T HE mechanical transport...

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MOTOR VAN ADAPTATIONS.

How to Get a Light Van Cheaply. By Henry Sturmey. POST cost is the great stumbling V block with many of the smaller firms, and...

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PROGRESS IN PASSENGER TRAVEL.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus And Coach ,World. Coaching in the Yorkshire Dales. Coaching in the Yorkshire...

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FORD VAN POINTERS.

By R. T. Nicholson (Author of "The Book of the Ford "). I AM glad to say that I am receiving a good many • queries as to the...

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A MANY-PURPOSE VEHICLE.

Opportunities of Continued Service Operating from a Village. T 0 TRAVEL along in the same old groove ir bad business,...

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THE LITTLE GIANT OF ROAD TRANSPORT.

The Haulage Lorry Transports the Raw Material, but the Light Van Delivers the Goods. T HE port of Liverpool as an import awl...

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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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HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

How to Get the Best Out of a Vehicle, to Secure Reliability and to Avoid Troubles. C ONTRIBUTIONS are invited for this page...

25.—Adjusting Napier Valves.

The valves are numbered 1 to e, No. 1 being the front arid No. 8 the rear, or that nearest to the dashboard. If the valves are...

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ROADSIDE AND GARAGE.

A Page for Drivers, Mechanics and Foremen. A Steam Wagon Forecarriage Repair. The sender of the following communication has...

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SOME CHANGE-SPEED GEARS.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patents. An epinyclic change-speed gear of unusual.dcLign is described in specification No....