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3rd April 1919
3rd April 1919
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"Extraordinary Traffic." The Appeal Lost.

T H E JUDGMENT of Mr. Justice Eve in the "Extraordinary Traffic" case, which was heard in June last, came before the Court of...

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PROTECTION OF ROAD TRANSPORT INTERESTS.

S INCE I LAST contributed to The Commercial Motor on the subject of the Ministry of Tranaporleand the great dangers connected...

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IS AMERICA A MATCH FOR US? .

E LSEWHERE, consigned to their appropriate place in this issue, may be found some quips emanating from a particularly observant...

ONE HEARS

That Heligoland, once ceded by gulls to the eagle, is now to go to the seagulls. That Major Cannon is due back on the "...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

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

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TYPES OF TRACKLAYERS.

An Interesting Comparison of the Various Methods of Pivoting the Truck Frames and Mounting the Driving Sprockets. By...

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LEAVES FROM THE INSPECTOR'S NOTEBOOK.

A 'Concrete Case. Wipe Out Railway Losses by Encouragement of Travel. T HERE WAS A PERIOD, not so very many months agb, when...

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THE POSSIBII DF TRAILAGE.

An Aircraft Experiences. T HE USE OF commercial motor vehicles for transport and general haulage has now become fairly...

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"EXTRAORDINARY TRAFFIC" APPEAL.

Mr. Justice Eve's Judgment in the Lower Court Upheld. A Case of Vital Importance to Road Transport. I N THE COURT OF APPEAL on...

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THE MOTOR COACH.

With Special Reference to Long-distance Tours. T HE MOTOR CHAR-A-BANGS or coach probably represents the form of mechanical...

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PETROL RAIL INSPECTION CARS.

A Type of Vehicle Recently Tested by the M.O.M. I N OUR LAST WEEK'S ISSUE we briefly referred to a new design of petrol rail...

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STARTING LIFE AS A HAULAGE CONTRACTOR.

The Common Carrier and His Responsibilities. T HERE are vaiious ways in which the interested reader of this series of articles...

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COMMERCIAL TRAILERS.

The Value of a Trailer Built for the Job. The Unsuitability of Converted, Disused Vans and Carts. T HE WAR has done much to....

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• COMMERCIAL AVIATION.

Some Topical Notes and Comments. Aerial Mails. I N SEMI-OFFICIAL statements obviously emanating from the Air Ministry, an...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters should be on enie side...

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For DRIVERS, MECHANICS & FOREMEN.

A P-RIZE OF TEN B.EILEINOS is awarded each week to the sander of the best letter which we publish on this pave; all others are...

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A SIXTY-CYLINDER ENGINE.

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications. • Specification No. 123,229 concerns a super-multi-cylinder engine. In...