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3rd November 1944
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Aspects of Vehicle Age and Condition

W HAT is to be the eventual post-war policy concerning the design and construction of commercial vehicles? Possibly it will...

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A Criticism of Service, Vehicles and Licensing

A T a recent conference arranged for its agents by a well-known commercial-vehicle manufacturer, S.T.R., the costs expert of "...

Passing Comments

The Use of a Synthetic A PPARENTLY, American Bond in Brake-facing vehicle have been prone to Material suffer from smoking...

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One Hears

That Lord Long was in fine voice at last week's dinner of London unit controllers. That road-transport publicity is still...

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News of the Week

A.R.O. MEETING QUICKLY APPROVES MERGER PLANS O N Wednesday. of last week, 525 members of Associated Road Operators assembled...

A.R.O. President on Haulage Representation

T HE President of A.R.O., Major H. E. Crawfurd, A.F.C., said at the a.g.m, of this body on October 25, that although this would...

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Personal Pars

MU. G. 1. MORRIS has been appointed by Lord Leathers, Minister of War Transport, to be his private, secretary. • Ma. D....

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An American Tribute to Britain

A Sa. general rule, British folk are somewhat shy of blowing their own trumpet, and it is a moot point whether we gain or lose...

Hiring Rates Fixed with Northumberland C.C.

A S the result of negotiations which have taken place between A.R.O. and the bridges and highways committee of Northumberland...

Manchester's Problem of Replacing Old Buses

("IF the Manchester Corporation bus %a/fleet of 971 vehicles 40 per cent. are more than eight years old and have been fully...

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ENGINE OIL DISPLAC1 CHANGE-SPEED GEARS

Details of a Brockhouse I Hydro-kinetic Power 7 mitter of Exceptional Me fit in Service on Commercial Private Vehicles T HE...

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Poor Service and Poor Chassis

Twin Troubles that Beset the Haulier : a Commendation of S.T.R.'s Address at the Seddon Conference, and an Expansion of it to...

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General Eisenhower's Trailer Headquarters

WHEN General EisenW hower moved his headquarters from Britain to France in order to maintain the closest possible contact with...

A PLASTIC MAGNETIC INSPECTION LAMP

A NYONE who has had to carry out a wheel change or has had occasion to remove a sparking plug on the road at night will...

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OPINIONS and

UERIES PROBLEM OF CONTROL OF USED-VEHICLE PRICES A NY reader of "The Commercial Motor" Who may .be thinking of buying a used...

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Warehousing in Conjunction Problems of the with Furniture Removals Haulier and Carrier

Concluding the Notes on Conditions Governing Furniture Removal, with a Brief Reference to Those Relating to Warehousing of...

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Passenger "Electrics" for Holiday Resorts

Interesting Post-war Proposition by Well-known Maker of Batteryelectric Goods Vehicle WITH a view to popularizing the VV...

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Experience Dictates By the Post-war Chassis Sgt. E. G. Frogley

A R.E.M.E. Sergeant Gives His Views on Many Inttmate Matters Relative to the Design of Post-war Chassis. The Transmission...

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Simplifying Cylinder-head Castings

A Résumé of Patent Specifications that Have Recently. Been Published • T HE conventional cast cylinder block has two...