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4th January 1935
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The Pros and Cons of Vehicle Taxation

I T may be said by some that there are no pros in connection with the taxation of commercial vehicles, but the,majority of...

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The Promise of 1935

S UCH is the inherent hopefulness of human nature that every New Year can be said to enter on a note of optimism, although it...

Stabilization in Haulage

IT is a matter for congratulation that the employers' and employees' representatives on the goods side of the road-transport...

Passing Comments

A T a recent sitting of the Eastern Traffic Commissioners, certain breaches of the conditions of his licence were alleged...

Special Features of this Issue

We give a summary of die new wages and conditions in the road-transport industry. Page 713. Built to carry 4 tons and with is...

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One Hears

Few maligning streamlining. Of Whitehall Gardens going gay. "Where's that road-transport propaganda?" That Combe Martin's...

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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...

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PERSONAL PARS.

Mi. F. G. Bristow, C.B.E., general secretary of the Commercial Motor Users Association, and secretary of the British Road...

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FORD PRICE REDUCTIONS.

The Ford Motor Co., Ltd., announces reductions in the prices of its 5-cwt. van and in its range of tractors. The light van now...

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NOVEL,FEATURES IN A MERRYWEATHER FIRE-ENGINE.

We reproduce on this page a picture el a new fire-engine, which has recently been constructed for the Lancaster Fire Brigade by...

MUNICIPAL PURCHASES and PROPOSALS

Wallasey Corporation has ordered a Leyland 1,400 g.p.m. fire-engine. Ward Corporation's parks committee recommends the...

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BOTHWELL HAULAGE FIRM'S 40TH BIRTHDAY.

The undertaking of Messrs. J. W. Bulmer and Son, the Bothwell haulage firm, who have celebrated their 40th birthday, was...

Trade Unions Approve Conciliation Report

A T a national conference, held in Manchester on Sunday last, when 550 delegates attended from all parts of England and Wales,...

Scottish Conciliation Report Still Pending

T HE Scottish Conciliation Board had a five-hour sitting in Glasgow on December 28. Mr. Hugh Lyon, of the Scottish Horse and...

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New Wages and Conditions for goods-transport employees

The Findings of the National Joint Conciliation Board in Full. A 48-Hour Week to be Guaranteed. An Interim Arrangement...

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Albion Introduces a Light 4,tonner

A New Chassis, Available in Two Frame Lengths, With a Gross-load Capacity of 4 Tons 12 Cwt. and Weighing Under 2 Tons K EEN as...

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OPINIONS and

QUERIES The Danger of Buying Vehicles Before a Licence is Obtained. Quoting for a Longterm Haulage Contract Drivers' Records...

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Lubrication Plant that Saves Time and Money

I N a garage where the size of the fleet warrants the maintenance of a fully organized service department, hand greasing is an...

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A 20-25-ton Trailer Conversion

Special Fore-carriage for Attachment, in Place of the Tractive Unit, to a Semi-trailer the order of the Anglo-Persian Oil Co.,...

Two New Maintenance Instruments

A Battery Trickle Charger and an Inexpensive and Easily Operated Electric Equipment Tester R ECENT additions to the range of...

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BRIGHT PROSPECTS OF UNITY

By Sewill, M.A., M.Inst.T., Chairman, Road Haulage Association I T is advisable, before venturing to predict what 1935 holds...

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New Lamps for Old

Coiled-coil Filaments to Give Economy and Efficiency A NEW range of high-efficiency lamps has been announced by the Electric...

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WORKSHOP (

RGANIZATION a maintenance !Manic's criticisms There are Few Cornmercial-vehicle Repair Shops in the Organization of Which...

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THE NEW MORRIS-COMMI

;CIAL TRACTOR-TRAILER No. 203 Tried out on the Road A 6-ton Outfit Incorporating a T.T.A. Semi-trailer Proves Itself an...

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AIR TRANSPORT NEWS

DEATH OF MR. E. H. HILLMAN. W E regret to announce the death of Mr. Edward Henry Hillman, on December 31, after a brief...

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FIXING FARES IN EAST MIDLANDS

T WO meetings have been arranged by the East Midland Traffic Commissioners for the purpose of co-ordinating the fares for...

Minister Again Upholds Limited Duplication

T HE Minister of Transport has now decided the outstanding appeals concerning the duplication of long-distance coaches froth...

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COMMISSIONERS . AND FREE TRAVEL

C OMMENTING upon St. Helens Corporation's custom of issuing free travel passes to members of the council and co-opted members...

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SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR P.S.V. OPERATORS

S UCCESSFUL results have attended the trading of P.S.V. Operators, Ltd., during the past year, as was shown at the company's...

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The Insurance of Borrowed Motor Vehicles

The Vital Need for Care in Ascertaining That No Breach of the Road Traffic Act, 1930, is Being Committed tUDGING by the number...

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Problems of the

HAULIER and CARRIER The Items of Operating Cost Set Out in Complete Detail and Numbered as a Preliminary to Accurate...

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Improved Suspension for Twin Rear Axles

A Résumé of Patent Specifications that have Recently been Published A DESIGN of rear bogie which can, riit is claimed, conform...