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6th September 1946
6th September 1946
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An Arm of the Industry

D ESPITE some kind and often flattering comments which are made to us, both by letter and verbally. concerning this journal, we...

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Passing Comments

A.A. Telephone Boxes A N additional service to road Being Conspicuously 1--1 users .which is being given Numbered . by the...

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One Hears

That everyone.is looking forward to the past. That even Spain has dispensed with liquid-fuel rationing. That the Michelin...

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News of the Week

POLAND WANTS 500 TRACTORS P OLAND requires at least 500 tractors of over 100 h.p. for the haulage of timber from forests for...

M.O.T. Now Controls Street Lighting T HE central authority responsible for

street lighting is now the Ministry of Transport, which has taken over from the Home Secretary the allocation of iron, steel...

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Personal Pars

MR, C. H. HARRIS has been appointed works manager of Henley's Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd. He has served the company for 32...

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PASSION FOR EQUALITY WILL STRANGLE ENTERPRISE

A T the 11th ordinary general meeting of Silentbloc, Ltd., the chairman, Mr. H. Vezcy Strong, said that there are undoubtedly...

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In a Line or Two

A leaflet describing new acid-resisting cement can be obtained from J. H. Sankey and Son, Ltd., Ilford, Essex. Nuffield...

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ACCELERATE HANDLING

Ind RAISE PRODUCTION By A. E. Sherlock-Mesher T IME studies are said to have shown that handling accounts for 75 per cent,...

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Keep Politics Out of Says Industrial Organization " TANTALUS '

I N these days, when events of major importance move swiftly across the screen of national affairs, developments no less...

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OPERATION TERPRISE

By Arthur R. M.I.R.T.E. D URING the war many Service men and women became acquainted with the Western Highlands and Islands of...

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Cost Recording Made Easy

INSTALMENT No. 2 T FIE cost sheet exemplified with this article appeared last week, when I explained the items that are...

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SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF THE CARRIER

I do not make provision for recording actual establishment costs in this chart, as they are too numerous. I shall show, in...

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Passenger Transport News

LONDON TRANSPORT APPLIES CLOSED SHOP 1 ONDON TRANSPORT has decided La not to employ workers of certain grades who are...

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MR. MACVE APPEALS FOR LESS SPEEDING

D IRECTED towards greater road safety, an appeal has been circulated to all coach and bus operators in the North-western Area,...

, Registrations Nearly 300 Per Cent. Up

D EGISTRATIONS of new mechanical vehicles under the ‘Roads Act, 1920, were more than five times greater in June of this year...

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R.H.A. Publishes "Conditions of Carriage"

WE have received from the Road Haulage Association its VV policy booklet, No. 4, entitled " Conditions of Carriage." In the...

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Co-operation in the Home of "Co-ops"

By J. L. Watchurst, A.C.A., J.P. I T is not without significance that Roch dale, the birthplace of the first cooperative...

Ford's War Effort and Millionth Vehicle

'TUESDAY, August 27, was a great I day for the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., when the millionth wheeled vehicle came off the production...

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For and Against

Licensing Sub-committees A N article by our contributor, "Tantalus," entitled "Scrap the Licensing Sub-committees," and our...

Intimidation—Not Constructive Discussion

IN response to your request for first-hand information A on this subject, my personal experience may be of interest to you and...

Reasons for Objections Should be Given

WE read with great interest in the issue of " The " Commercial Motor" dated August 23, the views of your contributor " Tantalus...

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Leyland Hippos for Eastern Oilfields

V EHICLES used in oilfields in Asia Minor and the Far East operate in great heat and over rough country, and the semi -...

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An Automatic Brake Adjuster

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications P ATENT No. 577,576 comes from the Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co.,...