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7th December 1934
7th December 1934
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Driving Hours Concessions

T HE Order recently issued by the Ministry of Transport permitting, in the case of goodsvehicle drivers, one period of duty of...

New Restrictions on Extended Tours?

S TRONG hints have recently been given by the North-Western Traffic Commissioners of the possibility of a limit being-placed on...

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Passing Comments

W E note that in a recent case in which a haulier was summoned for using a vehicle having inefficient brakes, the senior...

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One Hears— "

Of tramway schedules that necessitate speeding. That beauty at line and finish now appeal as strongly to the commercial...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY 4, The wheels of wealth will be

slowed by all difficulties of transport, at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over which...

STRONG VIEWS EXPRESSED AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE

.THE much-publicized National Con ference, organized by the Commercial Motor Users Association, took place at Harrogate on...

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An Eight-wheeler Added to the Leyland Range

A Neight-wheeled chassis, designated the Octopus, has been added to the range of heavy goods vehicles marketed by Leyland...

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Road Transport Topics

In Parliament By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent SEVERE PENALTIES FOR ALTERATION OF DRIVER'S RECORDS. O (IN being...

SECOND CONCILIATION BREAKDOWN

Ta L TEGOTIATIONS between the emplayers' and employees' panels of the Yorkshire Area Conciliation Board again broke down at a...

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Increasing the Utility of

MOBILE SHOPS and SHOWROOMS How Special Vehicles for Traders and Manufacturers May be Designed to Facilitate Serving and...

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Commercial Woods

that are worth watching Red Cedar and Western Hemlock, Two British Columbian Timbers Having Attractive Features for Motor...

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Haulage Opportunities

Retail Business Higher. Engineering Active. Satisfactory Tinplate Demand. Clothing Trade Boom. Leather and Foot wear Industries...

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Patented Features in A New All-metal Body

Park Royal Coachworks, Ltd., is Engaged on the Production of a New All-metal Double-deck Bus Body of Interesting Design PA A...

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Another Appeal Fails

A A T a sitting in London, on Tuesday, the Appeal Tribunal dismissed the appeal of Mr. J. T. Plenty, of Pentre, against the...

A Morris-Commercial London Convention

A S part of the convention arranged by Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd., and Stewart and Ardern, Ltd., for Morris-Commercial...

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Modern

ethods in L.C.C. FLEET 4AINTENANCE O NE of the most up-to-date maintenance and repair depots in the country was opened a few...

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Earl Howe's Strong Appeal for a United Front

Several Hundred Members of the Metropolitan Division of the R.H.A. Attend an Important Meeting T HE crying necessity of the...

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OPINIONS and• QUERIES

"SAVE US FROM OUR ALLIES WHO SUPPORT THE ENEMY." The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [44381 Sir,—After reading the letter from...

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AIR TRANSPORT NEWS

LONDON-GLASGOW: A FASTER MAIL SERVICE. T HE new air-mail service which Hill1 man's Airways, Ltd., is running between London...

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The Commercial Motor's Strong Position in Canada

Illuminating Import, Export, Registration and Taxation Figures tha t Gibe a Good Insight into the Progress of Road Transport in...

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Doubts on the Future of

Oilers in Germany How the Question of Fuel Imports and the Development of Gas Producers May Affect the Oil-engined Vehicle L...

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Operating Aspects of

PASSENGER TRANSPORT THE LATEST NEWS OF IMPORTANT EVENTS GLASGOW'S BUS CONTRACT ALLOCATED. L AST Friday, Glasgow Transport...

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PROTESTS AGAINST ROAD-TRANSPORT RESTRICTION

Associations Urged to Combine at M.O.P.A. Dinner D ISSATISFACTION with the existing system of road-transport regulation and...

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Specialized Maintenance Methods

Modern Plant Installed in the Works of the Burtonwood Motor Engineering Co., Ltd., Facilitates Engine Overhauls and Ensures a...

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Problems of the

HAULIER and CARRIER A Case of Meagre Profit from Parcels Carrying. A Point About the Cost of Maintenance and Repairs I N...

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Epicyclic Gearbox Refinements

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications P ATENT No. 418,587, bearing the name of Leyland Motors, Ltd„ in...