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7th September 1951
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Crusade for Cleanliness

D URING the past few months, the people of this country have been subjected to a subtle propaganda campaign based on small...

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Cramping Work Hinders Production

W HEREVER there is a strong element of control in any industry, in sections of it or in cases in which one industry that may be...

Passing Comments

Should L-plate Police A CORRESPONDENT Motorcyclist Wear "expresses surprise at seeing Uniform ? . . . . a motorcycling...

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One Hears

That saving fuel is a saving grace. That " B.R.S." was not intended to stand for Bad Road Service. That it may be taken that...

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Ordinary Permit with "Original" Rights : Legal Dispute

IS the British Transport Commission I bound to take over a haulage business when an ordinary permit, which was granted with the...

Wages : Claim to Go to Arbitration

IN the absence of agreement between 1 the employers and the Transport and General Workers Union and others, the claim of...

PROTEST AGAINST PAY CLAIM DELAY

A S a protest against alleged delay in settling their claim for higher pay, drivers and conductors employed on North Tyneside...

ANOTHER NEW B.R.S. SCALE

PA A STANDARD charges schedule is to be introduced by the Tyne-Tees parcels group of British Road Services on September 9, Last...

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Permanent Bans On Waiting

THE Minister of Transport has made permanent no-waiting regulations under the Eonden Traffic Act, 1924, to replace his...

MOBILE: SHOES " DANGEROUS" S TATING that street. trading by mobile shops-was

dangerous and that proper. measures should be taken to prevent accidents in future, a Suaderland jury returned a verdict of...

R.H.A. a Monop oly, Says Labour

IN a pamphlet issued last Week by the Labour Party, the Road Haulage Association (wrongly referred to as the Road Hauliers'...

R.H.E. an " Aunt Sally" 011ARGES against the Road Haulage

Executive and counter-charges were exchanged before the Northern -Licensing Authority when Crook and Willington Carriers, Ltd.,...

DENATIONALIZATION

WHEN, as foreshadowed in "The • vv Commercial Motor" last week, the national councit of the Road Haulage Association holds its...

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Men in the News

MR..). W. TAYLER, M.I.MECH,E, has been appointed transport engineer of Hall and Co., Ltd. MR. T. L. Isaacs, has joined the...

li.P. Vehicle in Licensing Case

A DEFENCE submission that . the .rt vendor of a lorry under a hire purchase agreement still regarded it as his property until...

FODEN - EXPORTS RISE

.r1 A NEW high level in exports was reported by Mr. James Wild, chairman. of Fodens, Ltd., in his annual statement. To promote...

TEES-SIDE BOARD'S LOSS

rAILURE to obtain increases in workmen's fares was one reason for the deficit of £1,197 made by Tees`-side . Railless Traction...

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Maidstone Told to Co-ordinate: "Northern" Applies for More

DE FERRING his decision on the application of Maidstone Corporation for higher motorbus and trolleybus fares, the South Eastern...

More Orders for A.E.C.

F OUR passenger transport undestakings, two company-owned and two municipal, have placed orders for A.E,C. vehicles to augment...

CD. LECTURES TO I.R.T.E.

L ECTURES dealing with the products of Clayton Dewandre, Ltd., Lincoln, have been given in many towns to a number of different...

LEYLAND FIRE-ENGINES FOR BOMBAY

T HREE new Leyland-Merryweather fire-engines have augmented the Bombay fire service. Open transverse bodies have been fitted....

MOVE TO REDUCE TRANSPORT

TO save transport and reduce congestion at Covent Garden, the Government proposes to set up markets in important provincial...

R.H.A. BRAINS TRUST

T HE Brains Trust which will be in session on October 18, during the conference of the Road Haulage Association, at Torquay,...

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Poor Prospects in Coach Radio: New Developments in

R EARMAMENT commitments and I% manufacturers' reluctance to enter a field with a restricted market have dulled the prospects of...

NEW AVON SALES AREA

F ROM October 1, the Avon India Rubber Co.. Ltd., is to operate a new sales area which is at present geographically part of its...

New Battery-electric for Bakers

O N show at the International Bakers' and Confectioners' Exhibition, at Olympia, from September 29—October 4, will be a new...

.Gandy Starts Brake Facing. Bonding

.S OME of the outstanding advantages kJ of the use of bonded brake facings are that they cab be worn to almost paper thickness...

TRANSPORT CLASSES

I N the City of London College's prospectus of evening classes, just issued, details are, given of facilities for students...

WAKEFIELD SHARE ISSUE

1 " - k A BIG share issue is being made by C. C. Wakefield and Co.. Ltd. It comprises 227,500 ordinary shares of 10s. each at...

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33-cubic-yd. Telescopic Body in New Sugar Transporter

TO overcome many of the inherent difficulties associated with the tipping of bulky loads, with the rate of discharge depending...

Foden to be Tested Across Europe

pi FODEN two-stroke oil-engineCI chassis, equipped with a Metal craft 41-seater body, is to be thoroughly tested during a tour...

I. MECH. E. MEETINGS

F ORTHCOMING meetings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers include the following:— October 9, Automobile Division annual...

TRAM CONVERSION BEGINS

C ONVERSIOSI from tram to motorbus operation has begun in Darlington, and three new buses were put on the Harrogate Hill...

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Road Transport the Cotton In Arm of [ndustry

By Ashley Taylor, A.M.I.R.T.E. D URING-processing and manufacture, cotton may have to be moved from point to point as many as...

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Interior Styling of Coaches and Buses is an Art: Modern

Trends are Based on the Proper Relation of Materials and Colour, Rather than on Abundant Decoration N 0 two objects are so...

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Fivefold Expansion in Three Years

Serving 4,000 Customers in London and Surrounding Counties, the Universe Petroleum Co.) Ltd ., Conducts its Operations on a...

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Critical Pilgrims

L ORD HURCOMB'S meeting with representatives of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce, when it takes place, can have...

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New Experiment in Peak Load Handling

E DINBURGH, the second Scottish municipality to experiment with large-capacity single-deck buses for city service, is shortly...

New Grit and Lime Spreader

T O meet a need for equipment to be used in lime spreading, or for road gritting, a new low-loading model has been introduced...

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Fire Tenders That Go Anywhere

C IIESHIRE County Council has recently taken delivery of two fire tenders based on Tharnycroft Nubian four-wheel-drive chassis,...

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Leylands for Oilfields and Railways

A NEW oilfielti servicing rig has been developed by Woodfield Hoist and Associated Industries, Rochester, which weighs 20 per...

"Flat" and Stables on Bedford Chassis

B UlLT on a Bedford 3-4-ton chassis, with a Baico extension, a new individually constructed Jennings horsebox has the centre of...

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Contract-A or C Hiring

In this Timely Article the Conditions of These Two Types of Licence are Fully Examined and Described U NTIL recently, 1 was...

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Power Operation for Normal Gearbox

P ATENT No. 655,531, comes from J. Wells, "Mount Pleasant," Welfo2ion-Avon. Warwickshire, and shows a hydraulically operated...