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8th December 1944
8th December 1944
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Tyre-wastage Accusals Refuted

W E published, in our issue dated October 20, a leader entitled "Are Tyres Being Wasted?" This referred to a campaign that is...

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Planning and Transport Must March Together

TT is satisfactory to note that more attention is being paid to transport requirements by those concerned, or interested, in...

Passing Comments

Some Offences Which THERE are two "crimes" Are Becoming More I in our industry regarding Prevalent which we learn fairly often...

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One Hears

Of delay in repairing many disabled petrol-filling pumps. That some are in a condition beyond repair. Of those who want to...

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News of the Week

GOODS VEHICLES FOR 194,5 PROGRAMME M ANY makes and types of goods vehicle and certain special models will he included in the...

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What is the Future for Synthetic Rubber ?

IS there a post-war future for the 'employment of synthetic rubber in the manufacture of tyres used aiheavy motor vehicles?...

Sir Miles Thomas on Planning and Transport

A N interesting talk on town planning and the vehicle owner was given on November' 30 by Sir Miles Thomas, .D.F.C,,...

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M.O.W.T. Holds "Increased Fares" Inquiry at Glasgow

'THE suggestion that excessive allow' ance for depreciation is responsible, to soine extent, for the need to increase transport...

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Yorkshire Hits Out at Labour State Control Plan

A N accusation of subterfuge is made against the Labour Party in another Yorkshire attack on the Labour plan for State...

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Forming and Operating a Hauliers' Pool

Some First-hand Information Dealing With the Pradical Aspects of the Financial and Administrative Sides of Grouping By Bernard...

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Possible Trend in Post-war Bus-body Design

Light-metal Alloys and Plastics Will Enter Largely Into Postwar Construction I N view of the experience gained during the war...

Dash Control of Graphited-oil Injection

T HE advantages of introducing gmphited oil above the piston of an I.C. engine have for long been appreciated. As to its...

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Solving the Problems of the Carrier

Hauliers Expected To Pay for M.O.W.T. Muddle ? I T was only to be expected that efficiency of operation of road-haulage...

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A Robot for Testing Magnetos

r IE old method of testing. electrical equipment by the use of separate instruments, and temporary " hook-ups," is steadily...

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How the Southern Railway Has Ltained Road Services in War-time

T HE largest commercial road opera' tors in this country are the railway companies, and amongst the many difficulties and...

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The Grouping Movement Explained

The Author of This Article is Well Known as a Pioneer of the Grouping of Small Hauliers. Therefore His Advice is of Particular...

Northern Ireland Transport Board's Results_

T HE report of the Northern Ireland Road Transport Board for the year ended September .30, 1944, shows an operating profit of...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES LORD STRATHSPEY'S VIEWS ON VEHICLE TAXATION T HOSE

of us who are eager to see the many links etween the Empire and the Mother Country multiplied and strengthened, are somewhat...

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A Platform-steered Industrial Truck

Single-wheel Control of Starting, Stopping and Braking on New Machine for Internal Transport A N electrically propelled...

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Has the Industry Real Leadership?

A Reply to the Suggestion of Associated Road Operators That the Writer Should Pay More By Consideration to Facts Before Making...

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A Ford Horizontally

Opposed Engine P ATENT No. 564,691 conies from the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., 88, Regent Street, London, W.1, and discloses a...