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8th October 1937
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Is the Employer Always Wrong ?

A SIGNAL victory that should he welcomed by. all road-transport operators has been secured by a big haulage concern in a "...

Lessons from German Motor Roads

T HE results of the visit to the motor highways of Germany by the German Roads Delegation will be watched with the greatest...

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Passing Comments

Marketing Scheme for THE conflict of opinion as Sugar Beet Is Being I regards the Success of Delayed Marketing Boards already...

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One Hears

Of a German Roads delegate who asked for a dry Martini and was surprised at receiving three (drei). That because our roads do...

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Rail Onus Under Smart Ruling nISSENT from the C.M.U.A. inter

pretation of the Appeal Tribunal's ruling in the Smart case was expressed by Mr. W. Chamberlain, North Western Licensing...

TWO SHOW REPORTS NEXT WEEK.

In the next issue of The Commercial Motor will appear a well-illustrated technical survey of tendencies in French...

BROCKHOUSE BUYS VULCAN BUSINESS.

It is announced that J. Brockhouse and Co., Ltd., of West Bromwich, has purchased the entire share capital of the Vulcan Motor...

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OFFICIAL ORDERS IN AUGUST.

A fair number of orders for motor vehicles and allied products was given out by Government Departments during August last. The...

TRANSIT INSURANCE NOTES.

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. G OODS in transit on motor vehicles are particularly susceptible to damage by rain and mist. For not only...

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BEET RATE-CUTTING MUST STOP, SAYS AUTHORITY.

" It is time that rate-cutting among sugar-beet' hauliers in Lincolnshire had stopped, after four years' experience," declared...

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SPEF — LIMITS ON TRACK-LAYING VEHICLES.

New regulations concerning the speed limits of track-laying vehicles and vehicles drawing track-laying trailers are contained...

"All British" Replacement Case

AST week, All ,British Carriers, J...Ltd., Newport, Mon., applied to the South Wales Licensing Authority for permission to...

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Why Mileage an Must b iourly Charges ombined

Setting Profits from One Vehicle Against Losses from Another : Is It Worth While? T fiE previous article described part of a...

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What the Roads Delegation Has Learnt

The 22 4 M P.s, Road Surveyors and Other Representatives Were Afforded Invaluable Opportunities of investigating Conditions in...

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THE PANTHER ,EAPS INTO THE LIMELIGHT

Perkins In troduc m.p.h. Goods Chu PassengerVehicle Lower than tha litre Power Unit for ,30Light and Medium-weight tt-to-power...

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Pickfords Wins Vital "Permitting" Case

A N extraordinary decision by the Hinckley justices concerning an employer's liability for the actions of his servants, was...

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What is Wrong With Licensing Procedure ?

Vigorous Defence of Systems of Appointin g Licensing Authorities and Hearing App hattions for Goods TransportLicenses. C.M.0 ....

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T i4APPENS

TO DAY Fines that Represent Staggering Burdens for Working Men are Daily Inflicted on Commercial Drivers F OR some reason...

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Are Your Drivers Fit?

Significant Facts About Health of Drivers Revealed by Medical Examination Carried Out by Big Organization By John Walton...

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What the Associations are Doing

ROAD GROUP FOUR YEARS TOO LATE. Formation of the Parliamentary Road Group took place four years too late, said Major the Hon....

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The New Federal Put to a Gruelling Test

Road Test No. 264 Sturdily Built 4-tonner Proves Itself Highly Suitable for Hard Service Under Exacting Conditions:...

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New C.A.V .-Bosch

Master Battery Switch (I N more than one occasion in the ‘../past we have expressed the view that a switch, by which the...

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OPINIONS

and QUERIES MORE CONCERNING SCANDALOUS PENALTIES ON DRIVERS. [5161] We note, from the issue of The Commercial Motor dated...

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Lightweight Trailer

with Manceuytable Body Til accompanying illustrations show a particularly neat l of trailer chassis and body, manufactured to...

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Congress Points the Way to Safer Roads

Safety in All Phases Covered by Papers and Visits in Programme of This Week's National Conference AFETY in all its aspects is...

Better Roads Will Save Lives

I N Oxfordshire, a special sub-committee of the county council has made some attempt, with the aid of a specially appointed...

Watch Employees' Health

D EALING with the safety problem from the point of view of public service vehicle operation, Mr. C. R. Tattam stresses the...

London Transport's Accident Experience C ONSIDERATIONS underlying the investigation of accident

claims are explained at length by Mr. S. A. Webb. He mentions that the vehicles of London Transport, which he represents, are...

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National View of

Lighting Needed P UBLIC authorities should be compelled to light their streets, says Mr. Arthur Cunnington. Moreover, new,...

Engineer A nswers

Road Criticisms C OMMON criticisms of Britishs roads are countered by Lt.-Col. A. C. Hughes. He points out that the variation...

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Operating Aspects of

PASSENGER TRANSPORT Court Holds Car was Feeder T HE transport of four people by car Horn Halifax toBradford, where they joined...

DO COMMISSIONERS FAVOUR COMBINES?

A CRITICAL reference to Traffic Commissioners in relation to licence applications by large companies was made by a barrister,...

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£86,000 TROLLEYBUS SCHEME MOOTED

DARTICULARS showing the saving which would be .effected in thes.ext five to seven years, on changing over from. trams to...

"TRANSFER" CASE TAKES NOVEL TURN

T HE clause in the Road Traffic Act requiring the Traffic Commissioners to be informed when one operator acquires a financial...

Several Amendments to C. and U. Regulations

A FTER consultation with the associations affected, the Minister of Transport has issued 'certain amendments to the Motor...

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Composite Cam for Injection Pumps O W-ENGINE injection systems have two

requirements for. starting and slow running, a retarded timing and a high injection velocity. Whilst the latter can be obtained...