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9th January 1923
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Shall There be a Haulage Trade. Association ?

I S THERE the room and the need for an association of those engaged directly in the haulage trade which shall aim at the...

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The Importance of a Shed Day.

E ARE GLAD to see that Mr. Halcot Hings ton, in a recent issue of this journal, called • attention to the importance of...

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ONE HEARS

Of floods. Of a boom in Arks. Of lamps therefor. That service is as service does. Of City traffic—mud and muddle. Of an...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

"The wheels of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

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EXPENSIVE AGRICULTURAL TRANSPORT.

The Farmer Calls for Cheaper Rates for the Transport of His Produce. T HE fact of the Government haying set up a Departmental...

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BETTER BRAKES FOR THE BIGGER LOADS.

The Problem of Providing Efficient Brake Application Through a Flexible Coupling Rendered More Important by the Introduction of...

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UNSPRUNG WEIGHT.

"The Engineer" Follows Up His Recent Arguments on the Absorption the Tyres, and Replies to Comments They Have Evoked. of Shocks...

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A 60-SEATER SINGLE-DECK MOTORBUS.

The First Published Description of a New Saloon Bus with a Remarkable Passenger Capacity. Bodywork Features Include an Unusual...

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Private Buses versus Municipal Trams.

T HE _bus service between Newport and Chepstow ' run by the South Wales Commercial Motor Co., is to be abandoned, the company...

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THE INVASION OF TH. ,ROAD BY THE MOTOR.

The Use of Motor Rail Cars and Locomcc Extending. Overseas, anc. for Main and Branch Line Work, is Rapidly r Degree in this...

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HINTS FOR HAULIERS.

In which is Outlined a Scheme for the Formation of a Haulage Trade Association with a Programme of the Work It Could....

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An Effective Non-skid.

IN our last issue we made reference in an article entitled " Winter Comes" to the Bartle non-skid device for fitting to wheels...

Duralumin for Bodywork.

D URING a recent visit to Dartford we called at the works of the Dartford Engineering and Carriage Co., Ltd., and were very...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. BRAKES AND THE MOTOR COACH. A Vital Problem and Some...

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THE PROBLEM OF BUS FARES.

Anomalies that Exist with Regard to Provincial Bus Fares, and How Charges are Sometimes Governed by Those in Charge of...

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A MOTOR COACHING HOLIDAY CLUB

A New Idea by which Motor Coach Tours and Holidays Can Be Paid For by Instalments. P ROBABLY the first piece of real news in...

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FORD VAN POINTERS.

By R. T. Nicholson (Author of "The Book of the Ford "). T HIS IS the time for good resolutions. Here are a few which the...

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A Pump for Small Feeds.

T HE MANUFACTURING and selling rights of an interesting type of small semi-rotary and reciprocating pump for small feeds have...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

Editor invites correspondence on all subjects connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters should be on one Of the...

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HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

How to Get the Best Out of a Vehicle, to Secure Reliability and to Avoid Trouble. 316.—Improving Fan Bracket on Dennis Coach...

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ABOUT LAMPS.

Some Topical Contributions From Our Driver and Mechanic Readers. T HERE will he many, no doubt, who will think that the...

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SOME CHANGE-SPEED , GEARS.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patents. A HYDRAULIC change-speed gear of the familiar awashplate type is described in...