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Q What Are The Leading Countries To Which British...
A The following provisional number of units were expected in 1966 to the six leading countries: South Africa 17,131 units, value £14.7m. : Australia 18.227, £13.8m.: New Zealand......
Q I Am Considering Switching From Six
wheeled rigids to articulated outfits because the present gross weight of 22 tons named by several manufacturers will shortly be put up to 24 tons. With the introduction of the......
Q How Is The Braking Efficiency Of A Goods Vehicle...
A This is done by using the formula v 2 u 2 + fS, where v equals the final velocity, u equals the initial velocity, f equals the acceleration rate and S equals the distance......
Q Why Is A Diesel Engine So Called And How Did It Arise?
A The diesel owes its name to Dr. Rudolf Diesel, a German, who was born in Paris in 1858 and took out his first patent for a compression-ignition engine in 1892. Originally......
N I Am The Holder Of A B Licence For
carry.'" ing furniture to and from auction sales within a 30-mile radius of my local town. I have applied for a variation to include furniture from shops in the town with a......
Am Making A 10-year Comparison Of Transport Costs. Can You
supply details of wages, licences and diesel oil prices around 1956/7? A, In 1956 the basic minimum remuneration for a 44-hour week for the driver of a 5to 8-ton lorry was 154s.......
Q What Is The Address Of The Makers Of Duff-norton...
A These are manufactured by Consolidated Pnuematic Tool Co. Ltd., 232 Dawes Road. London, S.W.6.......
If A Rigid Goods Vehicle Tows A Draw-bar Trailer Is
an additional C-licence disc required and must it be carried on the vehicle or the trailer? And what are the corresponding requirements as regards articulated tractive units and......