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Is A Road-speed Governor Produced In The Uk And Can
you provide information regarding its use in this country or overseas? A A road-speed governor has been applied experimentally to a bus of a northern municipal undertaking, but......
Q What Are The Operating Costs Per Mile For A 5
cwt., 10 cwt. or 1-ton van when averaging 500 miles a week both with and without a driver's wages? A Allowing for basic driver's wages of £12 4s. 3d. a week the total operating......
Q Can A Complete Articulated Outfit Tow A Vehicle Which...
A A complete articulated vehicle is not allowed to tow another vehicle because this would, in effect, constitute a goods vehicle towing two trailers, i.e. semi-trailer and......
A . I Wish To Promote A Middle-aged
driver/warehouseman to a junior executive post but I am doubtful if he has the ability to undertake customer correspondence and other duties demanding fluency. Can you suggest a......
Q 1 Am Operating One Tractive Unit And Five Semi-trailers On
intensive trunk haulage. What special features thereby arise which can affect operating costs? A Where the principle of articulation is put to good use by the operation of one......
Q Am Concerned With Providing Passen
ger transport for a public utility to convey workmen to sites and a 12-seater bus was recently purchased for this purpose. What licence do we require and what speed restrictions......
Q Do You Know Of Any Method Of Calculating The Breaking...
A A "rope calculator" may be obtained free from ICI Fibres Ltd., Industrial Uses Department, Hookstone Road, Harrogate, Yorks. This shows at a glance the approximate breaking......
Q Have Been Providing A Vehicle On Hire
to a C-licence operator with payment being made on a time basis. The customer is now suggesting a tonnage rate. What are your comments? A As your vehicle is already supplied on......
N Have Just Entered Road Transport And
wish to know of any books on the subject together with details of correspondence courses which are available to assist me in qualifying in road transport management. A There are......
Q Much Publicity Has Been Given Recently To Electric...
A Yes — the Electric Vehicle Association, Trafalgar Buildings, 1 Charing Cross, London SW1. It was founded in 1933 and concerns itself with the development of the use of......