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It stated that petrol's triumph does not equal that of the pneumatic tyre.
That the Chairmen of the Area Commissioners are to confer in London.
That with overseas business servicing is only next in importance to selling.
That jungle-wallahs are at last learning to pay a higher initial cost and get a British vehicle.
That it only needs a whole-hearted campaign to work up this feeling.
That there is almost unlimited scope abroad for British buses to replace worneaut machines of other makes. _0_ That, in fact, 1931 ought to be an export year.
That foggy weather is a torture to those drivers (an increasingly large brotherhood) who belong to the spit-and-polish society.
That the driver we heard saying "It ain't 'ardly worth wasbin' yer face this foggy weather" obviously felt the same about his vehicle.
That more road rollers will be needed if the Ministry of Transport's full programme of accelerated road work is to be done to time.
That the Roadway Goods Transport Guide, to be published in conjunction with this journal arid under the auspices of the C.M.U.A., will be the most ambitious of its type that has ever been produced.
That its comprehensive list of hauliers in the British Isles, together with details of their vehicles, will alone be invaluable to all concerned with the handling of goods, as well as to suppliers, agents, etc.
Of a great British effort in Cairo.
Of Mr, Herbert Morrison as Labour's ne±t P.M. Even to-day of cycles without reflectors.
No sound from a clutch that is up to its work. That free-wheel controversies will soon be settled.
Of the T.T.A. extension from all corners of the world.
Of another oil-engined road tractor shortly to be introduced into this country.
That a Hippo can carry 36 hogsheads of beer— and still keep a straight course, That passenger-vehicle operators who do not hang together will hang separately.
That side lifeguards or running boards on lorries will undoubtedly save many lives.
That the Motor Hirers' and Coach Services Association is to adopt a militant policy.
That everybody hopes the mobile police will keep a strict watch on "crown crawlers.".
That Mr. Eric Monkman, although a seasonal operator, is an all-the-year-round worker.
That superchargers will, be used on oil engines far more than on petrol engines -and that they decrease fuel consumption in the former case but increase it in the latter.
That America watches with uneasiness our export developments -and that it may be taken as a compliment.
That there's no slip about cement.
That there's nothing comic in transport's economics.