S OME commercial-vehicle operators have expressed doubts regarding the quality of the new " red " petrol. We have been assured...

Cleansing Official IN his recent paper on statis Deed esUse of tics, Mr. J. Stephen, director "Spiv" Statistics . . of public...

Of a new Dunlop tyre. That one mustn't be "unfair to the railways," but coaches seem to receiv e less official consideration....

11,849 VEHICLES MADE IN APRIL C OMMERCIAL vehicles produced in April, a four-week period, numbered 11,849, compared with...

MR. W. C. WILSON has been appointed a deputy-director of finance at the Ministry of Transport. MR. W. BRAMHAM has been...

Upward Trend A PRIL'S exports of new commercial vehicles, including industrial trucks, road haulage tractors and trailers,...

to encourage manage.ment to show workers how their individual efforts fit into the background of company policy, has been...

premises of Mann and Overton, Ltd., Wandsworth Bridge Road, London, S.W.6, the Austin Motor Co., Ltd., introduced its new...

I HAVE frequently been taken to task for describing the internal-combustion reciprocating engine as an archaic anachronism...

By Major E. H. B. Palmer, O.B.E. What Appears on the Surface to be a Modest Request may have Wide Repercussions on Other...

Is it Neglected? By Laurence E. Field, A.M.I.R.T.E. Who Stresses the Importance of Using Modern Equipment in Maintenance I _...

Road and Rail Co-operate in Distribution of Coated Granite Chippings for Building London Highways ( -4 0-OPERATION between road...

upplies T HE story of Market Transport, Ltd., 166, Weir Road, London, S.W.12, a company which has been transporting meat and...

Cold Welding G.E.C. Process Which Should Have Wide Applications in Building Light-alloy Bodies VOLLOWING the announcement of I...

T HE uses of the Jeep are already familiar to farmers, foresters and others, but Messrs. Motorcraft Garages, 317-323, London...

B EFORE the war, when the bus or coach operator was able to procure any make of chassis without difficulty, the model selected...

T TRAILER units that can be coa1 verted into show stands in a matter of minutes are being used by Associated British Oil ....

in Terms of s. d. O N May 28 "The Commercial Motor" dealt with the influence that a general speed limit of 30 m.p.h. for...

Oil Tanks One of three oil-storage tanks, 30 ft. long and 9 ft. in diameter, being erected on a site in Buckin.glearnshire by...

A N experimental chassisless bus built by the Birmingham and Midland Motor. Omnibus Co., Ltd., during the war had run more than...

A 1R-EXTRACTOR fans, heaters and a clothes drier are a few of the comforts provided in a Bedford tractor and semi-trailer unit...

NAANY self-energizing brakes of the W/leading-shoe type give an increased braking in one direction, but are not so effective in...