M ANY deep thinkers consider that war is nevitable—perhaps soon, perhaps in the co jmparatively distant future. Peace Conferen...

C OMPLETE destruction by fire of lorry and load is too often the disastrous consequence of accident. The outbreak may originate...

Of widening interest in battery-electrics. Of cats parked at both side of some streets forcing through traffic to straddle the...

by all difficulties of transport, at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over which it...

"Premature" Bridge Restriction. Both the highways and motorbus committees of Eastbourne Corporation object to a notice...

Stretfewd Corporation is buying an S.D. Freighter refuse collector. Rotherham Corporation's transport manager is to purchase...

Commercial Section of Greater Interest than Private-.car Side. Considerable Development in Italian Commercialmotor Design in...

Embodying a Perkins High-speed Engine, the Dieselet Chassis Has Been Designed to be Operated at a Legal Speed of 30 m.p.h. M...

The Good Effect Obtained by Using a Copper. plated Cast-iron Liner in a Steel Shell; Heat Conductivity and Dissipation Greatly...

Practice in FUF Irl"URE VAN DESIGN Our Bodybuilding Expert Gives Some Useful Advice on How to Build Pantechnicon Bodies to...

A Study of the Characteristks of Wood for Shelving Will Avoid Much Inconvenience and Unnecessary Expense By a Timberman T HE...

The Use of Motor Vehicles by N. Kilvert and Sons, Ltd., Results in Foodstuffs, Particularly Lard, Reaching the Consumer Sooner...

The Use of Box-1y. in Welded Chassi: Designer More 117( Conception Of nd Tubular Members frames Enables the to Approach His...

O NE of the most important road trials of a modern oil-engined lorry so far carried out under official supervision has been...

IN PARLIAMENT By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent SLOW PROGRESS WITH ROAD TRAFFIC . BILL. S LOW progress has hitherto...

vvith a FINE TURN of SPEED T HE prospective buyer of a rigid or articulated conversion has a difficult problem to solve. He...

T HE first public inquiry in the Eastern area, under the Road and Rail Traffic Act, was held at Cambridge, last Monday. by Sir...

BOUTS-TILLOTSON LONDON. MANCHESTER GOODS SERVICE. On February 23 we announced provisionally that Bouts-Tillotson Transport,...

What is Unladen Weight ? (91) QUESTION: We are doubtful as to what constitutes the unladen weight of a vehicle for the purpose...

A PLEA FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF OUR OBSOLETE ROADS. The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [4304] Sir,—The Automobile Association...

A N invention which may have a considerable bearing upon engine design has just been brought to the commercial stage in France,...

Exceptional Activity in Building and Allied Trades. New Factories Around London. Slight Improvement in Cotton Exports THE...

NORTHERN COACH OWNERS' FIGHTING FUND. A TTENDED - by 100 coach owners, representative of the industry in Lancashire and...

N ORMAL tipping lorries need fairly high angles of tip and this feature is often,claimed as an advantage. For • certain kinds...

HAULIER am CARRIER Municipal Haulage Rates are Far Too Low and a General Levelling Upwards is Most Desirable T HE article...

A Resume . of Recently Published Patent Specifications P ATENT No. 407,730 describes further improvements in the design of...