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Page 41
C OMPARED with American practice, expenditure on research by typical British manufacturers—where any such research is carried...
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danley Birch A SMALL crowd of curious, maybe somewhat morbid. passers-by gathered in Broad Sanctuary, London, on a day in the...
TWO weeks ago I light-heartedly referred to a startingly wide normal user in an application for a carrier's licence; it ranged...
Page 44
A RATES guide for long-distance hauliers is soon to be published by the Road Haulage Association, coupled to a "code of...
F OUR new goods models have been introduced by the G.M.C. Truck and Coach Division, Michigan, U.S.A. All are normal-control...
Page 45
TWO brothers were alleged by Mr. Paul Wrightson, prosecuting, at the Old 1 Bailey last Friday, to have evolved a system for...
It is reported from Japan that an Isom DA-120 125-b.h.p. oil engine was sent to Dodge Bros. (Britain), Ltd., last year,...
A N ORDER for rear-engined Daimler Fleedine double-decker forwardentrance buses has been placed by Sunderland Transport...
Page 46
MR. B. G. BUTLER has been appointed secretary of Transport Brakes. Ltd., Brislingtom Bristol, in succession to MR. R. TACHL....
Page 47
From Our Industrial Correspondent T U.C. chiefs are to see Mr. Ernest 1 Marples, Minister of Transport, next Wednesday to...
Page 48
QIX vehicles were granted to two Northern hauliers for the conveyance of long lengths of steel at Stockton on Tees last week by...
T RIBUTES were paid to Mr. W. P. James, the West Midland Licensing Authority, at Hanley on Monday, when he presided at his last...
Page 49
nESPITE objections by six Yorkshire area caravan haulage contractors, the Northern Licensing Authority, Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon,...
jIGOROUS steps to increase their V business overseas has been taken by Associated Commercial Vehicles, Ltd., reports Lord...
Page 50
"More New Buses Needed" A Napplication for higher fares, described by Mr. F. W. Williamson, chairman of the North Western...
MEWPORT'S buses incurred a loss of 11 £1,792 during November, Mr. R. A. Hawkins, general manager, told the transport...
Page 51
ag9 a. MR. PROUDMAN picked a winner . . Way back in 1932 a Leyland Badger caught the eye of owner-driver Mr. W. Proudman of...
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arc at present en route frorn,Englarid to the, town of El Aiurt, in the Spanish Sahara, the vehicles having been shipped , to...
W ELWYN Parish Council is trying to bring nation-wide public opinion to bear on what it terms the "inadequate country bus...
Page 60
C L AIMED to be the first vehicle of its type to be produced in quantity, the Caterette mobile canteen has been announced by...
Page 61
A STAFFORDSHIRE haulage concern was fined £260 at Stone last week after leading guilty to 52 charges concerning the use of a...
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Hanlon Speaks Out On Transport Tribunal TH E Northern Licensing Authority, Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, feels that the Transport...
Page 66
THE law states that a commercial vehicle must carry at least two rear view I mirrors. The choice of different types available...
Page 73
Lower Friction, Reduced Wear and Better Oxidation Stability Claimed for New Oil TN a paper entitled " Lubrication of...
Cooling-system Tester A METHOD of testing pressurized ini.cooling systems and radiator caps is provided by a new piece of...
Page 74
Cement Deliveries in Specified Form Are Speeded by the Extensive Use of Demountable. Pressurized-Container and Tipper Bodies on...
Page 81
T HE ripple of public interest created by the release last month of a study on transport by the Association of British Chambers...
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Absence of British Heavy-vehicle Exhibits at 41st Brussels Motor Show : Leyland Group Vehicles to be Displayed, However, and...
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THE efficient distribution of repeat selling goods in a highly competitive field is one of the major problems of marketing. In...
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A CCOMMODATION - , or 50 coaches ra is provided by the new garage and workshops brought into use by . Greenstades — fours,...
'THE Covent Garden Market area I originally occupied three acres, but now it has spread in unsuitable premises to 38 acres,...
f't A BONUS scheme for drivers and conductors has been proposed by Derby Corporation Transport Committee. It provides for the...
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AAUCH has been written recently on the bill-climbing I" abilities of six-wheel conversions and heavy commercial vehicles. Mr....
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THE applications to convert vehicles on contract A licences to A or B licence continue. In the North, J. R. Henderson,...
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Entry Into Road Transport Engineering is Examined by M. Hodd, a Recent Entrant Into Technical Journalism THING exists to stop...
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New Comparative Costs L AST week I gave comparative costs of a 7and 7+-ton rigid, together with the six-wheeled conversion of...
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1 -1 A COMPACT power-steering unit is shown in patent No. 854,894 (Clayton Dewandre, Titanic Works, Lincoln). The layout...