B EFORE the Road Traffic Act was placed upon the Statute Book over a year ago we severely criticized certain provisions of the...

D ESPITE the highly efficient forms of windscreen wiper now supplied with vehicles, there remains the difficulty in connection...

That the taking of taxes prevents the taking of taxis, . Of open-top 'buses referred to as "the no-hat brigade." Of showmen...

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

MANCHESTER Corporation is to buy a John Morris fire-engine. ARERTILLERY Urban District Council is to buy a new, fire-engine;...

The accounts of Douglas (I. of M.) Corporation for the past year show a surplus of £627 on the bus undertaking. There are now...

W ITH the 'object of overcoming the prejudice against retreaded tyres, the English Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., 43, Johnson...

DODGE BROTHERS CHASSIS H AULAGE contractors and others of our readers who are interested in the 2-ton class of goods chassis...

The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [3494] Sir,—.I am greatly interested in a reference, amongst "Loose Leaves" in your issue of...

A PLEASANT feature of the Paris Colonial Exhibition is the fleet of Rosengart (French Austin Seven) taxicabs plying for hire in...

RUTWAY TRANSPORT SYSTEM Authoritative Details of a Method, Now Being Adopted in India, which Permits Vehicles to Run on Roads...

T WO features are noteworthy in a vacuum-servo mechanism for brake operation which has been developed by Turner's Motor...

The Ross Carrier, for Stacked Loads, Introduced to This Market. A Vehicle which Straddles the Load, Picking It Up and Setting...

Rubber Seat Cushions New Dunlop Material Made from Aerated "Froth." Substantial Economies in Weight Possible A LTHOUGH sponge...

First Particulars of an Interesting New . System Embodying a True Trailing Axle I N the Eureka Radial six-wheeler attachment...

PASSENGER TRANSPORT THE COMMISSIONERS' FORTHCOMING PUBLIC SITTINGS Details Extracted from the Gazettes Published by Area...

of Insurance that has Been Introduced A SCHEME is announced by the Booking Agents Aslociation of Great Britain, Ltd., the...

Substitute Buses Not Considered to Confer Right of Protection I N our issue for last week, on page 805, we dealt with the...

Licences for an IpswichColchester Service Declined A T the recent Sudbury sitting of the Eaetern Area Traffic Commissioners,...

The Company Claims Credit for Opening up, This Area FOLLOWING the appeals made by . Green Line Coaches, Ltd., in respect of...

A POPULAR VAN Road Test No. 79 The Generous Power-toweight Ratio and Large Brakes of the Latest Ford Light Delivery Van Enable...

PNEUMATIC-TYRED RAILCAR Pneumatic Equipment Operating on Steel Rails is the Successful Outcome of French Experts' Two Years of...

HAULIER AND CARRIER I HAVE just shown that the proper charge per ton for carrying a ton for a mile, using a ton lorry,...

compression ignition Engine A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications THE names of P. A. Poppe a»d Dennis...