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Show Double Tonnage Since War Freight hauled over British highways high-ways has increased from 150 per cent to 200 per cent since the war, according accord-ing to a road survey near Sheffield, reported re-ported In Motor Transport (British). Seven thoroughfares studied were supporting over 10,000 tons of traffic daily and 16 between 5,000 and 10,000 tons. "The percentage of heavy motor vehicles has, of course, greatly Increased," In-creased," states the report, "the prewar pre-war figures being 13 percent as against n present averuge proportion of 5G per cent." |