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Largest Van Contractor in Scotland Uses Commers A S the largest
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motorvan contractor in Scotland, it is not surprising that the name of Daniel Duncan, Ltd., should be well known, particularly in the precincts of Glasgow, where the company's bead offices-are located. This concern commenced as a transport contractor in 1914, three light vans being employed. A long period of unremitting effort, however, saw an extension of the business and, after 19 years, sickly followed, and thereafter the story is one of Cornmer additions.. Today, out of 56 machines in service—all operating undet A licences-.---a large proportion consists of vehicles of this make, with carrying capacities of 2 tons and 3 tons. Hy the time this appears another 10 2-tanners Will havebeen purchased to supplant Old-type vehicles, and they will bring the company a stage nearer its aim to possess a one-make fleet. In addition to a 24-hour delivery service maintained from Glasgow, Daniel 11tincan, Ltd., is .Charged with the transport responsibilities, in Scotland, of a host of big manufacturing concerns, prominent' among them being Cadbury Bros., Ltd., and J. S. Fry and Sons, Ltd. There are 15Commers engaged upon this important work—familiarly known to the operator as the "Cadbury and Fry joint contract "—and they run to all parts of Scotland, having to ;travel . Part of the fleet of Commer vans used by Daniel Duncan, Lid., on its Cadbury and Fry joint contract. northwards so far as Aberdeen and southwards to Dumfries and Berwickon-Tweed, • The extent of this contract can he gauged from the fact that it was two of the early Commer 30-cwt. vans were taken down after each had covered 24,000 milts and their condition can be best described by using the words of Mr, McVey, the company's managing director, who said: " We removed the cylinder heads and crankcases and discovered everything in perfect order."