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Russian Prospects for Perkins: Following his visit to the British Exhibition in Moscow, Mr. Richard Perkins, director and general manager of the Perkins Group U.K. Operations, has revealed that there is a good chance that the Russians will soon be offering Zil and Gaz commercial vehicles fitted with Perkins engines for sale in their export markets through their own distributors. Prototype models are at present being prepared.
improved Driving : The 521 postal and telegraph drivers in the Liverpool area, who in 1963 travelled more than 3frn. miles, have received a pat on the back from the Liverpool head postmaster. The drivers were wholly or partly to blame for 76 accidents (mostly of a minor nature), but the mileage per blameworthy accident, at 47,970, was an improvement on 1962, when there were 80 accidents (44,463 miles). Four hundred of the drivers entered the 1963 National Safe Driving Competition and 332 gained awards for accident-free driving. New Canadian Plant for Macks: Mack Trucks Manufacturing Co. of Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of Mack Trucks, Inc., U.S.A., is to build new facilities at Toronto to cope with increasing demand. Initially, only one model will be produced at the new plant, using many Canadian-made components. Perkins Swedish Distributors: The Perkins Group has appointed two new distributors to handle its engines throughout Sweden. Vehicle, agricultural and industrial units will be distributed by Make Manson, A.B., of Linkoping.
Driver-tnechanic Training: To give practical instruction on air brake systems and powerassisted steering to personnel from goods and passenger vehicle operators, a new rig is being used by the Leyland group's commercial vehicle training school at S.-T.I.'s Radford works. A Leyland Beaver tractive unit chassis with air-assisted clutch and handbrake, hydraulic assistance for steering and a comprehensive braking system, including trailer brake lines, has been chosen. Portuguese Volvo Plant: Assembly of Volvo goods and passenger vehicles has now begun in a new factory in Ovar, 20 miles south of Oporto. Assembly is being carried out by the two Portuguese importers, Simrna of Lisbon and Auto-Sueco of Porto, under the name of SOMA, and the plant has a production capacity of approximately 400 units a year.
Atkinson Holiday Close-down : The offices and works of Atkinson Vehicles Ltd., Walton-le-Dale, Preston, will close for the annual holidays from Friday evening, July 17, until Monday morning, August 3. A skeleton staff will be available for urgent sales and service inquiries.
York Products at Lincoln Show : Newark Road Garage Ltd., York trailer distributors for Lincolnshire, will be exhibiting York products at Lincoln on June 23-24. On show will be the TYI5 semi-trailer tipper of 15-ton capacity with the new York Transfour suspension; the W5R platform trailer with the new Transfour twin-oscillating-axle suspension and the EP17 York Teamster platform semi-trailer of 17-ton capacity.