BY ROAD TO TEHERAN
Page 40
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
WITHIN a few weeks the first scheduled direci " road freight service between Britain an Iran is expected to open, using a special sleeper cab AEC Mammoth Major six-wheeler witt drawbar trailer.
Conemar Ltd., London, is undertaking tht marketing and freight forwarding services for th( operation and vehicle-operating will be by Asiat Transport Ltd.—whose earlier freight runs t( Afghanistan were reported in C0MMERCIA1 MOTOR.
The 7,500 miles from London to Teheran vis Felixstowe, Rotterdam and thence throng} Holland, Germany, Austria, Yugoslavia Bulgaria and Turkey are scheduled to take 14 days—eight days less than existing roadirai times.
The 1411. 8in.-wheelbase Mammoth Major with trailer, will have a total payload of 24 ton with 2,500 Cu. ft. in two removable containers It will be driven by British crews who will sleep while the truck is running, in a cab specially buil by Oswald Tillotson Ltd. at their Burnley works.
Fog lamps and snow chains, and a sun reflect° shield over the roof, will be carried as regula equipment because the drivers will meet a wid variety of climatic conditions.
Also fitted -is a desert-duty air cleaner. Thi suspension has fully articulated rear springs am heavy-duty front springs and axle, and specia outriggers are fitted to the chassis to take th, weight of the containers. Twin fuel tanks giv a total capacity of 100 gal.
The outfit will be loaded at Conemar's Londoi terminal and unloaded only at Teheran where i will be reloaded for the return journey with good destined for Britain.