Leylands for Yugoslav Exports
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ELEVEN Leyland vehicles have been shipped to Yugoslavia where they will be used to carry frozen edible exports of that country to neighbouring territories at temperatures as low as minus 5° C. The vehicles are the first of 48 ordered by the Yugostrov refrigerating plant equipment factory in Belgrade.
The order, worth £250.000, called for 15 Super Beaver tractors with 1.200cu.-ft. semi-trailers, 19 Comet tractors with 1,050-cu.-ft. semi-trailers. and 14 Comet 700-cu.-ft. vans. Comjoint, Ltd.. Bishop's Stortford, built the bodies of the vehicles. The cabs have sleeper berths. R. A. Dyson and Co., Ltd.. supplied the semi-trailer chassis.
The bodies were specially strengthened to support meat rails for hanging carcasses and were insulated with Rocksit. Interior temperatures may be maintained at minus 12° C. when outside temperatures are 38° C. Normally. minus 5° C. will be maintained for the transport of frozen meat and 2° C. for chilled produce. Refrigerating plant was supplied by J. and E. Hall and is driven by ancillary petrol engines installed at the front.