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THE number of vehicle manufacturers who will be exhibiting at the Commercial Motor Show, to be held at Earls Court from September 23 to October 1, has been reduced to 32. In 1958 there were 36. New names at this year's event will be Deutz and Mercedes-Benz from Germany, and Renault from France..
Makes exhibited in 1958 and absent this year are the French Chausson. the Czech 1Vrotokov, the British IViaudslay, Reliant and Sunbeam, and the American Willys. The only trolleybuses in this year's Show will be B.U.T.
Foreign exhibitors are four from Germany and one from France. Makes to be exhibited are: A.E.C.,.
Atkinson, Austin, Beardmore, Bedford, Commer, Daimler, Dennis." Dodge, Deutz, E.R.F., Foden, Guy, Goggomobil, 'Carrier, Leyland, LandRover, Mercedes-Benz, Morris-Commercial, Morris, Renault, Scammell, Seddon, Smith's N.C.B., Standard, Thames (Ford), Thornycroft. , Trojan, Unipower and Volkswagen ,
There will be 82 exhibitors of bodywork and trailers. In the accessory and component section there will be 224 exhibitors, and in the transport service equipment section 44.
MORE FOR LORRY DRIVERS
UNDER an agreement between the Transport and General Workers' Union and the flour-milling industry outside the London area, drivers of vehicles exceeding 16-ton capacity are to receive an additional 10s. a week. Below that payload rating, the increase is 9s. a week.
Night shunters employed by members of the Pressed Brick Makers' Association are to receive an extra 3d. an hour. The concession does not apply to shunters who are paid a 12+ per cent. bonus for driving on the public highway under an agreement covering the operation of heavy vehicles at 30 m.p.h.
12,000 PARCELS—" SMALL LOSS" IN one month, British Railways and I British Road Services, Ltdlost 12,000 parcels, it was reported at last week's meeting of the East Midland Transport Users' Consultative Committee. They discussed the matter at the request of the National Union of Manufacturers, who complained both of losses and delivery delays.
However, Prof. R. Peers, chairman. expressed his satisfaction with the road and rail services provided, saying that he was " astonished " that delays and losses should be so small in view of the amount and complexity of traffic being carried.
LEICESTER MAKE PROFIT
ALTHOUGH a large wage increase r7amounting to 07,000 was paid and new buses were added to the existing fleet strength, Leicester Transport Department made a profit of £24,978 during‘the past financial year. Revenue totalled £1.113,879, and new vehicles ceist178,000.