Production Up, But Export Figures Lower
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'HE number of commercial vehicles produced in September at 46,633 was tarly double the amount manufactured tring the month of August. This was tray because September was a five-week onth. Nevertheless, this figure corntres favourably with the previous highest vel set up in June of 48,384.
On the other hand, exports in Septemr at 9,656 were the lowest for any onth this year so far, being 3,296 less an the previous month. This was mainly le to a drop of 2,904 goods vehicles tported. Details appear in the accomtnying tables.
HULL FACES RIGGER DEFICIT )ROPOSED new pay rises for municipal bus workers may cost the Hull orporation-already facing a £70,000 :ficit-a further £125,000 a year. This as disclosed to members of the Trans3rt Committee recently when Aid. J. enson, the chairman, pointed out that ie. pay rise last March of about 10s. )st them £50,000. Of the recent award London Transport employees of about is. a week, he said, the Corporation mid possibly expect to pay a similar nount.
USSIAN VEHICLE PRODUCTION 7IGURES issued from Moscow show that last year a total of 370,500 road )ods vehicles and buses was produced the Soviet Union.
THERE are many unusual types of vehicles on the road, but we would imagine very few in which the engine has been removed and the drive taken from a compressor engine mounted on the chassis frame.
This is the case with a vehicle designed io suit the needs of the Southern Gas Board's distribution department. It was built by Powertruc, Ltd.
A standard Thames 15-cwt. chassis and cab is the basis of the unit, cut-away sections of standard roof and side pressings extending behind the cab where two seats are provided for the crew. A Ford 4D oil engine and an air compressor are drills, and on each side of the vehicle provision is made for carrying three standard lengths of gas pipes-this has necessitated cutting away part of the doors.
The space the engine would normally have occupied is used to carry a two-way radio set, the hand-brake lever having been moved to the right of the steering column.
TAKE-OVER
THE road haulage concern of H. E.
Ormerod, Ltd., Derby Garage, Manchester Road, Bury, has been bought by William Nuttall and Sons, Ltd.. of Clifton, Manchester..