History on parade at Hull
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• The Yorkshire (Hull) area of the Road Haulage Association won an award of merit in Kingston upon Hull Lord Mayor's parade on Saturday with an entry of five vehicles demonstrating the growth and modernization of road transport from the days of the horse and cart to the modern TIR a rtic.
The Hull area of the RHA led the 80 entries in the parade and the fourth of their five vehicles was designed as a float showing development of road haulage from local activity, through national usage to covering the world—with a look at the future. It was staffed by girls from the Vera Skelton school of dancing. RHA members' daughters and office staff dressed in costumes symbolizing the international activities of the Association.
Pictures from the RHA Hull area transport parade, left to right above: Horse and cart owned by Reader Bros. Ltd., decoration commissioned by Harrisons Advertising Ltd. ; 1927 steam tractor by Fodens of Sandbach, now owned by Mr. L. V. Brooksbank of Hedon, E. Yorks.; Garner commercial van, the parts for which were shipped from America during World War I and assembled in England in 1920. Used as a removal van until 1926, it is now privately owned. Foden tractive unit pulling 40ft widespread Crane Fruehauf trailer, owned by Wake Bros. Haulage Ltd., decoration by Harrisons Advertising; Foden tractive unit pulling York Freightmaster refrigerated van used for carrying fish from Hull to South of England, owned by Jacmill Transport Ltd, operating for the Marr Group of Companies. (Left) Mr. E. 0. Walton, RHA Hull area secretary, receives an award of merit from Hull's Lord Mayor, Mrs. M. Heath.