HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.
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THE INTEREST of the fleet manager in the maintenance of his fleet is nearly always equalled by the interest of the driver in the well-being of the particular vehicle in his charge, and. it would be hard to say whether either of them is keener than the gar9ge foreman, who aims at securing the greatest efficiency in every vehicle that passes through his hands or in giving to every other vehicle of the fleet the advantage of any useful experience gained from any one of them.
Every make of vehicle and every type of each make possesses characteristics which seem to be unatroidable ; there are methods of treatment intended to minimize or to avoid trouble and of diagnosis when trouble is present or suspected, whilst there are workshop practices designed to minimize labour and
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time, which are not known to everybody. The makers find out these needs, but do not always sucCeed in getting the information into the hands of all fleet managers or garage foremen. The latter discover ways, means arid methods of dealing with different eventualities, but have no facilities for passing on the information.
We hope that this page. in The Commercial Motor will provide the vehicle= between maker and repairer, maker and garage foreman, and repairer and driver. We intend to deal with all makes, all systems, argot all types, arid welcome contributions, for which remuneration on a generous scale will he made. Wherever possible, a sketch (no matter if it be quite rough) should accompany the hint. Communications .should be addressed "The Editor, The Commercial Motor, 7-15, Rosehery Avenue, London, E.C. 1."