RETAILER NEEDS EFFICIENT FLEET.
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• Distribution organization was as important as the goods . themselves, said Mr. S. S. Guy, in proposing a toast to the guests and particularly Mr. C. P. Russell, chairman of the Retail Distributors Association, at a lunch given by the S.1VI.M. and T. ancIthis Association at the Commercial Motor Show on Tuesday.
The telephone and the commercial motor, he suggested, had brought about conditions which rendered indispensable to the retailer an efficient fleet for the quick delivery of goods. Manceu.vrability was an essential characteristic of the vehicles, when operation, as was generally the case, was in congested areas.
Mr. Russell, in replying, remarked that he thought the C-licence holder represented an attractive market for the manufacturer of commercial motors and one well worth cultivating. In building vehicles to meet the requirements of ancillary users, there seemed little that remained to be done, but he was disappointed in the small amount of erriphasis given to the light van, The Finest Show Ever.
"The finest exhibition of commercial motors ever seen covering a wide field,said Mr. C. W. Reeve, chairman and managing director of the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd,, on the occasion of the luncheon of the Municipal Tramways and Transport Association and the Tramways, Light Railways and Transport Association, held at Earls Court, last Friday. He stressed the point that makers' products have improved enormously, despite legislative restriction.
Mr. J. M. Calder, vice-president of the M.T.T.A., said that 93 municipalities, employing up to 80,000 men, were running passenger motor vehicles; between them they operated 7,000 buses of different. kinds.
Mr, T. E. Thomas, chairman of the T.L.R.T.A., in a witty speech, said that saturation point is reached, not when a street is full of vehicles, bait when it is quicker to go some other way. He congratulated the industry on its strength, and hoped it would always enjoy the prosperity it deserved.
Bendix Brakes on Trojans.
The reference to brakes in the caption to a Trojan illustration in last week's issue should have read " BendixCowthey."
200 Mites Detour to Reach Earls Court.
The. Daimler 66-seater trolleybus, which is on view at the Show at Earls Court, had to make detours amounting to 230 miles in order to reach London, The normal road journey from Heysham is 267 miles, but this trolleybus, which is larger than the London type, completed 497 miles. . The vehicle is in service in Belfast, and, after arrival at Heysham, the journey to Landon, in ,bad weather., was continually .interrupted by low .bridges, steep hills and bridges not strong enough to take the
weight. Troubles were not over even then, for before the vehicle reached Earls Court it waa found there was only in. clearance beneath the main bridge, and a special observer had to he sought before it was. possible to proceed.
Big A.E.C. Order Increased.
Final confirmation of the big order received by the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., in June last from the Sydney Transport Board for 50 oil-engined passenger chassis has now been received. The number of Regent double-deckers to be botight has been increased to 42, which, with the original order for 13 . Regal single-deckers, brings the total up to 55 vehicles. The order rernains the largest in far received-by the company through its associatedorganization,. A:E.C. (Australia) Pty., Ltd., from any undertaking in Australia,
DODGE DISTRIBUTORS MEET AT LUNCHEON. •
Dodge Brothers (Britain), Ltd.,-gave a luncheon on Wednesday last to its distributors, • when Mr, Benjamin King, chairman of the company, occupied the chair, Mr. W. Wallace, director and sales manager, referred to the way iii which the policy of dealing through the trade had been justified, and intimated that this policy was to be continued,
Mr. King, in a happy speech, paid tribute to the engineering and produc tion staffs, and to distributors. In asking dealers not to be too exacting in their demands on the company, he referred to the materials situation as being ' difficult."
Mr. Ainsworth, who has been a dealer for Dodge products since 1921 and a• distributor since 1928, spoke in terms of praise of the Dodge organization.