A"Little Bird" Talked —So Haulier is Fined
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i RREGULAR B-licence activities by a Lincoln haulage concern were reported to the East Midlands Licensing Authority "by a little bird," Lincoln magistrates were told last week. Mr. M. S. Jackson said that, as a result of this information, G. W. Cuthbert, Ltd., Burton Road, Lincoln, were approached and other illegalities came to light.
"If the conditions of licences are ignored, the whole of the transport world will be in chaos," he declared.
Cuthbert's were fined £19 for working outside the conditions of their B licence and permitting their drivers to commit offences concerned with hours and records.
The magistrates were told that their licence covered household effects and furniture within 100 miles of Lincoln and other goods within 30 miles. These conditions were violated when one of their drivers carried a load from Dover.
Mr. F. A. Porter-Smith, defending, described the Dover journey as overenthusiasm on the driver's part. There had been no question of the men overtaxing their driving ability, he added.
NEW FRONT AXLE WITH STATIONARY "HUB"
DEPARTING from conventional frontaxle design, a new type of axle is being manufactured by the Center Line Steering Axle Division of Paul M. Gillmor Co., Findlay, Ohio, U.S.A. The basic principle is that the "hub" is stationary and the wheel spindle rotates inside it. The hub section is mounted in two spherical bearings carried in a yoke at the end on the axle beam, king-pins being eliminated, and there is zero camber and toe-in and a 20 castor angle.
Tests conducted with the Standard Oil Co. have shown that this axle can carry 30 per cent, more load without increasing the steering effort, and tyre life is said to be improved. Directional stability is enhanced, and drivers have reported that a front-tyre blow-out does not cause loss of control. The invention is by Mr. J. K. Hutchens and Mr. I. A. MeNeece,