ARTICULATED VEHICLES HAVE GREAT PROSPECTS—Mr. Maeve AAR. W. E. MACVE,
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North-Western IVILitiensing Authority, urged the importance of research in road transport at the first dinner and dance of the Liverpool Area Traffic Managers' Club.
He said that transport managers ought to be in a position to advise customers on how to improve their methods and so reduce the cost of transport. He knew that operators were "sitting on top of a bonfire," because of the threat of nationalization, but for those who would be left in the haulage industry, operating distances of 25 miles and under, the potentialities of articulated vehicles were enormous.
Mr. C. J. de Burgh, M.I.Mech.E., president, Liverpool Area of the Transport Managers' Club and Liverpool Area Road Haulage Officer, said that transport managers had now reached • the stage when they could claim professional status. Salesmen were always regarded as the "blue-eyed boys" of industry, but it was the transport manager who put the goods on the customer's doorstep. If the transport manager failed to do his job efficiently, the salesman did not get a repeat order.
MAINTENANCE ENGINEER OR TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
ASKILLED and practical maintenance engineer, with a permanent address in London, who has been concerned with vehicles (petrol, oil and electric) and many classes of motordriven heavy machine, excavator, bulldozer, etc., requires a position. Letters should be, sent to " A.M.I.A.E.," care of the Editor.
I.A.E. MEETINGS
ON March 4, at 6 p.m., at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London, Mr. E. B. Wilson will read his paper, "Review of Developments in Driving Axles," before the Institution of Automobile Engineers. This paper wilt be read for the first time on February 19 at 7.15 p.m. at the Engineers' Club, Manchester; it will also be read on February 20 at 7 p.m. at the Technical College, Gloucester.
In Birmingham, on February 25, "at 630 p.m., at the James Watt Memorial Institute, Mr; W A. Robotham will repeat his paper, "Some Problems of Cylinder Bore Wear." This was also given at the Geisha Cafe, Coventry, on February 11.
At Glasgow, on February 17, at 7.30 p.m., at the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, Mr. E. B. Stead will read a paper, "Notes on Testing and Instruments."
PROGRESS OF THE I.R.T.E.
THE membership of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers is growing rapidly, and the scrutinizing committee is kept busy, as every application is most carefully " vetted " before a recommendation is passed to the Council.
At the latest meeting of the latter, held towards the end of January, the following elections were confirmed:— Ordinary members, 21; associate members, 16; assovates, 12; affiliates, 1. Apart from these, nine members were regraded to higher categories,
The centres outside London are also making satisfactory headway, and are proceeding with their own programmes of papers and visits.
' SPLINTEX WITH LATEST INTERLAYER IT is announced that Splintex safety glass, with an improved synthetic resin interlayer, will shortly be available again to the commercial vehicle industry.
This glass can be cut to any shape without using a hot wire or other method of heating. The edges do not require to be sealed or varnished, and a high degree of resistance to impact is afforded.
HAULIERS' WIVES JOIN IN QUB-AREAS of the North-Western s-1(Western) Area of the Road Haulage Association are being asked to form women's sections. Wonien connected with the haulage industry in the Liverpool area (mainly wives of hauliers) have already had a meeting and have formed a committee.