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fears of many hauliers is that ancillary users may, unless they are allowed to. dictate prices, increase their own fleets and dispense with contractors' services. It is, however, a fact that many manufacturers and traders cannot profitably operate their own vehicles outside a limited radius, and among these is Macleans, Ltd., the prominent concern of manufacturing chemists of the Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex.
This company distributes its products by rail, road and sea. "Good use is made of the excellent facilities offered by several of the well-known roadhaulage concerns, both for incoming and outgoing traffic," Mr. A. J. Kelsalt, A.M.I.T.A., traffic manager, informs The Commercial Motor. " We find, generally speaking," he says, " that we cannot operate Our on vehicles with advantage outside the London area, and, even then, the work they do is of a limited nature."
The company has recently purchased two smart Bedford 30-cwt. vans, primarily to serve the needs of wholesale chemists in London, and to function as advertising media.
The chassis Were supplied by Keith 1546 and Boyle • (London), Ltd., and upon them are mounted bodies built by Park Royal Coachworks, Ltd., to the design of Macleans, Ltd. The panels
are of metal-faced Plymax and the. roof is of beaten metal. The striking decorative display was carried out by the Cunard Motor and Carriage Co, Ltd., to the operator's design.
The-use of chromium plating for the radiator, bumper, headlamps, side lamps, disc wheels and waist moulding assists in attracting attention. • Direction indicators fit neatly into the body
side ll and are controlled by a switch on the steering column. The comfort of the driver is cared for by the provision of a 'Dunlopillo seat.