Driver Fatigue Must Be Studied
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AN analysis of all accidents involving
commercial-vehicle drivers in physical injury should be undertaken to determine the driver-fatigue factor.
This recommendation, which states that checks should be conducted during specified sample periods on certain sections of road, has been made to all European governments by a working party set up by the Inland Transport Committee of the Economic Commission for Europe to investigate accident-prevention methods.
They also recommend that drivers of coaches and taxis should undergo a medical examination before being issued with a licence, and periodically thereafter.
SCANIA-VABIS FACTORY IN BRAZIL
A NEW factory for the manufacture of trucks and buses is to be built IV the Scania-Vabis concern at Sao Paulo,
Brazil. From the beginning, of this month Scania-Vabis do Brazil, who previously restricted their activities to oil engine manufacture, took over the responsibility of assembly, sales and service from a Brazilian company.
The new factory, which is expected to be completed next year, will employ about 500 people and have an initial target of 1,200 units a year.
ARGENTINE DODGES
PRODUCTION of Chrysler commercial vehicles has begun at San Just°, near Buenos Aires, as a joint venture between the Chrysler Corporation and Fevre and Basset, the owners of the factory. Of the total investment of about 15m., Chrysler provided £2.811%. About 4,000 Dodge vehicles will be produced this year, 6,000 next year and 8,500 by 1962.
PLASTICS DROP SIDES
EXPERIMENTS are being conducted .1-4 in the U.S.A. to determine the suitability of a new form of plastics material for the drop sides of semi-trailers. The material, known as Seilon VHI, Is produced by the plastics division of Seiberling Rubber Co., Newcomerstown, Ohio. It is Dressed into corrugated form by the Sewell Manufacturing Co., Madison Heights, Michigan.
A prototype semi-trailer engaged upon moving iron castings and steel bar is stated to have withstood a large amount of rough treatment without damage.
TYRESOLES FORM REGIONS
rONTROL by five regional divisions
has emerged from a reorganization plan of Tyresoles, Ltd., and their associated companies. The directorate and headquarters staff at Wembley, Middx, remain unchanged, and concessionnaire companies will continue to operate as before.
The new regions, Scotland, northern, Midland, London and the south-west, will each have a main productive unit supported by depots.