Committee Urge Easier Rules for 12-seaters
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NEw proposals for village bus services have been made by the Central Transport Consultative Committee. They have asked the Minister of Transport to revise some of the present restrictions on the use of 12-seat vehicles so that small operators can offer services to villages.
The committee secretary, Mr. J. C. Chambers, said last week: "We want to encourage the small village service to be run by local people to places where larger companies could not run them economically. The sort of service we have in mind is one which takes village people to the local market once a week."
He . pointed out that at present the specifications for 12-seaters were too severe to bring them within the scope of the small operator. These included special safety devices, such as two or three exits.
[Operators' opposition to 12-seaters for use in rural areas was reported in The Commercial Motor dated June 7.]
4,500-GAL. MILK TANKER IN AUSTRALIA
AN articulated vehicle to carry 4,500 gal, of milk has been put into service in Western Australia by the Sunny West Dairies concern. The tractor is a Foden-Gardner shortwheelbase eight-wheeler, and the semitrailer has two rear axles. As well as the tank based on the semi-trailer, there is a smaller container rather unusually positioned on the prime mover in front of the coupling
Gross weight of the outfit is 37itons. It was supplied to the operators by Diesel Motors Pty., Ltd., who co-operated in the design to ensure that axle loadings were within statutory I i mits.