The Creditable Record of a Laundry Fleet
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THE important publicity value of the commercial-motor vehicle is being increasingly studied by all classes of mechauical-trarisport user, and not the least by laundry concerns, as reference to some of our previous issues will indicate. Amongst these go-ahead companies is the Wolverhampton Steam Laundry, Ltd., of Sweetman Street, NVolverlaampton, which operates a fleet of smart Morris-Commercial vehicles.
In 1924 Morris Commercial Cars,
Ltd., of Foundry Lane Works, Soho, Birmingham, supplied a ton van to this laundry concern. This vehicle has now to its credit a mileage of over 60,000, and it is interesting to note that the van has not been off the road for more than two days at a time Since 1924 the laundry company has acquired 12 more Morris-Commercial vans, and these, partly owing to improvements in the later models, are providing even mere satisfactory service. The vehicles are called upon to operate under severe, conditions, .the bad roads of the Black Country and the severe hills • of the Severn district having to be negotiated.
Maintenance charges have proved to be low and the _Wolverhampton Steam Laundry, Ltd., is particularly satisfied wth the oil consumption and with the excellent service which the Dunlop tyres have given, their average life being ever 30,000 miles. .The large range of Mcirris-Conunercial vehicles enables "the concern to operate the most suitable sizes of van in appropriate districts.