Eggs Loaded by Fork Truck
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SPECIAL bodies for the bulk transport of eggs are being built by Strachans (Successors), Ltd., Wales Farm Road, London, W.5, for the Express Dairy Co., Ltd. Based on Bedford-Seammell articulated units, the vehicles are loaded by fork-lift truck. Movement of pallets from the rear of the body to the front is facilitated by roller tracks.
The load is secured by transverse bars fixed to upright members, which may be swivelled clear so as not to impede loading. A bulkhead behind the rounded front of the semi-trailer is reinforced with steel to withstand forward shifting of the load.
Body framing is of top-hat-section aluminium with hexagonal gussets, and panelling is of light alloy. The floor is of aluminium planking. A wooden roller shutter is fitted.
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Strachans are also assembling on A.E.C. eight-wheeled chassis 3,000gallon tanks for Express Dairy, the tanks being supplied. Features of the cab include sliding doors, Isoflex insulation, heaters, two windscreen wipers, two spoitiamps, and a neon-illuminated roof sign. It has been designed to provide maximum visibility.