Glazebrook Win Safest Cab Competition
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WINNER of the Safest Cab competiVV tion, for which 39 of the vehicles entered at the Lorry Driver of the Year Final (reported on page 246) were eligible, was an A.E.C. Mercury tractive unit with plastics cab, owned by Glazebrook Transport, Ltd., Langley Mill. Notts, operated on contract-A licence for
Vic Hallam, Ltd. The driver of the articulated outfit, J. Brown, received an award in addition to the trophy presented to the owners. Second place went to Pease Transport, Ltd., Liverpool, with a Guy driven by J. C. Martindale, and third, was Thomas Hedley and Co., Ltd., Grays, with a Bedford driven by A. Pickess.
There were three sections to the test --vision, safety features and comfort and maintenance. Out of a maximum possible of 128 marks the winner obtained 109, with the runner-up and third 100 and 97 respectively.
The winner dropped only four marks for vision, had a full score for maintenance, but was 15 marks down (out of 62) for the safety features and comfort section. This was mainly due to marks lost for having no swivelling quarter lights or opening windscreen (five marks lost), having a loose jack (three lost), with a further two marks lost because the cab-located engine air cleaner impeded access.
Main features of the winning vehicle were the cleanliness of both the interior and exterior of the cab and also of the chassis—obviously not cleaned only for this occasion. Included in the accessories in the cab—the majority installed by the driver himself—were driver's safety harness, a CO? lire extinguisher and tyre inflator, a small lead light, a hand lamp incorporating a red flasher also, a firstaid box, a padded armrest, a large tinted sun visor, an electric razor and the last word in luxury—a portable wash basin!
Additional external fittings were windscreen washers, fog and spot lights and —an excellent safety feature,-an extra small rear-vision mirror fitted to the arm of that at the near-side, positioned so that the driver could see objects at ground level on the near-side of his vehicle.
LORRY DRIVER FINAL: Full Report, Page 246.
Ferodo Australian Link-up
PLANS arc announced for the formation under the title of Hardie-Ferodo 3ty., Ltd., of a new Australian company with a capital of LA3m. created by a nerger of the Australian Ferodo interests if Turner and Newall, Ltd., and the 3rake Lining Division of James Hardie Ind Co., Pty. Ltd., of Sydney, the makers of Hardibestos linings.
The company will manufacture and narket these goods and also clutch acings, and other friction materials for he automotive and general industrial larket.