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Sir Peter cases the joint
"WE HAVE no intention of leaping over fences into unfamiliar territory," said Sir Peter Thompson, chairman of the National Freight Consortium. He was announcing the formation of Son itrol-Pickfords to provide a national security network of control centres "each linked to highly sensitive audio detectors and other devices in the premises being protected".
Like any good burglar, he took care to case the joint before shinning over the wall with the American Son itrol Corporation and Granville and Co, the City finance house, which are sharing the risks and spoils with the NFC. Apart from a few steamers, the AEC Mammoth Major 8 announced in February, 1934, set the trend towards rigid eight-leggers. A 1936 Mammoth Major and the sole surviving Sentinel S8 steamer were heroes of the largest gathering of preserved eight-wheelers ever assembled. A 1984 MAN 30.240 tipper led the column.