A.E.C. DRIVERS' SPLENDID ACCIDENT-FREE RECORDS
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LAST week, Lord Brabazon, former Minister of Transport and a director of the Associated Equipment Cm, Ltd., presented " SafetS, First " awards to 36 A.E.C. drivers. These included three oak-leaf bars, two gold medals. 14 bars to silver medals and five silver medals for accident-free driving over periods of 11-14, 10, 6-9 and 5 years respectively. In addition, 12 diplomas for one year's driving without accident were presented.
A.E.C. drivers who are continuously employed on many different types of work on the road have a. splendid record of freedom from accidents and have so far qualified for 542 awards; three of these are oak-leaf bars, five are gold medals and 79 are bars to silver medals.
• TRAINING FACTORY WORKERS FOR RESPONSIBLE POSITIONS REAT tribute to the value of train
ing which are educating factory workers to. become foremen and works supervisors, was paid by Mr. R. C. Rimtes in a recent address• at the Acton Technical College. The occasion was the presentation of certificates to 51 men who had gained them by attendance and examination at the College, under the Ministry of Labour anT National Service's " M " scheme.
Mr. Rootes stressed the importance of these courses, which are assisting industry to train and educate its own labour, so as to fit the workers to take over posts of responsibility.
In charge of the courses is Mr. G. E. Still, production superintendent of the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., who was warmly thanked by the students for toe great care he had devoted to their training. They presented him with an embossed parchment and a piece of engraved silverware. Mr. Still stated that this was the 10th group of students who had completed their training, and he believed they had created a record for the whole country by putting in 97 per cent. attendances. He mentioned that the previous nine groups which had passed out had since formed a Foreman's Discussion Centre, holding their meetings at the Acton Technical College.
FUEL FINE ON HAULIER ICOR using petrol for a purpose other
than that to which the coupons related, James Wood, haulage contractor; Ethersall Road, Nelsom was fined 50s. in each of four cases, at Nelson last week. It was stated that defendant was stopped itt Halifax when driving a car. He made a statement as to why he had used the car. His lorry had broken down and as spares were diffichlt to get he obtained the parts and drove in a borrowed car to where his two lorries were disabled, He was engaged on important Goveimment work.
TRAFFIC CONTROLLER GIVES TRANSPORT LECTURES
CLASSES in transport-subjects began '.,..'at the Liverpool College of Commerce on September 21. They are provided for those engaged in transport undertakings and in the 'transport departments of industrialoand commercial concerns. Subjects include " The Elements of Transport," "Road Transport Operation" and "The Law of Inland Carriage." The lecturer is
• Mr. G. B. Lissenden, traffic controller of Lever Bros., Ltd., Port Sunlight. APPLICATIONS FOR FUEL MUST BE COMPLETE
THE District Transport Officer, Liverpool, has issued a direction to gr up organizers concerning applicatibns for fuel rations for goods vehicles. He states:—
" Considerable difficulty is being experienced by sub-district managers in making a proper assessment and allocation of fuel rations through the failure of the majority of operators properly to complete the individual form of application.
" . . . The most common omission is the answer to the enquiry regarding unexpended coupons. If. lio ,coupons are left over from the previous rationing period, the word ' Nil ' should be inserted in the space provided. It is not sufficient to leave the space blank.
" Sub-district managers have now received instructions not to consider incomplete applications and no issue of coupons will be made except where the form is CORiplete in all respects."
THE ARMY ENCOURAGES PAPER SALVAGE
TE Army is making commendable efforts to prevent wastage of paper. All ranks have been made aware that to destroy paper is a punishable offence, and regular inspections are made in all units to enforce the Army Order which has been published on this subject. All ranks are invited to submit ideas for increasing paper salvage, and those of value are pooled amongst all commands. Many forms have been eliminated. If the' paper which was used recently by a Commanding Officer in writing to as be any criterion, any further saving of such paper would reduce it to transparency!
FUEL FOR P.S.V. OPERATORS' CARS
PETROL allowances in respect of staff and management cars used by p.s.v. operators in the North-Eastern Region have been laid down as a result of consultations between the Regional Transport Commissioner, Major F. S. Eastwood, and the Divisional Petro
leum Officer, Dr. Paget. The basis agreed upon provides that the maximum normal ration shall be one unit per month for each p.s.v. in use up to and including 15 vehicles, and a half unit per month for each vehicle in excess of 15 and up to and including 65 machines in service. Special consideration will be given to operators having more than 100 vehicles in service. For the purpose of the ration formula, trams or trolleybuses may be counted as public service vehicles.
An announcement from the Regional Transport Commissioner's headquar
ters states that applications for rations under the scheme must include a statement showing the number of separate depots from which the vehicles in question are run and their number.
" Operators must use cars of the smallest horse-power suitable for their work," it is added, This applies especially in the case of management cars."
A scheme on similar lines in respect of cars witch hauliers in the NorthEastern Region use in their businesses has been reported in our columns.
MR. HOUNSFIELD WILL TALK TO I.A.E. GRADUATES AN informal talk entitled " A Postwar Motor Vehicle " will be given by Mr. L. H. Hounsfield, A.R.C.S., A.M.I.C.E., to the London graduates of the I.A.E., 12, Hobart Place, London, SAVA, at 3 p.m., on October 11.
RATES AGREED FOR CEMENT HAULAGE
AA N agreement has been reached in the Tees-side Sub-area of A.R.O. on rates for the haulage of cement up to and including 70 miles. These rates are being put into operation forthwith and it is suggested that a similar schedule might be adoptej;1 throughout the area and in other parts of the coun
try. They are as follow :— .
Up to 5 cedes ... ... 4 0 per ton Over 5 and up to lamiles 5 3 „ 0 6 6 :: .. 15 ., 20 ,, 76 20 8 6 :: 25 50 „ 96 30 35 „ 106 35 40 „ 116 „ 40 45 „ 126 .. 45 30 „ 136
50 55 „ 14 3 ,,55 60 „ 15 '0 ,.
60 15 9 „ 65 16 6 „ The above rates to apply for loads of 5 tons and less than 8 tons.
Loads of 8 tons and less than 10 tons, 5 per cent. less.
Loads of 10 tons and above, 10 per cent. less.