Commercial Motor Users A s so ciation.
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NOTICES.
The annual report of the Commercial Motor Users Association, for the year ended the 31st December last, is summarized on page 76.
Under the Articles of Association, the present members of the General Committee of the Association, save for resignation, will hold office until the year 1913.
Members are particularly reminded that the annual general meeting will be held to-day (Thursday), at the Associates Department of the Royal Automobile Club, 89, Pall Mall, S.W., at 4 D.111. Our Cartoon.
It is not often that we are able to publish a cartoon that has a bearing upon goods transport, but this week's issue provides an exception. The cartoon will be found on page 73, and we may state that it is nearly seven years ago since we devoted one to this side of the commercial-motor movement. We do not promise that this will be. the first of a series, so readers who have framed the London-traffic cartoons will not require to reserve fresh hanging space.
Metal Track-troughs.
We illustrate, herewith, the essential features of a practical and simple accessory. The McGregor track-troughs are the outcome of a considerable amount of careful observation on the part of Captain Despard, the chief constable of Lanarkshire, and Messrs. J. McGregor and Co., of Craighead Tron Works, Blantyre, N.B. The object of these troughs, which are made of high-tensile steel in order to avoid buckling under load and to secure lightness, and which have flush-riveted mild-steel cross-bars at short intervals, is to enable owners and drivers to safeguard themselves against the risk of any vehicle's. sinking, or working itself, into soft ground. Although primarily designed to meet fire-brigade needs, we are of opinion that these tracktroughs should be useful to owners in many other branches of employment, and particularly to builders and contractors, Colonial purchasers, and the military service.
The present standard sizes provide for flanged plates 5 ft. in length, and varying in width from 144 in. to 164 in., so that. one plate may fit into the other for convenience of carriage. Earl plate weighs 54 lb.. and each will bear a wheel loaded to three tons without deformation. The flanges are from 2 in. to 24 in. deep. to provide additional strength, and In prevent the unturned edges from cutting the tires when a vehicle is run on to the olates. Although not strong enough for bridging, one plate can overlap the other, and form a short track.
Mr. J. McGregor informs ne that he can arrange to scive quick delivery of these special track-frorighF. and we feel that they may also be of interest to nanny of our readers who are concerned with the manufacture or use of agrimotors. The cost of a set of four is 25 10s., whilst 30s is charged for a single length.