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READERS may recall that in a recent article in our feature,. "Solving the Problems of the Carrier,"
S.T.17." referred to the operations of the transport repair department of Advance Laundries, Ltd, In particular, a note was made of the somewhat high cost of painting necessarily included under the heading of maintenance in the schedule of vehicle operating costs. , A point which was discussed by ",S.T.R." and Mr. H. W. W. Baker, A.M.I.A.E., the company's chief transport engineer, was 'whether the full amount could fairly be debited against the vehicle. Should not some of it he taken from the company's advertisement appropriation, because it is perfectly obvious that the vehicles could carry out transport operations just as efficiently in a plain and serviceable coat of grey paint as in the elaborate and expensive, but worth-while, decorative finish which is the rule?
That there is something in this point of view has been conceded, we understand, by the management of Advance Laundries, in that seven special vehicles, designed in part by Mr. Baker, have been put in band. The coachwork and finish are being executed in an excellent manner by Express Motor and Body Works, Ltd., Macclesfield Street, London, E.C.I.
These vehicles Mr. Baker describes as having " airflow " bodies and they are, as an accompanying illustration
demonstrates, particularly attractive. They are mounted on Forclson 2-toe chassis, supplied by W. J. Reynolds (Motors), Ltd., Fast Ham, London, E.G. Access to the interior is by a roller shutter at the rear, although the driver is able to supervise loading through a small door in the cab.