Action Needed on Electrics—but No Promise from Makers
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'THE volume of complaints about electrical equipment has convinced the Road Haulage Association that action should be taken to improve standards. This was stated by the Association following a meeting of the highways and vehicles committee last week. No immediate improvement in electrical equipment to meet the specific complaints of hauliers, even at an extra cost for heavy duty equipment, has been promised by the manufacturers. This was reported to the committee following a meeting on January 20 between committee representatives, led by the chairman, Mr. H. C. Redburn, and representatives of equipment and vehicle makers.
This meeting with manufacturers' representatives was the result of complaints received by the Association from all over the country from members who had been unable to use their vehicles because of the failure of electrical equipment and, in particular, of starters. Faulty equipment immobilizes vehicles on which hauliers depend for their livelihood, says the Association, and also reflects on the reputation both in this country and abroad of the vehicle manufacturers.
As reported last week, the Traders Road Transport Association was also represented at the meeting and is to notify the S.M.M.T. of specific examples of electrical failure.