Safest Cab to be Discovered in Contest A COMPETITION to
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discover the cab rTh. making the greatest contribution to the comfort, safety and convenience of the driver will be held in ceinjunction with the final of the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition at Fort Dunlop, Birmingham, on September 18. This proposal was approved by the national organizing committee on Tuesday.
The contest is for a trophy to be presented by Unilever, Ltd., which will be awarded to the operator of the successful vehicle. Marks gained in the cab contest will not count tOwards the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition, from which it will be entirely separate. The form of the contest has been devised by the Editors of The Commercial Motor and Motor Transport.
Cllr. R. Brain offered a chairman's cup for the driver of the vehicle with the best cab. Mr. W. F. James, West Midland Licensing Authority, is to be asked to preside over the panel of judges.
Lord Chesham, Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, will present the trophies at the final. The four tests to be performed will be devised to take account of past criticisms and elaborate arrangements for the contest are in hand.
The national committee approved a supplementary regulation to authorize the entry, into the competition, of commercial vehicles which by law do not have to hold carriers' licences.
In fact, Post Office vehicles and others not operated under carriers' licences have been entered for some years and the form of the regulations has been an oversight. The supplementary rule will legalize this omission.
The Leeds round on June 19 will begin at the premises of Montague Burton, Ltd., Hudson Road Mills, Leeds, 9, at 9 a.m. Proceedings are expected to be completed by 6 p.m.
The Stepney round on July 24—a new centre—is due to start at 8.30 a.m. Manoeuvring tests will be conducted in Victoria Park, London, El The latest date for entries is June 30.