Goods Transport.
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The Motor Truck Club of New York City intends throwing open its membership to all makers and sellers of trucks. The Club has also decided to present annually a gold medal to the policeman who, in the course of a year, proves himself to be the most efficient as a handler of traffic. A committee has been appointed to draft the conditions of award and other details.
Mr. T. E. Harrison, the transport superintendent of Waring and Gillow, Ltd., sends us a. copy of the report from his sergeant, who was in charge of the Waring motor wagons which were on duty with the transport supply columns at the recent manoeuvres. He reports, amongst other interesting particulars, that the speed limit had to be exceeded practically the whole time of duty,
the average for the day generally working out at 15 m.p.h.
The City Council of Montreal, on 16th September, passed a by-law prohibiting the use of the streets of that city by all motor vehicles propelled by steam, with the exception of pleasure automobiles. The by-law is especially designed to prohibit the steam wagon and trailer.
H. J. Slater pleaded "Not guilty" at the Brighton Police Court to a charge of driving a motor lorry in the London Road at a speed dangerous to the public. Defendant stated that it was impossible to drive the lorry at more than 12 miles an hour. The police estimate was 25 miles per hour. He was fined 30s. and costs, or 14 days. One of the latest deliveries of a 12 h.p. Renault delivery van is to Messrs. Sparrow and Co., of Lewisham, S.E.
We reproduce below a selection of photographs of representative vehicles by well-known makers. All the machines illustrated are quite recent deliveries, and, as will be seen, are intended for various branches of goods transport.
We are asked by the proprietor of the Eastgate Garage, Eastgate Street, Lewes, to inform users that he makes a speciality of the garaging and repairing of commercial-motor vehicles. It is claimed that the depot in question is the only one in the district which has a doorway capable of admitting a lorry 10 ft. 6 in. in height to the top of the bodywork.