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The Artie
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A MEASURE of the growing popularity of trailers and semitrailers can be gained from examining the annual production figures for these units, the vast majority of the figures relating, of course, to semi-trailers. Production has more than doubled since 1958.
The operator who is considering articulation for the first time finds himself faced with new factors to balance; new techniques to consider. The vast amount of information and authoritative comment on the subject contained in this week's issue of "The Commercial Motor will answer most of his questions. Not only is detailed information offered about the tractive unit, trailers and semi-trailers currently marketed; but, in addition, many of the people whose views are expressed herein offer invaluable asifice based on long experience of artics.
Awkward questions have not been shifted. Is there a certain inherent instability factor in the articulated, as compared to the rigid, unit? It sounds frightening to the uninitiated; but what is its true place in the picture as a whole ? This is honestly faced and answered, on page 94, by the people whose views really matter— those who run artics, and those who design them.
"The Commercial Motor's" opinion? Properly used, with full knowledge of all the factors involved, the artic forms a very valuable requisite of present-day goods transport operation. Like any piece of machinery, it is vital to use it correctly and for its proper purpose. This issue shows what is correct and proper.