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RE can be no doubt that inadequate maintenance . a
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major cause of black smoke, and it has therefore )een part of T.R.TA. policy to stress the need for a r and reliable maintenance policy. However, we The Commercial Motor's view, as expressed in last ; leading article, that maintenance is far from being fly factor involved. The new vehicle which smokes first outing is eloquent testimony to this fact.
ch more needs to be known about the causes of smoke. I.S.I. committee which is considering a standard for engines, and which includes representatives of the .A. and other user associations, is doing a useful job hat is inevitably a complex and time-consuming an. But it is only a first step. The standard being 3d will not incorporate a power-to-weight ratio, which people feel to be fundamental to any successful on black smoke.
refer also to the need to examine fuel specifications. T.R.T.A is currently in touch with the British irds Institution on this subject, and it is hoped that istmg specifications will shortly be reviewed.
don, W.I H. R. FEATHERSTONE, Secretary, Traders Road Transport Association.