An Interesting Tyre Change. In the transport of bread. between
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the bakery and the retail shops the fleet of Henry Whittle, Ltd., wholesale bakers, of Littleborough, cover a. very large area on the borders of Lancashire' and Yorkshire. The fleet cOntists of 30-cwt. Vulcans, 20-eivt. G.M.G.s and. 21I-cwt. Fords, An interesting point about this fleet is the feet that the upkeep of pneumatic tyres, owing to the state of the paieticular roads that have to be traversed, proved expensive; whilst delays from tyre troubles were mere. frequent than welcome. The fleet is now being clanged over to N.A.P. tyres,. so far as the rear wheels are concerned, whilst on the ruleans N.A.P. tyres are being used all round. The.front wheels of" the Vulcane having no splay, the N.A.P. tvre receives considerate treatmeet on them.