Asian's Third Run to Afganistan
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ON completion of the third proving run with its Guy-York articulated unit (which left Tilbury this week) Asian Transport Ltd., of Attleborough, Norfolk, will have concluded the experimental stage of an enterprise expressly designed to explore the possibilities of direct trunk services between this country and the Middle East and Asia.
• The first two runs to Kabul. Afghanistan, in which the average running time was three weeks, have already demonstrated that the service is ideal for valuable exports, the chances of damage and pilferage being cut to a minimum, with consequent reductions in insurance rates.
Return loads of merchandise from Afghanistan have been arranged for transport to Europe; hut Mr. Michael Woodman. managing director of the company, told The Commercial Motor: " It is not the intention, at this stage, to carry general. goods."
:1-he second stage of the project is to change over to more suitable equipment and offer a regular service to Iran and Afghanistan, consignments; for other countries being accepted on a charter
basis. :
(Next week The Commercial Motor will publish an illustrated article featuring the company's experiences tin its first two nom)