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OMMITTEES are noted for reating camels out of horses ut one such body has reversed le process and produced a hetland pony by eliminating le humps associated with the iller beast. The collaborators rere David Gregory (fleet ngineer, Coca-Cola Southern ottlers), Frank Saville (Boalloy), arry Plowman (York Truck quipment) and, most nportantly, five shop stewards ho advised on company ehicle design.
The union representatives ere consulted on the problem humping crates of Coca-Cola 1 and off lorries and in
3rticular the avoidance of back juries, which figure
rominently among the causes worker absence.
The upshot was a spine-based alloy Localiner sliding-side )n with a platform height of ily 20in, which one man can ad and unload as quickly as vo men on a normal vehicle id with much less effort. The overall height of only 9ft as greatly reduced the frontal rea and, David tells me, has nproved fuel consumption by ) per cent. The Dodge 16-tonross chassis gives a payload of 1/2 tons.
This eminently acceptable irm of worker participation, ith technical guidance from avid and suppliers, has paid vidends all round.