Milk Board's big tanker order
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• John Thompson Ltd; the Wolverhampton-based engineering group, has received orders worth over £150,000 from the Milk Marketing Board for 55 bulk collection and delivery tanks, it was announced last week.
Forty-five 2,000gal stainless steel collection tanks have been ordered and 10 stainless steel 4,500.gal delivery tanks. All 55 will be built at the Basildon, Essex, factory of John Thompson's transporter division for delivery in the first half of 1970.
The collection tanks, all of single compartment and 18in, vacuum design, will be mounted on Albion Clydesdale and Bedford chassis. The delivery tanks, which are of double compartment design, will be mounted on tri-axle running gear for a gross weight limit of 32 tons.