68 Mastiff 1 6-tonners for Cary
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• Cary Distribution Services Ltd, of Bracknell, Berks, has ordered 68 Leyland Redline Mastiff 16-ton gvw truck chassis. The units have 182in. wheelbase and are to be fitted with Bonallack load speed demountable body system to allow maximum fleet utilization. They will be operated throughout the UK on the distribution of goods to supermarkets and chain stores. The Mastiffs are being supplied by Maskells (Brixton) Ltd (48), and Hartwells, of Oxford (20).
Leyland Redline trucks are also in demand for the Cary oil distribution section operating from the Minories, London. Already operating a number of Laird machines the section has now ordered 17 Boxer units for operation at 14.25-ton gvw. They will be fitted with Fergusson 2200ga1 fuel oil tanks and will be used for delivery of domestic fuels. The trucks, supplied through Caffyns of Stourbridge, Sparshafts of Portsmouth and Wadham Stringer of Guildford, will be painted in Shell Mex and BP Ltd fleet colours.