Here's how to maintain your vehicles
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• Four knowledgeable executives in the world of transport engineering have agreed to take part in two seminars sponored by Commercial Motor and devoted to the efficient selection and maintenance of vehicles. The seminars, each lasting two days, will be held at the Britannia Hotel, London, on October 27 and 28 and the Midland Hotel, Manchester, on November 17 and 18.
Under the title "Maintenance and selection of commercial vehicles-, the four speakers will deal with the subject in these four main sections: principles of vehicle selection, workshop design and operation, day-to-day workshop practice, and practical maintenance techniques. There will be an emphasis upon the down-to-earth practicalities as well as thoughtful guidance on principals—notably on the design and adaptation of premises and the selection of equipment for workshops.
The speakers will be Michael Cole, technical director of Hiltons Transport Services Ltd—one of the biggest and fastest-growing haulage companies in the UK; David Wilson, maintenance engineer of National Carriers Ltd, responsible for 14,000 vehicles and 20,000 trailers in 160 workshops; Terry Goldrick, who has recently become transport facilities manager of Allied Breweries Ltd after serving as chief engineer of the Freight Transport Association; and J. R. Burrill,
transport engineer of J. Sainsbury Ltd and hon advisory officer to the IRTE.
The seminars set out to answer the questions: what vehicles should I buy. and how can I maintain them for maximum efficiency?
They are being organized by On associate company, Business and Industrial Training Ltd, 18 Exeter Street, London WC2, to whom applications for places should be made. A booking form is appended here. The fee for each two-day seminar is 150 per person, which includes lunch, coffee, tea and documentation. Each seminar runs from 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.