Boston opens big commercial vehicle show at Mechanics Building
Boston prepares for a large exhibition of commercial motor vehicles including trucks fire engines ambulances and wagons at Mechanics Building. Officials note rapid design advances and a shift toward customer driven engineering with three classes of vehicles highlighted light delivery conventional motor trucks and tractors for heavy hauling.
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New Truck Designs Shown At Boston Exhibit
The article describes power dump trucks and other labor saving machines to be displayed. It details a motor powered hoist with a braced back cab, worm drive, and automatic clutch actions to raise and lower the truck body safely. The tall gate operation may be automatic or manual.
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