ABSTRACT
By the mid 1930s it had become obvious that the development of road transport had not only revolutionized the method of distribution of goods but had also profoundly affected industrial production owing to the practicability of transporting machinery of immense dimensions by road. As the British war machine lolloped into action, Ernest Bevin, general secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union, stated that he was gravely concerned at the attitude adopted towards road transport by those in authority. Despite the worry of the road transport industry over the threat of nationalization, the year 1946 was a landmark for the industry, for it was considered Jubilee year. Once those associated with road transport appreciated the immense advantages of the diesel-engined vehicle which could run twice as far on diesel oil as on petrol, the demand for Gardner engines became greater than ever.
