[1] With the end of the Second World War, the Bedford factories had been converted into suitable only for military production for the war effort and were in a precarious state, so the revert process back to civilian production was not an easy one, resulting in the company being forced to limp on with the outdated Bedford K/M/O trucks.

[2] During that time General Motors, the parent of Vauxhall Motors that controlled Bedford, was thriving in the United States with new models on the commercial truck market with the Chevrolet and GMC Advance Design range, which were the most popular truck in the USA at the market during that time around.

Despite this, the styling was considered fresh in the United Kingdom, a key feature that made the TA very successful.

During the 1954 model year, some changes included a new bonnet pressing with a raised T-shaped ridge that strengthened the vehicle's overall front end.

[2] It was planned to replace the vehicle with an all new truck, but due to Bedford eventually deciding that the styling was still popular and wanting to focus more on their lighter vans and cab-over trucks, it was decided to just facelift the model and rename it to the TJ series.