Haulage Pay Claim Heard Yesterday
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HE claim of the unions for • an increase of 10s. a week for road haulage workers was heard yesterday by the Road Haulage Wages Council. The employers' panel met on Wednesday to consider their reply.
Apart from an increase in wages, the employees sought overtime payment at time-and-a-quarter after the first three hours, instead of six hours, and a day's holiday pay as well as double time for work on a statutory holiday. . Another demand was for the definition of the holiday period as from . May 1 to September 30.
SUPPORT FOR DRIVERS' 109. PAY CLAIM
--rHE haulage drivers' claim for an
extra 10s. a week has been welcomed by the Scottish Horse and Motormen's Association. In a resolution they. claimed that drivers could not support their families unless they worked extensive overtime.
"The present application for a 10s. rise is considered reasonable and moderate," said the resoluticin. • "We call on all drivers and mates of Aand B-licensed vehicles to support it
R.H.A. MUST ADVISE ON BY-PASS TIPPERS
WHEN applications are heard for addi- tional tippers in connection with the new Doncaster by-pass, the Yorkshire Licensing Authority is looking for guidance from the Road Haulage Association as to whether vehicles can be found from the existing pool.
The Authority, Maj. F. S. Eastwood. made this clear at Bridlington, last week, when he pointed out that he had already received an application for a large number of vehicles. These, he suggested, should be challenged by the Hull, Sheffield and Leeds sub-areas of the R.H.A.
N.T.S. (Yorkshire), Ltd., Leeds, have applied for a new B licence for 100 tippers of 31 tons unladen to be acquired for work in connection with the by-pass.
DROP IN BUS RECEIPTS CONTINUES . QTATISTICS issued by the British L-7 Transport Commission show a continuing decline in coach and bus receipts. Traffic revenue from London Transport's road services dropped from £13,188,000 in the first 12 weeks of 1958 to £11,926,000 in thecorresponding period this year. Provincial and Scottish bus receipts declined from £12,103,000 to £12,020,000.
Rail passenger revenue advanced from £25,172,000 to £25,448,000, but total freight receipts fell from £81,495,000 to £74,975,000.
TWO-STROKE ALTERNATIVE
THERootes two-stroke three-cylinder oil engine, de-rated to produce 85 b.h.p. at 2;400 r.p.m., has been made available again as alternative equipment in Commer 5-ton forward-control chassis and the Karrier Gamecock. 3/4.tonner.