Tees-side Long Steel Bids
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SUBSTANTIVE applications by Econofreight Transport Ltd. and H. 1.. Walker Ltd., each to add three longlength semi-trailers to their A licences to operate under the common normal user of their fleets, were adjourned on Wednesday to enable a meeting to be held between Dorman Long (Steel) Ltd.. British Railways—the only objectors— and the applicants concerning the carriage of long-length materials.
The suggestion for the meeting was made during an inquiry before the 'Northern Licensing Authority, Mr, J. A. T. Hanlon. at Durham, when Mr. T. H. Campbell Wardlaw, for the applicants, suggested that the parties should follow the lead given by the Scottish L.A.. Mr. W. F. Quin, who had caused a meeting to take place between Colvilles and British Railways to agree on the number of additional vehicles required.
Earlier, Mr. Wardlaw had intimated that four witnesses from Dorman Long were present in court to support the substantive application, which had been made as the result of a hearing at Newcastle in April (The Commercial Motor, April 24) when Mr. Hanlon conceded a shortage of vehicles.
Mr. A. J. F. Wrottesley, for British Railways, submitted that as appeals by the companies were due to be heard by the Transport Tribunal later this month it would be difficult for an assessment Of the proper needs of the applicants to he made. Mr. Hanlon then indicated that the probability was that in any case he would not decide the application until after the appeals had been heard. The short-term licences would be extended.
Mr. Wardlaw said the applicants were prepared to have the matter adjourned provided applications by other hauliers to operate long-length trailers were also adjourned and a status quo maintained.
After a short recess the applications were adjourned for a meeting to take place and Mr. Hanlon said he would call an inquiry during August to consider the matter in the light of the Tribunal's judgment and the result of the meeting.
An application by Siddle C. Cook Ltd. to add 6 long-length trailers was also adjourned.
Later, also at Durham, a short-term application by Copley Haulage of Thornaby-on-Tees to add a 4-ton bolstertype trailer on A licence to carry concrete materials for Dowmac Products and Tarmac Roadstone Ltd; was adjourned when it was learned that British Railways, Sunter Bros., Siddle C. Cook Ltd., H. L. Walker Ltd. and A. Stevens Ltd.. objected. Allegations were made by Mr. Siddle C. Cook that as a result of rates cutting
by Copley Haulage, work undertaken on behalf of ohe of the customers by his brother, Septimus Cook, had been lost. Mr. Hanlon said he would hear the case the next day.