"Shortage of Tippers in Preston Area"
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ASHORTAGE of tippers in their area was claimed by J. Ball and Sons, Hesketh Bank (Lanes), when they applied for a 5-ton vehicle on B licence at Preston. last week. They promised to surrender an existing C licence if the application were granted, and agreed to a normal user of: "Building materials, bricks and land drain tiles within 45 mites."
Mr. J. A. Dunkerley, for the applicants. said the new vehicle would be used mainly for tipping work on behalf of Henry Ogden, Ltd., Preston. In evidence, Mr. R. Whitehead, Ogden's managing director, said they often had difficulty in getting tippers from local hauliers. Traffic given to British Road Services would not be affected by a grant.
For B.R.S., Mr. T. Kershaw said it was the old problem of the B-licensee versus the A-licensee, but he had no real objection. Mr. J. R. Lindsay, North' Western Deputy Licensing Authority. granted the application.
FURNITUREMEN TO TALK ABOUT LABOUR'S PLAN
THE effects of renationalization on the furniture removing industry will be discussed next month when the National Association of Furniture Warehousemen and Removers hold their annual conference in London. Mr. A. G. Coombe, chairman of the transport legislation committee, will introduce the subject as the last item on the agenda.
Among other subjects down for discussion are wages and labour relations, standards of service in the industry, and the advantages of palletization.
£500,000 ROAD SCHEME
AN immediate start on a further short length of the London-Yorkshire Motorway in Northamptonshire has been ordered by the Minister of Transport. This section, 11miles long, begins at Watford Gap, south east of Rugby, and will join the Rugby-Northampton road at a roundabout just west of Crick. The cost will be £500,000.