Hauliers Must Split Up Earning Figures
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A N application for the transfer of f. eight contract-A vehicles to --an A licence was withdrawn by W. R. Wilson (Transport), Ltd., Manchester, on Monday, when the North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. J. R. Lindsay, said there seemed no point in going on with the case. This followed a statement that the company were unable to split figures of tonnages carried by A, B and contract-A vehicles.
Mr. J. A. Dunkerley, for the applicants, said they had five vehicles on A and special A licence, two on B licence, and nine on contract-A to Pickering Produce (Canners), Ltd., and Pickering and Co. (Cereals), Ltd.
Because of an increase in the number of deliveries for Pickerings—of tenas may as 50 or 60—they wanted to fuse the fleet by converting eight of the contract vehicles to A licence, enabling the company to use one vehicle instead of two.
Although the hearing had been adjourned since August 29 (The Commercial Motor, September 6) to enable them to split up the figures and tonnages between the different licences, it could not be done. However, after allowing for sub-contracting, -the vehicles were earning approximately £2,500 a year each, which should substantiate the need.
Mr. R. C. Oswald, for the British Transport Commission, submitted that some attempt could have been made to keep the necessary records since August.
Mr. Lindsay said he was sure some way could ite devised of showing how the contract earnings compared with those of the'A-licence vehicles. If the applicants returned with an analysis of six months' figures it might help to bring the case to its conclusion.
The application was withdrawn.
L.T.E. ADVISERS FOR CEYLON
THE services of Mr. R. G. Hills, divisional engineer in the department of the chief mechanical engineer. (read services), and Mr. W. P. Morgan, divisional -superintendent in the department of the operating manager (country buses and coaches), are to be made available by the London Transport Executive to the Ceylon Government to give further assistance on the reorganization of bus services in Ceylon.
Mr. Hills was one of a team which visited Ceylon earlier this year. He and Mr. Morgan will now act as advisers to the newly formed Ceylon Transport Board, and will leave London on November 26.
BIG ALBION ORDER
A N order worth f250,000 for 41 Caledonian eight-wheelers has been placed at the Scottish Motor Show with Albion Motors, Ltd., by a group of Scottish hauliers. It is understood that the chassis will be equipped with 4,000gal. tanks -for long-distance liquid transport.