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Switch to low-loaders granted in chambers

17th May 1968, Page 47
17th May 1968
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Page 47, 17th May 1968 — Switch to low-loaders granted in chambers
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• In Sheffield last week it was revealed that a firm taken over by the Brent Group of Companies Ltd., Styring Transport Ltd., changed last year from operating tippers and flats to low-loader operations without attending a public inquiry.

Brent is now seeking to put another lowloader trailer on its A licence, by deleting a tipper/flat trailer, and to uplift the weight of a further two tractors and three trailers, thus making all its four low-loaders articulated 10/12 waiters with 20-ft wells.

During cross-examination of Mr. J. M. Silbermann, Brent managing director, it was revealed that on June 27 1967 the company had applied to substitute two existing vehicles with low-loaders. These licences had been granted in chambers and received by Brent on July 17 1967. Another application was made immediately and a further lowloader granted on July 27.

The present application was published in November and an increase for one tractor granted by the Yorkshire Licensing Authority's office in February this year. Objectors to the application were BRS (Pickfords Ltd.), Henry Matthews and Sons (Transport) Ltd. and Frank Phillips (Haulage) Ltd.

Mr. Silbermann, chairman of the RHA's heavy haulage functional group, said the purpose of this application was not to engage in Special Types traffic. The extra well-length would enable them to carry a crane with a 30ft jib over the vehicle cab which, with the base placed at the rear of the trailer, only protruded 6ft and enabled them

to haul within the new C and U Regulations and was much safer. When carried in the traditional manner, the jib protruded 10ft at the rear and called for two days' delay for police notification, a driver's mate and marker boards, which all cost money.

Mr. S. C. Boys, senior assistant, group transport department, George Cohen 600 Gr,oup, said speed and urgency of delivery was vital. To his knowledge Styrings were the only Sheffield low-loaders that could carry his two most popular cranes under C and U. Semi-low-loaders were higher and not as satisfactory for crane carrying. His company would not consider putting a lowloader on C licence in Sheffield, said Mr. Boys.

Mr. J. M. Bosomworth, for Pickfords, asked Mr. Silbermann whether in October 1966 when Hallett Silbermann took over Styring's 16 rigid-tipper fleet, he had not given an undertaking after the withdrawal of certain objections to the grant. Mr. Silbermann replied that he had only attended one Yorkshire road/rail negotiating committee meeting and that appertained to the conversion of Styring's B licence to A.

The deputy LA, adjourned the hearing.

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Organisations: RHA
Locations: Sheffield

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