LIVERPOOL POOL SPRINGS SURPRISE ON HAULIERS
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HAULAGE contractors who have undertaken work for Port of Liverpool Road Transport Control Ltd., had a pleasant surprise last week when they received cheques representing their share of the distribution from the balance standing to the credit of the expenses account of the pool. Those who participated were 800 carriers, whose turnover with the Control came to 250 or over, and they receive 1 per cent.
From carriers' accounts 5 per cent. was deducted to coves the pool administrative and management expenses, and it is from the surplus of this fund that the payments have been made.
Directors of the pool hope that this I per cent, payment will represent an interim distribution only and that later it may prove possible to make a further, payment.
In a communication to the carriers, it is stated: " The directors trust you will pass on to your sub-contractors such proportion of this payment as may be due to them in ratio to their carryings for the Control."
PEAK-HOUR BUS-TRAFFIC FIGURES FOR MANCHESTER
AN appeal asking the principal business houses in the city to co-operate in casing the transport problem by staggering the hours at which their employees leave has been issued by the Manchester Transport Deaartment. Mr. R. Stuart Pilcher, general manager of the undertaking, asks employers to adjust hours to enable their staffs to leave at 4 p.m., 4.30 p.m., 6 p.m. or 6.30 p.m., and points out that the maximum numbers of seats available on the city's transport routes during the rush-hour period are as follow :-14,000, 4 to 4.30 p.m.; 19.500, 4.35 to 5 p.m.; 27,700, 5 to 5.30 p.m.; 27.800,5.30 to 6 p.m.; 26,200, 6 to 6.30 p.m.; 18.500, 6.30 to 7 P.m
NOTES ON THE GOVERNMENT ROAD HAULAGE SCHEME
Supplied by the Ministry of. War Transport and the Hauliers' National Traffic Pool, to keep the Industry informed of developments, but not necessarily to be regarded as official pronouncements. '
Rising Traffic.—Expectations of a further increase in the volume of traffic carried under the Government Scheme have been fulfilled. The total for the week ended October 2, including meat, was just under 200,000 tons, an increase on the previous week of nearly 25,000 tons, A feature of the latest returns, from an operational standpoint, is the increase in long-distance traffic. The total long-distance traffic is the highest yet recorded, whilst the short-distance shows a sharp decline.
Defence Lines.—There has been a welcome addition lately to the number of vehicles enrolled in the Metropolitan area for the Defence Lines. Returns for the week ended October 3 show that the total s for this area has increased by 350. A further contribution of 113 vehicles comes from the Midland Region, and the total for the country is now 44,870.