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EIENCE of the increasing volume parcels and smalls business in the tgham area was made apparent last when the Atlas Express Co. ngham), Ltd., applied for the m or a 3-ton van and a 5A-ton ated outfit to an A licence.
R. A. Hall, West Midland Deputy ing Authority, made a partial for the articulated unit to operate 25 miles, and for trunking m the company's Birmingham, and Manchester depots.
traffic called for daily service: and to the detriment of customers, result if the grant were not made, dr. D. Carless, for Atlas. About ago the company had been granted B-licensed vehicles: Since then had increased heavily and the ni had become so difficult that the manager and a third of his staff or the past six weeks, worked seven week.
Derek Dowsett, Birmingham branch manager, said that facilities were now under stress. They accepted their position with regard to hiring, but in the past three months they had been forced to get vehicles from other than parcels carriers. Neither the vehicles nor drivers were suitable. There had been occasions when they had be.m unable to hire vehicles at all.
Supporting the application. Mr. Arthur Taylor, manager of the Midland Manufacturing Co., Birmingham. said his requirements for transport had increased 25 per cent, in the past year. In recent months customers had been kept waiting as much as three or four days for deliveries.
Mr. Frederick Devereux, production manager of James Wilkes, Ltd., Bilston, Staffs, said his company had experienced loss of goodwill and customers because of delays in delivery by Atlas. Deliveries to some places were seven days late. They used to get a 24-hour service to London.