£510 Damages Claim Dismissed
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WHEN the blade of a bulldozer being VV carried on an articulated' vehicle cut into the cab of a lorry travelling in the opposite direction, repairs and. laying-up losses for the lorry-owners totalled £510. This was stated by Mr. D. Sunderland, at Derbyshire Assizes, last week, when Heads Transport, Ltd.. Willenhall, Staffs, sought this amount as damages from the " artic " operators, B. Y. Jackson and Son, Ltd., Chesterfield, and their driver, Mr. George F. Keates, Stanley Common. Derbyshire.
Mr. Sunderland said that it was a miracle the lorry driver escaped being decapitated when the blade pierced his vehicle. No-one was injured, in fact. At the time, the bulldozer was stowed in such a way on the semi-trailer that its blades were overhanging two or three feet on either side. When the " artic " driver pulled out to overtake a stationary car the approaching lorry was struck.
The lorry came into .view over a hill whilst he was overtaking the car, Mr. Keates told the court. It was 150 yards away and travelling fast, and although he switched on his amber warning light the lorry did not slow down. After the accident, he alleged, the lorry-driver said his brakes would not hold him.
The whole claim was dismissed.
LOW-LOADER FOR CALDER VALLEY TRANSPORT
THE British Transport Commission, at Leeds last week, withdrew objection to an application, by Calder Valley Transport Co., Ltd., Hebden Bridge, to add a low-loader to their B licence. It followed an agreement to alter the conditions from "machinery, as required, excluding abnormal indivisible loads," to " machinery; excluding abnormal indivisible loads, for A. Kitchen and D. Walker, Ltd., Halifax."
Mr. P. Kenny, for the Calder Valley, said an application in February to put the trailer on A licence was refused. The company operated 10 A-licensed vehicles and one on B licence. If the application was granted the low-loader would be coupled to one or other of the A-licensed lorries.
There was an urgent need to carry radial drills for Kitchen and Walker, whose premises were so constructed that it was essential to employ a low-loader. The unit would be required to carry at least two of these machines a month.
The application was granted, as amended.
TROJAN PRICES DOWN
CUIS of up to £100 have been made in the prices of all goods and passenger vehicles produced by Trojan, Ltd. The 20-cwt. van now costs £820 instead of £897 10s. and .the 25-cwt, van, which formerly cost £935, £845. Similar reductions apply to chassis, chassis and cabs and other variations of these models. Of the p.s.v. types, the rural bus is now priced at £1,175 and the coach at £1,475.
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