New Charges Seale for Removers
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A RECOMMENDED scale of fair t't.charges for removals was submitted by Mr. W. lsard, chairman of the coatings and information committee of the National Association of Furniture Warehousemen and Removers, at the association's annual conference which opened on Tuesday.
The scale has been approved by the executive committee for use by members, solely as a guide in checking their own charges. It includes charges for transport when employing a driver and foreman over mileages ranging from 10-400. A table of suggested rates for terminal work gives figures based on a unit of an hour when employing only a driver or two, three or four men.
In presenting the schedule, Mr. Isard complained of the lack of assistance given to the committee by members of the Association at the conference at Brighton last October.
At the annual general meeting, on Tuesday, Mr. E. J. White, who has been acting president for the past seven months, was elected president. Mr. C. A. Bali, senior vice-president, Mr. E. B. Haynes, junior vice-president, and Mr, S. J. Harris, honorary treasurer. Mr. tfarris succeeds Mr. J. L. Gerson.
A HOME-MARKET MIGHTY ANTAR
A HOME-MARKET version of the Thornycroft Mighty Antar will be exhibited at the Festival of Britain from May 28 to June 21. The export machine is 10 ft. 3 ins, wide, whilst the model to be shown is 9 ft. 6 ins. wide. It is equipped for towing a semi-trailer, and its weight, including a light-alloy three-man cab designed to provide maximum visibility and ventilation, is approximately l4i tons.
The chassis specification includes a Rover Meteorite 250-b,h.p. eightcylindered oil engine, power-assisted clutch, brakes and steering, a five-speed main gearbox and an auxiliary box, and double-reduction bogie axles,
This home-market version incorporates a braking system designed for "double leading" when the total train weight exceeds 200 tons. Alternative power unit is offered in a 325-b.h.p. petrol engine.
R.H.E. CENTRALIZE NW WORKING
CONTROL of the Blackstock Street depot of the Road Haulage Executive last week passed from the Central Liverpool Group to the Oldham Group. This completed a reorganization of Merseyside, Manchester and Oldham systems, which was designed to bring the Liverpool system under unified control with Manchester.
Mr. T. Lawrenson, chairman of the road transport section of Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, and of the North Western (Western) Area of the Road Haulage Association, commented: " This is a move towards greater centralization, whereas Liverpool traders want service on their doorsteps."