Wool Traffic Revenue Leaps by £14,037
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wail about 65 per cent. of their WV traffic devoted to the wool trade, S. Leach (Transport). Ltd., Leeds, increased their revenue from £18,049 in February, 1955, to £32,086 in February, 1957. This was stated at Leeds, last week, when Mr. J. H. A. Randolph, Yorkshire Deputy Licensing Authority, heard the company's application for the addition of three vehicles, each of 3 tons unladen, to their A licence.
Mr. Alan Goss, for the applicants, claimed that their figures were the most remarkable he had ever produced in a traffic court. Receipts for work by their own vehicles had gone up by £4,140, and sub-contracting revenue was £9,897 higher. From March to July this year the hiring figures totalled 19,236.
He said the company were incorporated in 1954, when they took over one A-licensed vehicle operated by Mr. Leach, and bought three special-A vehicles. Sinc.e then the only addition had been a vehicle on B licence for collection and delivery.
In evidence,. Mr. J. Bidgood, managing director, said lack of control over more than half his business was leading to inefficiency and many complaints from customers.
For British Road Services it was submitted that they had 10 vehicles off the road in the Bradford area because of shortage of traffic. All their depots had vehicles suitable for carrying wool.
Evidence from shipping agents, who dealt with wool on behalf of manufacturers was in the same category as that from clearing houses, it was stated. It was necessary to prove an increase in business by the original customers, or an increase of trade in the locality, before this evidence could be taken into account.
Reserving decision, Mr. Randolph said he wanted time to consider the figures and to study recent appeal decisions dealing with sub-contracting.