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Hatters Enter the Public Bulk Haulage Field
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WTH the granting of a series of applications last week by the Metropolitan Licensing Authority, Mr. D. I. R. Muir, the Hatter Group of Grays, Essex, has now entered the field of public bulk haulage proper.
The first application to be granted by Mr. Muir was for a new A licence authorizing the use of five tractive units which can be used with either flat or tanker semi-trailers. Making the grant to H. Sharpe and Sons (Aveley) Ltd.— a company owned by Hatter Brothers— Mr. Muir, after querying whether he was being asked to license five more vehicles "to stand in the docks" said "You seem to have persuaded your objectors. I cannot see how I can stand in your way." The user granted was" General goods any distance to or from Hatter Shipping Services warehouses and haulage of Continental trailers as required ".
A second A licence application—this time by Hatter Brog. Bulk Transport Ltd.—was adjourned to allow the company to produce a breakdown of their figures. This application was opposed by Pickfords Ltd., Crow Carrying Co. Ltd. and James Hemphill Ltd., whose rebuttal evidence is expected to be presented when the hearing resumes.
Substantial Demand
Mr. K, Morris, for Hatters,told the Authority that his company was operating a fleet of 63 vehicles mainly on spot and contract hire. Because of a substantial demand, particularly from Benzole Producers Ltd. for whom the company operated vehicles on contract, from Golden Petroleum Products Ltd., and also other customers for whom the company could not at present carry because of its restricted licences, it was applying for the licence to cover the use of five articulated tankers with the user "Bulk liquids, Great Britain ".
Mr. C. Zimmerman, transport manager of Benzole Producers, told the Authority that his company required the use of the vehicles because of a completely new pattern of distribution which bore no resemblance to the previous situation which obtained, He said that he had written to 12 of the "top bulk liquid hauliers in the country "—which included the objectors. Some of them had not bothered to reply; others could offer only limited tonnage. As stated above the application was adjourned.
At the close of the day's hearing, Mr. Muir granted a short-term B licence for eight vehicles for seasonal work a fullterm B licence for three vehicles allowing the company to carry milk for the Milk Marketing Board within Great Britain; a one-vehicle B licence conditioned "Own and customers' Continental trailers within 100 miles of Tilbury Docks ", and two applications. to transfer B licences already held by the group to Hatter Bros. Bulk Transport Ltd.