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WHEN Econofreight Transport Co., VY Ltd., applied to the Northern Deputy Licensing Authority last week
to add six tippers to their fleet, objecting hauliers and the British Transport Commission submitted that they had no case to answer. The hearing was adjourned until June 23, when the company's application to operate a bulk cement vehicle will also be heard.
Mr. C. Coates, transport manager of the concern, said that he was also transport manager of Tarslag, Ltd. Econofreight had 15 vehicles engaged on long-distance work under special A licences, and two tippers under contract A licences working for BritiPh Chrome and Chemicals, Ltd. More vehicles .were wanted for , this . company's work in sending dolomite in bulk from _Washington to Bolton.
Mr. H. C. Kaye, of British Chrome and Chemicals, ' Ltd., when asked whether more vehicles could be placed on contract haulage,-replied that it was not his company's policy to put further vehicles under contract A licences
Representatives of Tarslag, Ltd., Durham County Macadams, Ltd., and the Dinsdale Construction Co., Ltd., stated that they had not made extensive inquiries about the availability of tipping vehicles.
INCREASE IN C-LICENSED VEHICLES
FIGURES covering a 12-month period Ito March this year show an increase in C-licence operators of 18,061 with an additional 35,035 vehicles. Vehicles up to 1k-tons carrying capacity increased by 27,645.
In the L1-2-tons and 2-21-tons categories there were drops of 2,035 and 2,550 respectively. There were 7,151 more vehicles of 21-3 tons. 2.831 of 3-4 tons, 914 of 4-5 tons, 349 of 5-6 tons, and 730 over 6 tons.
NEW B.R.S. RATES PROTEST
REPRESENTAT1ONS are to be made by Dunoon Town Council to the Scottish manager of British Road Services against a new scale of charges which came into effect last week. It was considered unfair that charges from Glasgow to Dunoon should be based on the 79-mile road route when lorries could travel by the vehicle ferry.
It was stated that a load of 3 cwt. from Glasgow to Dunoon now cost 17s. 6d. instead of 10s. 7d.
ANOTHER RISE FOR DRIVERS? WAGES of drivers of C-licensed VY vehicles carrying ballast and sand are shortly to be considered by a committee of the National Joint Council for the ballast and sand industry.
The employers' section of the council have agreed that drivers of mechanical shovels should, like dumper drivers, enjoy a differential of 2d. an hour.
Lime to be Counted as Ballast
AMENDING legislation should be introduced so that agricultural chalk and lime may be included in the term " ballast " in the Weights and Measures Acts, the British Agricultural Contractors' Association have told the Board of Trade. The Board replied that they were consulting other interests concerned and were unable to say when such legislation was likely to be introduced.
The Ministry of Agriculture and the National Farmers' Union were asked to support the Association in the matter. The N.F.U. did so. Further representations are to be made to the Board.
In conjunction with the Road Haulage Association and the National Association of Corn and Agricultural' Merchants, an application for a 7i-percent. increase in rates for the haulage of lime was made to the Ministry by B.A.C.A. A strong case was made out, based on the rises in wages and the costs of fuel, tyres and maintenance. No reply has yet been received.
BRITISH PRODUCTS LESS COMPETITIVE ABROAD
A WARNING on Britain's economic 1-1. prospects was issued this week by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. In their quarterly bulletin, the E.C.E. said that the pressure on wages might make it difficult to maintain stable selling prices, and pointed out that Britain was already in a less favourable competitive position than the Continental countries.
Restrictions recently imposed by Australia on vehicle imports cost Britain 15,000 vehicles, and some of Britain's traditional customers in the Commonwealth, Latin America and Scandinavia were cutting imports. Even a moderate increase in export prices might entail a further deterioration in the balance of payments.
PUBLIC INQUIRY—EIGHT DAYS LATER THE fare increases which came into effect on London Transport services last Sunday will be the subject of a public inquiry by the Transport Tribunal on Monday. Objection to the increases has been lodged by the London Passengers' Association.
Increases applying to road services are: Id. on all single fares from 7d. for four miles and upwards, with 2d. on corresponding day returns, and Id. on early-morning single fares.
NATIONALIZATION IN ANDRHA
/-1 A T the instance of the Indian Govern
ment, the Government of Andrha are to nationalize bus services. To begin with, selected routes in two districts in the state will he operated and on the basis of experience gained nationalization will be extended to other areas.
' The Government of Mysore are to take over bus services in Mysore and Bangalore.
Shortage of Buses Workers Leave Land
THE lack of bus services in the Border country was responsible for a drift of workers away from the land, said a report submitted last week to the Scottish headquarters of the National Farmers' Union by the Mid and East Berwick branch.
Transport was urgently required to enable wives to go into the towns to do their shopping once a week, and at week-ends for pleasure visits by workers. Previous attempts to improve services had not been successful and the labour situation was rapidly becoming worse. Workers considered a suitable bus service important when deciding whether to accept a job.
The Government were urged to subsidize operators of rural routes. who were otherwise unwilling to provide unremunerative services.
£3m. CLEANSING SCHEME
A LONG-TERM £3m. development I-1 scheme, designed to concentrate most of the collection and disposal units at Polmadie, has been embarked upon by Glasgow Cleansing Department. The Polmadie depot will cost about £11m., and neWdepots at Great Western Road and Sawmillfield Street are also planned.
At present, the department's 250 vehicles use 18 collection centres and five disposal sites. Nearly 2,000 tons of refuse is moved each day.
OBITUARY
WE regret to record the death of MR.CHARLES L. JENNER. Aged 62, Mr. Jenner was employed on engine design with Rolls-Royce, Ltd., from 1945-51, and in 1951 was appointed car engine project designer.
Meat Not Properly . Covered : £10 Fine
A FINE of £10 was imposed by War F. magistrates, last week, on Michael Selby West, Westminster Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, for carrying meat in an open lorry without causing it to be adequately protected with a cloth or other suitable material.
Mr. C. Marks; prosecuting, said the floor of the lorry was covered with sacking normally used to carry animal feeding stuffs. The meat had been placed on the sacks and covered with other sacks, a blanket and a black cloth. A tarpaulin sheet covered the load.
The defendant, who was not present in court, said he had swept the lorry before leaving Newport with the load.
A witness said the meat was sound, but contaminated to some degree. On the uncured side of the bacon in the load there were particles of dirt. He was satisfied that the meat was fit for human consumption after being scraped.
The regulations, he said, required that each carcass of meat should be wrapped in cloth which was either new or washed for the purpose.
HOW TO PASS THE DRIVING TEST
LEARNER drivers would be put well on the road to gaining a full driving licence by reading "The Driving Test Fully Explained," the fourth edition of which has been published by Temple Press Ltd., Bowling Green Lane, London, E.C.1, at 5s. from all booksellers andbookstalls or 5s. 3d. by post.
Profusely illustrated, the book has chapters on signalling, manceuvring and other aspects of car control, and there is a reproduction of the Highway Code.
A useful chapter concerns road etiquette, and advises courtesy and good manners when driving.
$1,700m. SPENT ON CANADIAN ROADS IN the five years ended March 31, 1954, a sum of $1,700m, was spent on Canadian highways and bridges. The surfaced mileage of Canadian highways rose in the same period from 150,493 to 190,997, whilst paved and bituminous highway mileage was 50 per cent. longer last year than in 1949.
These increases, however, failed to keep pace with the growing number of commercial vehicles in Canada. In 1948 there were 13.5 vehicles per mile of surfaced highway, and in 1953 the figure had risen to 18.
STUDY OF TAXIS
TAXICAB transport in Nottingham is 4 to be investigated by a special committee set up by Nottingham Watch Committee last week. The issue of licences, the sale of licensed cars, and fares are to be studied.