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Jim Allison is back
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with a £40,000 company
• Mr James Allison, formerly managing director of Allison Freightliners Ltd, who sold out to Spinks Transport Ltd and who subsequently put their business in the hands of receiver, is back in the transport in Scotland. Mr Allison has formed a new company, Tayfreight Ltd, in Ferric Street, Dundee.
The company occupies an area with 22,000 sq. ft. of covered accommodation and almost one acre of open site parking. There are 10 platform trucks each with 10 tons carrying capacity in the fleet. Mr Allison told CM this week that his customers of three years ago are returning to him daily and he is carrying jute, products and agricultural produce to Lancashire, Yorkshire, the Midlands, South Wales and London. The company has established a transfer depot at Newton-le-Willows.
In addition to its transport activities, Tayfreight is offering warehousing and distribution facilities. Mr Allison expects his fleet of Albion Clydesdales to grow by not more than 100 per cent by 1975.
"There is no sense in being over-ambitious," he said, "and we do not expect to have vehicles any bigger than 6-wheelers."
Mr Allison said that from experience he knew that articulated vehicles were unsuited to Dundee traffic where smalls deliveries and a quick turn-round were essential. "We do not wish to expose ourselves to either the dangers or the expense of articulation," he said. "At the moment I am guaranteed back loads from the south on my 10-tonners and while this situation continues it would be unrealistic to change to bigger vehicles."
The other directors of Tayfreight Ltd are Mr D. Allison, who was formerly at Allison Freightlines, London, Mrs Jean Allison who was a director of his father's company, and Mr A. Murray, formerly transport manager of Allison Freightlines, Dundee. The company's authorized share capital of £10,000 is to be increased to £40,000 before the end of the year. The issued capital will be £10,000.
The new Allison fleet will be turned out in the old Allison colours of blue and red. Mr. Allison said that he intends to prove that the small family company still has much to offer in road transport.