Highland Haulage "Do Not Seek Monopoly " A SUGGESTION that Highland
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Haulage, Ltd., were trying to establish a haulage monopoly along with British Road Services in the north of Scotland was denied on Monday by the company's managing director, Mr. W. H. MacLennan. He was giving evidence for the company when they objected to an application by Mr. John Catto, Beauly, for two A-licence vehicles.
Answering Mr. G. H. Munro, for Mr. Catto, he agreed that Highland Haulage acquired many of the B.R.S. licences in the area on denationalization and had since become the largest haulage company there. He pointed out, however, that a large number of vehicles was operated by small independent hauliers.
Mr. MacLennan went On to deny that -Highland Haulage kept one or two vehicles standing by so that they might oppose any application from another haulier by declaring that their own lorries were not fully employed.
" We are not out to create a monopoly," he declared.
After an adjournment. Mr. Catto said he was prepared to accept a restricted licence for general goods within the counties of Inverness, Ross and Sutherland with one load of mining timber each week to mining areas in the south of Scotland. Mr. Alex Robertson, Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority, granted the application in those terms.
NO OBJECTIONS TO TIPPER APPLICATION
ANEW A licence for an 8.{-ton tipper was granted to Walker Bros. (Heysham), Ltd., on Tuesday, after three witnesses had stated that tipping facilities in the Morecambe area were inadequate.
Mr. J. Walker, a director of the company, said they were operating six vehicles on special-A licence and three on contract-A. They had originally intended asking for two extra vehicles, but they hoped that one would meet requirements.
For the company, Mr. J. A. Dunkerley said they specialized in tipping operations. He pointed out that the objectors had withdrawn now that the number of vehicles sought had been reduced.
Mr. I. R. Lindsay, North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, granted the application.
HAULIER FINED £9
COR exceeding his radius with a B-licence lorry, Robert Robinson, haulier, Dunlop Street, Sheffield, was fined £3 at Sheffield on Monday. He was fined a further £6 for failing to ensure that drivers kept records on six occasions, and was ordered to.pay £7 7s. costs.
Admitting the offences, Robinson claimed that he had been unable to exercise proper supervision, because he had. been paying daily visits to a sick daughter in hospital.
Two drivers were each fined a total of £6.