Protest Against Automatic Grant
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APROTEST against the action of the South-Eastern Licensing Authority in granting the East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd., a dispensation to raise fares before the company's application to do so was published, is to be made by Hastings Transport Committee.
The company applied to raise fares to accord with advances over common sections of route granted to 'Maidstone and District Motor Services, Ltd. The application was published on June 27, and Hastings Corporation lodged an objection on July 6. The corporation were told by the Authority, however, that a dispensation to impose higher fares over common routes was sanctioned on May 20.
, The committee decided . to .ptirsue their objection and to protest strongly to the Ministry of Transport.
MORE TRANSPORT FOR SUGAR?
THERE will be a greater demand for
. transport when sugar is derationed, the Northern' Licensing Authority was told last . week, when John FOrman, Ltd., Neweastle-on-Tyne, applied to add four .vehicle's to their existing fleet of
17. Objections were lodged by'the gaiiwp.y'and Road Haulage Executives, but the application was granted.
Mr. S. A. Main, manager of the applicant. concern, said that his coinpany :were unable to cope with' the increased Work for the British Sugar Corporation. 'There had already been 4 rise of 125 per cent, in the business
done 'during the past year. Other traffics had also grown. The company specialized in small consignments.
Mr. J. N. Burrell, a director of the Tyne/Tees Shipping Co., Ltd., owners of John Forman, Ltd., said that if the application were granted there would be no loss of traffic by the Quayside group of the R.H.E., with whom his concern had an agreement.
NEW TIMBER-LOADING CRANE A NEW type of mobile crane for -/-1NEW timber has been invented by Mr. David Brown, the son of Mr. Matthew Brown, timber haulier, of Knaresborough, Yorks. Based on a modified Unipower chassis, the main feature of the crane is the lifting hook which, complete with load, can move from 4 ft. to 22 ft. vertically and 11 ft. either forward or backward.
Loads are liftedin the normal way, but can be withdrawn or extended to a stable position in front of the vehicle without the jib being raised. This prevents sway. The vehicle has a low centre of gravity and hydraulic stabilizers are provided at the front, allowing a maximum load of 4 tons to be handled. All movements are controlled from the cab.
Use of the crane supersedes the three-legged and rolling methods of loading round timber. Recently 13 tons of round oak logs were loaded on to a pole vehicle in 10 minutes.