Nine-vehicle Contract-to-A Switch Withdrawn for B Bid
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AN application to transfer nine vehicles from Contract A to A licence was withdrawn at Sheffield last week, followng the applicant's decision to apply for B licence. P. 0. Middleton Ltd. asked :hat the units should be allowed to carry pods for H.. J. Heinz and Co. Ltd., ititherlands Foods Ltd. and Mellowes and 72o. Ltd.
. Mr. P. 0. •Middleton, a director, said :hat at present eight vehicles Were on con:met to Heinz and one to Sutherlands Foods and last September the former had ;uggested that owing to fluctuation in its traffic, an open A licence would be preferible • to the contract. Window frames; Lead sheets and Pipes were carried for Mellowes and some of the spare capacity srising from the transfer. could deal with ;curie of this. The company's existing A Licence would also be relieved and the
whole fleet would be more flexible. British Railways objected, and Mr. Middleton agreed with their representative that, since 1940, about 70 per cent of the company's operation had been on a contract basis. Goods from Heinz and Sutherlands were delivered to wholesale grocers so the traffic of the two companies could be taken on one load. The company was not interested in return loads at present. The peak period for Heinz was in the winter and for the other two organizations in the summer.
The Yorkshire deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. J. H. E. Randolph, suggested that a B licence would be more appropriate to meet the applicant's needs, as an Alicence should not be restricted in this way. Mr. Middleton agreed and • withdrew his ease.