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Milk shake-up: hauliers searching for new work

14th July 1994, Page 8
14th July 1994
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Keywords : Mmb, Haulage, Longtown

II Shucked hauliers who have been passed over for lucrative contracts by the Milk Marketing Board's successor are battling to diversify.

Many of the 40 mainly small operators— who have depended on the MMB for much of their turnover for more than 30 years—are keen to develop other areas of business, such as general haulage.

It follows the MMB's successor Milk Marque's controversial decision to shun MMB's small carriers and award its first batch of £30m of distribution contracts to larger companies new to milk (CM 23-29 June).

This leaves many of MMB's regular contractors facing the prospect of closure or slimming their fleet, unless they can find alternative work.

Robert Willis, the owner of

68-year-old Wrexham-based milk carrier JH Willis, says his 27-tanker business will not survive if he cannot win other work. He started touting for food haulage after being told he would only be needed for the short-term by Milk Marque when it takes over from the MMB in November.

Longtown, Cumbria-based milk, livestock and general haulier W Armstrong expects to double the size of its general haulage fleet to 16 trucks in the next two years.

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Organisations: Milk Marketing Board
Locations: Longtown, Wrexham, Cumbria

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