"Employees Afraid of One-man Buses"
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T""tremendous resistance" to one man buses being put up by bus crews was referred to by Mr. W. J. Crosland Taylor, general manager of Crosville Motor Services, Ltd., when he spoke to Merseyside and district members of the Institute of Transport last week.
He said the men felt that one-man buses were the beginning of serious redundancy, yet there was a strong possibility that rural services would have to be abandoned if one-man operation was not brought in. It was far better, to run with only a driver than not to run at all.
Nowadays employees refused to do things which would havebeen taken for granted 30 years ago, and selfishness was the cause. Often new ideas were rejected by the depot committee because the company would save money by them--apparently this was a criminal offence. It was strange that the men should not want to make sure of their wages by. saving money wherever possible.
Dealing with bottlenecks, Mr. Taylor pointed to the Conway Bridge as an example. If double-deckers could make the crossing his company would save £37,000 a year, and another ,E2.700 would be saved if toils were abolished.
FARMERS' ACTIVITIES TO BE INVESTIGATED INQUIRIES are to be made by Maj. I F. S. Eastwond, Yorkshire Licensing Aiithority, into the activities of farmers in the Wensleydale area. He said last week that he was. 'tired of farmers ironing in" on hire and reward ,work, and he had strong views -about their
activities. .
Maj. Eastwood was hearing an application by Mr. E.. M. Brown, West Burton, Leyburn, who wanted to take over one of his employer's nine B-licence vehicles, Mr. Brown said he would keep the vehicle at his -home, which was 30 miles away from its base at Rainton, but he would be fully occupied with existing customers.
After hearing this, Mr. C. F. Abraham, Askrigg, near Ley burn withdrew his objection. His traffic manager said hauliers in that area were suffering badly from C and F licence operations.
Granting the application, Maj. Eastwood said he sympathized with Mr Abrahams and would make inquiries.
29-VEHICLE BUSINESS AT DUNDEE TAKEN OVER ONE of Dundee's foremost haulage and removal businesses. Dundee Express Deliveries, Ltd., has been acquired by Charles Alexander and Partners (Transport), Ltd., Aberdeen. Mr. R. H. Barnett, who started Express Deliveries 27 years ago, is retiring from haulage to devofe his time to a garage business.
Express Deliveries have a fleet of 29 vehicles and a staff of 50. They will continue, along the same lines as at present, under the management of Mr. S. Barnett, who has been with the company for 26 years.