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Twice the Work with an "Artie" .
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wHEN T. H. Freeman and Son, Ltd., Brough, applied to the Yorkshire Licensing Authority last week for an A licence for two articulated vehicles, difficulties arising out of the operation of B-licence vehicles were described in evidence.
Mr. R. E. Paterson, for the applicants. said that they had five A-licence and six B-licence vehicles. If the application • succeeded, two B-licence vehicles would be surrendered. Applicants were not seeking additional work, but merely to facilitate existing traffic. In addition to timber carried from Liverpool to Yorkshire, there was much work in light, bulky traffic. The company's Alicence vehicles were four-wheeler", but an articulated vehicle could do the work of two rigid machines.
Transport had to be hired for longdistance work while B-licence vehicles were idle. Earnings of these vehicles, at 1200 a month, could be improved.
Mr. Paterson told the Authority that the company's loss of Earle's Cement traffic to the railways had been made up.
Mr. T. B. Atkinson, for the British Transport Commission, said that hiring figures were low and there had been a substantial drop in earnings. There was no case for extra vehicles.
Witnesses concerned with the transport of fruit to the Potteries were unable to attend and the Authority deferred the hearing until October, so that the applicants could produce supporting witnesses.
B.R.S. BUY YORK
VORK semi-trailers have been I ordered by British Road Services. They are for 24-ton-gross loads and have York tandem running gear, Bendix-Westinghouse air brakes and YOrk light-alloy vertical landing gear. Extensive use is made of light alloy in the construction of the frames.
York maximum-load tandem semitrailers are already being used by Caledonian Road Services, Ltd. They are 8 ft. wide.
NO PAY SINCE 1951
ADIRECTOR of an Upper Boddington bus company told the West Midland Licensing Authority in Birmingham, last week, that he had not drawn any salary or wages from the company since 1951. He was Mr. G. Owen, of G. T. Owen and Son, Ltd., who successfully applied for fare increases on five routes.
It was stated that fares were last raised in June. 1951. An extra £900 was expected from the increases sought.
BLACKPOOL PLANS AGREED
AT their meeting last week, Blackr■ool Town Council approved proposals to shorten bus stages, to abolish return fares, and to confine the summer peak running schedule to July and August (The Commercial Motor last week).