Licence Preferred to Contract-A
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BECAUSR their vehicles would be idle at certain times of the year if they Were operated under contract-A licence, Messrs. C. and F. Antrobus, Heaton Moor, Stockport, preferred to seek a B licence before Mr. A. H. Jolliffe, North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, at Manchester, last week.
The applicants were stated to run a stone business, and, under B licence, the vehicles could be used in conjunction with this when they were not working for S. L. Robinson, Ltd, Manchester. Three vehicles were concerned in the application. They were described as being of special construction for excavation work. A 25-mile radius was sought.
Mr. G. E. Jones, manager of the Robinson concern, supported the application and told Mr. J. A. Dunkerley, for three hauliers who objected, that a 20-mile radius, as they proposed,. would impede Robinson's work.
Mr. Jolliffe allowed a B licence for two vehicles, and said that a short-term licence could be granted for the third to meet an emergency.
He was told that Mr. C. AntrobuS had entered into a partnership with Mr. R. Morgan, and that the name of the business was to be changed to A. and M. Haulage.
NO GRANT FOR LIME AND SLAG
AN application of Messrs. Ian Russell, Lochwinnoch, to carry kebbled shell-lime from Buxton, magnesium lime from Houghton-le-Springs and slag from Middlesbrough, to be spread by their own vehicles within 40 miles of base, failed at Glasgow, last week. Mr. W. F. Quin, Scottish Licensing Authority, said that no evidence had been produced to show that anyone wanted this type of material.
For Russell it was claimed that farmers demanded an all-in service and opposed transport by rail, which involved added cost for double handling.
Mr. J. Law led evidence from representatives of West Cumberland farmers who stressed the need for comprehensive service and speedy handling. Mr. Donald Ross, manager of Messrs. J. Anderson and Co., Beith, fertilizer merchants, said that demand for fertilizers was expanding. Anderson would prefer to have all their traffic handled by Russell, who already did the bulk of their work, he stated.
it Few contractors wanted to carry slag or lime, and the traffic demanded special facilities such as were supplied by agricultural contractors, said Mr. Ross.