122 NEW As FOR MAURICE JAMES
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ON Wednesday in Birmingham 122 Alicensed tippers were granted to Maurice James Transport Ltd., Coventry, by West Midland deputy Licensing Authority Mr. R. A. Hall, after a hearing lasting nine days in all.
The redeclared normal user of the vehicles will be: "Unbagged solid fuel, limestone, uncoated roadstone, and gravel; England (including Wales) within 150 miles". British Railways and 12 road hauliers objected to the application.
In all 175 vehicles, 40 Band 135 Contract A-licences, will be surrendered. They are operated by subsidiary companies of Maurice James Holdings Ltd.—L. G. Trigg and Co.; Maurice James and Co. (1959) Ltd.; W. Wild Haulage Ltd. and Little Haywood Transport Co. Ltd. The newly-formed company of Maurice James Transport Ltd. will have 30 vehicles specified and 92 hired vehicles.
For Maurice James, Mr. M. H. JacksonLipkin explained how the 125 vehicles applied for were made up. Annual earnings of the companies were estimated at £299,000 and this figure divided by an average vehicle earning figure of £3,500 per annum gave 86 vehicles. They had subtracted 124 per cent to compensate for the economic use of A-licensed vehicles instead of B and Contract A, estimated at 11 vehicles, giving a required number of 75. Forty-one vehicles were accounted for by new and additional
business. Nine vehicles were to replace unsatisfactory sub-contractors and five maintenance vehicles.
Mr. Hall felt that the earning figure was realistic. He accepted the figure of 75 vehicles to cope with present work, five for maintenance and nine to replace unsatisfactory sub-contractors. But he reduced by three the vehicles to work for Maurice James (Packed Fuels) Ltd. and Derbyshire Stone Sales Ltd.