U.S. Elm. Order for British Vehicles

18th March 1955, Page 86

18th March 1955

Page 86

Page 86, 18th March 1955 — U.S. Elm. Order for British Vehicles

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THE United States Air Force in Britain has placed orders worth nearly £Lm. with three British manufacturers for the supply of 1.650 commercial vehicles.

The largest order—for pick-ups. station wagons and vans—has gone to the Standard Motor Co., Ltd. It is worth £428,000. The other contractors are the Ford Motor Co., Ltd. (£335,580), and Vawthall Motors. Ltd. (£214,200).

Vauxhall have contracted to supply 103 Bedford 28-seat and 36-seat buses by the end of August. The first has already been supplied, two weeks ahead of schedule, Ford are •to supply platform lorries and dump trucks.

HIGHER PAY FOR BODYMAKERS?

AN application for an increase in the wages of bodymakers will be discussed at a meeting between representatives of employers and trade unions in London next Wednesday. The unions have asked for an extra 4d. per hour for adults, with proportional increases for juniors.

The unions put their case at a recent meeting in London of the United Kingdom Joint Wages Board. When the parties meet again next Wednesday. the employers' representatives will give their reply.

Wages were last increased, chiefly by 21d. an hour, under an award by the Industrial Disputes Tribunal in June. 1954, retrospective to April 20.

RURAL SERVICES JEOPARDIZED

BECAUSE of rising costs, rural

, services were in danger, said Mr. J. W. Womar, chairman of the Trent Motor Traction Co., Ltd., at the company's annual dinner. The fuel tax represented 21(1. a vehicle-mile, or £166,000 a year, he said.

Mr. Wornar regretted that new employees did not stay as long as the older ones. The company now had to hope that new employees would stay with them for 12 months SPECIAL A LICENCE REFUSED

THE South Wales Licensing Authority has refused to grant a special A licence in respect of two lorries (154 tons) to South Wales Haulage (Newport), 49 Windsor Road, Newport, Mon. because he was not satisfied that the vehicles could conveniently serve the same areas as they did under British Road Services

"IRON CURTAIN" TOURS

PERMISSION has been given to a British travel agency, Albion Travel Service. Ltd., to arrange coach tours in Hungary for British holidaymakers. The tours, which will last from seven to 10 days, will cost about £22 from Vienna. to where the parties will travel by rail.