Another Scottish Steel-carrying Application
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I NCREASING demand for the carriage of steel by road was cited by a haulage firm in an application heard by the Scottish Licensing Authority in Dundee last week.
The application, by -Allison's Transport (Contracts) Ltd., of Dundee, was for A licences for 10 vehicles specially built for the carriage of steel coil; the vehicles would be used mainly for carrying steel from GlasginV to Colvilles Ltd., the steel manufacturers. Objections were made by British Railways and British Road Services.
At the end of the hearing, the L.A., Mr. W. F. Quin, explained there were a number of similar applications to be heard and he would reserve his decision until he had the full picture.
Agreement; he said, had been reached between Colvilles and B.R. that for immediate needs, and pending the hearing of the other applications, short-term permits: should be • limited to 33 coilcarrying lorries and six flat steel carriers. If Allison's wished they could apply for a share of these licences. Mr. A. Bruce, transport manager for Allison'S in the. Glasgow area, said the firm was doing an increasing amount of work for Colvilles and there was a demand for steel-coil carrying capacity. Allison's had mine of the special vehicles needed to Carry this; the number of lorries sent to Colvilles fluctuated and depended on the number of spare empty lorries.'
Mr. J. Allison, managing director of the firm, agreed with Mr. D. Brciwn, British Railways' solicitor, that the opera. tions for Colvilles would not be profitable unless the lorries had loads for the return journey and that no evidence of demand for return loads would be presented. •
Assistant traffic manager of Colvilles. Mr. R. Brae, said the short-term licences were sufficient to meet the present demand but he thought steel production at the firm's twci mills might start an upward trend again in three months' time. and it was difficult to say the number of vehicles they would require then to move the increased production.