Shortage of Vehicles
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THERE was a shortage of vehicles for I transporting farm produce and agricultural equipment in the West Midlands, it was stated at Shrewsbury last Friday when three witnesses supported a B licence application by Mr. E. T. M. Owen.
The applicant said he had four vehicles on contract with Timmis and Tudor, Ltd, Three of these had been taken over by H. G. Rowan and Sons, Ltd., but one tipper had been retained. He asked for a B licence for this unit, as it was not fully employed under the contract. He wanted it to carry goods for Timmis and Tudor and general goods within 25 miles of base. The vehicle had been on contract for five years and had collected cattle foods from Manchester, Liverpool and Ashbourne. Several people asked for consignments to be moved, but usually sub-contractors had to be employed.
Mr. W. H. Tudor, a director of Timmis and Tudor, Ltd., said that during the past two. years they had been unable to justify the contract' with Owen, using the vehicle only two or three days a week. corn nierchant, Mr. C. A. Salter, said that during the past year his business had doubled and' now the transport situation was impossible. He would be able.to employ the vehicle for about two days a week. He told Mr. G. P. Beanies, objecting for British RailwayS. that it would be required to go as far as Welshpool, Malpas and Wrenbury.
Mr. V. A. Downs, of 'William Hayes and Sons, Ltd., lime merchants, said be had been trying to obtain hauliers as far afield as Kidderminster, to carry slag. rubble and lime, but with no success.
The West Midland Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. R. Hall, granted the B licence but amended the normal user to read: " Foodstuffs and fertilizers for Timmis and Tudor and collections from Manchester, Liverpool and Ashbourne, and general goods within 25 miles for Mr. C. A. Salter, Mr. W. T. Taylor and William Hayes and Sons. Ltd."