One-vehicle Haulier Pays £52,000 a Year to Sub-contractors
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.A HAULIER who had 28 A-licence and one B,licence vehicles on nationalization said at Leeds, on Tuesday, that he now earned £56,000 a year with only one special-A lorry. He was Mr. Jack Bell, of Bell's Transport Services, Bradford, who asked the Yorkshire Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. J. H. A. Randolph, to grant him a three-vehicle A licence. Decision was reserved.
Mr. Bell said he started in haulage with one vehicle in 1930, and in 1947 British Road Services took over the 29 that he had accumulated. He worked with them for la months, but left after disagreeing with their policy about outside sub contractors. He then started carrying wool within 25 miles, using these subcontractors himself.
When restrictions were lifted his customers stayed with him, and he operated a clearing house specializing in wool traffic. By employing subcontractors he was earning £56,000 a year, including revenue from his own vehicle. He paid the hauliers £52,000 a year, , Mr. Bell alleged that B.R.S. vehicles at Bradford were quite unsuitable for carrying wool, and said he himself was constantly being let down by sub-contractors.
His application was opposed by British Railways, British Road Services and a private operator. Only B.R.S. gave evidence of their facilities.
For the British Transport Commission, Mr. T. B. Atkinson pointed out that Bell's was a clearing house, and there was no evidence of lack of facilities in Bradford, as Mr. Bell had always found lorries when he needed them. Wool was not a specialized traffic and the application should be refused.
Appearing with Mr. Bell as an appli
cant was one of his sub-contractors, Mr. J. Clayton, Bradford, who was seeking an A-licence vehicle in place of one on B licence. Mr, A. Goss appeared for both applicants, and submitted that their requests were modest He claimed that wool merchants preferred their vehicles because they had canopies, which B.R.S. did not provide.
QUARTER'S OUTPUT 5,000 UP
FIGURES issued on Wednesday by the Board of Trade indicate a significant increase in production of commercial vehicles in the second quarter of the year. In April, May and June, 76,657 goods vehicles and 2,172 public service vehicles left British factories, Of these. 25,270 found export markets.
In the corresponding period last Year, 71,529 goods vehicles and buses and coaches were built, of which 32,510 were exported. The best monthly total for 1958 was 30,014 vehicles built in June, a five-week month.
In the first six months of the year, the motor industry has exported the record number of a quarter of a million cars, valued at £95m. The shipments of commercial vehicles accounted for £43m. in foreign currency: NO FARES APPEAL
NO appeal will be lodged by the Lincolnshire Road Car Co., Ltd., over the East Midland Traffic Commissioners' decision concerning Hudson's Bus Co.,
Horneastle. The Commissioners have ordered Hudson's to increase some fares, bringing them into line with the big company, hut in other cases Lincolnshire Road Car are having to apply to reduce their fares.