34,000 COMMERCIAL MOTORS LEAVE AMERICA.
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So far this year there has been an increasing overseas demand for Ameri can. commercial vehicles. Official figures for the first quarter show that no fewer than 34,131 vans, lorries, buses and chassis, valued at £3,578,143, were shipped from the United States, as contrasted with 29,625 and £2,941,558 respectively in the corresponding three months of 1936. No fewer than 24,777 of the exported vehicles, or over 72 per cent, of the total, were for loads between 1 and 1-} tons.
Railway " Renewals " Granted at Newcastle: The Northern Licensing Authority, at Newcastle last week, granted an application by the London and North Eastern Railway Co. for the renewal of A licences for 131 vehicles at its Newcastle base. The original application related to 134 vehicles, but the Authority decided that three of them needed C licences.. Objections were lodged by R.C.C. Carrying Co., Orrell and ,Brewster, Ltd., and Trobes Motors, Ltd.,. all of Newcastle.
Driver Alleges Police Victimization.
"Lorry drivers from Bradford and other cities do not like travelling through areas covered by the West Riding Constabulary. They are victimized." When a defendant motor driver from Bradford made-this statement at Morley Borough Police Court last week, the Clerk asked him what he meant by "victimized."
" We are treated as foreigners," replied the driver, "and although we are forced to travel through these districts we hate it because the police are always pulling up drivers for minor Offences."
The driver was fined Ss. for driving a lorry with inefficient brakes, and his employer was fined 5s. for permitting the offence.
Shipping Guide for Hauliers.
The following is the number of ships arriving at the London docks, wharves and jetties named, from June 25 to July 3 inclusive:—Dours: King George V. 4; Royal Albert, 6; Royal Victoria, 4; Surrey Commercial, 6; East India, 2; West India, 4; South West India, 2;, Tilbury, 11; Tilbury Stage, 5; Millwall, 5; Royal, 1. WHARVES: Hays, 6: Middleton's, I; Butler's, 1. Tilbury Jetty, 4. Regent's Canal, 1. FISH-TRANSPORT APPLICATIONS SUCCEED.
At Newcastle-on-Tyne last week, the Northern Licensing Authority granted the application of B. and C.L. Transporters, Ltd., and the Blyth Transport Co., Ltd., both of North Shields, for /the renewal of A licences for vehicles engaged in carrying fish to London. The hearing took place on April 27 and 28. The former company's application related to three vehicles of 20} tons unladen weight and the Blyth Transport Co.'s application to two vehicles of 10 tons 18 cwt. unladen weight.
Objections were made by the London and North Eastern Railway Co., but Sir John Maxwell, granting the applications, said that be had not been able to satisfy himself that alternative trans.. port facilities were available.