An A Licence Sought for 40 C-Hiring Vehicles
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AN application for an A licence for 40 vehicles and four trailers, at
present operating under C-hiring margins, was made to the Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority in Dundee last week by Allison's Transport (Contracts), Ltd., 119 Clepington 'Road, Dundee. Tonnage of the units involved was 2301.
Representatives of various sections of the transport industry attended as observers, and supporting witnesses came from London, Lancaster, Leith and Aberdeen. It was desired to run trunk services to all parts of England and Scotland.
i`upport came from rnaltsters and Jr millers, grain merchants, agriculal, seed-potato and soft-fruit traders, I linoleum makers, It was stated that -ing the period of nationalization, ison's Transport met the requirents of various concerns by providing tides for operation under C-hiring rgins.
Fhis imposed obligations on the tomers, such as the keeping of ords, normally undertaken by the itractors. With the coming of iationalization, the customers wished be rid of these "irksome responsities " and engage4heir transport in normal way.
he Authority challenged one witness m a reference to " unnecessary ords." SWitness replied that it was at essential that records be kept, but company were manufacturers—not upon specialists—and they believed t everyone should keep to his own ion of industry.
...'ompanies employing Allison's .nsport engaged drivers through a local drivers' agency, it was stated.
Objections were lodged by British Railways, British Road Services, James Paterson and Co. (Motor Hirers), Ltd., and Mr. James G. Barrack. Aberdeen. The case will be resumed on March 28.
ROCHDALE IGNORES NATIONAL SCALES
LETTERS have been sent to Rochdale .1-4 Transport Committee by the Federation of Municipal Passenger Transport Employers and the committee of Area C of the Municipal Passenger Transport Association upon the departure from nationally negotiated agreements by Rochdale in granting increased wages to platform staffs. These awards were made following concessions by neighbouring authorities on similar services.
The Federation stressed the need for implicit observance of national agreements, and the Area C committee urged the strongest possible resistance to local applications which contravened such agreements.