One-ton service launched
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NEW general haulage okerage service, called earfreight, has been launchby Southern British Road rvices to provide clearance r 1-ton lots and over at mpetitive rates.
This development, described "a plan to take the general tulage industry into the 80s", stems from the imbaIce of traffic into and out of e London region.
There are always considerle numbers of vehicles seekg return loads to the ovinces after delivering in mdon and the Home )unties.
Southern BRS says the ssive increases in vehicle erating costs since 1972, ound 110 per cent across the lard, have not been compented by similar increases in !neral haulage charges Dich have only increased in e South East by about 75 per nt.
Initially. Clearfreight cen s will be set up in these BRS anches: Aylesbury, Brent. rd, Canterbury, Dunstable, mstead, Felixstowe, Grays, aildford, Mid Kent (Maidsne), North London (Tufnell trk), Stowmarket, Silverton, td Tilbury.
Later this year, centres will 3o be set up in Amersham, iry St Edmunds, Croydon, Dyer, High Wycombe, Ipstch, London (Victoria Park), issex (Cuckfield), Welwyn Arden City, making a total of Clearfreight centres in )uthern BRS territory in mdon, the Home Counties id part of East Anglia. All traffic will be carried ider BRS conditions of carAge and, where necessary, Iditional safeguards such as creased insurance cover, setray parking, etc, will be .ovided.
The Clearfreight concept is ,en as benefiting not only istomers but also the tranort industry.
Small operators will benefit ,rough a source of regular isiness at acceptable rates id with prompt payment.