Tenders for Over 400 Vehicles Rejected, says Haulier
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OF more than 400 British Road Services' lorries for which they had tendered, his companies had been successful only in the ease of two vehicles, the reconditioning of which. had cost thern over 11,000, the.managing director Of three Leeds haulage companies told the Yorkshire Licensing Authority recently.
He was Mr. J. S. Hutchinson (Arthur Sutcliffe (Haulage), Ltd., Richard Townend, Ltd., and J. W. Paylor, Ltd.), Leeds.
The cornpanies applied for additional A licences in respect of vehicles and trailers totalling 581 tons unladen weight. This was divided as follows: Arthur Sutcliffe (seven vehicles, 331 tons), Richard Townend (two vehicles and two trailers. 16;7 tons), and J. W. Paylor (four trailers, 9 tons).
Objections were made by British Railways; British Road Services; Messrs. Turnbulls, Leeds; Messrs. George Richardson and Son, Leeds; Holdsworths .(Removals), Ltd., Leeds; Mr. M. Coldwell, Leeds; George Pickersgill and Sons, Ltd., Bradford; T. Masters, Ltd., Barnsley; and H. Lund (Otley), Ltd.
Customers submitted 119 letters on behalf of the applicants, although it wail admitted that in some cases the same customer had sent letters toeach of the three companies. .
For the applicants, Mr. A. Goss stressed the restrictive effect of the disposal of B.R.S. on the haulage facilities they could now provide, and stated that witnesses would be called to give evidence of the resultant inconvenience and delay caused to users.
On numerous occasions durinu the past three months, his clients had been
granted permits to undertake long= distance jobs in place Of B.R.S.'
The demand for the applicants' services was, greater than they could meet with their own vehicles,and itWas.now more difficult to hire vehicles because of a general-increase in the call for' privtite•haulage. Furthermore, some customers did not like their traffic' to
be carried in hired vehicles. •. •
Of the seven vehicles in respect of which Arthur Sutcliffe.(Haune), Ltd,, sought licences,. stated Mr: ,Goss, 'five were already under .0 licence hire to Dunlop and Ranken, Ltd., steel stockholders, .Leeds, and if they, were transferred to an A licence they would still carry that Company's traffic! .
Referring to objections by the furniture removers, Mr. Goss said there was no intention to use any of the additional tonnage sought for moving furniture. Indeed, ArthurSuteliffe's were willing to dispose of a B-licence furniture van to any of the objecting removers.
. Mr. Hutchinson said that the three companies had the same directors and shareholders, Their customers totalled 598, all with -" live accounts."
' Speaking of long-distance work done by his companies. under permit, Mr. Hutchinson said that in six weeks they had been granted 124 job permits by B.R.S., Leeds, 15 by B.R.S., Hull, and one by B.R.S., Newcastle upon Tyne.
Under permit, they were carrying tinned milk froth Scotland to Leeds, where, during the time that tinned milk was controlled by the Ministry of Food, they built, at the Ministry's request, a depot for storage and distribution. This traffic from Scotland would probably double next year The .hearing was adjourned.