Dealers' Used-vehicle Stocks Aid Port Clearance
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VUE learn that action is being taken VV to draft into service heavy-goods machines which .form part of dealers' used-vehicle stocks, so as to cope with the clearance of foodstuffs and war materials from the ports. .
It is learned that, last week, the first batch of nine lorries was placed at the disposal of the Port of -Liverpool Road Transport Control, Ltd., having been obtained from the stocks of a West Lancashire dealer. Owing to the hulk of inward traffic, which it is necessary to dispose quickly, it has been evident, for some time, that reinforcement of the pool vehicle strength is urgently. necessary. It has proved impossible to obtain sufficient tonnage from volunteer haulage contractors, who, themselves, have had the offer of more tonnage than they can handle.
These requisitioned vehicles are a welcome addition to the pool fleet strength, but The Commercial Motor understands that the number is insufficient.
Recently, the Manchester Division of the Motor Agents' Association asked the motor dealers of Lancashire to submit particulars of used vehicles they haye for sale, this data being required for the information of the Regional Transport Commissioner.
Liverpool Road Transport Control, Ltd., has need of a large number of machines. It seems that the situation is in process of being eased by requisitioning.