Reports of L.U.T. Sale Offer Denied
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REPORTS that Lancashire United Transport, Ltd., had offered voluntarily to sell its undertaking to the British Transport Commission have been denied. "The Financial Times" comments: "It may be accepted, however, that this does not rule out the possibility that the matter has been discussed in informal talks."
The company operates 194 doubledeck motorbuses and 156 single-deck (all oil-engined) buses and 71 trolleybuses. Last year the vehicles covered about 15,000,000 miles and carried over 100.000.000 passengers.
" ARTCO" TO CONTINUE
A LTHOUGH a number of members .1—tof Associated Road Transport Contractors, Ltd. ("Artcci "), had received notices of acquisition under the Transport Act, it was unanimously resolved at the company's annual general meeting in London. last Saturday, that the undertaking should continue to function as long as possible.. The poSition will be reviewed at a meeting to be called in about six months' time.
-Mr. M. W. Harris (Burrows Transport, Ltd.) was re-elected chairman and Mr. L. V. Ward (L. V. Ward and Co., Ltd.) vice-chairman. All the remaining directors were re-elected. Mr. H. N. Inch (Hammersmith Transport, Ltd.) was elected secretary, and Mr. C. J. Fahey was returned as auditor.
HIGHER PAY FOR HAULAGE WORKERS?
CONS1DERATION of an applicatior by the workers' side for a genera increase in wages, and of certain othei proposals by the workers, will bs resumed at the next meeting of tht Road Haulage Wages Council.
The Council has also asked th; Minister of Labour and National Ser vice to make an Order—R.H.(32)-upgrading certain localities from Grad 11 to Grade I.
STATE LORRY DRIVERS STRIKE
ASa protest against the use of tim recorders, the crews of about 6 long-distance lorries staged a one-da strike at Grimsby on Monday. The were to return to work on Tuesda3 pending negotiations with the Easter Division of the Road Transpot Executive.