Shorter Working Week Hits Haulage Operations
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VjARIOUS difficulties had been caused V to operators by the shorter working week, stated Mr. D. McClean, a director of Swains Transport Ltd., when he applied at Manchester on Wednesday for an A licence for three flat units for use in conjunction with a specialized trunk servi:e between the North Western traffic area and the Hull and Grimsby docks.
At present three vehicles a night carrying general goods operated between Manchester and Hull and there was another unit based in the Yorkshire traffic area. The applicant also did a certain amount of sub-contracting. A year ago it had been carrying full loads to Hull and now there were sometimes as many as 10 collections and deliveries. Over 30 hauliers in the Manchester area used the service and goods were often just deposited at their premises without prior notice.
With the shorter working week, it was difficult to load ships on Saturday morning and some vessels ..which had previously sailed then now departed earlier. This had been happening for six months and meant that the applicant was busier during the week. Many custorners would not now accept a vehicle later than 3.30 p.m. and some had a set loading time.
Replying to Mr. G. H. P. Beames, -objecting for British Railways, Mr. McClean said that sortie of Swains' vehicles were employed by other hauliers on sub-contracting basis. If the company did not do this, more units would
be available to deal with its own traffic, observed Mr. Beames.
The figures submitted seemed to show that work was declining, observed Mr. J. Booth, for British Road Services, and yet the applicant wanted three extra vehicles. Mr. McClean replied that this was not the case now but it had been when the figures were extracted. Two of the new vehicles would operate on the trunk itself and one would do collection and delivery.
The case is to be continued.
30 Illegal Years THE manager of a bus company agreed before the Northern Traffic Commis-. sioners at Durham on Wednesday that he had been illegally carrying passengers to every home game of Sunderland FOotball. Club for the past 30 years.
Mr. John Coxon, manager of. the Langley Park Bus Company which operates a fleet of six vehicles under the name of Gypsy Queen, said that he did not know Until early October that when the company carried supporters to Roker Park, Sunderland, from Langley Park it was acting illegally. He said that the excursion Was stopped On October 8 as soon as it was discovered.
Mr. Coxon was applying to the CommisSioners for a work ticket enabling his company, to continue transporting supporters to Roker Park. The, application Was dismissed. Col. H. SWinburne, for Langley Park, said "We are seeking to make official what has been going on for 30 years ".