;rants for Transfreights—despite defects
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Transfreights (Horwich) Ltd, of rnworth, was granted a short-term erator's licence for eight vehicles and /en trailers with a margin of two vehicles d three trailers, by Mr C. R. Hodgson, the mth-Western LA, in Manchester last week. Mr W. Marsh, an MoT vehicle examiner, id that although none of the vehicles ;pected was issued with a GV9, many had fects which suggested that comprehensive tintenance inspections had not been tried out every week and 5,000 miles, as had been informed that they were. The ilities at the Farnworth base would be ;table if they were organized better.
Mr J. B. Ashworth, a director of ansfreights, said that of the vehicles to be ensed, two were on loan to the company and were maintained by the owner and the rest were all operated from three different centres but controlled from the Farnworth base. Steps had been taken to improve maintenance facilities and inspections.
On the same day Mr Ashworth also gave evidence on behalf of Mr R. Jones, of Bolton, who was applying for an 0 and Contract A licence to cover a tanker. The vehicle, he said, was being sold to Mr Jones on hire-purchase terms by 1. B. Ashworth Chemicals, of which he was a company director. It was housed at the company's Horwich base and would belong to Mr Jones after he had paid a total price of £1800. It was intended that when he had done this, Mr Jones, who had previously been a driver for Ashworth Chemicals,
would continue to work for the company as an owner-driver.
Referring to a maintenance inspection which he had carried out on June 19, Mr Marsh told the LA that although the premises were suitable, he had found the garage facilities to be unsatisfactory as the bay access was blocked by other vehicles and the working area cluttered. No maintenance records could be produced and on inspecting the vehicle 13 defects were discovered and an immediate GV9 issued.
Mr Jones told Mr Hodgson that at the time of inspection the vehicle had not been in use and was not licensed. The GV9 had been cleared within four days and arrangements were being made with a Bolton garage for a fortnightly inspection to be made on the vehicle.
Mr Hodgson granted a short-term 0 and Contract A licence for two years.