McVeigh to Have • All Comets
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vVHEN the Liverpool branch of McVeigh Transport, Ltd., successfully applied to Mr. A. H. Jolliffe, North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, last week to replace seven existing A-licensed vehicles with heavier models, it was stated that the company were standardizing upon Leyland Comets.
There was no intention, said Mr. S. A. Scars, admenistrative manager, that payloads would be increased. These would stay at 7 tons. Neither would the type of traffic change. The London and Hull depots now had wholly Comet fleets, and 36 of 49 vehicles at Grimsby .had been replaced.
THREE RHIND VEHICLES SUSPENDED
TWO vehicles of John Rhind (Trans' port), Ltd., have been suspended for three months and another for one month by Mr. A. Robertson, Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority. Giving his decision last week on the company's application. heard last December, to amalgamate 28 special-A-licensed vehicles with 12 under ordinary A licence at Aberdeen, he stated that the company had operated vehicles outside the conditions of their declared normal-user.
Of the 28 vehicles, four were based in Perth, nine in Glasgow and 15 in London. Apart from the suspensions in respect of three vehicles, the application was allowed.
HAULIER MIGHT HAVE HAD COSTS
WHEN a haulier withdrew an application the day before it was scheduled to be heard, at Newcastle upon Tyne last week, Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, Northern Licensing Authority, said that if he had hall the power he would have awarded costs against him.
Representatives of eight objectors had travelled to Newcastle. The letter of withdrawal from Mr. J. Maitland, South Moor, County Durham, who had sought a licence variation, would be kept on the file for future reference, said Mr. Hanlon.