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Bulk Liquid Carriage

5th February 1965
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Page 46, 5th February 1965 — Bulk Liquid Carriage
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A COMPREHENSIVE survey of the rA transport of bulk liquids was given in papers presented to the Southampton centre of the Institute of Traffic Administration on Tuesday by Mr. C. Watkins, general manager, Wineanton Transport and Engineering Co. Ltd., and Mr. R. F. Sale, the transport contracts manager.

The first road tank purchased by Wincanton in 1932 had a capacity of 2,300 gal. The first eight-wheel tanker regularly clocked 7,000 miles a month and rapid growth of the business followed despite the restrictions of the Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933.

Stabilization in the dairy trade followed with the formation of the Milk Marketing Board in 1933. Then promotion schemes brought growth to dairy farming and the additional milk coming on the market required transporting.

Mr. Watkins commented on bulk milk collection and the cost control applied at Wincanton, including the subjects of profit margins and insurance. More details of this paper will be published next week.

The diversity of liquids carried in bulk by road tank was elaborated on by Mr. Sale. Take-overs and mergers increased the demand for transport in bulk of semiprocessed materials, he said. , It was essential to discuss all aspects when laying down a tanker building programme.


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