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Contractor's Profits Surprise Mr. Hanlon

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8th November 1957

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Page 81, 8th November 1957 — Contractor's Profits Surprise Mr. Hanlon

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I F 10 hauliers carried regular loads on behalf of Robert Liddle, Ltd., Carlisle, to a rocket-motor testing site in Cumberland, Liddle's would earn £1,000 a year

• without turning a wheel. This was worked out last., week by Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, Northern Licensing Authority, after he had been told that Liddle's were the main contractors for most of the haulage work on the site.

Mr. T. L, Robson, proprietor of Robson's Border Transport, Ltd., Lambley, near Carlisle, said his company had paid Liddle's £100 in the past year. Thousands of tons of material were going on to the site, most of it on behalf of the Carlisle company.

Mr. Hanlon: "How many have the same arrangement as you? Five, 10, 15?" Mr. Robson: ' " There must be. They have hauliers from all over the place." . Mr. Hanlon: "How many vehicles a day?"

Mr. Robson: "I would not like to count. them."

Mr. Robson, who was seeking two tippers on B licence, said he could not cope with present work for his two special-A-licence vehicles. He wanted "road and building materials within 40 miles, and agricultural lime within 70 miles," which was the same work as he was doing at present. He had no intention of disposing of his special A vehicles.

Cross-examined by Mr. F. 1. McHugh. for British Railways, Mr. Robson said he had been carrying about four loads a day to the rocket site.

Mr. McHugh: "And if there are only 10 others, that would be 40 loads a day."

Mr. Hanlon: "And that would be £1,000 a year without the operators turning a wheel I " Mr. McHugh submitted that the figures produced justified the grant of only one vehicle. This was overruled by Mr. Hanlon, however, after Mr. Robson's assurance that he would not use his special-A vehicles for other work when he acquired his new tippers. Both vehicles were granted.

STRONG OPPOSITION TO TRENT EXPRESS BID

A N application by the Trent Motor .1-1 Traction Co., Ltd., Derby, for an express service between Sileby (Leics) and Llandudno, met strong opposition at Nottingham, last week. Trent sought the services on the first and second Saturdays in August, returning on the second and third Saturdays. This would coincide with the main holiday period in Loughborough (Leics).

Barton Transport, Ltd., and British Railways were among the five objectors. After calling 17 witnesses, Trent's assistant traffic manager, Mr. D. L. Fytche, handed in supporting letters from a number of local authorities.

The hearing was adjourned until January.