Workers Will Not be Dismissed
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APROMISE that workers would not be dismissed because of fuel rationing was made by Mr. R. W. Amey to the employees of Amey's Transport (Oxford), Ltd., at the second annual dinner of the Amey group in Oxford last Friday.
Emphasizing that it was still a family concern despite its continuing expansion, Mr. Amey said the group aimed to give security and good conditions. He announced that 19 claims had been met by the employees' personal-accident insurance scheme started last year. which covers employees whether at home, at work or at recreation.
Because of increased business, a night shift was now being employed on grocery distribution.
Mr. W. C. Amey, founder of the group, presented inscribed gold watches to 15 employees who had completed over 25 years' service.
TWO WAYS OF SAVING FUEL THE fleet of nearly 100 vehicles of Hilton Gravel, Ltd., Manchester, is to be fitted with towbars. So far, 20 8-15-tormers have been equipped. Laden lorries travel in pairs between the company's Staffordshire quarries and Manchester, and return empty, with one vehicle towing another.
For every 160 miles travelled by pairs of vehicles, 51 gallons of fuel are saved. This economy will enable the company to continue working until April 17.
Transport contractors to Graham Firth Steel Products, Ltd., Messrs. William Hayes, Forrest Lane, Walsall, are saving fuel on return journeys from Enfield, Middx, by placing an eightwheeler on the platform of another, placing an 8-tonner on a 10-tonner, and towing the 10-tonner behind the tractive eight-wheeler. The four vehicles run to 'Enfield three times a week and about 115 gallons of oil fuel are saved. The driver of the leading vehicle reports no difficulty.
"HALT RAIL DIESEL CHANGE
THE introduction of Diesel trains on the Carlisle-Newcastle upon Tyne line should be delayed until fuel rationing ends, Mr. Martin Cook, a haulier, of Stocksfield, Northumberland, is to tell the Minister of Transport. The change-over from steam trains is scheduled for next Monday.
Mr. Rupert Spier, Conservative M.P. for Hexham, has agreed to take Mr. Cook's case to the Minister. Representations are also being made to the Road Haulage Association.
ONE-MAN-BUS PROPOSALS.
DRIVERS and conductors at the Grimsby depot of the Lincolnshire Road Car Co., Ltd., have rejected the company's proposals on the introduction of one-man-operated buses. The tuen's representative said the company expected driver-conductors to keep to the time-tables at present operated with both a driver and a conductor.