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nY appealing against the grant of a I-) collection and delivery vehicle to a long-distance haulier, the British Trans-' port Commission were making a mountain out of a molehill. This was claimed in Edinburgh, on Tuesday, by Mr. A. B. Stewart, representing the hauliers, West Coast Transport (Argyle), Ltd.
He told the Transport Tribunal that the company needed the new vehicle to obtain greater flexibility. He could not understand the B.T.C.'s attitude to what was really a trivial and local matter.
'1 feel they are making a mountain out of a molehill," he declared. "A collection and delivery vehicle in such an isolated Highland town is unlikely to rock the foundations of the British transport System."
For the B.T.C., Mr. R. R. Taylor submitted that existing collection and delivery arrangements for the company's fleet of five special-A vehicles were satisfactory. It was unreasonable for customers to expect more.
The appeal was dismissed on West Coast Transport giving an undertaking that they would not perform more than 25 journeys connecting Campheltown and Glasgow in a week.
OSWALD'S APPEAL FOR A-LICENCE FAILS
A N appeal by Oswald Transport, Ltd., r't for two vehicles and two trailers on A licence, was rejected by the Transport Tribunal in Edinburgh on Tuesday. Mr. Hubert Hull, chairman, said the Tribunal were satisfied that a decision by Mr. W. F. Quin, Scottish Licensing Authority, was fair.
For the company, Mr. J. M. Cowan, Q.C., 'said they had 19 vehicles. eight of them based in Scotland. The vehicles and traders in the application had worked for Hoover, Ltd.. Cambuslang, until last April, who operated them under C licence. There was another substantial customer, the Scottish Stamping and Engineering Co., Ltd., Ayr.
The primary object of the application was to enable Oswald's to continue to serve both companies efficiently. The normal user being sought was " stampings and machinery between South West Scotland and Manchester, Birmingham. South Wales and London," but this could be amended if the Tribunal thought it too wide.
Dismissing the appeal, Mr. Hull said it would not be necessaty to hear the respondents—two private operators and the British Transport Commission.
A.E.C. FOR POLAND
THE Polish State buying organization, Motoimport, has ordered 12 A.E.C. Mammoth Major six-wheeled road tractors for the. earth works and irrigation department of the Polish Ministry of. Agriculture. The tractors will haul 20-ton trailers loaded with specialized equipment. Duramin light7alloy ,bodywork is'l.b be Used, and each ,tractor will have a 50,000-lb. power-driven winch.