Extra Vehicle' for Chemical Traffic
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'TO improve distribution "of chemicals . and other. products in the West . Riding, C. Hellowell, Ltd., were granted a new flat vehicle on A licence at ,Leeds last Friday.
The managing director, Mr. C. Hellowell, replying to Mr. A. H. Wrottealey, Objecting for British Railways, said that it was very difficult to hire vehicles' to carry small consignments. About 80 per cent, of their traffic came from Lancashire, the remainder from Yorkshire.
• Mr. M. W: Boycott of Anka Chemicals, -Ltd.; Manchester, supported the case and said that Hellowell's distributed drums Of general chemicals for, them; the vehicles calling at the works about five times a week. . As a, medium-sized company, they experienced• serious competition from Yorkshire firms, and recently Hellowell's service had been unreliable .and they felt that this might result in a loss of, customers. Very few ,hauliers would accept small consignments, '..T.Ifey would be interested in a IS tonload. but not in something of one "ton.