Shipping Company Busy on the Road
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THE Fisher Renwick concern does not abstract :traffic. from the railways. The growth of its road traffic is accounted for by the fact that clients now prefer road to sea transport. The company's road tonnage, all between Manchester and London, was 42,6111 in 1932, 59,384 in 1933, 73,626 in 1934 and 81,800 in 1925, whilst for the first two mouths of the present year it was 14,452, which would give a yearly figure of 87,112 for 1936.
This statement was made by Mr. J. Lustgarten to the North Western Deputy Licensing Authority when application was made in Manchester for six 2A-ton vehicles for local collection and delivery, and four 7-tonners for the trunk service, all for the Man chester base. It was stated that an application had been granted in the Metropolitan Area for a slightly smaller addition to the fleet at that end, as there was more local work . in Manchester.
Major G. A. Renwick produced figures which showed that for an unladen weight in the basic year of .282 tons, 42,616 tons had been carried, or 151 tons per ton of unladen weight. In the following year the fleet (389 tons) carried 189 tons per ton of unladen weight, whilst the figure for the current year would he 577 tons. Itinerant vehicles for long-distance traffic were unsatisfactory and the cornpally would wish to avoid the need for hiring, but even if the present application were granted in full, it would not completely eliminate hiring at the • terminals.
The increase in tonnage figures was due to the extent of 95 per cent. to old customers, the remaining 5 per cent. representing new industries.
Decision was reserved.