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RHA International Group at Sea
Page 39
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(BY COURTESY OF THORESEN CAR FERRIES)
-IE international group of the Road iaulage Association, under the chairship of Mr. J. A. Murly of the Boort Development Group, held its ember meeting in unique surroundlast week—in the Le Commandant rurant of the Thorescn Car Ferries
el "Viking II", which was Southton bound from Le Havre. Apart
the fact that this was the first time group had held a meeting outside the ted Kingdom, it was the first time members of the Press were allowed. it in on the meeting of a functional m of the Association—although no edent, as such, was made.
Cr. Murly—who, in common with t of the 30 or so members present. id a lot to interest him in the resen sortie--had made it quite clear this was no ordinary meeting. and R. H. Insoll. an executive secretary he RHA, had in any case specially oared an agenda that was nonroversial.
'ROMPTU PRESS CONFERENCE
owever. an impromptu Press conrice was held after the meeting when Press were able to -ask a few .tions appertaining to international I haulage. Questioning was aimed at difficulties, or alleged difficulties, of tinental operators bringing their des over to the UK. " What do you lc could be done, from the legislative e, to increase traffic movements a the Continent because". as the ,tioner put it, as we see it. the more ements of vehicles from the Conti, the more we are likely to be able end to the Continent?"
r. Murly's reply was that .roniething
being done by the Ministry of 'sport, and the present series of eral agreements were particularly toed to remove some of the artificial acles which prevented an increase us type of traffic. There had been tiations with officials of nine Ides, and a meeting was to be held the Italians this week. These negoms, Mr. Murly contintied, were going more quickly than had been antici J and everyone was pleased with the things were moving. The general of the negotiations had been most uraging.
FRENCH DIFFICULTIES le particular difficulties, brought .t by French officials, involving ;11 vehicles entering France. was ler subject for discussion. Was the doing anything to bring about an nent of the situation?
C general consensus of opinion of fleeting was that, although there had difficulties in the past, discussions 'X level had brought about an ease
men); The RHA was helping in this under the umbrella of the Ministry. Mr. Murly said that the French attitude with regard to the entry of semi-trailers was understandable. Why should not a French haulier carry out the movement. the French argued. It was agreed that there was no difficulty with regard to rigid vehicles.
On the question of the abandonment of the TIR carnet system (recently forecast in The Commercial Motor). Mr. Murly said that this had been discussed at IRU level, where the suggestion had been made that the system would become obsolescent within a short number of years. No decisions had been taken.
Other questions dealt with were: was there any RHA policy with regard to British hauliers objecting en 11111.1SIA to licence applications by foreign operators? (Emphatically no): and was any difficulty experienced by members in the movement of any particular class of traffic? (Answer: loads that were too large to go through ferry doors: and the movement of hazardous chemicals such as petroleum and radioactive materials).
During the " business session " on " Viking 11", the group. led by Mr. Derek Good (immediate national chairman of the Association) was unanimous
in its praise of Thoreserts for organizing such an excellent trip—sentiments echoed by all present. Indeed, from discussions I had with the hauliers present, the. gimmick--and 1 certainly do not use the word in a derogatory sense—certainly had the desired effect. Without exception, all were impressed with the quick turn-round of the vessels, the cost of carrying commercial vehicles and the high standard of passenger facilities.
THOSE PRESENT
Operators who took part in the meeting included Mr. G. C. Alliston (Walter M. Hatton Ltd., Eastleigh); Mr. A. Armstrong tM.A.T. Transport); Mr. G. H. C. Balfour-Kinnear (Channel Road Services Ltd.): Mr. G. D. Bickmore and Mr. J. A. Cotton (Anglo-Continental Container Services (London) Ltd.); Mr. L. C. Blundell (W. Ede and Co.); Mr. H. Burnett (White and Co. Ltd.); Mr. G. Cave-Wood (Cave-Wood (Transport) Ltd.); Mr. A. Darley (H. L. Walker Ltd.); Mr. A. R. E. Davis (Sutch and Searle Ltd.): Mr. 0. R. Eccles. Mr. V. C. Marsden and Mr. A. Warner (Liquefied Pressure Gases Ancillary Services Ltd.); Mr. J. W. Finnis (Pickfords Ltd.); Mr. L. E. Geri (Graham Adams Ltd.): Mr. W. Hawkins (Thomas Allen Ltd.); Mr. J. T. Humphries (P. and M. Kaye Ltd.); Mr. T. Key (Davies Turner and Co. Ltd.); Mr. R. C. Lewington (Fast Freights (Road Haulage) ltd.): Mr. R. D. Mason (Westfield Transport Ltd.); Mr. J. Posner (British Transport Ltd.): Mr. E. Newson (Gibbs Road Ferry Services); Mr. A. Scott (Alexander Scott (Cantos.) Ltd.); Mr. S. Stoker (Ancliff (BIT) Ltd.): Mr. H. F. Whitton (Whitton's Transport Ltd.); Mr. C. F. Moore (Tyburn Road Tank Services Ltd.); Mr. A. C. Jameson (Europa Ltd.): Mr. P. J. Reeves (Crow Carrying Co. Ltd.): Mr. J. M. Silbermann (Hallett Silhermann Ltd.): and Mr. P. Thornton
'Harold Wood and Sons Ltd.). N.H.T.