Scottish Hauliers Support Government Scheme
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AT a meeting in Glasgow-under the auspices of the Scottish Commercial Motor Users Association, the Government haulage scheme was discussed. Mr. Archibald Henderson, Regional Transport Commissioner, presided over a_large attendance of operators from all parts of Scotland.
He said ,that the Ministry of War Transport was establishing what might be looked upon almost as a haulage business—a fleet of vehicles which would be under continuous Government control and which would, be primarily engaged on essential Government traffic. On the practical si,de it would be conducted by members of their own industry. He understood that the chief officer in Scotland would be Mr. James B. Hastie, managing director of the Glasgow Hiring Co.
Parallel with that of the Ministry there would be a trade organization aLhich would allocate the traffic passed to it by the Ministry. In addition to the fleet of 2,500 vehicles under .continuous control and the 1,600 aleady chartered for the movement of meat, it was proposed to set up a third line of defence, a fleet belonging to carriers
and others who would agree to, place their vehicles at the Ministry's disposal at short notice. This auxiliary fleet wOuld be called upon in the event of the other fleets not being able to cope with the Government transport, and would he used primarily for the purpose of meeting emergencies. Mr. Isaac Larrie, Scottish representative on the Government's Advisory Committee, Mr. Charles Holdsworth, Halifax, and Mr. J. H. Turner, London, also members of the committee, addressed the nieeting.
Mr. Barrie said that the scheme embraced general conditions for both longand short-distance traffic and the terms of 'payment for both of these services, whilst the Minister had, in the case of long-distance traffic, tabulated examples of ,earnings at various mileages.
Mr. Holdsworth stressed the fact that this was the first time they, had condi., tions of carriage put down on paper with Government backing.
A resolution was adopted informing the Minister of War Transport that members would do all that was possible to support the scheme.