Implications of professionalism
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• Mr. G. K. Newman, RHA directorgeneral, told the NAFWR autumn conference in London this week thatif road transport was to become a profession in any real sense, its political environment must be reasonably stable. "The word 'profession' is not merely a label to be assumed as a status symbol by any individual or group seeking to improve the so-called image," he said. "It signifies a respected and even honourable place in society to be earned Only by long and consistent compliance with high standards of integrity, devotion to duty, skill and performance based on education and self-regulation." He warned the industry that the professional in transport must know how to co-operate with his fellow professionals, with his customers and with the public, and suggested that this was one of the main fields in which the NAFWR and the RHA could help their members.