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o"point in connection with conditions of carriage raised by the chairman, of the Road and Rail Central Conference is that those to be used by the M. of W.T. have been evolved in war-time to meet special conditions and should be compared with others usually applying. It is not the Ministerial view that they are purely a war-time product, but is worth noting as a suggestion.
Should There be Standard Conditions of Carriage ? . . .
ONE of the difficulties facing those who require detailed information in respect of any general phase of road-transport operation is that of obtaining reliable and comprehensive material. It has, therefore, been suggested that a primary need of the industry is for what may be termed a "general secretariat "—in other words, a kind of statistical bureau. The industry's organi
Source of Information on Road Transport Needed zation in connection with the Government roadhaulage scheme might well serve as the basis for such a bureau. At least it could be linked up with local committees, each of which could act as a reporting -centre. So distributed, the individual work would not be arduous. A secretariat of this type could well form a branch of the British Road Federation.
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Take Care of Your r'IRIVERS and others con
Vehicles and Their cerned with commercial Loads vehicles, especially when they are laden, should pay particular attention to their safety. Not only is this necessary because of the danger of' pilferage, but also for the reason that, in some instances, vehicles have been interfered with. In one case of which we were recently given details, three lorries, each separated from the others by some distance, were, during the temporary absence of the drivers, mysteriously burnt out.