Railway Threat Will Remain
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WHATEVER Government were in W power, the threat to the freedom of road transport would not disappear until the railways were put on a proper economic and competitive basis. This comment was made by Col. Arthur Jerrett, president of the Traders' Road Transport Association, at the annual dinner of the West Midland area in Birmingham last week.
Mr. C E. Jordan, area chairman, said that no advantages. had accrued from the Transport Act, which had been based an political influence. Future changes should be decided by a committee of transport experts and businessmen. No Chamber of Commerce would approve the retention of • the 25-mile limit.
Speaking for industrialists, Sir Hugh Chance said that traders did not intend to be interfered with by people with no practical knowledge of road transport.
Wing Cmdr. H. Maynard Mitchell made reference to French road transport. He said that there were 40,000 independent hauliers in France, 60 per cent, of whom were owner-drivers. Costs were reduced because operators were allowed initiative.
EWER'S TO SHARE PROFITS REFERENCE to a new profit-sharing scheme for the staff was made by Mr. J. H., Ewer, managing director of George Ewer and Co., Ltd., at the staff annual dinner last week. He also announced that a new coach station at Edmonton would be opened on March 10.
He said that last year the company's vehicles travelled 31m. miles and 36 drivers gained safe-driving awards.
THREE BOUGHT: ONE LICENSED
AN Aberfeldy haulage firm, Messrs. D. C. and E. Young, who recently purchased three lorries from another operator, were granted a licence to operate one by the Scottish Licensing Authority at Dundee last week. The Authority remarked on the revenues for the past three years—£2,130. £1,274 and4£1,377 respectively—and said that after drivers' wages had been paid there would be little money left.