Handing over the reins?
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• Management of haulage businesses is now becoming so complex that honorary officers of the Road Haulage Association will be able to devote less and less time to association affairs. This warning was given by Mr. Noel Wynn, national chairman, at a lunch following the opening of the new Western area headquarters in Bristol on Tuesday (see page 55).
The Association would have to rely more and more on the permanent staff at national and area level, he iuggested, subject only to broad policy guidance, he added: "Too often in the past we have not only wanted to decide policy but also to take action ourselves. In future, I feel, the staff must be allowed to get on with the job themselves."
His remarks aroused speculation on wheth er they indicated the revival of the frequently canvassed idea of a full-time professional president. '
Mr. Wynn paid tribute to the Western area's example in providing members willing and able to participate in area and national affairs, and also to area secretary Joe Cox, whose broad shoulders and thick skin were essential qualities in tackling a constant stream of members' problems imperturbably.
Speaking at the same luncheon, the Western LA, Mr. J. R. C. Samuel-Gibbon, asked operators not to leave their 0 licence applications to the last minute. If people waited to the end of February, they were in for an unpleasant surprise, he warned, adding: -Step up early, gentlemen."