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Carriers' Licence Renewals
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Your Chances NITUCH of the work of the Licensing 1V1Authorities in respect of A, B and C licences for carriers has now been completed so far as the first full-period or short-period licences are concerned. It is, therefore, of interest to review the future position. The Class C operator need have few qualms, provided that he has 'met the requirements in respect of the condition of his vehicles, the keeping of records and, in general, his good behaviour from the transport point of view.
Likewise, the carrier who has obtained his short-period licence—instituted to create a spread-over of the administrative work—and who must, to continue to employ his vehicle, obtain his full licence towards the end of this year, should experience little difficulty. The real fight will commence in 1936, when the A and B categories are due for renewal.
It is the opinion of a high official that it is at this time that carriers who have not adhered to the conditions may find that this matter of renewal is not
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a mere formality but a serious problem.
It is the small carrier who is likely to be vitally affected, because it is the experience of the Licensing Authorities that there are still far too many users in this class who are not properly maintaining their vehicles. We most strongly urge upon every licence holder the need for paying the utmost attention to this matter. Many do not seem to realise that their livelihood may depend upon the manner in which they tackle this problem.
We do everything in our power to encourage individuality in the haulage business, because road transport is one of the few remaining industries in which the small man has an opportunity of making good, and the Minister has stated that there is no reason why the carrier in a small way of business sholdd not continue if he runs that business' satisfactorily.
There is, however, in the haulage business, as in others, a tendency towards the absorption of the smaller operating units, and if they cannot organize their affairs so as to afford the necessary degree of what may be termed " suitability," then it would, in the end, be better for them to link up with some major concerns, rather than lose their licences and thus render their businesses of no value.
It must be remembered that, in future, there will be no question of claimed tonnage, licences will be renewed or lost purely on the merits of the services rendered and the manner in which licence conditions have been observed. There is little doubt that the railways and other parties interested in the reduction of road competition will do all in their power to oppose renewals. They are busily collecting whatever evidence they can to weaRen the case of the road carrier.