Express Carriers Make Notable Decisions
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ON April 29 the National Conference of Express Carriers met at Birmingham, and important decisions were taken, which, it is hoped, will lead to a greater measure of uniformity in the trade.
At an executive meeting on March 18, consideration was given to the work of a sub-committee in drawing up specimen rates. These were circulated as a guide for parcels work, and at the Birmingham meetinmonsideration was given to comments received, and the sub-committee was further instructed. At the same time as the draft rates were put out, the Conference had suggested to members that the time was ripe for the general adoption of standard conditions of carriage in the trade.
About two years ago the Conference prepared a draft, but did not publish this, as it had been hoped to coordinate the work with that of other bodies. At Birmingham it was decided to go ahead and to recommend with, perhaps, one small alteration, a general adoption of the 1938 draft by the parcels trade.
The chairman, Mr. C. S. Dunbar, of Red Arrow Deliveries, Ltd., gave a report on practice in the industry with regard to c.o.d.'s and carriage forwards. A number of recommendations for uniformity of practice was adopted, and will be circulated to members.
Another report was received from a sub-committee dealing with conditions of employment, but certain modifications were made, and, after legal opinion has been taken, the standard contract will be circulated.
Thus the Conference is performing excellent work, and there should soon be uniformity of practice in the trade in these respects.