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TAKING a look at haulage in the UK, Peter Thompson said that there has been little growth in the share by road when measured by tonnes — 84 per cent of the market share in 1966 and 85 per cent 10 years later. By tonnes-kilometres the share in the same period went from 59 to 67 per cent.
The longer average length of haul 44.7km in 1966, 63.1km in 1976, is a reflection of increasing specialisation, he said.
Principally because of liberal licensing introduced by the 1968 Transport Act a very fragmented industry has become even more fragmented, he explained, with operators with one to five vehicles in 1973 increasing from 35.3 of those with 0-licences to 37.6 per cent in 1977.
Mr Thompson went on to deal with the competitive inter face of road haulage in the UK with rail, the reality being, he maintained, that it is relatively small — that is without widening it by mamoth susidy to rail or penal taxation of road haulage.
-It is generally accepted by the railways, and certainly this was the experience of Freightliner, when I was its chairman until it was transferred back to British Rail in August this year, that where a collection and delivery operation is involved, rail movement only has a competitive chance for distances over 200 miles. This mileage comes down considerably if there is a private siding at one end or if, for example, a container can be transferred direct at ship's side at a port on to a waiting container wagon. If we consider the goods that are moved over 200 miles by road
in the UK, one finds that represent only 2.6 per cer the total road tonnage mo (If measured in terms of tr mileage, they represent a hi figure at 17 per cent).
"Much of the traffic moves over long distance in any way price sensitiv travels by road because of vice considerations or bec the product does not re lend itself to being handle rail, eg it is bulky, fragile o of gauge. Even if it were sible to transfer 50 per ce this long distance traffic tween modes, it would mear the total goods vehicle would be reduced by 1.2 cent, or six months nal growth of the heavy vel fleet. It can be seen, there that the competitive interfa very small.
"However, although the