R.H.A. to Find Work for Hauliers ?
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ONB of the ways in which the Road Haulage Association might be able to help the free haulier was in obtaining work for him from the State transport undertaking, said Major F. S. Eastwood, Yorkshire Licensing Authority, at the annual dinner of the Yorkshire West RidingArea of the Association. He also thought there was scope for the R.H.A. in safeguarding its members against newcomers and against others who were liable to cut rates.
Referring to. the delay in completing the replacevent of A and B defence permits by licences, he said that only about 500 cases still had to be dealt with in the Yorkshire Traffic Area. His staff, however, had to send well over 300 reminders calling for applications for licences.
Major Eastwood also spoke of the great help that he had received from the road-rail negotiating committee.
Mr. R. G. Crowther, the new chairman of the area, expressed himself in favour of consultation with the British Transport Commission, subject only to the condition that the channel Of co-operation should be a two-way street. The free haulier could, he added, still play "an important part in agricultural haulage and, in the transport of food.
Ald. Charles Holdsworth, the retiring area chairman, said that Major Eastwood was in length of service the seniOr Licensing Authority in Britain.
Mr. M. C. McPherson. divisional manager of the Road -Transport Executive in the North Eastern DiVision, also spoke.
BUS SERVICE CO-ORDINATED r 0-ORDINATION of bus services in \--South Cambridgeshire and North Hertfordshire was started last Monday
on certain, operated by the Eastern Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd., and Premier Travel, Ltd., Cambridge. The scheme provides for full interavailability of tickets, including return, weekly and scholars' tickets, and an hourly service throughout the day.
THEIR REST TIME IS CUT
DRIVERS and conductors of eight new buses just put into service in Manchester say that • the poweroperated doors are not a success—frorn
their point of view., . .
They complain that the doors increase journey times and reduce the rest periods at termini. Qnthg other hand, the corporation transport department points out that there have been no accidents ,for 'six weeks on the route that these buses are serving.. The drivers' complaints are being investigated.
BUS WORKERS UPGRADED
A GENERAL upgrading of mainten -mice workers in Coventry Corporation's transport department has been approved by the city council. A new • grade for skilled mechanics has also been approved.
When these proposals were referred back at a council meeting in March, the workers held a lightning' strike.