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WAGES MEETING
THE Road Haulage Wages Council will I meet on January 29 to consider the claim for a substantial pay increase which has been lodged by the transport unions.
Ulster Ban Continues
E'REEDOM of operation for British Aand B-licensed hauliers wishing to run to Northern Ireland is most unlikely to result from the forthcoming denationalization of the Ulster Transport Authority. The Ulster Government would welcome the establishment of some form of quota system allowing the Irish carriers to operate in Britain in return for reciprocal facilities for British professional hauliers in Ulster. The Ministry of Transport, however, is riot entirely in favour of such a scheme, partly on account of the considerable differences in licensing systems. In the absence of quotas, British hauliers will be restricted to semi-trailer and container traffic as at Present, the only variation being that their trailers will be towed by free enterprise Irish firms and not by the U.T.A. Enterprising British haulage concerns specializing in Irish traffic are already establishing contacts with Irish transport firms in connection with the towing of trailers.
Makers Will Meet R.H.A.
THE Road Haulage Association is to call a meeting shortly to which chief engineers of leading vehicle and trailer manufacturers have been invited. There will be a two-way discussion of hauliers' and manufacturers' problems and makers will be asked to provide 24-hr. service facilities, including week-ends.
Leyland's £4.5m. Order NEW orders worth £4,500,000 from its associate companies in Australia and Israel have been received by the Leyland Motor Corporation. The Australian order is for 384 Albion Chieftain and 288 Reiver goods vehicles, plus 376 assorted Leyland Comet, Hippo and Beaver goods models and 84 Leopard and Tiger Cub buses.
The Israeli order is for 80 Leyland heavy-duty goods vehicles and no fewer than 394 Worldmaster buses.
T.A. Action on Dock Delays
REPRESENTATIONS are to be made N. by the Transport Association to Mr. George Brown, Minister for Economic Affairs, on the continuing delays to road transport at docks. This will be done by letter (no plans are in hand to request an interview to discuss the problem) and will stress the amount of time vehicles are out of action by making deliveries to docks and the effect that dock delays must have on increasing export prices.