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Owner. drivers' self-help plan
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OWNER-DRIVERS in Hull are encouraging their colleagues to join groups of ownerdrivers in other parts of the country to provide themselves with better facilities and discounts on fuel and spares. At a meeting in Derby on Sunday North Humberside Owner Drivers' Association chairman George Kelly told 40 owner-drivers from all over Britain that the Hull men have already opened their own freight clearing house and are arranging their own discount And he warned the me "Everybody thinks tit; owner-drivers have mud their boots and it's up to us prove different. It's nonsen: to suggest that we be paid f3: for a 500-mile run."
North Humberside treasur Harry Bolland said that tl organisation already lu committees to organise bu buying of fuel and financing well as providing rates advic, Later he revealed that ti association is thinking I becoming affiliated to ti National Owner Driver Association, whose full-tin official John Cameron wt present.
"This meeting shows a initiative welcomed by us," I said. "We think that ye should go out and by-pass tl parasites of the haulage wor and make your own stand.
"But if you reduce yoi costs by obtaining the benefi of discounts, don't just tu that benefit to cut your rato — keep that money in yot own pocket as extra profit."
Mr Cameron told the drive that NODA, whose roots lie the construction industr: hopes to expand by openir more sections to add to i membership.
He said that the associatic already has 81 branches and a registered trade union.
Mr Bolland said that a Hull clearing house has be made possible by each of a members putting in E100 t form Owner Drivers Freigl Services (Hull) Ltd.
Now the Hull men are t circulate a list of the steps thz need to be taken for a group be set up and if necessary for clearing house to established.
And the group is to arrang another meeting for Februat 20 at Leicester to revie' progress made by drivers i setting up their own groups.
We will do anything we Ca to help you set up your ow groups," said Mr Bolland. "W will travel and we are alway on the end of a phone."