T.R.T.A. Official Urges Local Activity
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THEneed for all commercial vehicle operators to have their own local T.R.T.A. " club " where matters arising in the locality affecting their transport could be discussed and considered was stressed by Mr. H. R. Featherstone, national secretary of the Traders' Road Transport Association, at Carlisle, on Wednesday:
The occasion was a meeting of members called to discuss arrangements for the formation of an area organization to cover Cumberland, Westmorland and the Barrow-in-Furness area.
Mr. Featherstone, who explained that the T.R.T.A. was organized on the basis of 12 divisions covering England, Scotland and Wales, pointed out that each division was entitled to set up more localized area organizations. Those which had done so found that one of the benefits was that the individual B4 member was able to make a positive contribution to the formation of both divisional and national policy.
Mr. Featherstone said there were now over half a million firms operating a total
of 1,250,000 C licensed vehicles. He added: "Fundamentally the association stands for freedom of choice by traders in the use of their own transport and. more specifically, freedom to operate C licensed vehicles.
We dare not take this freedom for granted; in fact there is little doubt that quite a lot of people would like to see C licence freedom restricted. Can anyone doubt that pressure to restrict the C licence, physically or fiscally by way of discriminatory taxation, will increase rather than diminish?"
Dealing with the traffic work of the T.R.T.A., Mr. Featherstone said: "Trade and industry are beginning to v to the threat which is implicit i spread bans on commercial vehicl ping to load and unload. Thosi business it is to supply the sho goods, as well as the shopkeeper deliveries would be affected, are in to support us in our aim te that no loading ban is introduce' it fulfils a number of condition of these conditions is that other : of easing traffic congestion hai tried first or shown to be irnprac Referring to the association's and advice offered regarding I regulations affecting the excess fui on diesel engined vehicles, Mr. stone commented: "Those reg could cause the operator a lot of and I would recommend all members to consult our guidance