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the European Parliament's transport committee has voted on the E.E.C. Commission's proposals for the introduction of published forked rates for goods traffic. By six votes to four, with one abstention, the committee has accepted that forked tariffs are applicable to national and international road, rail and inland waterway transport. The system is to be reviewed in three years' time but in the meanwhile the European Parliament is to discuss the matter— probably at its plenary session on June 20.
In Strasbourg last week the Parliament gave general apprnval to the Commission's plans for financial, technical and social harmonization in the transport field. The principal measures involved are the ending, on January 1, 1965, of double taxation on transport units (e.g. lorries paying road tax in country of origin and countries they are traversing); the adoption of a uniform basis for calculating vehicle tax by January 1, 1966; the inclusion, before January 1, 1967, of transport hi the general turnover tax system; and the establishment of common codes and conditions for employees.
Arthur Sanderson
WE regret to record the death of Great Broughton haulier and farmer, Arthur Sanderson, who died on Monday evening. Aged 51, Mr. Sanderson was one of the biggest wholesale potato merchants in the North Riding. After making a name for himself as a milk haulier, Mr. Sanderson entered the general haulage field by purchasing ex-B.T.C. units and operating them under Special A licence arrangements.
As managing director of Arthur Sanderson (Great Broughton) Ltd., Mr. Sanderson became involved in legal cases concerning the specification of trailer lengths in licences and twice recently cases involving the company were taken to the Court of Appeal. His company pioneered the use of extensible trailers on trunk runs to South Wales, Mr. Sanderson's funeral takes place at Kirby in Cleveland at 2.30 p.m. today, Friday.