All That Managers Should Know
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AT a recent meeting at Bradford of the Yorkshire Transport. Society, Mr. C. Courtney Cramp, past president of the Industrial Transport Association, said that transport had for too long been considered the handmaiden of industry. But for transport as a prime mover, production would cease altogether.
Efficient transport ma na g ern en t depended on many things, including a good knowledge of competing services. The transport manager should also be acquainted with general classifications B6
of merchandise, the special instructions relating to mineral and livestock traffic, standard terms and conditions of carriage, packing regulations, special consignment notes, all applicable rates, agreed charges and methods of claiming rebates on rates and for loss or damage to goods.
He should al4o be able to judge as to the economic use of containers and must decide whether or not to run a C.-licensed fleet, taking into account the range of operation and the local conditions.
Referring to nationalization of road transport, he said that in his opinion, this should never have been permitted to become a political question. It was essentially an economic matter, and he thought that when compared with private enterprise, economy and efficiency were not among the virtues of State organization. Nevertheless, he was pleased to note that the Minister was willing to meet the experts and to talk. with them in an open-minded manner which might help to solve the many problems arising.