Hauliers will act as guinea pigs on rate increases
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SINCE the freeze road transport has been too cheap. The industry can no longer absorb increasing costs and 16., businesses have folded up. So the Road Haulage Association will soon ask for volunteers from its members to act as guinea pigs and apply for increased charges.
This test-cases plan was revealed and Incomes Board.
last Friday by RHA chairman Mr. Philip Turner at the Association's Hull area dinner.
Consideration of these increases by the Prices and Incomes Board, said Mr. Turner, should help to show that undue depression of transport rates is a false economy in the long run.
Mr. Turner said he recently had a discussion with Mr. Aubrey Jones, chairman of the Prices "We have told him plainly that when the socalled period of severe restraint comes to an end, or when the Government make known their plans for the next period, most operators will be compelled to put up their rates, there being little redress by way of increasing productivity.
"Mr. Jones's attitude has, so far, been helpful, but it will be necessary to find volunteer members, operating in the various fields of road transport, to act as guinea pigs and apply for increased charges to the Minister of Transport."