More Restrictions on the Way, says A.R.O. Official
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WARNING that further restrictions W would be imposed on road-transport operators was given by Mr. W. G. Cooper, East Midland Area chairman of A.R.O., at a recent meeting of the Nottingham Sub-area, Mr. Cooper said that the national situation would result in further restriction of traffic in view of the need for economy in fuel and rubber and because of further recruitment. He also anticipated further restrictions of distances over which specified commodities would be allowed to be hauled by road, arising from the Minister's warning that road transport was to be ritarded as a supplementary form of transport.
" Whatever restrictions are necessary through the national effort will have to be met," he declared, " and all we can do is to try to mitigate them as much as we can through the Association. We must co-operate, and help each other out." The industry would have to present a united front in order to retain its individuality after the war.
Mr. Cooper also dealt with the Government haulage scheme. Ire expressed the view that with only 2,300 vehicles, of which 1,500 were meat-pool vehicles, the extent to which this had interfered with traffic generally was inclined to be exaggerated. Replying to criticisms of the Hauliers' National Traffic Pool, he said that of the traffic which passed through the Government scheme " the chartered fleet has the cream, and the Pool gets only the skim milk, and some of that is almost sour."