Harold Russett
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national chairman, I Russett, opened the cone by welcoming delegates new faces in particular. 'the objects of holding the Brice abroad was, he said, ourage association memfho had never previously ?cl the annual event, and people had "responded Icently", he claimed. But not long before the welthe jokes and the niceties ver and the serious busi:gan.
ussett wasted no time in ining about the state of ustry and the plight facny of his members. The recession has brought enormous problems for both hauliers and manufacturers alike, he said.
"What worries me more than anything is that even though RHA members are working flat out, they are not making money. The reason for this is that they are working for rates no higher than they were getting two or even three years ago.
"Now I know that the whole of British trade and industry has been having a rough time and that we can't expect to get blood out of a stone, nevertheless I am bound to point out that unless our customers wake up to the