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THE INTERNATIONAL Thr Transport Operators Groui is concerned about mounting problems facin! sector of the haulage indust For every two UK export I there are at least three in loads. This imbalance ca heavy expense, as charges be made to the custome empty mileage travel involv returning empty trailers containers to British pc claims INTRO.
Haulage costs are afread per cent higher than 1980 . the recent rise in dery i causing further problems.
There have also been de the replacing of tractive I. The first reason for this is sil the financial situation. second is choosing what ve to buy, since the Armitage r€ excluded some tractive unite
INTRO secretary E Strickland told CM: "We hay particular preference for the of vehicle wanted. We r simply wait to hear the resul the Armitage report."
Unless they can find a wa) of the depression, the hau industry will be unabli respond to the need of shipper, he said.
Rates are very low European competition merely aggravating situation, he added.