Lord Teynham Heads N.R.T.F.
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ORD TEYNHAM has become president of the National Road Transport Federation, He succeeds Lord Wootton, who withdrew because of his political activities. The Federation has been without a president for some time. At a luncheon in London, on Tuesday, Lord Teynham was welcomed by Col. A. Jerrett, Mr. Frank F. Fowler and Mr. F. J. Speight.
Col. Jerrett said that Lord Teynham would help to revive the N.R.T.F., which, during the past year, had scarcely known where it stood.
Lord Teynham. who sponsored the Transport (Amendment) Bill in the House of Lords, said that it had had a chastening effect on the Government.
MAD BULLS: R.H.E. CLAIM EXPOSED
AT a recent meeting of the national committee of the livestock group of the Road Haulage Association, Mr. Stephen Peers, chairman, showed members an advertisement of the Road Haulage Executive depicting a fiery bull. The slogan carried was: "These are the goods and this is British Road Services delivering them."
Mr. Peers then referted to a recent application by a slaughterer to the Western Licensing Authority for permission to carry animal casualties. The R.H.E. and the Railway Executive both withdrew their objections as neither wanted the job of transporting mad bulls.
"When it comes to the point," observed Mr. Peers, "British Road Services do not seem to be too keen in carrying out what they promise. Freeenterprise carriers, now as always, are willing to tackle any job."