Get 'Cowboys' Off the Road —Mr. Good
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" TN perhaps nine cases out of ten the 1 vehicle which ought to be off the road is owned by a dubious operator who very likely holds no licence at all and is driven by one of the notorious 'cowboys' who are merely concerned with getting from one place to another as quickly as possible." This assertion was made on Friday by Mr. D. O. Good, chairman of the Road Haulage Association, at the R.H.A. Eastern Area annual dinner at Cambridge. In Mr. Good's absence, the address was read by the deputy secretarygeneral, Mr. E. W. Russell.
The R.H.A., he said, would have no truck with such offenders and was prepared to do everything possible to see that they were banned from the road. It was useless as well as unfair to indict the many thousands of responsible operators. for the misdeeds of a very small number.
Mr. Good said he was very pleased to see from Mr. Ormond's latest report that he had had more success with his vehicle inspection procedure and attributed this to "a concentrated effort against certain types of traffic rather than to any general deterioration in maintenance standards ". The R.H.A. chairman said he hoped it was not too presumptuous to remark that Mr. Ormond was obviously working on the right lines. Any measures taken by Mr. Ormond and other Licensing Authorities towards this end would receive the active support of the whole road haulage industry, said Mr. Good.
Mr: C. Robinson, Eastern area chairman, said lorry thieves appeared to be finding things too hot in London and were spreading their wings. Members in the Eastern Area, and throughout the country, must be extra vigilant—but fortunately the Chief Constable in Cambridge had already started to make plans.
Mr. Arthur J. Watts WE would like to make it clear that the Mr. Arthur Watts referred to in a story published on March 6, headed: " Big Fines for Watts Pros. on Records Offences ", was 'not Mr. Arthur J. Watts, chairman of Watts (Factors) Ltd.; and a director of United Trarispbrt Co. Ltd