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Of plain speaking at the R.H.A. conference.
That senior officers of the Association did not escape criticism, but took it in good part.
That he is a happy man who knows his own costs.'
That Mr. Henry Walker can afford to laugh all day.
Of the oil companies being accused of holding operators to ransom..
Of a call for Government action.
That some Cornish hauliers have an effective radius of only. I0 miles.
That their objection to competitiOn' from farmers is understandable.
Of widespread misunderstanding of the importance of proper allowance for depreciation.
That S.T.R. is doing his best to put operators right.
Of at least one well-known vehicle maker who does not mind being pushed around by a tile manufacturer. Condemnation of abuse of the amber light.
Of small attendances at meetings of the R.H.A. national council.
That, even so. not everyone has a chance to speak.
That Socialism has turned some operators against the principle of bulk buying.
That some operators think they are being made to pay too much for poor drivers.
That traffic managers can learn .a thing or two by occasionally driving their lorries on routine runs.
That at some delivery points, however, they might be asked for their "cards."
Of a man who said that the vehicles of nationalized • industries were " running about .doing nothing and depriving hauliers of a job."
That he was not Irish.
That many coach operators were badly hit during the past season by the additional impost on fuel, which could not be passed on to customers booked at advertised rates.