Interworking the Answer
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)(TENSION of interworking is con-Asidered by the national committee F the express carriers' group of the .oad Haulage Association to be a ossible solution of many operational roblems created by nationalization, le group chairman reports.
He notes the establishment of the ondon and Home Counties Contrence of Express Carriers, upon ;hich representatives of the Eastern rid Southern Areas and the Metroolitan and South-eastern Area meet rid discuss mutual problems. Some rogress on these lines has also been thieved by the North-Western astern and Western) Areas and the 'orkshire Areas.
The chairman of the heavy haulage iachitiery carriers' group states that iterworking proved most satisfactory uring the past year.
The terms of membership had been Pidened to include those who operated 3ecial-type vehicles, but would not therwise qualify under previous conitions. A recruitment drive was held nd there are now 47 members.
During last year, the Docks and Inland Waterways Executive sought to place further restrictions on heavy haulage traffic by requiring operators of vehicles carrying abnormal loads to give an indemnity against damage to roads on dock estates at Hull and possibly other docks. The indemnity which was proposed was greatly in excess of that normally given to bridge and highway authorities, and strong representations were made by the heavy haulage machinery carriers' group to the Executive.
A meeting was arranged between the representatives of the Executive, the group and the Association's legal adviser. The Executive agreed to examine in detail the points put forward by the group and stated that until it had made some progress in the matter, it would continue to accept the form of indemnity normally given to bridge and highway authorities.
Four revised editions of the heavy haulage gazetteer were issued last year. Operators were urged to pass traffic they could not handle to those listed.