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Plenty of Meat at R.H.A. Conference
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FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT THERE have been complaints in past I years—not always justified complaints —of lack of meat in the resolutions discussed at the Road Haulage Association's annual conferences. That charge is not true of the agenda for the 1960 conference, to be held in Blackpool on October 11 and 12. And if there is a large helping of road-flavoured ones, so what? Lorries run on roads; hauliers should take an interest in them.
Picking the most outstanding of the 17 resolutions tabled is really a matter of personal preference; there are several good ones. My choice is the 16th, proposed by Mr. A. J. Dale and seconded by Mr. R. I. Cooper. It asks the Minister of Transport to take more active steps to enforce the law relating to drivers' hours, overloading and licensing. The Minister's attention is drawn to the disadvantage to the law-abiding haulier when he tries to compete with others who break the law. Passing this one would certainly spike what guns the Socialists still possess to attack the industry on these grounds.
Another resolution that deals with the very roots of a steadily worsening problem is a Scottish one, from Mr. T. Atkin and Mr. A. Dunn. It recommends an examination by the R.H.A. of the problem of waiting time in industry, now the shorter working week is becoming more widespread.
Anyone who has driven in a non-heated cab during cold weather will sympathize with Mr. R. Clifford and Mr. R. Durham, who want heaters as standard equipment on all new commercial vehicles. It should provoke a worthwhile discussion.
Mr. James Barrie and Mr. H. Bell want a national benevolent fund for "employers and employees in the road haulage industry."
Bucket-shop clearing houses are the c.28 subject of a resolution by Mr. W. G. Hill and Mr. F. W. Baker, who would like a standard form for use by members' drivers. It would show rates, details of the job and liabilities, and would be signed by the clearing house.
Sponsoring of schools to train drivers to drive and to handle loads concerns Mr. D. R. Miers and Mr. W. H. May sufficiently for them to table a resolution to that end.
From London, Mr. P. H. R. Turner and Mr. .I. T. Turner want to obtain customers' co-operation in arranging collections and deliveries outside peak road traffic hours. Very sound, this one.
There are no fewer than six motions dealing with roads—over a third of the total tabled for the conference. Two are from the Western area; Mr. T. H. Amblin and Mr. F. E. Russett want surfaces to be levelled off after repairs, and they also want local authorities to be able to "stockpile" their Government grants. Nearby Devon and Cornwall, in the shapes of Mr. A. McFarlin and Mr. F. H. Hiscox, want better roads but not tolls. Mr. V. Smyth and Mr. F. R. Bird would like some other marker where kerbs have been abolished. Mr. J. S. Wright and Mr. G. E. Jackson want outer ring roads and by-passes before infier ring roads are built.
MULTI-FUELLERS FOR JORDAN
IT was announced on Tuesday that 132 I Commer-Unipower six-wheelers, to be supplied to the Jordan Arab Army by Rootes, Ltd., will have the multi-fuel version of the Commer T.S.3 three, cylindered, two-stroke oil engine. The vehicles are to be fitted with HandsEngland underfloor winches and general service bodies.