FURTHER CONTROL OF ANCILLARY TRANSPORT.
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Al the annual luncheon of the Lou, don branch of the Industrial Transport Association, held on Wednesday, Sir Cyril Hurcomb, K.B.E., President of the Institute of Transport and a prominent official of the Ministry of Transport, said the position of the haulier in relation to the ancillary user is one of the coming problems which will most exercise our minds. It was not to be expected that the railways, canals and coastwiste shipping could have their transport facilities always available when the producer could, at any time, take his traffic away. It was, therefore, necessary to work out the relationship between the public carrier and the ancillary user.
This is perhaps the most definite pronouncement yet made on the possibility of restrictions being applied to users who operate vehicles under C licences and makes even more important their proper representation in a powerful national body.
Large Orders for M.-C,W.
In an article, in last week's issue, dealing with the activities of Metropolitan Cammell Wcymann Motor Bodies, Ltd., it was stated that orders for nearly 1,000 bodies had been received by the company. It should be pointed out that orders for this number of bodies were actually in hand at the time of our visit to the Addlestorte works. Of the total, 383 were to be carried out at Addlestone. and the remainder at the concern's Birmingham works.