ROAD TRANSPORT FACES BREAKDOWN
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latAIN'S road transport system will ,break down unless the allocation at 50,000 goods vehicles for the home market is substantially increased. Mr.
F. o. Morris; chairman of the transport committee of Coventry Chamber of
Commerce, and chairman of the West Midland Division of the Motor Agents' Association, made this statement at ta meeting of the Chamber last week.
He said that of the 666,400 goods vehicles in use at the end of 1947, 185,700 were post-war models, 154,000 were war-time vehicles, 60,000 were exGovernment types and 266,700 dated from before the war. Many of the exGovernment vehicles were of doubtful value.
The reason why the total number of vehicles in service at the end of 1947 was greater than the figure of 491,000 in use before the war, was that many operators had to employ two pre-war vehicles to do the work of one new machine.
The Chamber decided to call the attention of the national organization to the serious situation that is being caused by the small quota of vehicles for the home market.
PROFESSIONAL JEALOUSY HINDERING TRANSPORT?
DO transport executives pool their ideas to a sufficient extent? This was one of the questions put by Mrs. Christine R. Taylor, chairman of the Women's Traffic Club of Great Britain, at the annual dinner of the Merseyside centre of the Institute of Traffic Admin
istration. In America, she said, the professional feeling was that transport v.as still not being" put over to industry in the proper manner, but when she visited Austria the Control Commission transport personnel were surprised that anyone shoula be interested., in their activities.
Stressing the need for world-wide contact between members of the industry, Mrs. Taylor Said that they had to solve problems that might affect the peace of the next generation. Professional bodies, because they had no axe to grind, were welt qualified to advise legislators.
Greetings from the Canadian Industrial Traffic League, officials of which he had visited. recently, were conveyed to the 1.0.T.A. by Mr. J. A. Dunnage. Whatever the legal patent to which organized transport had to conform, he said, everything in the end depended upon the individual who could rise above the limitations set about him.
Mr. A. S. Keirby, centre chairman. welcomed members of the 1.0.T.A. national council, who met at Fleetwood during the week-end.
PRIVATE MOTORING IN VANS
OWNERS of vehicles which are licensed for private as well as goods purposes, and who draw X coupons from Regional Transport Commissioners, are now permitted to do 90 miles of unrestricted motoring a month within their existing allowances. Not more than one suitable vehicle may be used by such operator for private purposes, and the consent of the District Transport Officer must first he obtained. Vehicle records may be asked for.
£1,500 A YEAR POST OPEN
AN establishment officer is to be appointed by the Road Transport Executive. He will be responsible (under the supervision of the chief staff and welfare officer) for all establishment matters and personnel arrangements and records at headquarters, and in the Executive's organization throughout the country. The salary will he between 0,250 and £1,500 a year.
Applications in duplicate should be submitted not later than June 12 to the secretary, Road Transport Executive. St. Pancras Chambers, Fusion Road, London, NW].