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Principles for Inter-State Haulage Laid Down
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BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT A COMPREHENSIVE report on general transport policy affecting " hauliers working within the European economic community was produced at the congress of the International Road Transport Union (I.R.U.), in Vienna, which ended last Saturday. It dealt with principles and conditions for a sound transport system and with the establishment of a transport organization in the European economic community.
Governments were asked to study nine important problems, including those of taxation, Customs procedure and the weights and dimensions of vehicles.
The working programme of • the congress provided for meetings of sections representing passenger-vehicle operators, hauliers and ancillary users. These dealt with specific problems affecting their • respective interests, and examined and commented upon general proposals for consideration at next January's conference session.
Delegations attended from East and West Germany, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain, India, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Yugoslavia. Representatives of international organizations, government international organizations and of governments also attended.
The ceremonial opening session was addressed by the president of the Austrian Road Transport Association, president of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, Mayor of Vienna, Federal Minister of Transport and Electrical Economy, and on behalf of the Federal Minister of Trade and Reconstruction. Speeches were also delivered by the president of I.R.U., Dr. R. Bita, and by a representative of the Secretary-General of United Nations.
The congre ss passed resolutions requesting governments to study:—
(1) Fiscal charges on national and international road transport, with the aim of securing a general reduction of taxation on international road transport.
(2) Customs problems arising in connection with the through transport of goods from one country to another.
(3) Weights and dimensions of vehicles.
(4) Transport of perishable foodstuffs.
(5) Use of containers and pallets to avoid the necessity of developing highly specialized equipment.
(6) Establishment of a pallet pool for international road transport.
(7) Professional training of drivers through the International Labour Office.
(8) Road safety problems, requiring close collaboration between the technical development of vehicles and their operators.
(9) The need for active participation by vehicle manufacturers in the work of the international technical commission of I.R.U.
British representatives at the congress were Mr. R. G. Crowther and Mr. R. Morton Mitchell on behalf of the Road Haulage Association, Mr. F. D. FitzGerald, secretary of the Traders Road Transport Association, and Mr. Harold Elliott, chief traffic manager of British Road Services. Mr. Morton Mitchell was invited to take the chair at the session of the international technical commission.