MOTORWAYS FAVOUR INDIVISIBLE LOADS
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CARRIACiE of indivisible loads on motorways would cause less inconvenience to other commercial-vehicle operators and motorists than transport over congested and winding routes, which is necessary today. The clear verges would enable the road space occupied by a vehicle with a wide load to be reduced to the minimum. On many runs the motorways would offer substantial benefits to heavy haulage.
These claims were made by Mr. S. Bowskill. Birmingham, district manager of Pickfords Heavy Haulage Service, at a meeting of the Institute of Transport Midland Section on Tuesday. He was replying to comments on his paper, "The Transportation and Handling of Heavy Equipment."
It was essential, he said, to consider the transport of heavy loads "as a matter of principle." Traffic of this type was essential to the healthy economy of the country, and other road users should retain a realistic sense of proportion when they were inconvenienced by vehicles carrying indivisible loads.
One of the main difficulties he had to contend with was the derating of the load capacity of relatively new bridges, and it was questionable whether the road system could cater adequately for the industrial expansion of the country, Mr. Bowskill emphasized the high cost of fabricating many major structures from small sections " on site," particularly in the ease of electrical equipment.