'LORD LEATHERS TO ADDRESS INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT
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ON November 12, at 1.15 p.m., at the Connaught Rooms, Great Queen Street, London, W.C.2, the members of the Institute of Transport will be addressed by Lord Leathers, Minister of War Transport. Luncheon tickets. at 6s. each, can be obtained from the Institute (15, ;savoy Street, LOndon, W.C.2) not later than to-morrow, November 8. s November 7: 1941. IMPORTANT SCOTTISH ROADTRANSPORT DEAL WITH the purchase by ME Charles VV Alexander, well-known Aberdeen haulage contractor, of Fraser's Motor Transport Service, Ltd., Aberdeen, there has been completed one of the most important deals in the history of Scottish road transport. Mr. Alexander is now in control as a single operator of the biggest fleet of 'haulage vehicles in Scotland and one ot the biggest in Great Britain.
Mr. Alexander, who started from small beginnings in 1826, has in his own business 68 lorries on the road, which are engaged inlong-distance haulage from Aberdeen to as far south as London. The acquisition of Fraser's Motor Transport Service, Ltd., means the addition to his fleet of 18 vehicles engaged mainly on fish traffic between Lossiemouth, Aberdeen and Glasgow.
Mr. Alexander's vehicles also operate on the MOray Firth coast and on Dec. side. As managing director of Messrs. Pratt's Transport, Mr. Alexander is also responsible for the carriage of merchandise between itherdeen and Glasgow.
LIVERPOOL GOODS-INSURANCE CONTROVERSY
ENDEAVOURS continue to be made at Liverpool to relieve haulage contractors of. certain obligations for the safe custody ' of goods deposited by them at the newly established transit warehouse, whence they are shorthauled to the steamer for export. Mr. R. V. Edwards reported last week to the council of the Liverpool. Chamber of Commerce that the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board had been asked if it would be prepared to take out an insurance cover on goods deposited by the haulier. No decision had yet been given. Thequestion had also been raised with the. Liverpool Underwriters' Association.
Comment was made that it was regrettable if the fullest use be not made of the facilities of the new transit depot because of this question of responsibility for the goods deposited.
Chairman D. Tobey said that the matter would be further considered when a reply was received from the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board. , MAJOR CRAWFURD BROADCASTS TO AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
AFEW days ago, Major H. E. Crawfurd, President of Associated Road Operators, broadcast a quarter of an hour's talk to the Annual Convention of the American Trucking Association, which was meeting at the Pennsylvania Hotel, New York.
After sending personal greetings to a number of friends present, be gave a brief description of the case for road transport in Britain under war conditions, referring to the difficulties which had arisen owing to Government neglect of the industry, and to what
the latter had achieved despite all draw
. backs. He also gave a number .of
examples of devotion to duty, under% the most difficult conditiops, on the part of drivers of goods vehicles.