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Pool's £35,000,000 Worth of Loads in Six Months

7th November 1941
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

I AST week, Port of Liverpool Road Transport Control, Ltd., issued its first progress report, which has been distributed to carriers who_have undertaken work for the Control. .

It states that during the six months ended June, 1941, about £265,000 were paid to vehicle own,ers. The estis mated value of the commodities carried during this period is in excess of £35,000,000.

The following analysis is given of long-distance traffic:— " Mileage, under lose," one direction only, 1,850.000.

Carriago charges, 4250400

Highest tonnage loaded in one day from One steamer—Butter, 900 tons; bacon, 598 tons. Number of haulage contractors on control records, over 1,100,

Local CarPOPI

Earnings, 416,366.

Under the heading of "Jobbing Not Allowed," the report states: "Amongst the first of the Control's long-distance jobs was the mobilization of lorries to take a consignment of bacon to London. This block of traffic was passed to CSTie firm at 37s. 6d. per ton, less 5 per cent. Then it was discovered that this contractor was endeavouring to sub-let by inviting hauliers to carry the bacon to London at 26s. per ton, less 121per cent. Was it surprising that the vehicleowning section of the industry refused to co-operate in the job? The directors then laid it down as a cardinal point of policy that they must retain control of -,-the, traffic which the organization

. originated." .

The Control accepts full respon.sibility over the whole movement of traffic entrusted to it and does not sub. let to individual parties, except in diltct vehicle loads. Each load is covered by a .consignment -note jostled by the Control. In the allocation of

traffic to road vehicles, no preference is given to any firm or group of firms; each vehicle is treated separately and takes its place in turn for loading in the order in which it reports to the dockman in charge on the quay.

The Control deals with supplying the local transport requirements of the Ministry of -supply, in connection with iron and steel salvage.

All long-distance traffic carried through the Control is priced at standard rates agreed with the Rates and Charges Section of the Ministry of Food.

Goods are handed to carriers for conveyance on the understanding that they accept them subject to the conditions of carr„iage normally applying to the roadtransport industry. They make their own arrangements regarding insurance for goods-in-transit risks.

Carriers employed on a time basis by the Control are asked to ensure that their third-party insurance policies bear the usual endorsement' transferring to the Control the benefit of the policy during such period as the vehicles .concerned are under charter to the Control.

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Organisations: Ministry of Food
Locations: London

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