The Theory of Practical Transport,
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D1TED by and written primarily for
the Purchasing Officers' Association, "Transport in Industry," by H. R. Caulfield-Giles, M...Inst.T., A.C.I.S., is a sane and comprehensive study of all transport problems. Published by Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Ltd., at 15s., the book covers the syllabus of the P.O.A. final examination subject, "Transport Aspects of Purchasing." a subject on which the author, who is transport and traffic manager of Newton Chambers and Co., Ltd., and chairman of the Traders' Traffic Conference, is clearly an expert.
Chapters are devoted to the relationship of purchasing to transport, the principal methods of transport, packing
regulations, the make-up of standard and exceptional railway rates, rebates and allowances, claims, agreed charges, insurance and carriers' responsibilities. The effect of the Transport Act, 1947, is also considered.
It is refreshing to read a work in which the author is interested only in presenting the facts and not in indicating one side of a problem. Thus, although Mr. Caulfield-Giles permits himself some observations on the possible future trends of surface trans
port, he does not consider one means for transport exclusively, but rather does he try to relate all available forms.
On the problem of the C-licence vehicle, for example, he points out that the existence of this type of competition acts as a check on the rising costs of professional and nationalized hauliers. Something might be said, however, he concedes, for the restriction of the radius of operation of the industrial C-licence operator.
Too much thought is being given to seeing how little can be done in the shortest possible time, rather than how much can be done in the best possible way, however long it takes," concludes Mr. Caulfield-Giles.