THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR The Licensing of Hauliers.
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TT is highly probable that a scheme for the -'-licensing of hauliers will be put forward in the near future—we learn, in fact, that the Traffic Commissioners have been asked to expedite, as much as possible, the work in connection with passenger vehicles, as they may be called upon, next year, to tackle the problem with reference to goods vehicles.
There are, naturally, many divergent views upon this matter of licensing hauliers, but, in the main, it appears to be a move which is essentially in the interests of the industry, provided that it be not carried too far.
There can be no question of licensing particu lar services. In this instance, the factor of greater importance is the man, not the machine, and the chief object should be the elimination of the undesirable haulier who cuts rates far below the economic limit and runs his vehicles to destruction through lack of proper attention.
We believe, however, that the Traffic Commissioners will have sufficient work in hand to last them well over this year, and to introduce a haulier-licensing scheme next January would, we consider, be somewhat too early.