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ment Urged
ROAD, rail and sea interests developing 1.• the use of containers should get together for an exchange of ideas and information so that there could be a degree of standardization before the situation began to jell. This was suggested by Mr. John G. Parkes, chairman, North West Regional Confederation of British Industry, at the annual dinner of the North Western, Merseyside and North Wales division of the TRTA at Manchester last week.
There must be developments in transport to match the tremendous new investment in industry to reduce costs, particularly labour costs, and improve productivity. Intermediate depots between the factory and the customer were becoming increasingly expensive to operate, said Mr. Parkes. and he suggested a greater use of containers. He visualized containers of eight to 10 tons, 15 ft, long and 8 ft. square, which could be transferred from vehicle to vehicle and forecast an increasing number of giant vehicles 42 ft. long coming into operation to carry them.
Speaking on maintenance. the TRTA t, Mr. K. C. Turner, said that ition had given road transport .me at a time when it could well le with some good publicity. The vas attempting the development maintenance/inspection service rently was undertaking market amongst some 2,000 members in Ion area to sec if there was suffinand to launch a pilot scheme. ng to critics of . the TRTA's dr. Turner said that the harm ay failure to grasp the mainnettle would completely oute inconvenience and extra work in having to prove the existence ate maintenance facilities.
ing to brakes and plating. Mr. ;aid that " we must beware of I move too far and too fast to ssible a smooth transition ". All volved—the operators' associaehicle manufacturers and the of Transport—were well aware roblem and "we shall certainly ng our part ill trying to get a which is both fair and le".