Show Trucking Grows As Important Utah Business Employment Given With Annual Payroll of or Advancing during the past pat several several several sev sev- eral years by leaps and bounds the trucking business of Utah t today day ranks as one of the foremost industries IndustrIes Industries Indus Indus- tries in capital investment number of and amount of money paid out annually in salaries and wages According to available statistics statistics- there are at present 75 concerns operating in the thc Beehive state in major operations for tor hire These organizations operating in and through the state represent an investment investment investment in in- vestment of approximately 2500 2000 They give employment to persons and pay payout out annually more than in salaries and wages Approximately 2500 trucks arc are operated by the various arlous con con- cerns Operating under the recently enacted enacted enacted en en- acted federal motor carrier act carrier act the trucking companies of Utah maintain maintain maintain main main- tain standards in the carrying of freight that are second to none anywhere anywhere anywhere any any- where in the United States They now come within the jurisdiction of ot the Interstate commerce commission commission commis commis- sion inasmuch as practically all the Utah concerns are engaged in interstate interstate interstate inter inter- state commerce Nearly all if not all of the truck operators of the s state ate are arc affiliated with the tho Utah Motor Transport as as- This organization has to todo todo todo do with the operation of ot trucking concerns concerns and arid the furtherance of ot the industry It seeks to procure procuro reas reasonable rea rca s mable and just legislation to permIt permit permit per per- mit the growth and advancement of the hire for trucking business in inthe inthe inthe the public interest working along these lines Jines in cooperation with simIlar similar similar sim sim- ilar organizations in other states Officers of ot the association are arc P. P W W. Fuller of Ogden president A. A W W. Young vice president Theron Ther- Ther on Davis treasurer and Frank D. D Brown secretary These officials with Rex Shepherd and Ray Lilenquist Lilenquist Lilen- Lilen quist form the thc board of ot directors The association is just now takIng taking taking tak tak- ing an active part in a joint conference conference conference con con- ference of ot region No 4 American Association of ot Motor Vehicle Administrators Administrators Ad Ad- Administrators and the Pacific States group North American gasoline tax conference at tho the Hotel Utah The conferences were called to organize 11 western states to function as a unit In procuring uniformity of rates The association is sponsoring sponsoring sponsor sponsor- in ing the gathering The organization is affiliated with the American Trucking association which maintains offices in WashIngton Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington D. D C. C Headquarters of the Utah organization are located in the Dooly block Salt Lake City The parent association and Utah organization organization organization organ organ- confines its activities solely to the freight hauling field |