Show truck owners urged to register vehicles E each ach truck owner in ili utah atall ilan has it a direct sil interest in tile of tile tho national defense truck and bus bua inventory now under willy way 11 1 1 0 foxley directo of motor vehicles ompha emphasized sized today in a statement to vehicle owners who havo have not yot yet responded to the inventory inventory returns have boon been received so BO far lie ito said front from 76 cent of 0 tilt all truck and bus owners in tile tho state and we aro are bonding oi a follow up to those who havo not answered this thin solf In interest in ili tho the inavon tory la Is explained foxlow said in A 0 recent statement by john L rogers chairman conral central motor committee ilas pointed out that in ill making recommendations to tho the office of 0 production management on tile the ii production oil of trucks and truck parts its hla committee cannot be expected to tako take account of truck booda ita as to which it to Is not fully tho the office ut of production man alan has already issued a priority rating for production ot or medium and heavy trucks and replacement parts foxley ox pla ined it Is not the highest rating under tho the government priority system but it Is tho the same eaino as that assigned tor for tho the production af 0 o rall rail freight taro cars in issuing tills rating tile tho was guided by the best available information on highway transportation por tation and its ita i replacement requirements quire quiro ments tho original order bo be modified when a moro more accurate picture if tile the trucking industry ta la obtained from the inventory ven tory this Is tho reason each truck owner should fill out and return immediately tho the questionnaire card lie ho has received in tho the inventory ven tory fixley it it Is important that tits ills truck be a vart lart of tile the total picture of the trucking industry which tho the will toko take into account in issuing any future priority order A few truck owners apparently hosi hesitate tate to fill out the questionnaire vard doxley sald because of ono one of the questions in case of an emergency would you voluntarily unta rily hire or lease vehicle tu to A federal agency rogers has haa made the following statement on this point we do not expect every truck owner to answer lyea yea to tah ehlt question in many cases their trucks will already bo be engaged in essential ial sor vicas and cannot bo be spared but the government must havo information on these trucks as aa well na as all othora others in order to plan tile tho production of trucks and truck parts to meet all requirements under thu the national defense program it Is necessary to know tile the age and kind of trucks in essential services in order to plan replacements ments as aa they tire are required |