Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-12-09 | Page 21 | Governing of Trucks Urged

GOVERNING Of OE TRUC S URGED National Committee Would Have Federal Control of Motors Regulation WASHINGTON ASHI W Dec Dec Regu 8 8 lation of the common carrier op operations op- op operations of ot motor vehicles In the public Interest not only by the states bythe and municipalities but by orthe the federal gO government Is one ona or of the Motor measures advocated ad by the Mo- Mo Mo tor designated Transport lr committee Commerce by the Chamber of ot Com Com- merce of the United States In a re- re re port report Is Ls has submitted to the president dent Julius II Barnes So long long- longas as a considerable part ot of motor notor Is left leet in the hands hand of operators who ho know little of cost accounting the tho committo committe sai sass sa sand and BO so make and break rates e ery s1 day and are forced out of business When hen their trucks wear out the set set- vice sei lc will hill remain undependable ble and the public will viii be unable to realize the full ful possibilities po of motor trans trans- tran port transport e even cn though it may del derive e temporary benefit from charges be- be be below low cost The railroads on the oth- oth other other oth other er withdraw hand will not be able to with draw from unprofitable service Benlee and sate e a a large expense due to e Sif stations and lId station per per- personnel per OnneL until the public Is la assured of reliable I and continuous truck service To To establish motor haulage on ona a sound basis and determine moro more definitely Its ts economic range the service Ice must be bc organized and hack back backed hacked ed cd by responsible capital back I Such capital will Hill III demand full Cull knowledge of all al the elements ot of the cost of operations r And It If common-carrier common trucks permanently to form a part of ot our national transportation scheme common carrier I la is VI- VI vi tally vitally necessity This In is I de det eloped more fully Cully in a 0 a later section of the report It It la ti evident that It If the motor Is to supplant the steam steam or electric railroad In good heather eather It must supply the ervice through through- throughout throughout throughout out the tha entire nUre Sear ear and over 1 definite nite routes at stated times This I Indicates that the motor vehicle performing the service should se secure se- se secure secure cure a certificate o ot of convenience nce p and necessity from Crom the duly constituted constituted tl l public authority and should be required to gh give o e continuous service service ice It also also- naturally Implies the state or local go ment must t remove remo e snow and other otherwise Ise maintain main main- maintain tain lain the highways s In fn passable p con con- condition con condition at all times limes as part of ot the highway ay maintenance The requirement of continuous sI service ly be applied only to the tho common-carrier common motor It Is not feasible or desIra- desIra desIrable blo ble to Interfere with Uh the traders trader's right either to move his goods on his on own trucks or to contract with Ith private trust truck operators OP tOIS