Show must have permit to increase mileages all truck ciuck operators have been forbidden to inaugurate new op eidt erat lons or 01 extend present routes without beeching leeching lee ching prior approval appi oval from the under new orders issued by joseph B eastman astman IS director of the office of defence transportation all truck operators performing over oel the road local cartage or 01 pick alck up and delivery opera thoas are aie affected in ili the case of private or contract carriers can lei s ap proal will not be required for a change ot of route within a delivery aren area provided tile change consists of a consolidation soli dation of existing routes loutes or the substitution of a new route toi for an existing one however it the consolidation or substitution results in an enlargement of the delivery delhery area or an increase in total route loute mileage prior approval must be obtained all requests quests le tor for new or extended operations must be submitted n in writing to the district 0 offices frices of the ills and it must be shown that the new service is necessary essaiy to the war effort or to tile the maintenance ot of essential civilian economy in announcing the new regulations Iati ons mr eastman said the increasingly critical truck situation now makes it mandi mandatory tory that a careful evaluation be made of new operations requiring additional dit ional truck int mileage leage in the light of their value to the war effort and civilian economy |