| Show TRUCK OWNERS HAVE STAKE IN INVENTORY each truck owner in utah has a direct personal interest in the success ol 01 oi the national defense truck and bus inventory now aderway ud erway B E G foxley state director of motor vehicles em today in ia a statement to vehicle owners who have not yet responded to the inventory inventory returns have been received so far he said from 60 0 percent of all 1 noi sate q te this self interest in tho the inventory is explained foxley said in a recent statement by john L rogers chairman central motor transportation committee rogers has pointed oui ou that in making recommendations to the office of production management on the production of trucks and truck parts his cannot be expected to take account of truck needs as to which it is not fully informed the office of production management has already issued a priority rating ra for production of medium and heavy trucks and replacement parts it is not the highest rating under the government priority system but it is the same as that assigned for the production of rail freight cars in issuing this rating the was guided by the best available information on highway transportation and its replacement requirements the ordinal order may be modified when a more accurate picture of the trucking industry is obtained from the inventory this is the reason each truck owner should fill out and return immediately the questionnaire card he has received in the inventory foxley emphasized it is important that his truck be a part of the total picture of the trucking in desry which the will take into account in issuing any future priority order A few truck owners apparently hesitate to fill out the questionnaire card foxley said because of one of the questions in case of an emergency would you voluntarily hire or lease vehicle to a federal agency rogers has made the following statement on this point we do not expect every truck owner to answer yes to this question in many cases their trucks will already be engaged in essential services and cannot be spared but the government must have information on these trucks as well as all others in order to plan the production of trucks and truck parts to meet all requirements under the national defense program it is necessary to lo know the age and kind of trucks in essential services in order to ito plan replacements as they are required |
