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...tight and carbuilders had switched part of their plant to defense production. Car production in the first half of the year averaged about 6,000 a month; at this rate it would take more than three years to complete A.A.R.'s 270,000 cars. This week Ralph Budd, commissioner of transportation, admitted that the expansion program "has fallen down and is falling down" because of materials shortages (even though orders have A-3 priorities). Of 100,000 new cars which the roads expected by October, Budd predicted that 20,000 would not be delivered on time...
...whole answer must be a rationalization of all U.S. transportation agencies, making the most efficient use of every railroad car, truck, pipeline and barge. Budd said this week that the average freight car was in transit only 10% of the time, suggested that carrying capacity of the present car supply might be lifted as much as 25% by faster loading and unloading. A transport coordinator (with fangs) could force such a move, as well as quicker routing which inter-railroad competition now prevents. He could also free the present freight-car supply from wasteful short-hauls and from way-freight...
...fill its role in this picture, the trucking industry needs some attention too. Late last month Budd set up a committee to study priorities for truck production, and some system of coordinating the nation's numerous small truck lines for better efficiency. Meanwhile some truck assembly lines have been held up because parts makers were unable to get aluminum for magnetos (which take 11 oz. each). Truck manufacturers have finally achieved a summons to an 0PM meeting on priorities this week, should have no trouble making a case. A green light for truck production would not only ease transportation...
Last week the oil paradox hurried the whole transport problem on its urgent way to the President's lap. He would have to find a hemisphere-minded Transport Coordinator; Railroader Ralph Budd admitted that his resignation was in the President's hands. Week before. ICC Sage Joseph B. Eastman warned the railroads that if their service breaks down, the Government may take them over again, as in World...
They still had to order many more to keep up with their own schedule of required purchases for the next three years. But the question was, when would the cars already on order be delivered? Ralph Budd announced fortnight ago that railroad-car builders would get priorities on steel. But last week, for lack of steel, two car-building shops had shut down; a third suspended operations at a fabricating plant; two others were running through their last steel inventory. Iron Age reported fortnight ago that most freight-car builders were running at less than 50% of capacity owing...