Motor Road Transport For Commercial Purposes
(Liquid Fuel, Steam, Electricity)

86 MOTOR ROAD TRANSPORT The costs of a 3| ton electric lorry, owned by a County Borough, during the early part of 1918 were as follows— Jan. 1918 Feb. 1918. £ s- d. £ s. d. Current at |d. . 1 4 2 1 13 4f Repairs .... 1 10 9 2 12 11 Garage Labour 16 8| Driver’s Wages 7 3 10| 12 3 10 Loader’s Wages 5 1 - 15 5 5| Sundries .... . _ _ _ 1 4 6 £15 16 6 ^33 - 1 Jan. 1918 Feb. 1918. Miles run 195 322 Tons of Fuel carted 190 497 Working Expenditure . £15 16 6 £33 - 1 This gives the costs per mile run as Is. 7|d. and 2s. 0|d., and the costs per ton carted as Is. 8|d. and Is. 4d. respectively. This vehicle was delivered on 12th December, 1917, and both the costs above and below are exclusive of the interest and depreciation on the Capital sum represented by the vehicle. Under normal conditions, this may be taken at about ls. per ton. The summary of results for the months of March and April were— Current at |d. . Repairs .... Driver's Wages Loader’s Wages Battery Repairs Oils ..... March 1918 £ s. d. 1 14 4 2 7 5 12 2 11 13 4 2 1 18 10| • - - 2| April 1918 £ s. d. 1 11 10 2 7 9 11 15 9 12-9 1 8 10 2 16 - £30 19 11 £32 - 11 Miles run Tons of Fuel carted Working Expenditure March 1918 381 556 . £30 19 11 April 1918 358 509 £32 - 11