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

___________ _________________ STEAM WAGON AND STEAM TRACTOR 103 Coal consumption is estimated at the rate of 1 cwt. for 12 miles, and the yearly amount consumed at 33| tons. Interest on Capital expenditure has not been included, as lomes are purchased out of revenue. £ s. d. Depreciation : 15 per cent. p.a. on ^1,200 . . • 180 — — Insurance, registration, and licenses . . . . 16 — — Rent of stores . . • • • • . 15 - Average cost of repairs and renewals, p.a. . . 50 - - Average cost of tyres, p.a. . . . • • 80 - - Fuel____________________________ • . 96 14 6 Oil for all purposes at 6 qts. per 100 miles . . . 33 — - Waste, cwt. p.a. . . • • • • 2 10 - Wages : Driver and mate at 2Is. per day, including non-breakdown bonus __________________________..... 262 10 - Costs per annum . Administration : Add 5 p.c. . £735 14 6 36 15 9 __________ Total per annum .... • £772 10 3 Number of Working Days. 365 Total days in year ...... 4J days Less—Bank Holidays ..... Annual holidays . 7^ ,, Saturdays and Sundays 78 Washing out ..... 20 Compulsory loss of time for repairs, etc. 5 „ 115 Total number of working days per annum .... 250 Cost per day = £3 ls. 9|d. Assuming 4,000 miles with full legal load ; assuming 4,000 miles empty ; cost per ton mile equals 13-25 pence. See also statistics on the next page. Steam Wagons and Trailers. The tables on pp. 105 to 107 relate to steam wagons engaged on County Council work, and are worthy of study. In this class of haulage the number of working days in the year and. the amount of idle running, that is, without the net load, or any load at all, are often considerable, and this should be borne in mind when viewing the final figures. Early in 1915, owing to the shortage of labour and