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

 110 MOTOR ROAD TRANSPORT COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF STEAM TrACTOR HAULAGE v. Team Labour for 11 years. £ s> d' Horse Haulage 34,482 tons carting 2 miles including filling at 2s. Ild. per ton _____________________.... 5,025 - - (average cost per ton per mile ls. 5|d ) Steam Tractor and Wagons, 34,482 tons hauled 2 miles including filling at ls. 2|d. * 2,083 - - (average cost per ton per mile 7|d ) __________ Estimated saving in favour o Steam Tractor Haulage __________________________ 2,942 - - Deduct initial cost of Tractor Wagons and rolling gear_____________________________________ 750 - - ___________ 2,192 - - Add present estimated value of plant . . . 500 - - ___________ Total estimated saving in cost for 11 years . . ^2,692 - - _____________ Statement of Analysis of Working and Costs of No. 3 Tractor —5 Tons—for 5 years ending 15th May, 1919. No. of days at work in 5 years .... 675 Quantity of material hauled in 5 years . . 11,600 tons Quant ty of material hauled per day . . . 17-18 Total distance travelled in 675 days . . . 14,040 miles Average distance travelled per day . . . 20-80 Average cost per day including filling wagons, wash- ing out, etc. (Depreciation, wear and tear included at the rate of 20%) ______________________.... 50s. 8d. Average cost per ton per mile . . . . Ild Quantity of fuel consumed per day . . . 3| cwts. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF STEAM TRACTOR HAULAGE v. Team Labour for 5 years, £ s. d. Horse Haulage, 11,600 tons carting 3 m les including filling at 6s. 3d. per ton ______________________.... 3,625 - - (average cost per ton per mile 2s. Id.) Steam Tractor and Wagons, 11,600 tons hauled 3 miles including filling at 2s. Ild. . . . . 1,691 - - ___________ (average cost per ton per mile Ild) --------- Estimated saving in favour of Steam Tractor Haulage. ___________________________1,934 _ _ Deduct initial cost of tractor and wagons . . 650 - - ___________ 1,284 - - A dd estimated present value of plant . . . 500 - - ___________ Total estimated saving in cost for 5 years • ZU84 _________