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

122 MOTOR ROAD TRANSPORT faet that any benefit derived from the extra amount of goods delivered in this way will not nearly balance the loss caused by the inereased period of time during which the van has to be laid up for the overhaul, apart from the augmented cost in money for labour and materials. The ideal condition for the running of a motor delivery van is obviously that whereby the maximum load can be carried throughout the whole journey, but unfortunately such a State of things is generally unattainable in practice. Wherever possible, however, the service should be arranged so that the motor can transport a useful load on its return journey, and thus reduce the cost of the delivery service per ton mile. Keep Accurate Records of Despatch. Service. Whether a man is the owner of one commercial motor vehicle only, or of several hundred, it is of the greatest importance to his interests that full and accurate records of everything in connection with the Despatch Service should be kept. This point cannot be emphasized too strongly, because so many traders and business houses fail to realize the absolute necessity of keeping adequate records if really satisfactory results are to be attained. Manufacturers of industrial motors are constantly drawing the attention of the writer to this neglect. The majority of them would infinitely prefer that a proper tally were kept of the van’s behaviour, because not only would this be a help to them in remedying any defeets in design, but, in the case of a well thought out and soundly constructed vehicle, it would demon- strate its true value. The man who stands to gain most from the keeping of records, however, is the owner ; yet the number of commercial motor vehicle