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

CONSIDERATIONS OF MOTOR SERVICE 123 users who treat this matter seriously are few and far between. Motor accounts may be kept simply and accurately, so that while a minimum of time and labour is taken up in their keeping, all useful information which is likely to be required at any time, may be obtained at a glance. Such records will more than pay their way. On the other hånd, the writer has occasionally come across the man who loses sight of the real object in view, and who in an excess of enthusiasm (since the keeping of records can prove quite an absorbing work) runs his account with sucli a wealth of unnecessary detail and complication, that he incurs considerable expense, and can seldom lay his hånd on the particular information which is wanted. Simplicity and accuracy are the two essentials. What Information is Required. The registering of a precise yet simple log can be greatly facilitated by the use of a recording instrument. These machines register automatically on specially designed paper discs— (1) The hour of departure. (2) The time and duration of each stop. (A most useful record, since it is difficult to obtain accurately without an automatic instrument.) (3) The distance covered. (4) The speed. (5) The hour of arrival. From these it can be seen at a glance if the driver has made use of excessive speed to make up for any unauthorized halt. The reading of these discs is not a difficult matter considering the size of the scale, and accuracy is obtained within a practical degree.