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

 CHAPTER XVII WHAT RECORDS TO KEEP For the benefit of those who have not had any experi- ence of motor despatch work on which to base their system of record keeping, a list of the various items which it is considered are useful to form the foundation of a log are given below. The folio wing list may look formidable at first siglit, but will be found in practice to be perfectly simple in the keeping if done day by day ; and since several of the items can be deduced from others, the number should not impose an onerous task either upon the driver or the book-keeper. A Log for Every Gar. A separate book should be kept for eacli car, and the designating number of a van should be noted on its own book to prevent any possible error occurring where more than one vehicle is in service. Every day of the month should have its own space, as in this way any days on which the machine was not in commission can easily be ascertained. Each of the following items should have its own column, and should be entered daily, and space for the weekly summaries should be allowed for—• (1) Date. (2) Time of departure for loading depot. (3) Time of return to garage. (4) Places of delivery. (5) Times of arrival and departure, when possible. (6) Total day’s mileage. (7) Total time (given by difference between items 2 and 3). (8) Total time taken in delivery (given by sum of times of item 5). 125