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

126 MOTOR ROAD TRANSPORT (9) Running time, including involuntary stops (given by difference between items 7 and 8, minus stops for meals). (10) Involuntary stops, reason and duration. (11) Miles per hour of day’s journey (given by dividing item 6 by item 7). (12) Miles per hour of running time (given by dividing item 6 by item 9). (13) Weight of load (æ) out and (&) home. (14) Nature of load (a) out and (&) home. (15) Total distance load carried. (16) Ton-miles out and home. To obtain item 16 multiply load in tons by distance carried in miles. Where deliveries and collections are made en route the loads will have to be “ average ” loads. Running Gosts. The next list of records should be of the quantities and cost of fuel and lubricants, and any charges connected with the running of the vehicle, as for in- stance, for a petrol van, gallons of spirits, pints of engine oil, pounds of grease, gallons of gear oil, material used, labour on car, and by whom done—this last entry forms a useful check. Tyres, Carbide, paraffin, waste, etc., and petty cash. expenses on the road should also be entered. Successful Operation Assured. From the record of these items in conjunction with the “standing charges” enumerated in a subsequent chapter, the weekly, quarterly and yearly costs can easily be calculated, and will show sufficient detail of the running and the cost of the service, to ensure successful operation, provided, of course, other con- ditions, such. as the employment of a van suitable to its work, are fulfilled.