Motor Road Transport For Commercial Purposes
(Liquid Fuel, Steam, Electricity)
Forfatter: John Phillimore
År: 1920
Forlag: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd.
Sted: London
Sider: 212
UDK: 629.113
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MOTOR ROAD TRANSPORT
from the total of 52s. In most cases the men draw
the full sum. The firm are members of the C.M.U.A.,
which entitles the men to compete in any competitions
which. the Association put up. To any man or team
winning a prize, the House gives a like amount.
No overtime is paid to the men. What is considered
a fair day’s work—based on careful calculation and
experience—is set for each driver and van, and if the
round is finished at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, so
much the better for the driver. Such a method would
probably not be practical were no bonus system in
force, and if the van engines werenot, as a rule, govemed,
because it would lead to overspeeding. With the
drivers interested in their work, however, and with
an eye fixed on economical running, the scheme appears
to work out well in practice.