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

INDEX Ambulances, etc., military, 7 Atomizer, use of, 163 Austria, road mileage of, 2 Automobile Association Clearing House scheme, 201 Average petrol costs, 61 Battery types, 80 Bodies for commercial motors : detachable bodies, 177 electrical tipping, 179 haulage efficiency, 182 hydraulic tipping, 181 lightness consistent with strength, 175 loading and unloading, semi- automatic, 178 mechanical tipping, 180 sizes, 183 tipping bodies, 179 trailer bodies, 183 wind resistance, 176 Bonus systems : economy of, 160 fuel saving, 161 sinking fund, 161 tyre saving, 161 van appearance, 161 Box van tricycle, 44 Capital expenditure, interest on, 134-9 Carrier, business considerations, 22-3 •—, motor transport for, 20 Cheapest forms of transport, 43 Clearing Houses : Automobile Association scheme, 201 cost, 200 list, London and country, 205 pioneer houses, 200 Coal and coke fuel, 147 Coal conveyance, 20 Commercial motors, life of, 135 Commercial Motor transport, ad vantages, 13 Competent control, advantages of, 42 Continuous service economy, 25 Contractor’s opportunity, 19 Converted horse-driver, 34 Cost keeping : economy essential, 130 system of costing, 130 Costing system tables : electric vehicle, 132 petrol van, 131 steam wagon, 131 Cost reduction by expert drivers, 40 Costs of operation : Petrol vehicle Delivery van (12 cwt.), 51 — — (1 ton), 57 Departmental Stores Fleet, 49 Fleet running, 53 Light vans (2-5 cwt.) pre- war, 48 Three-wheeled van (3-5 cwt.), 49 Ton-mile costs, 48 Weekly mileage and vehicle costs, 47 Costs, running. See Running Costs Country districts, scope of motor in, 19 County Council costing scheme, 127-9 ------lorries, 72 Delivery service : accounts, 123 considerations, 120 contractor’s opportunity, 19 ensured deliveries, 13 log book, 125 overloading, 121 parcel delivery, 14 records, value of, 122, 124, 125 road surface, 120 running costs, 126 Departmental Stores Fleet, costs of operation, 49 Depreciation of vehicle, method of calculation, 134-9 209