Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-30
NEW TRUCKS At
GARDEN SHOW
Trend of Commercial Car De-
velOpment Will Be
Evident.

Without mentioning names, as the
gossips say, we can let the cat out of
the bag about some of the new models
of motor trucks n delivery wagons
that will be exhibited for the first time
at the Madison Square Garden auto
mobile show in New York during the
part two period, from January 10 to 20.
Usually tho manufacturers try to keep
secret the details of their newest de-
signs, SO as to spring them as sur
prises and get ahead of their COM
petitors. Enough has leaked out, how
ever, about the new machines to give
an idea of the trend of development
IN this rapidly growing branch of the
for the big truck, and SS,H And d at s' least
fifteen of the thirty-one commercial
vehicle exhibitors preparing to dis
new. Lozier and Locomoblle trucks are
of this size, while the Alec. Knox and
Speedwell people Will show new ma
who is once more building and mar
keting under his own anne, will prob
ably show his ten-ton model-the
largest observation-disclosures motor
A notable tendency of makers who
have been selling trucks for some time
is to increase their lines by the add
ton of new models of different sizes.
For instance. Peerless, who introduced
a hve-ton truck at last winters shows,
will display three-ton, four-ton and
uN0-COn mOuelS at CnlS winters gar
den. show. Knox has added three new
models, of which one is a two-tonner
and another a siX-ton machines; the
Alec Company offers three-and-a-half-
ton and siX-and-a-half ton models to
supplement it's two-ton and fve-ton
sizes, and Morgan, who formerly made
only a hve-ton size, will now be able
t6rs sn3w IN Size ad e ! ID 2 t twoI tor an. and
ed q two-ton model to the three-ton
size that was the only one the COM
pany built up to last summer. Under
c., trucks the General Motors Com
pRny, which took over the Reliance
and Rapid factories, Will Introduce its
new one-ton and two-ton models.
About 80 per cent. of tho motors at the
show VIII be of the vertical four-cylinder
type, as. only three or four makers will
show light wagons Of the double opposed
dominate. Several Of the new big trucks
will have dry plate clutches instead OF
running them in oil. Four-speed trans
machines. The seiectfve type continues
to gain favor. About half of the models
Will have seats over the engines. while
in others the seat will be located back
OF the engine hood dash. An increased
number of trucks with left side control
will be o~bserved, and chain cases to pro-
tect the driving chains from dirt will be
wiz viii range about ZOO to sa,5oo for prizes ones
models; $1,000 to $500 for three-ton
TRUCKS; $4,40O to 4,SO0 for ~nve-tonners, and
$3.50 TO Sc, 500 for six-ton models.
Among the sight electric commercial
vehicles Will be found models ranging
from q D0-pound delivery wagon at 81, 45O
to 1ve-ton trucks. Either lead or nickel
Iron batteries can be used N most Of
the chesses. The electric wagons up to
one-ton capacity rave q mileage capacity
OF 40 to 81 miles with lead batteries and
about go to rs miles with nickel batteries.
The large trucks are rated at SO to 40
miles. Speeds are in accordance with
loads, from about 0 to Is miles an hour.