The Detroit times., 1913-06-16
GOODYEAR OPENS
UP CHAIN OF
SERVICE PLACES
Establishes Truck Garages and
Wheel Shops in All Large
Cities of Country
ENABLES OWNERS TO
KEEP MACHINES BUSY
Tends to Overcome Single OBJ
lection to Use of Equipment
for Haulage

chain Of truck service stations
has recently been established by the
Goodyear Tire a. Rubber company, of
Akron, o. Truck garages and wheel
shops have been established in all of
The larger cities OF the country, and
many more are to be added from time
To time.
This action tends to overcome the
only objection TO the use Of motor
equipment for haulage," says c. w.
Martin, manager motor truck tire de-
partment, the Goodyear Tire 4 Rub
Der Co.
The fact that tire change-overs oft
en- tie up trucks for considera BILE
length OF time. has up to this time
been a serious objection to the use
or the motor truck Some business
men In adopting the commercial We.
hlcle for their merchandising, have
complained that they do not make the
saving over horse haulage that they
counted upon.
When traffic experts have analyzed
these cases they have found I'm many
Instances, either that the truck was
TOO large. for the work that was pro-
vided for 1t, or that the business man
nad not shifted his sticking system
from the horse basis when he put on
truck, and was losing full value OF
his motor equipment by reasons OF
allowing IT to stand idle consider
able part Of the time.
In order to overcome this last OBJ
lection. II Is necessary to reorganize
the system OF maintenance, SO that
the truck will not be laid up for re-
pairs. This difficulty, in the inaugur-
alton Of motor trucks, was recognized
by the Goodyear Tire 4 Rubber COM
pany, and for that reason its chain of
service stations has been established,
so that hereafter truck owners will be
enabled to keep their trucks busy all
the time.
DAY and night, the new Goodyear
truck garages aud wheel shops will be
open. to render truck owners this
service. A force Of expert wheel
wrights and mechanics. large enough
to take care Of any kind OF work that
may come In, will be on hand.
The opening of these service sta
tons marks wonderful stride in the
advancement OF motor truck industry,
ond Is bound to stimulate the use Of
motor trucks.
Heretofore. when ii was necessary
to change over a wheel from old
Standard to s. A. f. Standard, It was
necessary to send the wheel to a
wheelwright. resulting in delays, dur
ing which the truck was laid up. Ere
Quently the work when turned out.
was found to have been done inaccur-
ately. giving a promise OF future
trouble. both 10 the truck owner and
tire man. Truck wheels change
overs were out Of the usual line of
the wheelwright's work, and as each
wheel was an entirely different prob
lem. II had to be worked out as such.
and consequently valuable time was
wasted by the tire company's repre-
sentative having to personally direct
practically every move the mechanic
made
ITO Offset this condition and to al.
low truck owners to keep their trucks
moving all the time. the Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Co. with its spirit Of
responsiveness, determined to in
stall these wheel shops in the larger
cities where this work could be hand
led by men who were experts, with q
constant minimum of delay and con.
fusion.
These garages will have a place
FOR storage. and no matter how diff
cult the change-over a man can put
his truck In the garage at night, and
the work will he finished and the
truck ready for business in the morn.
ing.
in connection with the garages will
be wheel shop and stock room. In
the stock room will be stored every
thing necessary for repairing truck,
such as wheels. rim bands, bolts.
fastenings. for every type OF truck,
and In fact everything that goes to
make up the equipment Of q perfect
truck wheel plant"