The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15
MOTOR TRUCKS AND
THE COST OF LIVING
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~ GEO0 On A. KIssEL,
President KiDel Motor Car Co.

The expense Of distribution IL an i'm
mensely important item in the cos, OF
living. and the great possibilities Of re-
ducing this expense through the use Of
motor vehicles forms q fascinating and
profitable study. Experiences that prove
the time and money saving accomplish
ments OF the power driven truck multiply
In ratio as this comparatively new factor
In the business world becomes better
understood and more widely adopted. Let
me select few from our Corresponds nee
files.
The Carisa fruit ranch In San Luis
Obispo county. California. il twenty eight
miles from the nearest railroad station
. three ton load there the time occupied
In the trip being three days. With q
three ton truck the same tonnage 10
hauled SO rapidly that two trips a day
can be made when necessary. 1t Is figured
that In cost OF operation and elimination
Of waste the truck saves $40 a day during
the marketing season.
ranchman Of Visalia, Cal. tells Of
hauling 3.420 pounds Of grapes to San
Francisco. "A distance OF sl5 miles, In
thirty-one hours. delivering his load d.
rectly to the commission merchant to
whom II was billed. thus saving the three
additional loading and unloading opera
tions necessary In transporting the con-
signment by freight.
creamery at Yuba City. Cal. has q
1900 pound truck which replaced three
teams In the collection Of milk and cream
for market 1t covers 100 miles every
day. making about fifty stops and has re-
duced the expense over the former horse
haulage method to the amount Of about
322 q day.
Two trucks operated by T. tran.porta-
tion company at Highland Park. III. are
doing service worth noting One OF these
trucks. a two ton KissclKar. is used under
time contract to deliver "A load OF fruit
In Chicago every morning. The distance
10 twenty-four and a half miles and the
time allowed Is two hours Although the
roads are sometimes extremely bad this
truck has never been more than five min
utes late. and is usually from twenty
minutes to half an hour ahead OF time.
A brewing company OF New Haven.
Conn. Offers successful demonstration
OF what motor truck will save In com
petition with railroads. This company
does a great deal OF business with the
neighboring cities Of bridgeport. Beauford
and Ansonia, and formerly was obliged
to depend upon railroad freight service
for daily delivery In those places 1t
trucks which not only make better time
but deliver the product to the door OF the
customer Each truck makes seventy.
fve miles daily with twelve to fourteen
deliveries.
There 10 a pickle bottling factory To-
Gated At Silver Lane. Conn. They own
farms at Vernon and Rockville. where
their vegetable product Is raiSed. Thus
their haulage considerations start with
the transportation Of vegetables from farm
to factory. The extent Of this work may
be partially realised when It IL known
that 100000 pickles are put up from
the product Of these farms.
This company purchased q three ton
truck which was intended to cover the
farm to factory route. not much additional
duty being expected OF II. The manage.
ment soon learned, however. that the
truck 10 a new element In modern indus
try-that II stands alone In It's transit
possibilities. They found that It could
handle the trade In nearby cities, deliver
direct to customers, save time and expense
and greatly increase the satisfaction OF
patrons. Thus this truck now takes care
Of the company's business In Northamp-
ton, Mass. thirty miles distant Hartford.
Conn. fourteen miles. and Bridgeport lOs
miles, and It's ground covering ability 10
not yet exhausted. II Is now proposed to
send the truck In regular trips t.
worcester. Mass. ninety miles away.