Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30
DoNcs IN THE AUTOMOBILE WORLD 7

The average truck Is sold on the basis that it will replace so many horses and wagons. And 1t w1ll-if 1t is given the opportunity. Too often, however, the truck purchaser does not look upon his new vetlicle as an in- vestment representing a greater eO- penditure of money than that entailed by the purchase of horse and wag- on, and consequently he fails to obtain the full benefit of it's superior speed and load capabilities says H. w. Slau- son in Leslie's Weekly.
 The truck capable of replacing three horses and wagons, which is given orly the work of one horse and wag- on, is operated at but a third of it's normal efficiency and the return on it's investment will be lowered propr ttonately. But, in the effort to use the truck to its full rated capacity. great care should be taken that the vehicle is not overloaded, for every hundred weight above the normal capacity will cost several times the saving repre- scented in added wear on tires and me chanica1 parts.
 The truck which returns to it's own CT the greatest interest on its invest ment is the one which can be kept moving with a paying load the great est part of the time. Proper routing plays an important part in the success of a motor vehicle installation and if deliveries are arranged on the same schedule and division of territory as existed under the regime of the horse even the best designed motor truck is destined to prove failure. A de- tailed study of delivery districts, av- craze loads. total mileages, and hours and minutes spent in loading and un- loading is necessary before the most economical system of truck manage ment can be devised. The belated or l der of a customer which is delivered by a heavy truck must bear the total l expense of that special trip, including | the depreciations and other ''overhead'' incident to the operation of the vehi- | cle. The delivery wagon could have | been sent out with a full load at aI- most the same expense as that attend ant upon the delivery of that single parcel. It is under such conditions that the light motorcycle delivery Ve- the peculiar requirements of many re- tail businesses.
 In like manner, inefficient loading and unloading systems, and time gast- ed in delivery, may change the aspect of a, motor truck system from a proit
 to a distinct loss. Detachable bodies removable compartments, and con. veyors, runWays and chutes for thC rapid movement of goods, are doins
 their share toward making the motol
 truck 8 part of the most economica
 delivery system modern business has
 yet experienced, but system and com
 mon sense must be the guiding spirit
 The success of so many truck in stallations is dependent upon ttle or
 ganiEatton of the delivery departmen
 that the value of one particular vehicl,
 over another cannot be judged iron
 a solitary installation. The busines man whose motor truck is not yield ing him return on his investmen far greater than that represented b, his horse and wagon system shoult } investigate thoroughly every detail o , his delivery system He should re ceive complete reports of the activi ties of each truck from the time tha , it leaves the garage in the mornin;
 until 1t returns at night These re
 ports should include the number 0
 trips and number of deliveries mad each trip, the distance of each triT ] the load carried, the time consumed and the amount of gasoline and oi