El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-30
PNEUMATIGS AID
IN LONG HAULS
Eliminate Vibration and
Permit Big Motor Trucks
to Hit Up Good Speeds.

One OF the certainties IN the trans
portation world which everyone ad-
mits in these days OF prodigious ef-
| fort to obtain relief from the IN
lprecedented congestion and embar-
goes OF our railroads, IS that the mo-
tor truck has arrived" But although
it has already been OF incalculable
service in experimenting their work,
particularly in taking over many Of
the iutercity short hauls." barely .
fraction OF its real worth has yet ben
realized.
It is the one means Of obtaining the
speed. range and endurance Of the
larger units Of transportation In the
Introduction Of other projects having
for their end the advancement OF the
motor truck, much missionary work
has been necessary and a demand
created. But the need for overland
haulage IS here. and the chief diff
Guilty is TO supply the enormous de-
mand for trucks, instead OF creating
q Place Tor them
The first trucks wore solid rubber
tires-because at that time there were
no pneumatics available for truck use
The development Of pneumatic truck
tires came later. So our motor
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largely with solid rubber tires Solid
rubber tires are highly satisfactory
for slow speed work through congeat-
ed districts. but they bar the truck
And to obtain relief from present rail-
road conditions we must have trucks
that can make speed enough TO make
long haul operation profitable.
Undoubtedly the chief obstacle TO
the widest possible use for the motor
TTITTnr the solid WHHnnnH tires
with which L is commonly equipped
The terrific vibration in high speed.
long haul service soon batters even
the strongest trucks 10 pieces.
The pneumatic truck tire is the an
sWer 10 the question as 70 what VIII
permit the required speeds and cush-
ioninE. necessary 20 insure successful
operation It is the type Of tire that
the limited field Of city hauling TO
the broad field OF operation between
cities hundreds OF miles apart. The
most conspicuous example OF its pos
sibilities. IS the motor transportation
line which for ten months has been
operating between Akron and Bos-
ton, q distance OF about $50 miles. by
the Goodyear Tire and Rubber COM
pany- The trucks which this company
is using ~ all equipped with large
sized c.Ed tires which cushion the
loads properly and permit a 1900 mile
round trip in q weeks time
The practica bility Of this line as an
all year round line has been definitely
proven during the recent -unprece-
dented SHOWS throughout the north.
when these trucks were able TO get
through, on the Lincoln highway.
with no interruption OF service. other
than the delays incidental to travel
ing IN deep snow. And as this was
without doubt the seVerest winter
that our country has experienced for
decades. Il is entirely reasonable to
believe that these trucks can conquer
any future snow conditions.
Cord truck tires OF the type the
Goodyear company IS using on its
own truck line. are serving IN heavy
truck duty in more than 200 Ameri-
can cities. and are delivering results
in delivery service Of all kinds in
larger number OF cities. These re-
suits portend a much wider future
use, and mean that within q few
years the pneumatic tired motor truck
VIII have attained the same predomi-
nance in its world that the pneumatic
tired passenger car is holding now