Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-05
PROBLEM OF RETURN
LOAD WORK SOLVED
This System In Uee In Great Britain
On Account OF Inadequate
supply of Vehicles.

LONDON. May 4.--Despite a great
deal OF talk and the expenditure of
considerable effort road authorities
in Great Britain have not made much
progress In the work of increasing
tho efficiency OF the admittedly IN
adequate supply of motor vehicles
remaining III the service. This sup
ply OF motor trucks has been cur
tailed by The fuel shortage. and also
by the difficulty Of getting repairs
and having spare parts delivered.
The return-lond movement has
been fairly effective In some Sec
tons: 1t is not universally applicable. !
Where truck liz used for retail De-
livery work the fuIl-ioad idea is Inn (
possible Many sections have re-
turn-loud schemes In which what II
known as traffic exchange has been
established. This is practically the
same as what is known an the re-
turn-load telephone exchange Ia
Connecticut. U. q. The driver Iook-
ing for return Toad calls up the
traffic exchange. ,9s,
Clearing House idea.
The case OF vehicles used for re-
tai delivery has to be handled quite
differently. In this case an effort
must be made to prevent overlap
ping OF facilities There IL no rsas
son why ten lorrieH should carry ten
different kinds OF goods to one OUT.
lying point. when the quantities
handled are so small that the whole
bulk could 20 in one or two vehicles.
The object should be to see that each
vehicle makes a direct out andRome
Journey performing all Its deliveries
IN one district, instead Of allowing u
each Vehicle to describe an irregular
course. This ideal can only be
reached II ali goods for retail deliv.
cry can he conveyed to a central
clearing house and there rapidly
sorted and sent out In lorrics used
In the common service OF all traders.
This Ideal can not be improvisedl
during the war. though It may con-
coivably be adopted later on. The
best that can be done now Is to form
groups OF traders who will pool their
vehicles and deliveries. o
Much has been said and written
about this pooling idea, but up 10 the
present little has been done. over
hpping hos been prevented 70 some
extent by limiting the radius Of &C.
tlon OF vans operating from one pAr-
ueuiar center Ind by refusinE to
neys exceeding a certain maxirnum.
beyond which the railway Il reGarde1
as the best means OF conySrrnce
yrs,ur,,,,. ~ ,,.t,,.s.. -
NIL. ..,...
Tnis amounts 70 very httlA prog
|res., toward compists oreanisation.
oo, us's are ossinnin9 ~ t4E
s""s ..e ocnk uone prsN9lpAtsy
Us losue OF tne inuuence 0k ~
ranways ~, Jne past history ot caneS
w orcat nrIain SHOWS now the rett<
ways aIe prep.red 70 aeaI with any
s.nn sop.A'or VINO may pecome dan-
serous. Tne canal system has beea
rendered almost useless by the policy
o. .ne raiways, wnicn purchased
~. Min sssehunI poItions OF the sys-
,., ,'a', VIII mew % prevenung 90
sw.opnsA Ine nnirVa9s nav alA4
sseo.ay pehttica Inc yeiue ~
sa'ais anu euucatoo tne puohc % ~
iuoa tnat ihiAhd water transport -
oosole'e'
Vne Is inclined 10 rear that tn4
Ihlways are now turning their ~.
.eu.Ioh 70 the road transport venscies |
wnich ~ becoming oanserous con-
pcutor' haliway infiuence 10 very
strone IN briush official circles and
parianen,. ~ Is thererore con-
csVaDle that legislative proposan
auverse 10 motor transport VIII bs
s.rOhgiy supported and In the mean-
Wniie mat every opportunity will be
tsken 10 curuhlI tne use or motors
uhuor pretehSe OF organzinx trans
po.uuon.
independent Government Transports.
~ mas been recognized for some
.inne past tnat government DEPART
menus nave peen among the princt-
pa otIenders IN the matter OF inef-
liclent use oil motors. the various
uepartmenS have each conducted
.nsir own transport system inds-
pomuen'iN
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