The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-04
truck FROM FARM 70 MARKET BY MOTOR

licenses and Insurance, overhead es-
penses. repairs and equipment all swell
the annual maintenance costs.
Rates for Hauling.
! In some sections there are ae many
different systems of com putting rates
and charges for hauling as there are
motor trucks. each owner having an
/ fatton ton. There are several factors
which should he considered In the
! establishment OF rates IN any district
The value and the fragility Of the load
c~ar a direct relationship 10 the rate
! ta.@,sS Sh Asssfkdr .a ~ -Seelk xn<-x sSa1E
SSiS.st FSassts sesaa r,lvssaaseFsise sr1.4sS,
er risk nn the p1-t nf the carrier
ard the tariff for lie carriage Of stith
~rods ehouid be sufficiently hirh TO
"a fset The risk Involved.
/ The length Of the haul r@taraily II
another prime consideration Road
conditions directly affect eperatins
! costs and hence must also he cor
| eidered In establishing rates. The
probability and huik Of The load
must be taken into consideration
Where complete delivery ts made
from the door Of che shipper "a the
door Of The coa-ignee. sn5 service
is rer tered which sr not duplicated BY
the railroad this additional eervsce
Practically no rates have been e~taN-
Hshed OF The BASIS OF cost plus q reas
onaSse proft. A satisfactory rate mus.
ce one which Is low enouxh 60 srtvscs
business anu htsh enough 10 cTer q
reasonable -~css 20 the c-srstor
Where conditions G. az: permit the
sEaslishnae~: cf sucs rate. carr
sn snst be exsrcssess s- starting a route.
Collecting Frvsxfx-
. -
- prxcs.eet CO short rurgi routes
whers corr asraavxy few .-or. are
csirArt'~ r4a5s a1cn collection -
costly hc.s .E tile and gasoline ana
hence recess!tatss higher rates THIS
-ross rok1. collection swstens - popu-
AZ also Tire shippers csn.ra'srinE
ihets p-c8rce &; csrtatr rofnts whore
* ca~ Re toated or tire trucks The
central case m bling method where the
clippers concentrate their freight a.
one poi-s c. where r lighter. aux
10 worthy OF trial. SIS II possesses many
efficient features The delivery OF
ne goods az their destinations tnny
ss handled WY sat1a1a torily IN n
rir1iiRr manner.
The srlal-Acsi~ truck line usually
coilect& the charges when the fre.gh.
Ia accepted. white ti1e mora Ella erats
systerna which haul gt.lariy for DIFF
sereut patrons submit weekly or
rne athly Bits II ts esee initial that each
truck operator. no matter how sirnple
his system, should keep a record of
his expenses.
The bureau Of markets, IN an inwvs-
tisAtion Of over sixty rural motor
routes. Aseertatred that mary opers~
tore who kept no accounts thought
they were making a profit, when. as a
matter OF fact. they were gradually
sxhausttnT their original Investment
tor current expenses.
Rural hauiinv by motor fs limited
and restricted by tina operation costs
a compared with those Of railroads.
electric line, and hoat routes. The
truck,n.n must practice every possible
economy IN order TO mintrrize his
exper.ss which VIII b reflected in
his charges. Truck reutes are only
adArt~d to sections In which ths
roads are good. 40 poor roads are ar,
insurrn our table obstacle to motor
freish'tns Furthermore. truck opera
tors must be financially responsible
Tor TIE goods they carry Consenuent-
" they should be protected by ada-
auste insurance. II II only by such
practices that q. permanent and Ger
tain business can be developed