Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-29
MOTOR TRUCK CONFERENCE
ECONOMICAL OPERATION
WILL BE UNDER DISCUSSION
Program Includes Subjects That viii
Appeal to Owners and
Drivers.
Nl:W yoI,k Eci, ~

!. NEW YORK. Feb. 2S---What is .x
,pacted ~ b. The largest meci!ns OF
,,t.w!' he held ~ This city next Aprii.
iIiHroid L. Gould. OF Chicago. chairfnn,.
os the National Truck Owners con.
recent show week. making final ar.
!nnGements. The chief subject when
will be discussed will he "lfow TO Make
Nhcrc demonstrated more clearly than
ever before tho steadily incroasin Ing: use
fof the commercial motor vehicle Tor
Transportation and business purposes.
i, In these days of high costs" said
Mr.. Could. truck owners. ~ we'll az
Other business executives. want 70
lmprorc their trucking condition"
ASA result Of lis previous nccting..
:hc Nntiora! Truci: Owners Conference
has. formulated q standard truck cost
system, which has been adopted by
.rvcra! thousand truck owners in AL
n ns5s Of moi ,h' r1un'r ,f,oon G9n:t'Gs
studying evorT phase Of motor trans
,pOrtation.
How 10 Save Money.
Truck users We're kaonly Interested
methods were explained which applied
TO their particular conditions, .nvoiv-
lag thousands o! dollars ia year. y saw
'igs. Tho manufacturers wor" inter-
rsted bccaus" OF the general benefit -
,thn truck Industry; ana 50 the 'nove,,
IN Sew York. Detroit. Buffalo. rhila-
dolpha aud Pittsburgh. yearly saw
'ings OF from $1,000 to s3Oooo by simple
p!spatch.ng plans. loading methods and
bonus scheme we're brought out, ana
In every instance truck costs ioOmcI
up as highly Important items.
AZ explained by Mr Could. costs
Kept on tho standard system and u,c,-
Ngcnt!y auaiyzcd enable the user:
To compare one truci; against tho
other "a. TO detailed performance anh
itcmzcd costs. thus determining which
unit, Size and type o! truck is best
suited (" rt'cular trucking coMd:-
10 Compare Mileage.
!, TO compare the mileage ana cos.
Jicr miic Of different makes and types
NJ tires, TO know what i best for his
trucks.
:. TO decide Which drivers arc produc-
'hs best and TO compcnsa'c them r;t.!
bonuses which spur the othor drivers 10
urcatcr produciicn.
! 70, check the driver ~ to repairs,
secure better driving. which .cduc,a
70 pick gu, trucks .ha; aye making
y! scrvicc.
To rent out trucks a. q sa'e n.ays!n,
~ rroii,,. wnich prevents hauiaee coz
c.rr3 going out OF business.
To prove where IL is cheaper u ship
by truci: than By freight.
TO place transportation equipment.
;or which Ii H. best ;ittei. hot 10,
sentimental bu, economical reasons.
Keeping Cost Account.
''Thc general manager o, Il large
IN carn. said Mr. Could. stated that
!;Hcp.7s; cpSis on 'hc standard system
resulted in ;wcnty-iwo motor ;ruchs
replacing hovS"-'lrawn vehicles - ung
Year Smpi! bccaJS. they wore more
uconoI:!cal lie also said that within Il
few months tNcniY-frur add .:ioual
trucks would br Installed. thus com
pic,cly .cpi2 cling morse equipment with
motor trucks for motor equipment en-
an!cs him % extend the range OF SER
vice. which means addition! custom
~ low years ago comparatively
I'll. thoGght Mas g!vcn 20 motor
truck operation, the costs. perform
Etrcc and h"udl.ns of trucks receiving
..:t!s attention. Eat tho n..d OF The
lla:pr truch rapidly hcc;,mc rccog-
r zad-intorc.ty hauling concerns be-
gan 70 compete with freight and cX-
press .nah!us IN hauling material
from one city To smother. and as "a
rel, greater attention focused on The
!nr'"r truck.
every truck owner wants 10 reduce
lis costs and better his service. The
OMISSION .! mo or three items ma,IcE
~, coS-s useless because lie Is de-
"&ircd into believing they are lower
irau Is tStua'ly tho case
Practical? every motor truck ana
i.rr company. added Mr.. Could. - 1r-
.iTc:y promoting the standard system
because II is an accurate. unbiased
COS; system. cavorlnG no make nor
price o. truck.