Arizona republican., 1921-03-27
TRUCK HAULING CLOSE SECOND
 TO RAIL WAYS

Statistics for 1920 show that motor trucks carried more tonnage than either inland waterways br interurban trolley lines. Motor transport now ra nks second only to rail transporta- ton.
 in less than ten years time motor transportation has grown from noth- ing to it's present prominence A con- crete example of the remarkable growth is had in a check taken Of traffic between Akron and Cleveland. In two years time, loaded truck ton naFe increased approximately 200 per cent.
 The rapid growth of the industry ',as been so pronounced that many vital problems have been only par tially solved and it's leaders face the task of retracing some of their strides in order to perfect weak spots in the structure.
 The travel and transport bureau of the B. F. Goodrich Rubber company points out four problems that are up for solution now. They are: Forma- tion of local associations to eliminate rate cutting and other harmful prac- | tices; expanding in the field of june ton terminal transfer of freight; to break shippers of the "exclusivelv railroad habit" and educate them to use motor trucks for short hauls: and | to warn truck operators against over I | to antagonize highway authorities. | Local organizations of truck opera = tors are springing up throughout the country and are devoting much thought and action. toward stabilizine the industry. The spirit of CO., opera : ton has been marked and is certain tc become a powerful factor in advancine the industry, says the Goodrich bu- reau.
 Many of these local orgarizations are represented on the transportatior committee of the Federal Highway Council. which is composed of repr:- l sentatives of railroad, motor truck waterways. express compan'es. electric lines and shipping interests. This committee is materially aiding in CO., ordinating the transportatior agencies In the transfer of less than carload freight between railroad stations al 1 large junction terminals, the motor l truck is effecting a great saving oi
 time and expense. For instance. a
 Cincinnatti. IA motor trucks with de mountable bodies have replaced 11'
 slow moving horse drays and release
 over 75 cars daily for main line service
 Over 25 per cent of the total less.
 than carload freight handled at Gin.
 cinnati' was transported by these |
 motor trucks
 To establish this service in othe-
 cities is the problem before the moto-
 t-''rking interests as well as the raj
 lines.
 After years of routing shipment
 exclusively over rail lines shipper
 have been slow to accent the motto
 truck for the short haul. An exten sive educational campaign is the on
 way to gain recognition of intercit, r transportati ton by motor truck Opera tors are pointing out the saving il
 carriage from shipping point to ter
 minal and from terminal to consignee , in packing and crating; time con stunned in the haul, and losses iron , damage.
 The care exercised by the railroad
 in taking care of their right of-w , and eountenancing no destructiv . . practices sets an example for truck op orators. Tests recently completed b the U. S. bureau of public road show that a truck travelling at tn ' rate of Is miles per hour exerts twic the force on the road as when travel ing at the rate of six miles per houi