Evening star., 1923-01-07
OFT-BERATED AUTO
TRUCK IS DEFENDED
Much of Damage Blame
Wrongly Placed, While Ben
efitS Go UnheraIded.

In the last six months we have
done to the state roads throughout
rhe country by the motor truck. Any
sane-thinkiug truck owner or manu-
facturer will admit that damage has
been done the roads by overlooking.
hut too few stop and consider the
benefit which the truck does for
road building and how this damage
ran be overcome" says T. y. Wnitten,
chief engineer Of the General Motors
Truck Company.
MANY states have laws regulating
the loading capacity OF the motor
truck. its length and breadth. to m
sure that truck owners Go not SO
overload the truck that damage is
the newest step in the progress of the
motor truck-the tractor trailer COM
Aination.
Distributes Load Evenly.
To the average person the tractor
trailer is a combination which is heavy.
nnEaInly, and spells ruin for every thing
Z touches. bur. on tho contrary. il is
he greatest step forward in trtnsporta-
iion that tn" industry has taken in
Years.
The tractor-t trailer combination dis
tributes the load over six to eight wheels
and allows The carry ing Of heavy loads
without damage and insurcS 4 smooth
running surface on the cement or
nacadam road al AL times.
Damage 10 the roads. is done by
cTerloaduG only. resulting in the road
surface being jolted heavily at all times.
IS the springs. which are supposed TO
act rs cushions for shocks. are 50 weigh
cd down that 1t is impossiblc for them
10 act properly.
Truck Blamed for Faults.
Small holes appear and, due 10 neg
iSenco, they are not Immediately re-
paired. resulting in larger holes being
formed by wear and ny water. seeping
through. The truck is blamed for this
when nine times out Of ten il il the
fault Of the road construction or the
failure to properly repair the surface
Il have told YOU something Of the
damage done to the roads. but there are
always two sides TO every question:
Have You ever stopped to consider the
benefit done to roads by the truck
Perhaps you ride along smoothly in
YOUR car and see a truck ahead You
blow your horn and swear because YOU
cannot get by Immediately. and you
blame the truck for destroying the road.
YOUR pleasure, and everything you can
think of. But do you stop to consider
that YOU are paying for the road YOU are
Truck Cuts Cost.
"And do you know that probably hun
dreds of trucks were used in preparing
the road for your pleasure" And do
YOU realize that this road was con-
structed at q great deal less cost thar il
could have been ten years ago, and all
because Of the motor truck?
"The truck haulS the cement. the stone
and gravel and brings the worK.nan ma
'crial with which to keep busy and does
much faster and with great deal
moro economy than would he possible
with horses
Days Saved in Construction.
"DayS arc saved in constructing the
road, and many dollars in taxes arc cut
from your BILL and all due 10 the motor
trucks helping make the road you are
blaming them for destroying.
''In other words, every motor truck
on the road saves money, for if II did
not it would not be there. No operator
tceps a truck on the road which is los
ing money and hence money is saved
FOR you on every truck i'll operation"