Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
NEW TRUCKS BUILT
TO BOOST PROFITS
Trends in Construction and
Operation Noted by
Distributor.

Two trends that stand out sharply
in the building and operation Of trucks
at the start of 1880, are: Greater rug
gedness in all details of construction tc
keep pace with the increasing power
and speed demanded for profitable
truck operation, and greater accuracy In
suiting trucks to the loads and work
they must perform.
This is the opinion of Everett G
Scott on the local truck distributorship
Many other important developments
mark the progress Of commercial trans
portation," Scott said, ''but these two
stand out as factors influencing the
final profit or loss which truck owners
viii have from their delivery and haul
age equipment"
Greater ruggedneSs Of construction
does not mean awkward trucks, loaded
down with excess lightweight" Scott
pointed out. CAS- a matter Of fact" he
said, "the most profitable trucks oper-
ating today have, practically without
exception, highest ratios of horsepower
to total weight, or, In order words, are
free Of useless, excess weight.
Must Have Long Life.
"Our whole experience shows us that
even in light duty delivery or haulage
truck has to be all truck in order tc
pay a profit to its owner, through LONG
life, high work performance and eco
nomical operation.
Greater ruggedness in frames, axleS
tranSmiSsions, springs, clutches, steer
ing mechanism and every other detail
Is absolutely essential today If the truck
owner is to get full value from the in
creased work capacity, speed and flexi-
bility possessed by truly modern truck
Modern business has to have vehicles
that will cover widened territories and
deliver higher average Of pay-load
ton-miles every day.
"You can't get this from a vehicle
that is fiimsy in any detail of con-
struction. or built down to price in
disregard Of what modern truck must
do. To operate prof1tably, trucks must
have real balance in every detail, and
you can't get this balance by adding
q truck part, such as an axle, to a
passenger car chassis.
safety for driver, public and load,
imperatively demands rugged strength
back Of the modern control features,
such as improved steering and four
wheel truck brakes, with which all mod
ern trucks must be equipped"
Waste Is Pointed Out.
One Of the largest hidden wastes In
LUCK OpCIdSlOL1s hA1. 0CUbt 0CC401Cus
comes through unsuitability Of a truck
to the work It Is performing.
Evidence we have gathered leads Us
to believe that many truck owners are
operating vehicles Of greater capacity
than is actually needed. which Is q
costly thing to do. Many others are
operating vehicles Of less actual ca
pacity than is required, an even more
costly mistake than 'overcapacity.'
There Is no reason why q truck
should not be suited with great &C.
curacy to its work. And only with such
exact suitability can an owner get out
Of truck the full probability built
into It.
"By this modern method the truck
owner gets vehicle that is suited with
greatest accuracy to the work by which
1t must earn profits for him. And In
this way the maker is enabled to pro-
vide every truck with the most ef-
ficient tire equipment possible, a very
large item Of economy in operating
costs"