lista.nces considered practical for
motor trtick transportation are held
"by various authorities to average
from 100 to 30O miles. In special
instances trips of 4 00 miles have been
made. An exceptional demonstration
of long distance hauling is the fleet
of motor trucks which the Goodyear
.Tire Rubber company operate be
tween Akron, Ohio, and Boston for
the shipment of fabrics and rubber
Fuppl ies. These machines make the
round r trip of approximately 1.560
miles in from six to nine days, de
pending on the weather and road
conditions. They are driven between
terminals with no stops other than
for meals and supplies. Each truck
js manned -YitTi two drivers, one of
whom drives while the other sleeps.
The establishing of Kng distance
motor truck servica during the emer
gency of the war is undoubtedly the
torerunaer of a continuation of such
service on an even larger scale in
tbe era of peaco. The service is
?emonfrt.ratiTis to manufacturers and
nerchanta that motor truck transpor
tation is the only way to escape de
lays caused by slow moving local
railroad freight trains and the loss
of time that had frequently been ex
perienced even before the railroad
freight congestion became so acute.
Department stores In Xew York
City and Philadelphia are extensive
ly patronizing long distance motor
truck freight service. This method
of transportation insures prompt re
ceipt of good3.
The products carried by motor
trucks have hardly any limitations.
