Motor trucks help win the war by beating rail delays
The piece highlights widespread use of motor trucks to lift railroad freight embargoes, with the War Department operating fleets and orders rising from 30,000 to as many as 100,000 in a year. It notes quicker deliveries, lower costs, and examples from Philadelphia to Detroit, including a 72-hour count of 507 trucks moving 890 tons, the equivalent of 22 freight cars.
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Harry Wilkin Perry
Collier’s
War Department
Philadelphia
New York
New Jersey
Big Lake Michigan Steamship Company
New York State
Buffalo
Cleveland
Detroit Company
Detroit
Toledo
Akron
Motor Trucks Transform Short Haul Freight and War Time Trade
The piece argues 20 000 Akron Cleveland workers could lose jobs if truck traffic stops while noting trucks advance short haul freight near big cities. It cites Senate support for Post Office motor truck routes to aid food distribution and delivery. It highlights Towle on trucks replacing horses and expanding 20 to 80 miles daily.
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Akron
Cleveland
Senate
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A. L. Alexander Company
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Byrd Auto Company
Kissel, Cole and Briscoe Cars
A. E. Baum & CO
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Cramer Motor Car CO
Franklin and Marmon Cars
Campbell Motor Car CO
Studebaker Cars and Trucks
Dart Motor Truck CO
Stanufac
Hileman Motor CO
Haynes, Mitchell and Velie Cars
Lawson Garage CO
DENBY
Perfection Tires
Morris Motor Car CO
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Miller Motorcar CO
Grant and Monroe
Overland-Hanson CO
Overland and
Willys-Knight Cars
Peverill Motor Sales CO
Hudson and
Dodge Bros. Motor Cars
Harry Padden Auto CO
Manwell and Stearns Knight Cars
Veedol Oils
Repass Automobile CO
FORD
Ories
A.C. Stewart Auto Tire CO
Stewart Motor CO
Sutcliffered Auto CO
REO
Oldsmobile
Standard Battery Service CO
Willard Storage
BATTF
Terminal Electric CO
Detroit & Rauch and Lang Electrics
Exide Batteries
Astolite
Union Motor Car CO
Peerless, Liberty and
Saxon Cars
West Motor Sales CO
BUICK
Waterloo Auto & Supply CO
Oakland
Chandler
Premier Cars
Republic Trucks
Goodyear Tires
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