SPECIALIZING TRANSPORT. I TION EQUIPMENT 



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Fig. 6 shows a telephone company Ford seriously overloaded while 

 transporting splicers' equipment. In fact, the net load carried by 

 this particular car, including the four men, was about 1,300 pounds. 

 This illustrates a case where the service for which the vehicle was 

 originally supplied, has outgrown the load-carrying and space capacity 

 of the unit. Of course, if this practice were permitted to continue or 

 become general, it would be expensive, both from a motor vehicle 

 operating and gang service viewpoint, not to mention the hazard 

 presented in carrying two of the men in such a precarious position. 



It is apparent that in order to find a particular item of tools or 

 material on this car it might be necessary to completely unload. As 

 regards the effect upon the car, the tires frequently blow out, the front 

 construction requires constant attention to keep it tight, the springs 

 depress to the extent that the fenders are permitted to ride upon the 

 tires, the steering is difficult, etc. 



Fig. 7 — Ford Truck Equipped with Modern Side Box Body 



As soon as it was recognized that this particular service was out- 

 growing the transportation unit, a special side box body upon a high 

 speed one-ton Ford truck was developed and is now undergoing 

 service trials in order to properly provide a unit having ample space 

 and load-carrying capacity. Fig. 7 shows some of the latest ideas 

 in the design of such an outfit. Note the ample kerosene tank slung 



