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X. COMPARISON OF MILK TRANSPORTATION RATES CHARGED BY 



VARIOUS MODES OF TRANSPORT 31 



1. Tank Truck Assembly Rates Lower Than Can 31 



2. Rail and Truck Rates to the Greater Boston Marketing Area 32 



XL CAN TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND RATES BE REDUCED? 34 



1. Costs and Profits on Can Assembly Routes 34 



2. Costs and Profits on Tank Truck Assembly Routes 35 



3. Continued Lower Rates for Tank Assembly 36 



4. Ways to Reduce Assembly Costs 37 



(a) Every-Other-Day Pick-up 37 



(b) Reduced Mileage for Same Amount of Milk 37 



(c) An Adequate Size of Farm Tank Necessary 38 



5. Comparison of Costs of Tank Trucks with Can Truck Costs after 

 Transition Period 38 



6. The Break-Even Point 42 



XJI. PROBLEMS OF TRANSITION TO TANK TRUCK ASSEMBLY 43 



1. Incentives to Change 43 



2. Financing the Purchase of the Farm Tank 43 



3. Farm Plans 43 



4. Community Plans 44 



5. Increased Dealer Responsibilities 44 



6. Exceptions to Change 41 



7. Effects on Trucking Industry 45 



8. Milk Trucking More Specialized 45 



9. Greater Dealer Controls 45 



XIII. SOURCES OF SAVINGS AND ADDED COSTS IN BULK ASSEMBLY .... 46 



1. Can versus Bulk Handling on the Farm 46 



2. Can versus Tank Trucking 47 



3. Country Receiving Stations versus Transfer Facilities 47 



4. Receiving Milk in Cans or in Bulk at Plants 48 



5. The Indirect Financial Effects 49 



6. Factors Beyond Dollars and Cents 49 



XIV. SUMMARY 49 



APPENDIX I 53 



Table 39. Price Range for Farm Tanks f.o.b. Boston, May 1957 53 



Table 40. Price Range of Truck Tanks f.o.b. Boston, May 1957 53 



Table 41. Motor Vehicle Regulations as to Maximum Gross Weight on 



Highways in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, 1957 .... 54 

 Table 42. Can Haul Route Field Cost Studies, 1955-1956 



(One Year) Every-Day Pick-up 55 



Table 43. Can Haul Route Field Cost Studies, 1955-1956 



(One Year) Every-Day Pick-up 56 



Table 44. Tank Haul Route Field Cost Studies, 1955-1956 



(One Year) Every-Other-Day Pick-up 57 



APPENDIX II 58 



Methods Used in the Development of Tables 35 and 36 — Cost Data 

 on Comparable Can and Tank Routes in Maine, New Hampshire, and 



Vermont 58 



APPENDIX III 60 



Bibliography 60 



