Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-12-19 | Page 11 | All U. S. Motor Trucks Now Are Standardized

I ALL A U. U S. S MOTOR I I. It I t TRUCKS NOW NO ARE AREll 1ST ll re STANDARDIZED 1 i t Three Classes Provided and 1 J G Government Also Designates Designates I nat nates Type of f Tr Trailers f By A. A Associated P. P Press WASHINGTON WASH Dec 10 Comple compie- compie I ton on of ot designs for standardizing all aU the motor trucks and trailers needed need needed d by y the government t for r peace as wells well as s war work was announced today by bythe bythe bythe the the quartermaster corps k r Three of classes trucks have been j provided of t which the class AA with ton three cap capacity was the tho thelast thelast last to be bo worked out liy the motor engineers who have contributed ideas Manufacture of the class B truck having a rated capacity of ot three tons already alread has started aCt after r exhaustive tests of the tho sample cars I Three sample trucks rucks of the class A variety of one and one half tons now are are being tested One left Detroit to today today today to- to I day from the plant of ot the Danby Motor Motor Mo Mo- tor Truck company and will be joined at t Cleveland eland tomorrow by a second f m the White company compan They will willbe willbe willbe be run to Ardmore Pa where a third from the factory of ot the Auto Car company company company com com- pany will complete te the party f for r the thet t trial ial trip to Washington 1 t I Plans for standard model trailers in include include in in- clude one of three tons' tons capacity re requested requested requested re- re quested by General Pershing for early use in France It will have only two wheels according to present designs Assembly already has started of a wheel four trailer one and one-half one tons tons' t ns' ns capacity double ended at the plants of the tho Grant Motor Car company company com com- pany Cleveland and the Detroit Trailer company Detroit A third type will be devised for the special use of the signal corps to have two wheels a and ad d pneumatic tires While the major portion of tho new trucks will be put into war work some will be used by the postoffice department department department depart depart- ment and thousands will be turned over to civilian uses of ot the government when victory has been won