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Show I oo ; ( MOTOR TRUCK HINTS j I COST SHEET. ' i3erv truck owner should have a ; monthly co3t sheet, summary of costs ; v.- or whatever he wants to call it, which '. Ij should be practically a ledger made up . -i from the driver's daily report cards. ; I MARKING WIRES. A dodge (hat may be profitably em- , ployed on the truck Is the marking of i '-. the various wires of the ignition anil lighting system with different colored , paint. In this way it is an easy matter to trace down any particular wire that miy be under scrutiny. !, MAINTENANCE RECORDS. f,. Records of maintenance of any truck j should be so itemized that repairs can , ; le chaiged against the various units j 'of the mechanism. In this way the 'fjj ' tnuck owner can keep tab3 on the me- i jchanical parts that are failing v'lfl ": undue, frequency and can take meas- (; t ures to remedy the basic cause. If . ! the records of a. truck fleet, for in- . . j J stance, show that more rear axles are , undergoing repairs than other part?, i i Jis reasonable to assume lhat this Parl f is weak, and In this particular case a -change in the make of truck Is prob- j ably the best remedy. j TRACTION AIDS. " Mud and sand are the two road con- f dit'ions most dreaded by the motor f truck, driver. Jt mav 'sometimes be u ... useful for the man to remember thai P. by creating the opposite condition be,j ; 'can solve this type of driving prob- - lem If a mud' hole is making trouble j: -dumping a little dry sand Into it will i do the trick: if deep sand is the dif" ficuily. pouring a little water on it ; will help considerably. oo f Before (he end of the world ine' v'1 ' . must be a millenium. Wc wonder i&e I profiteers were so sure the world was j. going to do what Professor Porta pre- j, dieted. . |