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Show I Motor Body Adopts t New Standards For I Automobile Trucks Wm The motor truck members of the LJb national automobile chamber of corn- HH mcrcc. in a general session held in the B chamber at New- York. October T, The recommendations of the stand- allowances, gross weight, chassis, body, and freight load, and the standards committee's recommendations on ' I speeds. 1,'ndcr the now standards, demon- Btralion charges for commercial ve- hides embodied In standards adopted in 1912. are eliminated. The remmondations of ihe standards H ards committee follow : We recommend the follow me changes In (he original standards adopted In 1911 for motor trucks b) the National Automobile Chamber of commerce: Standard Speed Rating We reconi- Miend that the present table (19J; sixndardsi be eliminated and that the following he adopted: Gross weight, chassis, body, and B clgh' load - - H"' Pneumatic '.Ire? up 'o 2800 pounds; f speed 25 miles per hour. H Soild rubber tire- up to iOOO pounds; speed SB miles per hour. Solid rubber tires up to 8009 pounds; speed 2,0 miles per hour. WM Solid rubber tires, up to 12,000 1 jljjfct pounds; speed IS miles per hour. Solid rubber tries, up to 16.000 pounds; speed 16 miles per hour H Solid rubber tires, up to 20.000 ' pounds, speed 15 miles per hour. Solid rubber tires, up to 24,000 pound, speed 16 miles per hour. Solid rubber tires, up io 26.000 H pounds; speed 15 miles per hour Solid rubber tires, up to 28,000 ' H pounds, speed 15 miles per hour H These speed ratings should be ' 9 i ' i agnized by the manufacturer aa the maximum and not exceeded undei any conditions. The manufacturer should stamp on the truck caution plate the actual maximum speed with load for which the truck is built and bejond which the tructf is not guaranteed guar-anteed STANDARD BODU standard body weight allowances for motor trucks We recommend that the present table 1912 standards) be eliminated and that ihe following table be adopted Bodv Weight Allowance, Load Ions Pound me-ton 1 ,200 me and one-half ton 1.200 Two ton ' . . 1,600 Two and one-half ton 1.500 Three ton 2,000 Kour ton . , 2,000 Klve ton and over 2,500 Wo recommend thai no change be made in the note which now accompanies accom-panies the tablt- on tandaid body weight allowance Standard caution plate for motor trucks Committee recommends that the present form of plate should be retained, re-tained, and th the siv foot-notes should be retained with the exception of the note headed speed rating, which should e revised and read an follows: The figures given i:i the table headed 'standard speed ratings for motor trucks' should he le. ogntzed by the manufacturer as the maximum and not exceeded under any conditions). -Manufacturer should stamp on the truck caution plate the actual maximum maxi-mum speed With load foi which the truck was built and bevond which the truck Is not guaranteed." |