Project Gutenberg 2006-11-11 Public domain in the USA. 74 United States. Council of National Defense. Highways Transport Committee 'Return Loads' to Increase Transport Resources by Avoiding Waste of Empty Vehicle Running. Washington Government Printing Office 1918 Highways Transport Committee, Council of National Defense, Bulletin 3 Reading ease score: 44.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Jason Isbell, Bruce Albrecht, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "'Return Loads' to Increase Transport Resources by Avoiding Waste of Empty Vehicle Running" is a publication by the Highways Transport Committee of the Council of National Defense, likely written during the early 20th century amid the challenges of World War I. This book can be classified as a scientific publication focused on transportation efficiency. Its primary topic revolves around the establishment of return-load bureaus to maximize the use of motor trucks and alleviate the burden on railroads during a time of significant logistical strain. The publication details the operational framework and benefits of return-load bureaus that connect shippers with operators of empty vehicles. By allowing trucks to carry loads to their destinations and return with new shipments, the system aims to minimize wasted journeys and enhance the overall efficiency of transportation during wartime. The guide outlines state-level initiatives, the importance of community cooperation, and the practicality of employing local motor express lines for quick deliveries. By fostering a well-organized network of return-load services, the pamphlet advocates for improved logistics that can notably relieve rail congestion and support essential wartime manufacturing and distribution needs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Transportation, Automotive Roads Trucking HE Text Technology Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Economics 38324 37586 2024-10-08T14:52:43.628688 2023-09-09T05:38:41.521492 text/html text/html 33916 2006-11-11T05:10:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 28244 2006-11-11T05:10:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 143111 2024-10-08T14:52:50.290573 application/epub+zip 141493 2024-10-08T14:52:47.775582 application/epub+zip 74993 2024-10-08T14:52:46.348713 application/epub+zip 358269 2024-10-08T14:52:52.004584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350760 2024-10-08T14:52:49.369603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 76892 2022-09-09T11:06:29.831834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31190 31060 2024-10-08T14:52:43.355750 2023-09-09T05:38:41.354494 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 30959 2006-11-11T05:10:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11126 2006-11-11T05:10:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19955 2024-10-08T14:52:52.136588 application/rdf+xml 27332 2024-10-08T14:52:46.912712 image/jpeg 4845 2024-10-08T14:52:46.628617 image/jpeg 149547 2024-10-08T14:52:43.636652 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog