Choice of the most apt means of transporting materials over medium distances

Abstract

To select the appropriate type of equipment the following will have to be taken into account. Economic, mechanical and technical factors and data which indicate the most satisfactory type of vehicle. Economic factors include purchase price, maintenance, as well as overall performance of each kind of transport. Mechanical factors are those that characterise each variety of vehicle, such as trucks, dumpers, special lorries. Choice must be directed towards the type most apt to do the required work. Attention must also be given to the mechanical qualities that will enable certain vehicles to compete successfully even in unfavourable conditions against other vehicles which have been specially designed and built to undertake the particular type of work.