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LIGHT VANS IN POSTAL SERVICE.

3rd January 1922, Page 19
3rd January 1922
Page 19
Page 19, 3rd January 1922 — LIGHT VANS IN POSTAL SERVICE.
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DITRING7the past two or three years the Postal Department at Rome has developed a collection and delivery service entirely by motor lorries which is highly appreciated by the public. The Italian capital covers a considerable area, and being built on seven hills it was practically impossible, by the use of horses only, to assure rapid coiledtion and delivery of letters between the district offices and the central office and.

railroad station. Very frequently the local letter boxes were cleared only once in 24 hours, and if it was desired to get a letter away without delay it was often necessary to take it in person either to ' the atation or to the central office.

The Postal Department has adopted for work in the Eternal City a fleet of Fiat vans of various types. Quite an important feature is the direct collection from local pillar-boxes by means of light Fiat mail vans with 10 h.p. engines. The daily mileage of these light vans is about 45, with a fuel consumption of 21 gallons on an average. This consumption is naturally higherthan for a normal service, owing to the frequent stops at the various letter boxes and the crowded end narrow streets. The object of these small vans being to assure rapid service between the local letter boxes and the main office or station, the average daily load does not exceed a quarter of a ton. For the parcel post and for service between the local and central office use is made of 1 ton Fiat vans on pneumatic tyres. These average 30 miles a day and use 4 gallons of fuel. The capacity of these vane has to be sufficient to provide for exceptional activity, but the average daily load does not exceed threequarters of a ton.

The biggest postal vans in use in Rom are 1L. tonners fitted with dual pneu matie tyres on the rear wheels. These are only made use of for regular service between the railroad station mad main or sub offices, and consequently are nearly always operated with a full load.