| The original typewritten caption reads: "Model 94 International motor truck and trailer equipped with special milk tank owned by the Risdon Creamery Company, Detroit, Michigan. A Model 63 International motor truck is shown in the rear. This company owns one Model 61. Milk is pumped into the tank at the country filling and cooling stations, and is drawn off by gravity at the creamery in Detroit. The rear wheels of the truck are run up on blocks so that the tank is tilted, thus facilitating the gravity draining process. This method of pushing up on blocks is shown in the illustration. The two 63's and three 94' are equipped with trailers such as shown in the illustration. These trailers and milk tanks were furnished by the Fruehauf Trailer Company, Detroit, Michigan. The motor trucks are operated seven days a week. The routes over which the motor trucks travel are as follows: Goodalls - 90 miles; New Boston - 54 miles; Waltz - 64 miles; Scoffield - 76 miles. The oldest Model 94 International had been in service one year up to March 2, 1925, and during that time had traveled 33,000 miles pulling two trailers, each of 11,000 pounds weight and carrying 13,800 pounds of milk. During eight months of the year an extra trailer is used. The oldest Model 63 motor truck had been in service up to the time of taking the picture, March 2, 1925, sixteen months, and had traveled 44,000 miles. It pulls two trailers each weighing 8,000 pounds and carrying 9,500 pounds of milk. With this truck extra trailers are used eight months of the year. The Risdon Company owns one Mack besides the Internationals mentioned above, and several other smaller trucks, mostly Fords for city delivery. The Internationals are engaged entirely in bringing milk from the country. The Model 61 is equipped with stake body while the others are provided with tank trailer equipment, all being used to haul milk from country cooling stations to the Detroit plant. They travel over both cement and gravel roads. The Risdon Company, which is one of the largest local distributors in Detroit, does its own painting. The outfits are attractive looking and are either yellow or orange with red lettering. The Risdon Creamery Company has its own garage and is equipped to make repairs and do its own overhauling. This extra outfit makes it possible for them to put their trucks in the garage for inspection and adjustment at regular intervals. Repair bills are thus reduced to a minimum with practically no time lost." |
