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MOTOR TRUCK AND BUS TRAFFIC IN TEXAS
Motor Truck and Bus Traffic
in Texas.
Texas' wide spaces combined with its rapid
highway development in recent yeai s has
brought rapid development of motor truck
and bus transportation. Notably has this been
true of the motor freight business since
March, 1941, when the legal load limit was
raised from the previous 7,000 pounds to a
maximum of 38,000 pounds for vehicle and
load, scaled according to a formula depend-
ing on distance between axles and other
factors. To meet war emergencies, however,
much heavier loads were permitted during
1942 and the early part of 1943. Only bona
fide war materials transportation was being
given this privilege.
Number of Operators-Vehicles.
As of Dec. 31, 1941, latest available report
of the Railroad Commission of Texas, there
were 120 concerns operating buses in the
state, and there were 210 common carrier
truck lines. In addition there were 1.500
special commodity operators and 245 contract
carrier operators. There were 979 buses in
operation, and 2.415 trucks by the common
carrier companies. The special commodity
operators had 2.492 trucks and the contract
carriers, 459. Foregoing data include intra-
state and interstate operators.
Truck and Bus Business.
Following is a summary of the Texas motor
truck and bus operations during the year
1941, according to the Railroad Commission
of Texas"
Investment.
Plant and equipment:
Bus operators ... $5,798,845 99
Common carrier operators ......... 6,234,497 50
Special commodity operators....... 19,416.723 54
Contract carrier operators.......... 2,943,597 60
Total ......................$34,393,664 63
Other property:
Bus operators .... ............. $5,881,375 02
Common carrier operators ........ 3,488,185 64
Special commodity operators........ 3,139,184 95
Contract carrier operators ......... 2,242,106 40
Total ........................$14,750,852 01
Grand total.... ........... $49,144,516 64
Revenue.
Passenger revenue .................$11,136,996 47
Freight revenue"
Common carrier operators ........$16,444,959 51
Special commodity operators ....... 13,846,383 50
Contract carrier operators ......... 2,165,454 27
Total freight revenue .........$32,456,797 28
Revenue from other sources:
Bus operators . .$672,926 24
Common carrier operators ........ 264,993 08
Special commodity operators........ 1,010,731 50
Contract carrier operators ......... 50,377 09
Total ....................... $1,999,027 91Grand total
Operating Expenses.
Bus operators
Common carrier operators ....
Special commodity operators ..
Contract carrier operators$45,592.821 66
$10,137,357 41
15, 340.696 04
13 309,073 01
1,888.996 45Total ......... .. $40,676,122 91
Net Revenue.
Bus operators .. .... 1.672.565 30
Common carrier operators ....... 1,369 256 55
Special commodity operators ...... 1,548,041 q9
Contract carrier operators ....... 326.834 91
Total .4,916.698 75
Passengers and Freight Tonnage.
Passengers carried 17 642 278
Passenger-vehicle miles .......... 49,2.13,068
Tons of freight carried
Common carrier operators ........ 1 493 977 80
Special commodity operators ....... 1 430.467 01
Contract carrier operators ..... ... 295,923 56
Total 3... . ........ 3,220,368 36Freight vehicle miles
Common carrier operators ........
Special commodity operators .......
Contract carrier operators .........80,524,891
68.785,036
30.520,751Total ....... . .......... 179,830,678
Route miles
Buses ... . .. .................. 49,233,068
Common carriers ................. 90,655.321
ROOSEVELT-WILLKIE VOTE, 1940.
Official Vote* for Rooseselt and Willkie in
election Nov 5, 1940. by states
Popular Vote-Electoral Vote
Roose-
Roose eit, Willkie, velt. Willkie
State- Democrat Republican. Dem Rep.
Alabama ...... 250,726 42.184 11
Arizona ....... 95,267 54.030 3
Arkansas ..... 158,622 42.121 9
California ..... 1,877.618 1,351,419 22
Colorado ...... 265.364 278.855 6
Connecticut .... 417,621 361,818 8
Delaware ..... 74,599 61,390 3
Florida ....... 360,407 126.412 7
Georgia ....... 265,194 46,362 12
Idaho ......... 127,835 106,555 4
Illinois ........ 2,149,934 2,047,240 29
Indiana ....... 874,063 899,466 .. 14
Iowa .......... 578,800 632,370 .. 11
Kansas ....... 364,725 489.160 9
Kentucky ..... 577,222 410,384 11
Louisiana ..... 319,751 52.446 10
Maine ....... 156,478 163,951 . 5
Maryland ... 385,546 269,544 8
Massachusetts . 1.076,522 939,700 17
Michigan ...... 1.032,991 1,039,917 19
Minnesota ..... 644,196 596.274 11
Mississippi .... 168,267 7.364 9
Missouri ...... 958,476 871,009 15
Montana ...... 145.698 99,579 4
Nebraska ..... 263,677 352,201 . 7
Nevada .... 31.945 21,229 3
N. Hampshire . 125.292 110,127 4
New Jersey .... 1,016,404 944,876 16
New Mexico ... 103,699 79,615 3
New York .. 3,251,918 3,027,478 47
North Carolina . 609.015 213.633 13
North Dakota .. 124,036 154,590 4
Ohio ..... 1.733.139 1,586,773 26
Oklahoma ..... 474.313 348,872 11
Oregon .... 258,415 219,555 5
Pennsylvania .. 2,171,035 1,889,848 36
Rhode Island .. 181.122 138,214 4
South Carolina . 95.470 4,360 8
South Dakota . 131,362 177,065 4
Tennessee .... 351.601 169,153 11
Texas ......... 840,151 199,152 23
Utah ........ 154,277 93,151 4
Vermont ..... 64,269 78,371 3
Virginia ..... 235,961 109,363 11
Washington .. 462.145 322.123 8
West Virginia.. 496,146 372.662 8
Wisconsin ..... 704.821 679,206 12
Wyoming ...... 59.287 52,633 3
Total ... 27,245,422 22,333,801 449 82
*Candidates of minor parties received %otes as
follows Norman Thomas (Socialist), 116,796.
Roger W Babson (Prohibitionist), 58,674. Earl
Browder (Communist). 49,028, Aiken (Socialist-
Labor), 14,861, scattering, 413.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK.
Texas is in the Eleventh Federal Reserve
District. The Dallis Federal Reserve Bank,
located at Dallas has branches at San An-
tonio. Houston and El Paso. The district
includes all of Texas and the following
counties (parishes in Louisiana) in four other
states-
Louisiana" Caddo. Bossiet, Webster, Clai-
borne, Union Morehouse, West Carrol, East
Carrol. Lincoln Ouachita, Richland. Madison.
DeSoto Red River Blenille. Jackson. Cald-
well, Franklin. Sabine Natchitoches. Winn,
Grant, LaSalle, Catahoula. Tensas and Con-
cordia
Oklahoma Marshall, Johnston Bryan,
Atoka Coal, Choctaw McCui tain and Push-
mataha
New Mexico Catron Socorro. Torrance,
Guadalupe Quay Lincoln DeBaca. Roose-
xelt Curry Chaves Lea Eddy, Otero, Dona
Ana Sierra Luna. Hidalgo and Grant
Arizona Greenlee. Graham. Cochise, Santa
Cruz and Plma
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