Depot Handles 1,000 Tons a Day
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than 1,000 tons of freight are died daily by the Spector Motor Terminal, Chicago, which is to be the world's largest road depot. IL covers nearly 500,000 i-two vehicles can be accommotultaneously in a covered dock ft. long and 72 ft. wide, each ng its own door. Eight more an be handled at a specially spur bank. which is used to deal s-dock traffic.
ight handling is controlled from ed central station. from which c tubes extend to each loading Is of lading, invoices and so on
J along the pneumatic tubes. also electronic communication le control station and the indits, Each checker is responsible ng six vehicles simultaneously. he vehicle has been unloaded -eight is ready to be removed, the bay calls a Yale fork-lifi le scene.
r control board charts the locaprogress of each vehicle in a e network, and shows even where vehicles arc being loaded and garaged. Its use assists in scheduling arrivals and departures at points 300 miles apart. In keeping it up to date an average of 1,800 messages is passed each day.
Fork-truck attachments include clamps to handle both palleted and loose loads. A special Yale truck is equipped with washing plant to clean vehicles while being unloaded.
An advanced mechanical accounting system enables accurate up-to-date records to bc kept of all freight handled, and makes for the rapid flow of documents through the warehouse. This system, in conjunction with the master control board, enables the maximum use to be made of warehouse space,