Ordway

"Motivated in part by concern for workers, Kaiser insisted that they have the most modern tools available. He drove men to their limits with long hours, but he was very interested in lightening physically demanding tasks. As noted, he rigged up wheelbarrows with wide rubber tires, which were easier to push through gravel and mud than old-fashioned, iron-wheel models. He preferred to wear out machinery rather than workers. When he purchased new trucks, he had them outfitted with sideboards so they could carry larger loads. Ordway warned that trucks would break down more quickly under excessive weights. Kaiser replied, “Ord, our profit is in the overload.”"

"Motivated in part by concern for workers, Kaiser insisted that they have the most modern tools available. He drove men to their limits with long hours, but he was very interested in lightening physically demanding tasks. As noted, he rigged up wheelbarrows with wide rubber tires, which were easier to push through gravel and mud than old-fashioned, iron-wheel models. He preferred to wear out machinery rather than workers. When he purchased new trucks, he had them outfitted with sideboards so they could carry larger loads. Ordway warned that trucks would break down more quickly under excessive weights. Kaiser replied, “Ord, our profit is in the overload.”"