APWA/EQUIPMENT TIPS FROM MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION

IN THE LATE 1960'S THE CITY OF WINNIPEG, CANADA, BECAME CONCERNED OVER VEHICULAR EXHAUST. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THE PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH UNDERTOOK A SERIES OF TESTS WITH 23,000-POUND DUMP TRUCKS FUELED BY GASOLINE, PROPANE, AND DIESEL FUEL TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE LAST EXHIBITED EXHAUST ADVANTAGES THAT WOULD OUTWEIGH THE PRESUMED COST SUPERIORITY OF THE MORE COMMON FUELS. PROPANE WAS CLEARLY SUPERIOR FROM AN AIR QUALITY STANDPOINT. HOWEVER, AFTER TWO YEARS OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PROPANE-DRIVEN TRUCK ALSO RANKED FIRST IN LEAST COST PER MILE, WITH GASOLINE SECOND AND THE DIESEL TRUCK THIRD. THE PROPANE VEHICLE ALSO DID NOT EXHIBIT THE COLD-START DIFFICULTIES THAT HAD BEEN ANTICIPATED DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. IT IS NOTED THAT NO DEFINITIVE CONCLUSIONS SHOULD BE DRAWN, AS ONLY THREE TRUCKS WERE INVOLVED.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1519687
• Authors:
  • Hurst, W D
  • Crandall, L E
• Publication Date: 1972-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 20-1
• Serial:
  • Better Roads
  • Volume: 42
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: James Informational Media, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0006-0208
  • Serial URL: http://www.betterroads.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Diesel fuels; Exhaust gases; Fuels; Gasoline; Maintenance management; Motor vehicles; Operating costs; Propane; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Old TRIS Terms: Propane fuel
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219493
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1973 12:00AM