AUTO/TRAILER COMBINATIONS: THEIR POTENTIAL AND PROBLEMS

THE EXISTING TRAILER POPULATION IS BROKEN DOWN GIVING THE TYPES, WEIGHTS, AND QUANTITY; IT IS EXPANDED TO ESTIMATES OF THIS POPULATION IN 1975. EXISTING SAE PRACTICES, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE REVIEWED, ALONG WITH PROPOSED GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS. AREAS WHERE TECHNICAL INFORMATION MUST BE DEVELOPED ARE PRESENTED; THIS INCLUDES COMBINATION VEHICLE DYNAMICS, HITCHING, BRAKING, LIGHTING AND COMBINATION ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society Automotive Engineers

  /Auto Trailer Comm
  ,   United States 
• Authors:
  • Kroll, K D
• Publication Date: 1971

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Braking; Electrical equipment; Towing devices; Trailers; Vehicle dynamics
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223610
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: 5 pp
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 8 1971 12:00AM