TRUCK CAB ENVIRONMENT THE VIEW FROM BEHIND THE WHEEL

Heavy truck driving is difficult, exacting, often dangerous work. This paper details some of the hazards which face the person behind the wheel, and some approaches to improving that unique workplace.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at SAE Meeting 23-27 February 1981.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • DURHAM, R V
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 10 p.
• Serial:
  • Society of Automotive Engineers Preprint
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cabs (Vehicle compartments); Environment; Hazards; Health; Improvements; Truck drivers; Trucks; Vehicle design; Vehicle safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00342005
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 810222
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 23 1981 12:00AM