TEST FACILITY ASSESSMENT. FINAL REPORT

Testing of automobiles, trucks, buses, or other vehicles can be conducted at a number of U.S. test facilities. This assessment documents an investigation of the capabilities of the test facilities to conduct tests of transit buses similar to those which will be required under Section 317 (b) of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act (STURAA) of 1987. The STURAA requires testing new transit bus models for maintainability, reliability, safety, performance, structural integrity, fuel economy, and noise. Section 319 of the STURAA requires a recipient of Federal financial assistance to provide adequate technical inspection of all work in progress. UMTA allows the inspection to be performed by the recipient or through technical consultants, therefore this assessment may be used as a reference for those parties interested in vehicle testing. This report provides a review of existing vehicle test facilities in the United States. It presents information on the types of tests which have been conducted at the test facilities, test facility layouts and significant features, and, where available, prices for conducting tests at the facilities. Requirements for facility modifications in order to conduct the tests are identified.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Task 21.
• Corporate Authors:

  Dynatrend, Incorporated

  1911 North Fort Myer Drive
  Arlington, VA  United States  22209

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Cotterman Jr, A G
  • Mansfield Jr, E G
• Publication Date: 1988-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 75 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Assessments; Buses; Test facilities; Testing
• Identifier Terms: Urban Mass Transportation Act
• Old TRIS Terms: Umta section 6
• Subject Areas: Finance; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00479054
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-IT-06-0325-88-1
• Contract Numbers: DTUM60-84-C-71263
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 31 1989 12:00AM