DUMP TRUCKS--BIG OR BIGGER? PROCEEDINGS OF THE 74TH ANNUAL ROAD SCHOOL HELD AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY, MARCH 8-10, 1988

Responses to questions posed by Don Lucas, Indiana Department of Highways, at last year's meeting are presented. It was found that tandem truck fleets are cheaper than single vehicles for specific tasks, require fewer trucks for hauling, have larger hauling capacity, are labor savers and can best be used in ten maintenance activities; contracting for snow removal and sealing activities both proved to be more costly than having the states handle these tasks; and tandem axle gas trucks cost $26.20 per hour while single axle trucks cost $21.58 per hour.

• Corporate Authors:

  Purdue University

  School of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  West Lafayette, IN  United States  47907
• Authors:
  • Goode, L
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 17-26
• Serial:
  • Engineering Bulletin of Purdue University
  • Issue Number: 159
  • Publisher: Purdue University

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Axles; Contracting; Costs; Dump trucks; Maintenance equipment; Snow removal; Tandem axle loads
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Tandem axles
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00484937
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1989 12:00AM