HITCH AND STABILITY PROBLEMS IN VEHICLE TRAINS

Hitch and stability problems which arise in the operation of vehicle trains were studied through extensive consultations with users of such equipment and through a review of related published literature. Users generally report that such problems do not occur often but the causes and remedies are not clearly known. There is a lack of fundamental knowledge of the design and operating factors which govern vehicle stability, and there is no way of predicting, with confidence and accuracy, the hitch forces which arise in the operation of vehicle trains.

• Corporate Authors:

  Ministry of Transport, Canada

  Tower C, Place de Ville
  Ottawa, ONo K1A 0N5,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Mikulcik, E C
• Publication Date: 1973-11-6

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References;
• Pagination: 37 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Mechanical stability; Reviews; Tractor trailer combinations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design features
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicle combinations
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00128259
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: CR 7502
• Contract Numbers: S3261-46(TSRV)
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 10 1976 12:00AM