THE EFFECT OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ON MILITARY TRUCK FUEL ECONOMY

The purpose of this paper is to describe investigations made of military truck fuel economy with various types of transmissions and to present resulting data and conclusions. The primary factors influencing fuel economy in the military environment are identified. Vehicles were specially pepared and operated over a military type duty cycle at various speeds and loads with professional and novice drivers. The resulting data indicates that in a military on-off road duty cycle automatic transmissions will provide fuel economy superior to nonautomatic transmissions, particularly when novice drivers are utilized.

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Wheelock, W K
• Publication Date: 1975-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 6 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic transmissions; Energy; Fuel consumption; Military transportation; Novices; Speed; Test drivers; Trucks
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00098639
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE #750216
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 1975 12:00AM