INFLUENCE OF TREAD DEPTH ON COMMERCIAL VEHICLE FUEL CONSUMPTION

Decreased tire tread depth will result in reduced fuel consumption in trucks. This effect is evaluated quantitatively for both bias and radial truck tires using a typical highway truck configuration as an example.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109

  Department of Transportation

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • CLARK, S K
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 12 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial vehicles; Energy conservation; Fuel conservation; Fuel consumption; Highway transportation; Tire treads; Tires; Trucks
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00186215
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-021-329, 013662-7-I
• Contract Numbers: DOT-OS-50113
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 3 1989 12:00AM