FUEL CONSUMPTION OF TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCKS AS AFFECTED BY SPEED LIMIT AND PAYLOAD WEIGHT, 1975

Report presenting results of a 1974 test comparing fuel consumption of 2 tractor trailer trucks, carrying payload weights of 28,000 and 42,000 lbs. respectively, at 3 speeds, over 2 types of terrain. Includes 7 charts and 13 tables. (TSC)

• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Energy consumption; Fuel consumption; Highways; Speed limits; Tractor trailer combinations; Transportation; Trucks; Trucks by weight; Weight
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy data related to transportation
• Subject Areas: Energy; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00320539
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Statistical Reference File, TSC
• Report/Paper Numbers: One-Time
• Files: TSR, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 16 1981 12:00AM