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)
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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