EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF DEMAND-RESPONSIVE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. SPEAKER 5

Comments are made (based on discussions and surveys made in the parcel, light air cargo, and passenger demand-responsive transportation systems) on the need for, and the design and use of a diversified-use vehicle (DUV). The DUV is a vehicle that can be used for the ground transportation of one or more of the following: able-bodied passengers, handicapped persons, local parcel delivery, and light air-cargo parcels. The desirable vehicle design was identified as a van type vehicle that had the driver in front, a luggage and cargo carriage in the rear compartment over a rear-mounted power plant and transmission. To these must be added the safety dicates of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The vehicle will incorporate the following basic points; unitized construction; 116-in. wheel base; front-wheel power steering; free-float suspension on all 4 wheels of a 4-wheeled vehicle; conventional oil over air suspension; 4-doors; power disc brakes for all 4 wheels and 12-in. rotors; 15-in. steel wheels and medium profile tires; 6-cylinder gasoline engine coupled to a 3-speed automatic transmission; bolt-on panels where possible and none if unitized construction; capacity for a maximum of driver and 6 forward-facing passengers; capacity for at least 500 lb of cargo in addition to passengers; and rear-mounted power plant and transmission.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Fifth Annual International Conference on Demand-Responsive Transportation Systems conducted by the TRB, Nov. 11-13, 1974, Oakland, Calif.; and co-sponsored by American Public Transit Association, California DOT, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit, MIT, UMTA and Technology Sharing Program of U.S. DOT.
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• Authors:
  • Davidson, John H
• Discussers:
  • Wood, Irving
  • Swanson, Ronald
  • Lutes, Gerald
  • Smith, Dan
  • Grant, Susan
  • McGill, Jim
  • Lucchesi, Anthony
  • Connor, David
  • Schneider, Robert A
• Conference:
  • Fifth Annual Conference on Demand-Responsive Transportation Systems
  • Location: Oakland California, United States
  • Date: 1974-11-11 to 1974-11-13
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 79-81
• Monograph Title: DEMAND-RESPONSIVE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS & SERVICES
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 154
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Delivery service; Demand responsive transportation; Engines; Equipment; Freight transportation; Maintenance; Package and mail service; Persons with disabilities; Public passenger vehicles; Safety; Safety equipment; Stability (Mechanics); Suspension systems; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safety features; Transit vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Bi-modal transit vehicle; Parcels; Suspension (Stability)
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00126173
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 3 1981 12:00AM