Fuel Consumption of Tractor-Trailer Trucks as Affected by Speed Limit and Payload Weight

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• Creators:
  Broderick, Anthony J.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Secretary
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Commodities Economic Factors Energy Freight Transportation Fuel Consumption Highway Transportation Railroad Construction Regulation Road Tests Speed Limits Tractor Trailer Combinations Trailers Truck Tractors Velocity Weight

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-OST-75-3
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Massachusetts
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Secretary
• NTL Classification:
  AGR-FREIGHT-FREIGHT ; AGR-FREIGHT-Commodity Flow ; AGR-FREIGHT-Motor Carriers ; NTL-FREIGHT-FREIGHT ; NTL-FREIGHT-Trucking Industry ; NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
• Abstract:
  The effect of speed limit and payload weight on fuel consumption was determined in tests of tractor-trailer rigs. Two virtually identical vehicles were used, one loaded with a 28,000 lb payload and the other carrying 42,000 lbs; each was driven over two different sets of terrain on the Massachusetts Turnpike at simulated speed limits of 50, 55 and 60 mph. Onboard TSC observers recorded data on tank-measured fuel consumption, trip average speed, etc. An analysis of the data led to several conclusions which are presented.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2463315d4b5b21ce02be0aa7357d15bbc686c9f3ca9166cd6e9a8dce41b5dbe8
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11002/dot_11002_DS1.pdf
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