Effect of Variation of Speed Limits on Intercity Bus Fuel Consumption, Coach and Driver Utilization, and Corporate Profitability

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• Creators:
  Broderick, A. J. ; Davis, P. ; Leist, L. ; Miller, H. ; Klaubert, E.
• 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:
  • Benefit cost analysis
  • Bus drivers
  • Bus transportation
  • Buses
  • Fuel consumption
  • Intercity bus lines
  • Laboratory studies
  • Maintenance
  • Mathematical models
  • Operating costs
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-OST-75-04 ; PB-247 761
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Secretary
• NTL Classification:
  AGR-PASSENGERS-Intercity Bus ; NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT ; NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-Environment Impacts ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Bus Transportation ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Energy and Environment
• Abstract:
  The effect of speed limit and passenger load on fuel consumption was determined using actual intercity buses with simulated passenger loads over different types of terrain. In addition to road tests, laboratory type measurements were made on four intercity buses. Studies were also made to ascertain the effect of reduced speed limits on maintenance and operations
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11003/dot_11003_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.58 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2b725551cfc9ce56ca19e2a755527389eeb4fe5c5f2d6b4702ea461630831cfb