NTL Record

Title Light Duty Truck Weight Reduction Evaluation [1980-10]
Record ID 50232
Personal Name
Creator
Viergutz, O.; Nusbaum, M.; Fillman, W.; Hales, C.; Waring G.
Source 233p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator IIT Research Institute; National Highway Institute (U.S.)
Corporate
Contributor
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publication Date 19801001
Language English
Abstract The objectives of this program were to identify the weight reduction potential of pickup trucks, vans, and utility vehicles less than or equal to 8500 lb. gross vehicle weight through design modification, redesign, and material substitution; and more specifically, the documentation and characterization of the existing world light truck fleet; the identification of the currently most weight efficient light truck; the identification of acceptable reductions in vehicle function; the evaluation of the potential for material substitution; the potential for redesign consistent with 1985 technology; and the documentation of the optimum weight efficient state of the art light duty
Rosap ID dot:11625
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11625
TRT Terms Design; Economic efficiency; Fleet management
General Subjects Trucks; Weight; Light trucks; Fleet management; Indentification systems
Classification NTL - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION;
NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Report Number DOT-TSC-NHTSA-80-07; DOT-HS-805 538; PB81-130080
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/50000/50200/50232/DOT-TSC-NHTSA-80-07.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository