Improvement in Stopping Ability Of Trucks in Use on the Highway

550257

01/01/1955

Event
Pre-1964 SAE Technical Papers
Authors Abstract
Content
RESULTS of tests conducted on more than 5400 vehicles show that since 1942 there has been considerable improvement in the brake performance of all types of motor vehicles using our highways. A gap existing between the levels of performance of commercial vehicles and passenger cars has been reduced. However, through adequate brake maintenance, the performance of commercial vehicles still can be improved appreciably, and the gap between the performance of trucks and passenger cars can be narrowed still further.
This paper shows the magnitude of past improvement, the current levels of brake performance, and how the brake performance of commercial vehicles can be further improved through maintenance.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/550257
Pages
15
Citation
Petring, F., "Improvement in Stopping Ability Of Trucks in Use on the Highway," SAE Technical Paper 550257, 1955, https://doi.org/10.4271/550257.
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Published
Jan 1, 1955
Product Code
550257
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English