UMTRI Roll-Over Study  

 Tractor trailer roll over study

ISSN 0739 7100 October–December 2000, Vol. 31, No. 4
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UMTRI RESEARCH REVIEW 1
Rollover of Heavy Commercial Vehicles

Deep Blue Study  B-Converter & C-TRAiNS

Evaluation of Innovative Converter Dollies:
Volume II Appendices A – H
Contract No. DTFH61-89-C-0008 1
Submitted to: U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration
The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
2901 Baxter Road Ann Arbor, Michigan 48 109-2150
December 1993

Canadian Studies

NCHRP REPORT CAN Study nchrp_rpt_671

1. Billings JR (1986) Hitch Slack and Drawbar length effects on C-Train Stability and Handling CCMTA/RTAC Weight and Dimensions Study Technical Report Vol 6
2. Billings JR (2002) Stability and Handling  Characteristics of a straight truck with Self Steering pusher axle NRC CSTT-HVC-TR-057
3. Billings JR et al (1983) Tests of B-Train Converter Dolly Ont Ministry Transport TVS-CV-82-111
4. Billings JR., and Mercer WR (1986) Swept Paths of large trucks in Right Turns of small radius Trans Research Council  pp.116-119
5. Billings JR AM (1979) Tests of Self Steering Trailer Axle Ont Ministry of Trans. CVOS-TR-79-02
6. Clayton, Sparks & Assoc (1994) FEASIBILITY STUDY TO DETERMINE SAFETY PERFORMANCE OF “A” and C-Train Combination vehicles ATA Foundation US
7. Corbin G., Grandbois J., Richard MJ (1995) Evaluation of Self Steering Axles for semi-trailers Fourth Int Symposium Heavy vehicle weights and dimensions
8. El Gindy M and Woodrooffe J (1989) Self Steering Axles and Commercial vehicles IRTENZ Seminar CHCH, NZ 1-3, 1989
9. Task Force on Vehicle Weights and Dimensions policy “Stinger Steer Auto Carriers” National Standards for special permits
10. Task force of Weights and Dimensions Policy

BC Vehicle Dimension Study

British Columbia Weight and Dimension Spec’s –  Heavy duty truck trailers, Oversize/Overweight vehicles

The inventor’s overview