HEAVY TRUCK SCIENCE
truck science made easy
Grade resistance is the rearward acting force component of the vehicle weight on a grade. It is the amount of force required to overcome gravity, and is given as .01 times the gross weight times the percentage grade, with units of pound force.
Some 13% of the power produced by the engine to move a long haul rig along a smooth road at 65 mph is “lost” due to Rolling Resistance. What is it, what causes it, and how can you help to reduce it.
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The findings of the survey were a little surprising, with a few bits of what could even be called contradictory findings.
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