The report summarizes the truck economic research accomplished during Phase I of the Federal Railroad Administration's three-phase Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP). In this phase: (1) A truck economic methodology was developed with the cooperation of representatives from the railroad industry and their suppliers. The methodology is for industry use to help establish the cost performance of the individual railroads' existing trucks and evaluate investments in proposed truck improvements. (2) The economic data elements were identified and procedures were developed at various levels of specification to collect the information. An overall truck cost information system was designed. The system will provide a user with the processing capability to establish the integrated truck economic data base and present the data for evaluation. (3) Economic data analysis guidelines were also developed and recommendations made.


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    Title :

    Freight Car Truck Design Optimization: Economic Analysis Report - Phase I


    Publication date :

    1976


    Size :

    59 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English