Research
and Technical Reports
RTAC/CCMTA Vehicle Weights and
Dimensions Research Program (1986)
o Technical Steering Committee Report 1986
o Volume 3 - Demonstration Test Program - Summary of Tests of Baseline Vehicle Performance
o Volume 4 - Demonstration Test Program - Five, Six and Seven Axle Tractor Semitrailers
o Volume 5 - Comparison of Simulation and Tests of Baseline and Tractor Semitrailer Vehicles
o Volume 6 - Hitch Slack and Drawbar Length Effects on C Train Stability and Handling
o Volume 7 - Investigating Articulated Vehicle Roll Stability Using a Tilt Table Device
o Volume 8 - Pavement Response to Heavy Vehicles Test Program - Part 1 Summary of Data
o Volume 9 - Pavement Response to Heavy Vehicles Test Program - Part 2 Load Equivalency Factors
o Volume 10 - Pavement Response to Bump Induced Axle Loads Testing - Experimental Findings
o Volume 12 - Vehicle Rollover Threshold Evaluation
o Volume 13 - Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems - Review of Available Hardware and Control Systems
o Volume 15 - Graphic Representation of Heavy Vehicle Computer Simulation Model Output
Trucks and Pavements
o Laval U - Effects of Wide Base Tires on Low Volume Pavement Structures 2008
o Virginia Tech - Pavement Damage Due to Different Tires and Vehicle Configurations 2004
o Ontario MTO - Use of New Technology Single Wide Base Tires Impact on Pavements 2003
o Laval University - Characterization and Evaluation of Tire-Roadway Interface Stresses 2003
o European Commission COST 334 Study - Effects of Wide Single Tyres and Dual Tires 2001
o US TS&W Study - Pavements and Truck Size and Weight Regulations 1995
o Ontario MTO - Use of Wide Base Single Tires on Heavy Trucks 1993
o Ontario MTO - Influence of Axle Group Spacing on Pavement Damage 1989
Trucks and Bridges
o US TS&W Study - Bridges and Truck Size and Weight Regulations 1995
Highway Design
o NCHRP 505 - Truck Characteristics as Factors in Roadway Design 2003
o US TS&W Study - Roadway Geometry and Truck Size and Weight Regulations 1995
o Ontario MTO - Geometric Considerations for the Tractor Semitrailer Making a Right Hand Turn 1987
Traffic and Safety
o NCHRP 605 - Passing Sight Distance Criteria 2008
o AustRoads - Safety Benefits of Improving Interaction between Heavy Vehicles and the Road System 2008
o US TS&W Study - Traffic Operations and Truck Size and Weight Regulations 1995
o RTAC - The Effect of Vehicle Length on Traffic on Canadian Two-Lane Two-Way Roads 1991
o RTAC - Traffic Stream Effects of Proposed Truck Length Increase 1987
Vehicle Stability and Control
o Billing - Evaluation of the Dynamic Performance of Extended Length B Trains 2013
o Billing - Evaluation of the Low Speed Offtracking Performance of Extended Length B Trains 2013
o Billing - Front Outswing of Heavy Vehicles 2009
o Woodrooffe - Safety Analysis of a Double and Triple B Train Carrying Loaded Containers 2007
o Evaluation of the Dynamic Performance of Truck Recreational Trailer Combinations 2007
o NRC - Performance of Infrastructure Friendly Vehicles 2003
o Billing - Stability and Control Analysis of Tandem-Tandem Trucks and Truck-Trailer Combinations 1999
o UMTRI Rollover of Heavy Commercial Vehicles 1999
o FERIC - Evaluation of a Tridem Drive Tractor for Log Transportation 1995
o FERIC - A Study of the Aligning Forces Generated from A Tridem Drive Axle Group 1995
o Ontario MTO - The Dynamic Performance of Stinger Steer Auto Carriers 1994
o Ontario MTO - Evaluation of the Dynamic Performance of Truck-Trailer Combinations 1993
Long Combination Vehicles (LCV)
o Billing - Evaluation of the Dynamic Performance of Rocky Mountain Doubles 2013
o Montufar - Long Combination Vehicle Safety Performance in Alberta 1999 to 2005
o Woodrooffe - Long Combination Vehicle Safety Performance in Alberta 1995 to 1998
Technology and Environment
o NRC - Review of Aerodynamic Drag Reduction Devices for Heavy Trucks and Buses 2012
o NRC - Packed Snow Performance of Low Rolling Resistance Class 8 Heavy Truck Tires 2012
Vehicle Weights and Dimensions
Regulations
o Harmonization of Vehicle Weights and Dimensions Regulations within the NAFTA Partnership 1997
o Ontario MTO - Regulatory Principles for Straight Trucks and Truck Trailer Combinations 1991
o Ontario MTO - Regulatory Principles for Straight Trucks and Truck Trailer Combinations Part 2 1991
Policy Studies
o NCFRP 6 - Impacts of Public Policy on the Freight Transportation System 2011
o NCHRP 671 - Canadian Experience with Regulation of Large Commercial Vehicles 2010
o OECD - Dynamic Interaction Between Vehicles and Infrastructure (DIVINE) 1998
o US TS&W Study - Evolution of Truck Size and Weight Regulations 1995