P-I-E Dromedary defined as highway tractor which has hump in form of cargo box on its back and is means of taking advantage, payloadwise, of additional weight and length allowed in western states as compared to midwest and eastern states; for transcontinental operation, P-I-E uses 35-ft semitrailers, powered east of Denver by close coupled light weight tractors; equipped with turbocharged NT600 Cummins horizontal engine. (see also abstract in Soc Automotive Engrs -- J v 64 n 9 Aug 1956 p 31-3)
New approach to truck design when precedent isn't controlling factor
Soc Automotive Engrs -- Paper
Society of Automotive Engineers -- Meeting ; 1955 Diesel
1955
6 pages
Conference paper
English
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