Paper shows how some companies reduced cost of transportation through use of "Dual Duty" vehicles; examples relating to truck and trailer applications and use of equipment with interchangeable features; concept of containerization; removable and demountable power packages; piggy back equipment used as container on freight cars or trailers on freight cars; straddle trucks, such as Techno-Truck, built around standard front wheel drive chassis with "U" shaped rear structure around container; project "Power Package" which is combination of containers, straddle trucks and 2-wheel earth movers.
Vehicle utilization dual duty
SAE -- Paper
SAE Meeting ; 1962
1962
30 pages
Conference paper
English
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