Examination of factors as they relate to further spread of diesel engine usage; essential characteristics of diesel engines which involve fuel economy, durability and maintenance costs, size and weights, and performance; factors contributing to high cost of diesel engines; analysis of economic factors for door to door delivery, (retail), city delivery operations (wholesale), highway hauling, and city refuse hauling; future potential. (see also SAE -- J v 68 n 5 May 1960 p 86-7)


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    Title :

    All trucks can be diesel -- Fact or fancy


    Additional title:

    SAE -- Paper


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE Meeting (New York City, NY Section) ; 1960 Diesel



    Publication date :

    1960


    Size :

    10 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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