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Fuel Economy Testing
Posted by ZORICA on August 31, 2006
Please provide standards and procedure used to field test tires for fuel consumption performance. Dealing with truck and trailers. Trailers 53′ long and 28′ doubles and triples.
This isn't a questions that can be answered in twenty five words or less. The SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) has developed procedures for testing various components of vehicles for their affect on fuel economy. The Type III test is generally accepted as the the best test for tires. To find out how to run this type of test, I suggest you visit the following website http://www.sae.org/technical/standards/J1526_198706.