New generation of wide-base tires: Impact on trucking operations, environment, and pavements

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2008, 2007, Pages 100-109

  Al Qadi, Imad L ^a   Elseifi, Mostafa A ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; FLEET OPERATIONS; MARKETING; PAVEMENTS; TRUCK TRANSPORTATION;

TRUCKING OPERATIONS; WIDE BASE TIRES;

TIRES;

EID: 38849115721     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2008-13     Document Type: Article

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