Stretching Dollars The Quantification of Retarder Contributions to Truck Productivity

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Bloom, Gerald M., author.

Conference Name:

SAE International Truck and Bus Meeting and Exposition (1981-11-09 : Dearborn, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1981

Summary:

Retarders have traditionally been credited with reducing brake maintenance costs of large trucks and lowering trip times. This paper presents methods for quantifying the resulting productivity increases. A Brake Life Extension Factor is developed and shown to increase as retarder horsepower increases. Four common retarder technologies are discussed (exhaust brakes, engine brakes, electric retarders and hydraulic retarders). A method is shown for computing the return on investment in a retarder, based on only the brake maintenance savings, using a discounted cash flow analysis. The impact on capital of faster trip times is examined

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Publisher Number:

811261

Access Restriction:

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