Figure 2.1 - Long Description

The steering wheel is attached to the steering shaft which is attached to the gear box. The gear box is attached to the hydraulic fluid reservoir on one side and the pitman arm on the other. The latter is attachec to the drag link which is attached to the steering knuckle, spindle and steering arm, which is attached to the tie rod. This component is attached to the wheel. The pitman arm is also attached to the power steering cylinder.

Figure 2.2: Key Suspension Parts - Long Description

The vehicle frame is attached to the hydraulic shock absorber which is attached to the front axle hanger and the left spring.

The vehicle frame is attached to two bearing plates attached via auxiliary springs. The main spring is attached to the front axle hanger via a spring shackle. The axle is attached to the auxiliary and main spring and to the vehicle frame via a torque rod.

Figure 2.3: Safety defect: Broken leaf in spring - Long Description

Axle is attached to the main spring, and one of the springs has a broken leaf.

Figure 2.4: Air Suspension Parts - Long Description

Facing the front is the frame reinforcement, attached via a bracket, eye bolt, control arm and anchor plate to a clamp bolt which is attached to the upper bellows support and height control valve. Behind this, the u-bolts, axle and axle seat are attached to the lower bellows support which is in turn attached to the shock absorber. The u-bolts, axle and axle seat are attached to the bellows and spacer.

Figure 2.7 - Long Description

The driver can see different things depending on the mirrors used. Convex mirros allow the driver to see further outside the normal view of the plane mirror view, however both sets of mirrors do not change the fact that there is always a blind spot behind the truck.

Don't Hang Out in the No Zone - Long Description

The no zones are behind the truck, to the leftof the truck, about twice the length of the cab, diagonally along the left of the truck the length of the truck and directly infront of the truck.

Figure 2.11 - Long Description

At 15 mph a truck has a perception travel distance of 39 feet, reaction travel distance of 16 feet and a braking travel distance of 17 feet for a total of 72 feet traveled from when seeing an obstacle and stopping the truck.

At 25 mph a truck has a perception travel distance of 65 feet, reaction travel distance of 28 feet and a braking travel distance of 47 feet for a total of 140 feet traveled from when seeing an obstacle and stopping the truck.

At 35 mph a truck has a perception travel distance of 91 feet, reaction travel distance of 39 feet and a braking travel distance of 92 feet for a total of 222 feet traveled from when seeing an obstacle and stopping the truck.

At 45 mph a truck has a perception travel distance of 117 feet, reaction travel distance of 50 feet and a braking travel distance of 152 feet for a total of 319 feet traveled from when seeing an obstacle and stopping the truck.

At 55 mph a truck has a perception travel distance of 142 feet, reaction travel distance of 61 feet and a braking travel distance of 216 feet for a total of 419 traveled from when seeing an obstacle and stopping the truck.

Figure 2.25 - Long Description

All placards are diamond shaped with a number or icon at the top, a name in the middle, and a number and / or icon at the bottom. These placards are described as: Name, color, icon or number at top, icon and / or number at bottom. Placards are grouped by color.

Orange

  • Explosives, explosion icon, asterisk and the number 1
  • Explosives, 1.4, asterisk and the number 1
  • Explosives, 1.6, asterisk and the number 1
  • Blasting Agents, 1.5, asterisk and the number 1

White

  • Inhalation hazard, skull and crossbones on black diamond background, the number 2
  • Inhalation hazard, skull and crossbones on black diamond background, the number 6
  • Poison, skull and crossbones, the number 6
  • PG III, skull and crossbones, the number 6

White and yellow

  • Radioactive, radiation icon on yellow background, the number 7

White and Black

  • Corrosive on black background, hands and leaking icon on white background, the number 8 on a black background

Yellow

  • Oxygen, Underlined O with fire icon, the number 2
  • Organic Peroxide, Underlined O with fire icon, the number 5.2
  • Oxidizer, Underlined O with fire icon, the number 5.1

Red and Yellow

  • Organic Peroxide (first word background red, second word background yellow), fire icon on red background, the number 5.2 on yellow background

White and Red

  • Spontaneously Combustible (first word background white, second word background red), fire icon on white background, the number 4 on red background

White and Red Striped Vertically

  • Flammable Solid, fire icon, the number 4

Green

  • Non-flammable Gas, cylindrical container icon, the number 2

Blue

  • Dangerous when wet, fire icon, the number 4

Red

  • Flammable Gas, fire icon, the number 2
  • Flammable, fire icon, the number 3
  • Combustible, fire icon, the number 3
  • Gasoline, fire icon, the number 3
  • Fuel Oil, fire icon, the number 3