The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has released the 2002 edition of its Truck Equipment Handbook. This pocket-size guide references all formulas involved in matching chassis and bodies, center of gravity, wheelbase, and fifthwheel location, as well as weights of commodities, metric conversion charts, and illustrations of federal lighting standards.
Last published in 1999, the handbook includes a glossary of truck equipment terminology; component descriptions; application and installation considerations and requirements; and basic engineering calculations (such as payload analysis, weight distribution, and center-of-gravity calculations) — all with charts, graphs, diagrams, and illustrations.
Revised by the NTEA, the publication has many updated standards, including: a lighting guide, tire information section, rear impact guard information for trailers, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards summary, and fluid power formulas.
The book is available to NTEA members for $13 and to nonmembers for $25 each. Members qualify for quantity discounts. For more information or to order, phone 800-441-6832 or visit www.NTEA.com to download an order form.