Published conference paper Gilkeson, C.A., Toropov, V.V., Thompson, H.M., Wilson, M.C.T., Foxley, N.A. and Gaskell, P.H. (2008) Aerodynamic shape optimization of a low drag fairing for small livestock trailers. In: 12th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference. Proceedings. 12th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, 10 12 September 2008, Vic...

Horses intended for slaughter in Western Canada are frequently transported in double-deck trailers, where headroom may be restricted. Poll and withers height was estimated from type photographs of various horse breeds. The headroom required by Canadian legislation and codes of practice may not be sufficiently restrictive to protect the welfare of sport type horses when transported.

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This study considers a relaxation of the truck and trailer routing problem (TTRP), called the relaxed truck and trailer routing problem (RTTRP). In the TTRP, the number of available vehicles, namely trucks and trailers, is limited. Since there are no fixed costs associated with the trucks or trailers, it is reasonable to relax this fleet size constraint. Besides, most benchmark instances for th...

Backing-up of articulated vehicles poses a difficult challenge even for experienced drivers. While long wheelbase dual-axle trailers provide a benefit of increased capacity over their single-axle counterparts, backing-up of such systems is especially difficult. We propose a control strategy for such systems, introducing concepts of the hitch control space and noslip curve derived from no-slip k...

This research explores the application of a simulationbased scheduling algorithm to generate unload schedules for processing feeder trailers in a parcel consolidation terminal. The study compares the performance of iterative improvement and simulated annealing to produce quality schedules. The paper reports the results from a number of experimental test problems.