How To: Design a truck with a refrigerated body using TruckScience Axle Weight Calculator
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Open a vehicle
The first thing you need to do is open a vehicle on which to build the body. Use the step-by-step wizard to find the vehicle which best suits your needs, as follows:
Choose Vehicle Type
Click on ‘Rigid/Chassis Cab/Straight Truck’
Choose Axle Layout
Click on the ‘vehicle axle layout’ you wish to build on. Choose between 4×2, 4×4, 6×2, 6×4, 6×6, 8×4 Single Steer and 8×4 Twin Steer. For example “6×4”.
Choose Generic Template or Request a vehicle
If the manufacturer, range, or model you are looking for is not on the list, click on ‘Generic Template’ in any of the following screens, to ‘build your own’ vehicle, by applying values from a specification sheet to a ‘Generic Template’. Alternatively click ‘Request a Vehicle’ at the bottom of the selection screen and our support team will add your vehicle to our database.
Choose Make
Choose between different makes, for example, “FUSO”.
Choose Range
Choose between the different ranges of vehicles from the make. For example, “Super Great”.
Choose Model
Choose the model of vehicle you wish to build on. Double click to choose vehicle model, for example, “FUSO FV 26-420 FC”.
Add a Body
When the vehicle is opened, note the 3 tabs, “Vehicle”, “Trailer 1”, and “Payload”. The ‘Vehicle’ tab has subtabs, ‘General’, ‘Weights’, and ‘Equipment’.
Use the ‘Equipment’ tab to add a body or other equipment to the vehicle. Click ‘Add’ to open the selection page. Double click ‘Template Box/Van/Fridge’ from within the ‘Body’ tab.
Review Axle Weights
A box body has been added to the vehicle and the weight of the body has been added to the calculation beneath the drawing. Note tare (or curb) weight of the vehicle, gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), body weight, weight distribution over each axle, as well as total truck weight and maximum payload achievable with this configuration. The Permissible weights are the ‘lower of’ maximum weights allowed by the vehicle manufacturer and the legislation that has been applied to the calculation.
Note also the new set of sub tabs, titled ‘Length’, ‘Weights’, ‘Height’, ‘Width’ and ‘Side doors’ (can be viewed by clicking on the >> button to the right of the tabs).
Add Fridge
On the ‘Equipment’ tab, click ‘Add’. Then, click on the ‘Fridge’ tab and double click ‘Template Fridge (Freight Carrier)’
To adjust the body height, in order to accommodate the fridge, select ‘Body – Template Box/Van/Fridge’ once again and select the ‘Height’ tab to increase the value for Height.
On the ‘Equipment’ tab select ‘Fridge – Template Fridge (Freight Carrier)’. A list of options appear below. Adjust the Mounting Position of the Fridge, the Protrusion, the Height, the Weight, the Centre of Gravity and the Centre of Gravity type.
Export your calculation to a report with your logo
Click the PDF icon to export a report of the current view. This report can be customised with your logo. To export other views, click on the relevant buttons from ‘Side’, ‘Top’, ‘Turning Circle’, ‘Summary’, ‘Extras’, ‘Bridge’, ‘Diminishing Load’.
Save your calculation for future reference
Use the disk icon to save your calculation to your computer. Use the Open icon to access this file at a later date.
Congratulations! You have completed your first truck body design calculation using TruckScience.
Please contact our Support team for any further assistance. Email support@truckscience.com with a question, or to request a call back.
