DESIGN VEHICLE TYPE

SYMBOL

Passenger Car
Single Unit Truck
Intercity Bus
Motor Coach
City Transit Bus
Conventional School Bus (65 Pass.)
Large School Bus (84 Pass.)
Articulated Bus
Combination Trucks:
Intermediate Semitrailer
Large Semitrailer
Double Bottom Semitrailer (Full Trailer)
Interstate Semitrailer
Interstate Semitrailer*
Triple Semitrailer
Turnpike Double Semitrailer
Recreation Vehicles:
Motor Home
Car and Camper Trailer
Car and Boat Trailer
Motor Home and Boat Trailer
Farm Tractor

P
SU
BUS-40
BUS-45
CITY-BUS
S-BUS 36
S-BUS 40
A-BUS

Overall
Height Width
4.25
7.0
13.5
8.0
12.0
8.5
12.0
8.5
10.5
8.5
10.5
8.0
10.5
8.0
11.0
8.5

Lgth.
19.0
30.0
40.0
45.0
40.0
35.8
40.0
60.0

DIMENSIONS (ft)
Overhang
Front
Rear
WB1 WB2
3.0
5.0
11.0
4.0
6.0
20.0
6.0
6.3
24.0
3.7
6.0
8.5
26.5
4.0
7.0
8.0
25.0
2.5
12.0
21.3
7.0
13.0
20.0
8.6
10.0
22.0
19.4

WB-40
WB-50
WB-62
WB-65
WB-65D
WB-100T
WB-109D

13.5
13.5
13.5
13.5
13.5
13.5
13.5

8.0
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5

45.5
55.0
68.5
73.5
73.3
104.8
114

3.0
3.0
4.0
4.0
2.3
2.3
2.3

2.5
2.0
2.5
4.5
3.0
3.0
2.5

12.5
14.6
21.6
21.6
11.0
11.0
11.0

MH
P/T
P/B
MH/B
TR

12.0
10.0

8.0
8.0
8.0
8.0
10.0

30.0
48.7
42.0
53.0
16.0

4.0
3.0
3.0
4.0

6.0
10.0
8.0
8.0

20.0
11.0
11.0
20.0
10.0

12.0
10.0

* The Indiana Design Vehicle (IDV) is equivalent to the WB-65.

WB1, WB2, WB3, and WB4 are effective vehicle wheelbases.
S = Distance from the rear effective axle to the hitch point.
T = Distance from the hitch point to the lead effective axle of the following unit.

6.2

13.2

WB3

27.5
35.4
40.4
45.4
23.0
22.5
39.9

4.0a

7.0a

21.0

3.0
3.0b
2.5c

7.0
7.0b
10.0c

23.0
23.0
44.5

9.0

1.5
1.5
1.8
0.9

6.5

a = Combined dimension 10 ft, split is estimated.

b = Combined dimension 10 ft, split is estimated.
c = Combined dimension 8 ft, split is estimated.

DESIGN VEHICLE DIMENSIONS

Figure 40-4A

Wheelbases
S
T

WB4

55.8