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    The document defines 20 design vehicles used by AASHTO to model highway design, including passenger cars, buses, trucks, motor homes, and farm tractors with varying wheelbases from 40 to 109 feet. The vehicles represent a range of passenger and commercial vehicles commonly using highways. Wheelbase is defined as the distance between the front and rear axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles.

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    The document defines 20 design vehicles used by AASHTO to model highway design, including passenger cars, buses, trucks, motor homes, and farm tractors with varying wheelbases from 40 to 109 feet. The vehicles represent a range of passenger and commercial vehicles commonly using highways. Wheelbase is defined as the distance between the front and rear axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles.

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    The document defines 20 design vehicles used by AASHTO to model highway design, including passenger cars, buses, trucks, motor homes, and farm tractors with varying wheelbases from 40 to 109 feet. The vehicles represent a range of passenger and commercial vehicles commonly using highways. Wheelbase is defined as the distance between the front and rear axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles.

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    The 20 design vehicles defined by AASHTO

    P
    SU
    BUS-40
    BUS-45
    CITY-BUS
    S-BUS36
    S-BUS40
    A-BUS
    WB-40
    WB-50
    WB-62
    WB-65
    WB-67D
    WB-100T
    WB-109D
    MH
    P/T
    P/B
    MH/B
    TR

    Passenger car
    Single-unit truck
    Intercity bus with a 40-ft wheelbase
    Intercity bus with a 45-ft wheelbase
    Transit bus
    Conventional school bus for 65 passengers
    Large school bus for 84 passengers
    Articulated bus
    Intermediate semi-trailer (wheelbase = 40ft)
    Intermediate semi-trailer (wheelbase = 50 ft)
    Interstate semi-trailer (wheelbase = 62 ft)
    Interstate semi-trailer (wheelbase = 65 ft)
    Double trailer combination (wheelbase = 67 ft)
    Triple semi-trailer/trailers (wheelbase = 100 ft)
    Turnpike double semi-trailer/trailer (wheelbase=109 ft)
    Motor home
    Passenger car and camper
    Passenger car and boat trailer
    Motor home and boat trailer
    Farm tractor

    Wheelbase dimensions are measured from the front most axle to the rear most axle,
    including both the tractor and all trailers in a combination vehicle.

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