Effects of the season of the year, truck type and location on truck on skin bruises and meat quality in pigs

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the season of the year (summer vs winter), type of truck (A: single decker vs B : double-decker) and pig location on the truck (front, middle, rear) on the incidence of skin bruising and pork quality variation. For this purpose, 2660 gilts of an average weight of 126.7 (+/- 6.6) kg originating from 19 different farms were used. No interaction between season of the year, type of truck and location on truck was observed. A higher number of bruises on the body at unloading and slaughter (P < 0.0001) and a higher number of bruises on the carcass (P < 0.01) were observed in winter. At unloading a higher number of bruises on the body and on the carcass after slaughter was observed in pigs transported on Truck A (P=0.004 and P=0.05). A higher, although not significant, number of bruises was found on the body of pigs transported in the rear compartment of both trucks. Higher paleness value was found in the longissimus and semimembranosus muscles in summer (P=0.0001) than in winter. Cold and heat stress have a negative influence on skin bruises and meat quality, respectively. Poor vehicle design increases the incidence of bruised carcasses without detracting from pork quality regardless of the climate conditions tested and location of the animal it] the truck. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Some refrigeration tests of a motor truck-trailer equipped with one type of dry ice system of refrigeration. (An interim report)

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The experimental stress analysis of the Firestone type R-5⁰, 20 x 75 truck rim.

Vols. 2-3 have title: The experimental stress analysis of truck rims.

Operator and organizational maintenance manual : distributor, water, tank type, 1000 gal capacity, gasoline driven, truck mounted (General Steel Tank model 1602), FSN 3825-403-9334.

Includes index.

Operator's manual : truck tractor, yard type, 43,500 lb GVW, DED, 4x2, Army model M878A1, (Ottawa model 50), (NSN 2320-01-121-2102).

Includes index.

Organizational, direct support and general support maintenance manual : truck tractor, yard type, 43,500 lb GVW, DED, 4x2, Army model M878A1, (Ottawa model 50), (NSN 2320-01-121-2102).

Includes indexes.

Organizational maintenance repair parts and special tools lists : distributor, water, tank type, truck mounted gasoline driven, NSN 3825-00-954-9033, McLeod model W15A non-winterized : multifuel driven, NSN 3825-00-774-9090, McLeod model W15A winterized : multifuel driven, NSN 3825-00-077-0550, McLeod model W15A4112 : diesel driven, NSN 3825-00-474-3742, McLeod model W15B9019.

Includes indexes.

Direct support and general support maintenance repair parts and special tools lists : distributor, water, tank type, truck mounted gasoline driven NSN 3825-00-954-9033 : McLeod model W15A non-winterized : multifuel driven NSN 3825-00-774-9090 : McLeod model W15A winterized : multifuel driven NSN 3825-00-077-0550 : McLeod model W15A4112 : diesel driven NSN 3825-00-474-3742 : McLeod model W15B9019.

Includes indexes.

Organizational, DS, GS, and depot maintenance manual : distributor, water tank type, gasoline driven, truck mounted, (Macleod model W15A), FSN 3825-954-9033.

"December 1964."

Unit, direct support, and general support maintenance repair parts and special tools lists : distributor, water, tank type, truck mounted gasoline driven (NSN 3825-00-954-9033), McLeod model W15A non-winterized : multifuel driven ....

"March 1992."

Prediction of highway truck conveyance configuration under over-limit prohibition and conveyance equilibrium

Aiming at the shortage of prevailing prediction methods about highway truck conveyance configuration in over-limit freight research that transferring the goods attributed to over-limit portion to another fully loaded truck of the same configuration and developing the truck traffic volume synchronously, a new way to get accumulated probability function of truck power tonnage in basal year by highway truck classified by wheel and axle type load mass spectrum investigation was presented. Logit models were used to forecast overall highway freight diversion and single cargo tonnage diversion when the weight rules and strict of enforcement intensity of overload were changed in scheme year. Assumption that the probability distribution of single truck loadage should be consistent with the probability distribution of single goods freighted, the model describes the truck conveyance configuration in the future under strict over-limit prohibition. The model was used and tested in Highway Over-limit Research Project in Anhui by World Bank.

Automation of underground truck haulage

This paper reviews the state-of-the-art in the automation of underground truck haulage. Past attempts at automating LHDs and haul trucks are described and their particular strengths and weaknesses are listed. We argue that the simple auto-tramming systems currently being commercialised, that follow rail-type guides placed along the back, cannot match the performance, flexibility and reliability of systems based on modern mobile robotic principles. In addition, the lack of collision detection research in the underground environment is highlighted.

Image processing technique to count the number of logs in a timber truck

This paper summarises the results of using image processing technique to get information about the load of timber trucks before their arrival using digital images or geo tagged images. Once the images are captured and sent to sawmill by drivers from forest, we can predict their arrival time using geo tagged coordinates, count the number of (timber) logs piled up in a truck, identify their type and calculate their diameter. With this information we can schedule and prioritise the inflow and unloading of trucks in the light of production schedules and raw material stocks available at the sawmill yard. It is important to keep all the actors in a supply chain integrated coordinated, so that optimal working routines can be reached in the sawmill yard.   

Can postural control performance be an indicator of truck drivers' sleep deprivation?

Long-haul drivers work in irregular schedules due to load delivery demands. In general, driving and sleeping occur at irregular times and, consequently, partial sleep deprivation and/or circadian misalignment may emerge and result in sleepiness at the wheel. In this way, the aim of this study was to verify changes in the postural control parameters of professional drivers after one-night working. Eight male truck drivers working at night - night drivers (ND) and nine day drivers (DD) volunteered to participate in this study. The night drivers' postural stability was assessed immediately before and after an approximately 430 km journey by two identical force platforms at departure and arrival sites. The DD group was measured before and after a day's work. An interaction effect of time of day and type of shift in both conditions: eyes open (p < 0.01) and eyes closed (p < 0.001) for amplitude of mediolateral movements was observed. Postural stability, measured by force platform, is affected by a night of work, suggesting that it could be an effect of circadian and homeostatic influences over postural control.

Information pertaining to farm, home, and community : with special reference to type-of-farming area.

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