Selecting the Vehicle 23 ¢ARGO VOLUME. WEIGHY COUPARISONS FOR VENIGLE COMBINATIONS Density Tot Tae eau for Volume Gow Weight” Payload ‘Gross Load teu) “tay © te beut) 86,000 37500 142 reco 2000" 76000 tat ‘1900 resco 106 deers wh CoM rer 0008 on os ono sale. Figure 2-3. Cargo Density(Payload for Motor Vehicles. sis and Body Dimensions igh the maority of small truck are available with bodies, aknost al large lized tracks are sold as achassis nly. The chassis isadaptebleto various “ad styles of bodies to suit the commodity to be hauled. In order to nae the body builder's work with that ofthe truck manufacturer, body fs drawing should be available, Figure 2-4 lists the important dimensions Silired by the body builder. Standard abbreviations are used to indicate ‘Weight Distribution lepostion ofthe load and body on the chassis is determined by finding the C.G. iso avr) or center of payload. The distance between the C.G, and the line) of ear axle determines te amount of load distributed to frontand Inthe case ofa three-axle truck, the measurement is made tothe C/L. s9¢ midpoint between the wo rear axles,