The Brake and Chassis Systems Working Group focuses on the chassis and undercarriage of the transit bus. This working group started with the brake systems and will move on to the suspension system.
This group has 2 Co-Chairs, Bruce Dahl from King County Metro and Dennis McNichol of Dennis National Lease. The group has both business and transit membership. The working group meets approximately 4 times a year.
The suspension systems working group has 2 completed documents:
APTA-BTS-RP-001-04 In-Service Brake System Performance Testing
APTA-BTS-RP-002-05 Foundation Brake Replacement Brake Lining Classification
For copies of the completed documents go to the Published Documents webpage.
This group is currently developing a priority list for standards development in this area. Any suggestions would be welcome. They are also always looking for participation.
If you would like to be a member of this group please register.