Unit Cost Entry

Unit Cost Element - Roll Stability Control

Unit Cost Component - RSC - Book Price

USA

Description

Roll Stability Control - Book Price

Cost Type

Actual

Data Date

2007

Reported Units

per unit

Units

Each (EA)

Year (Dollars)

2007

Capital Cost per Unit ($)

$500.00

O & M Cost per Unit ($)



Lifetime

years


Notes

Source

Analysis of Benefits and Costs of Roll Stability Control Systems for the Trucking Industry

Author: Dan Murray, Sandra Shackelford, Amy Houser

Published By: Department of Transportation - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

URL: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/
facts-research/research-t
echnology/report/09-020-R
P-Roll-Stability.pdf Related System Cost ID: 2009-00188

Unit Cost Details

Capital Cost per Unit: $500.00

O&M Cost per Unit:

Year (Dollars): 2007

Lifetime: years

Benefits From This Source

An analysis of benefits and costs of Roll Stability Control (RSC) Systems for the trucking industry found benefits per dollar spent values of $1.66 to $5.34 with varying estimates of efficiency and annual VMT.

Through use of the Roll Stability Control (RSC) systems, it was estimated that between 1,422 and 2,037 combination vehicle rollover crashes in curves could be prevented, resulting in effectiveness rates of 37 percent and 53 percent, respectively.

Application Areas

Intelligent Transportation Systems > Driver Assistance > Roll Stability Control

Related Unit Cost Subsystems

Commercial Vehicle On-Board (CV)

Keywords

None defined

ID: 2010-00536