Abstract: A vehicle (10) such as a heavy-duty truck (10) has an operator cab and a body section. The truck (10) has controls that control operating parameters associated with the operator cab and controls that control operating parameters associated with the body section. The truck (10) has a control system (12) that integrates the controls for the operator cab and the controls for the body section.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 2, 2005
Date of Patent:
November 4, 2008
Assignee:
Autocar, LLC
Inventors:
William L. Dolesh, Robert Gordon Vit, Gerhard Engelbrecht, Chris Black, Michael Joseph LaVere, James Irwin Grubaugh