Ford Vehicle

Rail Car and Haul-away Test Perhaps the most unexpected, Ford even puts transit systems to the test. To ensure vehicles arrive at dealerships throughout the country in top condition, Ford simulates how different chassis components hold up while tied down during shipping on trains and trucks. The Rail Car Simulator replicates the roughest conditions of a shipment from Michigan to California.

The Haul-away Transit Simulator replicates 10 hours of the most rigorous portions of a haul-away semi truck driving from Michigan through Pennsylvania five hours with the nose up 18 degrees and five hours with the nose down 18 degrees.