In response to a need for technical information to support the design of wood trusses in Canada, the Truss Research Program was established. Forintek's role in the Truss Research Program consisted of two projects: Truss Testing and Analysis, and Strength Variations in Trusses. The first project funded by the wood truss industry, focussed on establishing the structural reliability of residential pitched chord trusses and developing experimental data to verify truss analysis tools used by the truss industry. The second project, funded by the CFS, which is the topic of this report, provided the lumber properties information for the program. The combined loading equipment developed under this project has been used to test 2x4 S-P-F 1650f-1.5E MSR lumber under axial compression and bending loads. This data will now be used to verify a comprehensive stochastic finite element model that is currently under development at the University of British Columbia. A lumber design procedure comprised of a new interaction equation and factors to quantify load configuration effects for truss applications was developed under this project and at U.B.C. The design procedure was accepted in principle by the Technical committee on CSA-O86.