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Acquisition, maintenance cost worries stand out in post-2018 efficiency standards conversation
Readers sound off on President Obama’s announcement of plans for post-2018 model truck fuel-efficiency/emissions standards.
February 20, 2014
Business
Obama orders tightened fuel efficiency, emissions standards for post-2018 trucks
President Obama will order the EPA and the DOT to produce a rule by March 2015 to once again tighten fuel efficiency standards and greenhouse gas emissions standards, calling for technological innovation and alt fuels to help lead the way.
February 18, 2014
Business
Study says 6×2 axles average 2.5 percent better fuel mileage
The analysis of existing data — with some new track tests — by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency showed an average payback time of 20 months given fuel-efficiency gains.
January 21, 2014
Channel 19
‘Veritable Vegetable’ puts $$ behind green trucking
Boosting fuel efficiency and reducing diesel engine emissions is a share goal of the Cascade Sierra Solutions nonprofit and Veritable Vegetable’s fleet.
August 14, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Owner-operator on a fuel-economy test run
In May independent Albert Transport owner-operator Henry Albert participated in a test run of the 2014 Freightliner Cascadia Evolution (pictured) to track and compare its fuel-efficiency against an EPA 2010-compliant Cascadia. We reported about the test just last week. This week, he’s been sharing results of this unique experience over on his blog as part […]
June 7, 2012
Business
Pulse
Some of us at Overdrive were talking with drivers at a truck stop recently to hear about their interests. The conversation drifted to our columnist and trucking radio host Kevin Rutherford.
June 1, 2012
Channel 19
Setting the pace with owner-operator Henry Albert
Sunday’s post on Overdrive 2007 Trucker of the Year Henry Albert’s blog caught my eye with what it says about thinking outside the box to ensure success in running an independent business. In the post, Albert visits an old haunt of his, Charlotte’s Metrolina speedway (the old grandstands here pictured by Albert), shuttered long since […]
November 8, 2011
Channel 19
Two calls this week highlight driver advocacy efforts in D.C.
Scott Grenerth with Trucking Solutions Group today Those of you who’ve read this blog with any regularity are probably well familiar with Fikes-leased owner-operator Scott Grenerth (pictured with a new custom-designed bike at the Great American Trucking Show this past August — Grenerth is also coproprietor of the rideandroll.me site cataloging biking trails in proximity […]
November 2, 2011
Channel 19
New technology: Hydrogen-injection for fuel mileage boost
A Q&A in the Richmond (Virginia) BizSense magazine published Monday revealed an interesting new technology coming into the trucking world. Related to the hydrogen fuel-cell idea, the technology has been created by Marz Industries of Ashland, Va., BizSense reporter Michael Schwartz wrote. Marz Industries president Eddie Miller has been working on it for several years […]
September 14, 2011
Business
Digital driving assistant
The Heavy Duty WatchDog device acts as a driving coach and provides visual and audio feedback on safety and fuel efficiency. A score ranging from A to F is displayed on the digital gauge package, depending on how well the driver is doing. The device can be integrated with GearMaster technology to help drivers keep […]
July 15, 2011
Channel 19
‘Who’s inefficient?’ Four wheels or 18?
So asks New Cumberland, Pa., resident and owner-operator Tom Bowers in a letter to the editor published in the Harrisburg, Pa., Patriot-News, in response to a letter from another area resident heaping the bulk of energy inefficiencies in the transportation arena on the back of the big rigs of the trucking industry. Bowers’ argument for […]
December 10, 2010
Partners in Business
PIB TIP: SLOW YOUR DECELERATION. Fuel is converted
PIB TIP: SLOW YOUR DECELERATION. Fuel is converted to wasted energy with hard and frequent braking, in which case much of the fuel you need to get up to speed again is lost. Safety experts recommend watching ahead a distance of 12 seconds to prevent having to react at the last second. You are less […]
November 9, 2010
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