The Link Between Fuel Efficiency & Safety
Program Aired: November 16, 2 p.m. ET A new, multi-year trucking study has documented how fuel-efficient driving significantly lowers the risk of accidents and critical safety events. Tune into this webinar to hear the dramatic results and learn how one trucking fleet is becoming even safer and more efficient using the ISAAC Coach system.
November 16, 2023Ford Says Strict Fuel Rules Will Cost It $1 Billion in Fines
Ford Motor Co. says it would face $1 billion in fines from 2027 to 2032 under stricter proposed average fuel economy rules that target SUV and truck manufacturers.
Sustainability Through Fuel Economy Decisions
Program Aired: October 5, 2 p.m. ET MVT Solutions (a subsidiary of Mesilla Valley Transportation) shows the value of a good sustainability program and how it adds profits, saves time, and reduces GHG emissions at a faster rate. The simple 3-step process involves understanding the fleet, testing, and educated implementation. Done correctly, this turns a cost-center into a profit-center.
October 5, 2023Fleets Focus on Driver Performance to Raise Fuel Economy
Trucking companies are increasingly investing in training, technology and incentives to optimize driver performance when it comes to fuel consumption.
Fuel Economy Flat in 2021, Emissions Down Slightly, Says EPA
Fuel economy for 2021 model year vehicles in the U.S. stayed flat with 2020 as people continued to buy less-efficient trucks and SUVs, according to an annual government report published Dec. 12.
December 12, 2022Road Fuel Demand to Peak by 2027
Global road fuel demand will peak in five years, though it will be decades before shifts in consumption reshape transportation’s reliance on fossil fuels, according to a report from BloombergNEF.
Fuel Costs Renew Focus on Empty Miles
Trucking is renewing focus on empty miles amid rising diesel prices that lead to greater expense.
Trump, Automakers Face New Pressure Not to Ease Mileage Rules
Environmentalists and consumer advocacy groups are castigating automakers for supporting the Trump administration’s effort to relax fuel economy standards, amid fresh warnings from a Democratic leader that the plan won’t deliver promised safety benefits and will raise costs for consumers.
Trump Administration Dials Back Plan to Gut Auto Mileage Rules
A draft of the final rule, now undergoing a final White House review, includes several changes that could make it easier to defend in court and more palatable to some automakers that had refused to publicly endorse the earlier proposal.
Trump Administration Signals Compromise on Gas Mileage Rules
The Trump administration is signaling that it could increase fuel economy standards, possibly compromising on its push to freeze them at 2020 levels.