Effective filtration systems always have played an integral role in the daily life of a truck’s lubrication, air intake and fueling processes.
April 26, 2019fuel economy
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel
A technician with Universal Logistics inspects and replaces a filter as part of important routine equipment maintenance. (Universal Logistics)
Fine-Tuning Truck Filtration
A technician with Universal Logistics inspects and replaces a filter as part of important routine equipment maintenance. (Universal Logistics)
Technology, Equipment, Fuel
Carriers can offset the cost of ELDs through added features designed to enable fuel-economy improvements and other operational efficiencies, vendors say. (Blue Tree Systems, an Orbcomm company)
ELD Mandate Presents Opportunity to Boost Fuel Efficiency, Technology Vendors Say
Carriers can offset the cost of ELDs through added features designed to enable fuel-economy improvements and other operational efficiencies, vendors say. (Blue Tree Systems, an Orbcomm company)
Complying with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s electronic logging device mandate may create new expenses for new adopters of the technology, but the devices also could generate fuel savings for carriers depending on the type of system they deploy and how they use the data.
February 12, 2018
Technology, Equipment, Fuel
CFI’s learning and development specialist, Bill Miller (left), discusses telematics data from an onboard computer with driver Mike Wallace. Fleets are finding opportunities to improve fuel economy by tracking vehicle and driver performance data. (CFI)
Fuel Economy in Focus
CFI’s learning and development specialist, Bill Miller (left), discusses telematics data from an onboard computer with driver Mike Wallace. Fleets are finding opportunities to improve fuel economy by tracking vehicle and driver performance data. (CFI)
For many fleets, onboard telematics has become an indispensable tool in the never-ending quest to improve fuel economy.
February 12, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
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Fuel Economy Improves for 9th Straight Year, NACFE Study Finds
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News
Nineteen fleets tracked by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency showed fuel efficiency improvements last year, for the ninth straight year, but the gain was just 1% year-over-year as some fleets dropped certain fuel-saving technologies and as other factors such as extreme summer heat played a role in fuel consumption.
August 24, 2017
Government, Business, Fuel
Feds Propose New Fuel-Economy Labels
Federal regulators for the first time in more than 30 years are proposing a redesign of the fuel economy label that consumers see on the window of new passenger vehicles and light trucks.
September 7, 2010
Government, Business, Fuel
Details of Plan to Raise Truck Fuel Economy Remain to Be Spelled Out, Observers Say
WASHINGTON — A week after President Obama announced that the federal government would be crafting the first-ever fuel economy standards for large trucks, observers said it was still unclear exactly what those standards would entail.
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