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NACFE Plans Run on Less-Electric Event in September
A Run on Less truck from a prior event. This year's edition will involve electric trucks. (NACFE via Vimeo)
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency announced plans for Run on Less-Electric, a technology demonstration of a variety of battery-electric trucks in everyday operation.
January 14, 2021NACFE Launches New Initiative to Explore Autonomous Trucking
The interior of an autonomous truck. (Tony Avelar/Associated Press)
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency announced it has begun to explore autonomous goods movement by publishing a series of online articles under the banner NACFE’s Perspective on Autonomous Trucking.
November 30, 2020NACFE Identifies Priority Regions for EV Deployments
The areas in dark red have been identified as well suited for moving freight economically with EVs: California, Texas’ four largest urban centers, the Northwest, the Rocky Mountain front range and the Northeast. (NACFE)
The United States has five high-priority areas where the regional haul environment is inherently so well suited for moving freight economically with electric vehicles that fleet owners there should plan to deploy those trucks “even if just as a pilot project,” according to the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.
August 25, 2020NACFE 'Run on Less Regional' Results Prompt Feedback, Analysis
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Industry feedback aimed at a report on regional trucking called for additional attention to the complexity of managing aerodynamic equipment in that operational environment, and generated new assumptions on the length of haul.
June 24, 2020NACFE Announces Study to Research Regional Electric Trucks
NACFE Executive Director Mike Roeth speaks at the event. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
ATLANTA — The North American Council for Freight Efficiency on Feb. 23 announced it is beginning a three-year program to identify what it calls “high-potential” regional routes that are well-suited to running electric trucks.
February 23, 2020NACFE: Fuel Efficiency Up 15% From 2009 to 2018
Truckers fill up at a Pilot Flying J in Shepherdsville, Ky. NACFE says it has proved at its semi-annual Run on Less event that significant fuel-economy improvement can still be made. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
The average fleetwide fuel economy of trucks that participated in the North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s annual study increased 15% from 6.27 miles per gallon in 2009 to 7.27 mpg in 2018.
January 8, 2020NACFE Report Predicts Multiple Fuels Will Give Way to Battery-Electric
NACFE’s report, “Viable Class 7/8 Electric, Hybrid and Alternative Fuel Tractors,” forecasts commercial battery-electric vehicles and fuel cell trucks will be capable of lower total cost of ownership, compared with baseline diesel trucks, by 2030. (NACFE)
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency forecasts commercial battery-electric vehicles and fuel cell trucks will be capable of lower total cost of ownership, compared with baseline diesel trucks, in the 2030 time frame.
December 10, 2019Trucking Must Contemplate Alternative Energy, Shell Officials Say
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — With the Earth's population projected to eclipse 9 billion by 2050, speakers at a Shell Rotella fleet symposium Nov. 13 said that means the pressure is on for trucking executives.
November 20, 2019NACFE Run On Less Regional Demonstration Achieves 8.3 MPG Average
NACFE's Mike Roeth discusses results of Run On Less Regional. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
ATLANTA — Over the course of 18 days, trucks participating in a demonstration by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency showed significant improvements in fuel efficiency through investments in technology and skilled drivers.
October 27, 2019NACFE Names Drivers for Regional Run on Less Showcase
NACFE Executive Director Mike Roeth by Roger Gilroy/Transport Topics
Ten regional-haul drivers, whose experience ranges from one year to 42 years, will participate in the Regional Run on Less fuel efficiency roadshow from Oct. 7 through Oct. 25, the North American Council for Freight Efficiency announced Sept. 10.
September 10, 2019