The National Private Truck Council Board of Directors approved an informal technical proposal to conduct a study on the benefits of larger trucks for businesses operating private truck fleets.
"We hope to establish beyond a shadow of doubt that increasing the truck size-and-weight limits will result in better and more efficient use of commercial motor vehicles," said Gary Petty, NPTC president and CEO.
The study, to be conducted by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, is designed to benchmark the current transportation efficiency by looking at the operations of archetypal private fleets.
The parameters to be used to define efficiency improvements will focus on over-the-road operating costs, cargo transported, miles traveled and safety performance. It will also include a measure of fuel use, emissions output and truck trips that are required to fulfill the individual companies' annual transportation responsibilities.
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"We hope to establish beyond a shadow of doubt that increasing the truck size-and-weight limits will result in better and more efficient use of commercial motor vehicles," said Gary Petty, NPTC president and CEO.
The study, to be conducted by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, is designed to benchmark the current transportation efficiency by looking at the operations of archetypal private fleets.
The parameters to be used to define efficiency improvements will focus on over-the-road operating costs, cargo transported, miles traveled and safety performance. It will also include a measure of fuel use, emissions output and truck trips that are required to fulfill the individual companies' annual transportation responsibilities.
www.nptc.org
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