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Newsby Deborah LockridgeDecember 22, 2025

From Truck APUs to Intelligent Engines: NACFE Updates Idle Reduction Report

Idle reduction for heavy-duty trucks has come a long way. An updated playbook from the North American Council for Freight Efficiency explains what technologies deliver results today — and what’s coming next.

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A blue Freightliner Cascadia truck operated by Albert Transport and branded with the Team Run Smart logo parked outside a Detroit Diesel facility.
Newsby Nicole DamronNovember 12, 2025

Albert Transport Pushes Diesel Efficiency to the Limit

Owner-operator Henry Albert has spent decades proving how far efficiency can go with diesel, and he's demonstrating those techniques in NACFE's Run on Less-Messy Middle.

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Collage of trucks from NACFE Run on Less Messy Middle
Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 23, 2025

Early Insights from NACFE’s ‘Run on Less – Messy Middle’ on Trucking Decarbonization

NACFE has shared early findings from its Run on Less – Messy Middle, gathering data from diesel, natural gas, electric, and hydrogen trucks across 13 fleets. The initial results highlight both progress and challenges in trucking’s decarbonization journey.

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Three trucks from NACFE’s Run on Less – Messy Middle event, showcasing hydrogen, battery-electric, and natural gas powertrains, with company branding from Pilot, Saia LTL Freight, and Wegmans.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 9, 2025

NACFE Posts First 'Messy Middle' Fleet Videos

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency is spotlighting real-world fleet strategies for cutting emissions and boosting efficiency in the Run on Less – Messy Middle showcase.

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NACFE's Mike Roeth and HDT's Deborah Lockridge
Videosby Deborah LockridgeApril 11, 2025

Run on Less Tackles Trucking's 'Messy Middle' of Alternative Fuels and Zero-Emission Vehicles

What's the best path to decarbonization for your trucking fleet? The North American Council for Freight Efficiency is looking at the "messy middle" of alternative fuels and drivetrains for long haul in this year's Run on Less.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 8, 2025

13 Trucking Fleets to Demo Alt Fuels and Drivetrains in Run on Less – Messy Middle

Fleets using new electric and hydrogen trucks from Windrose and Hyundai will be part of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency's Run on Less - Messy Middle demo this fall, along with fleets running other BEV trucks, fuel-efficient diesels, natural gas and RNG, biodiesel and renewable diesel.

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NACFE Executive Director Mike Roeth.
Newsby Jack RobertsMarch 10, 2025

NACFE Releases ‘Messy Middle’ White Paper

A new NACFE white paper on trucking's "Messy Middle' transition period away from fossil fuels toward zero-emission vehicles takes a detailed look at the technologies available today.

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Guest Voices March 3, 2025

A New Definition for Long-Haul Heavy-Duty Trucking

Understanding the various routes that make up long haul is important as we move through trucking’s Messy Middle — a time when fleets have a variety of powertrain solutions to choose from, writes NACFE's Mike Roeth.

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NACFE Run on Less -- Messy Middle.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 7, 2025

NACFE Run on Less to Focus on 'Messy Middle'

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency will track four advanced truck powertrains during its upcoming Run on Less - Messy Middle evaluation trials.

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NACFE 2024 Fleet Fuel Study.
Newsby Jack RobertsDecember 16, 2024

NACFE: Fleet Fuel Efficiency Technology Adoption Rates Rising

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s 10th Annual Fleet Fuel study has found rapidly rising fuel efficiency performance for long-haul fleets.

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