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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 29, 2023

TuSimple Reports 11% Fuel Economy Boost in Autonomous Driving Study

Based on more than 30,000 miles of highway driving, a new white paper commissioned by TuSimple details an 11% fuel efficiency advantage for autonomous trucks versus manually driven trucks.

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Articlesby Jim ParkJune 26, 2012

Five Easy Ways to Reduce Fuel Consumption

There are still legions of drivers who are not practicing even the most basic fuel-saving techniques. Just hang around an intersection with a lot of truck traffic and liste

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Articlesby Jim ParkJune 26, 2012

Driving Fuel Efficiency

What's in it for me? That's what drivers want to know when you try to get them to save fuel. There are few stronger motivators than a good return on an investment. Building driver buy-in to your fuel economy program requires enough incentiv

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ArticlesFebruary 29, 2012

Funding Your Idle Habits: A Quick Guide to Idle Reduction Equipment Funding

If you drive a truck or maintain a fleet, chances are you've heard talk about other companies getting emissions reduction equipment at a reduced rate, or even free with government funding

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Articlesby Oliver PattonFebruary 13, 2012

EPA's SmartWay Looks for a Smarter Way

In this era of complaining about heavy-handed government, here's one federal program that gets cheers all around

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Articlesby Jim ParkJanuary 17, 2012

A Peek at How Engine Makers Might Hit New Fuel Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets

Barely had the trucking industry heaved a collective sigh of relief at putting EPA 2010 behind us when in May of 2010, from the Rose Garden at the White House, came a Presidential Memorandum targeting greenhouse gas emission

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ArticlesDecember 19, 2011

FuelSmarts: More Efficient Drayage, One Match at a Time

Saving fuel doesn't always mean higher mpg. Sometimes it's about being more organized and having the patience to identify inefficiencies. Evans Network of Companies is doing exactly that with its Eco-Match program, which aligns imports and exports for more efficient transportation.

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ArticlesOctober 11, 2011

Flawed Economy Rules: Fuel Efficiency

By all means, let's improve fuel economy in our trucks as well as in our cars

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeOctober 10, 2011

Private Fleets Find Fuel Savings in Changing Driver Behavior

With the federal government's new regulations setting fuel economy goals for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, there's been a lot of attention paid to current technologie

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ArticlesAugust 26, 2011

There are Many Anti-Idle Systems: Which One is Right for Your Fleet?

Among the obvious principles of successful trucking is the idea that those trucks of yours aren't earning a penny if they're not moving while there's freight onboard. Simple enough logic

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