Fuel Economy

8 Ways to Optimize Fuel Economy

A comprehensive strategy for reducing fuel use should cover everything from better driving habits to idling reductions to choosing the right equipment and engine oil.

More Vocational Fleets Adopt Lightweighting Strategy

A growing trend in second-stage manufacturing is light-weighting, which involves specifying lighter-weight materials to achieve an overall weight reduction to an upfitted vehicle. Specifying lighter-weight upfit materials decreases the vehicle’s curb weight, which, in turn, lowers operating costs by reducing fuel consumption and decreases emissions.

Strehl Acquires Rocketail, Forms FleetAero Company

Strehl, which makes aerodynamic components for trailers, has purchased truck-trailer aerodynamic systems provider Rocketail and will form a new company called FleetAero.

XStream Aero Supplier Expands Focus, Changes Name

XStream Trucking's new TruckLabs company name reflects its expanding role in bringing new engineering solutions based on research and data to the North American trucking industry.

Fuel Economy Testing: Are the Gains Too Small to See?

DIY fuel economy testing may not provide reliable data, or gains for certain products may be too small to see.

Tires for GHG2: Increased Fuel Economy, Mileage

Tire makers say advancements in tire design and construction will produce safer and longer-lasting tires for the second round of greenhouse gas reduction rules.

TuSimple Expands UPS Autonomous Routes

TuSimple has expanded autonomous truck service for current customer UPS to 20 trips per week and has added an additional route between Phoenix, Arizona, and El Paso, Texas.

Jacobs Says Cylinder Deactivation Saves Fuel, Reduces NOx

Better fuel economy and lower emissions, already proven in extensive tests by Jacobs, have now been independently measured.

Partnership to Test B100 Biodiesel System in High-Mileage Class 8 Trucks

According to a company named Optimus Technologies, it has a new fuel system that allows Class 8 trucks to run on 100% biodiesel-- and a new consortium of partners that intends to validate that claim.

NACFE Fleets Saved Almost $900 Million in Fuel Costs

The North American Council for Fuel Efficiency’s 2019 Annual Fleet Fuel Study found that the 21 participating fleets have saved almost $900 million in combined fuel costs since 2017. But there's a “significant” performance gap between them and typical fleet performance.

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8 Ways to Optimize Fuel Economy

More Vocational Fleets Adopt Lightweighting Strategy

Strehl Acquires Rocketail, Forms FleetAero Company

XStream Aero Supplier Expands Focus, Changes Name

Fuel Economy Testing: Are the Gains Too Small to See?

Tires for GHG2: Increased Fuel Economy, Mileage

TuSimple Expands UPS Autonomous Routes

Jacobs Says Cylinder Deactivation Saves Fuel, Reduces NOx

Partnership to Test B100 Biodiesel System in High-Mileage Class 8 Trucks

NACFE Fleets Saved Almost $900 Million in Fuel Costs

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8 Ways to Optimize Fuel Economy

More Vocational Fleets Adopt Lightweighting Strategy

Strehl Acquires Rocketail, Forms FleetAero Company

XStream Aero Supplier Expands Focus, Changes Name

Fuel Economy Testing: Are the Gains Too Small to See?

Tires for GHG2: Increased Fuel Economy, Mileage

TuSimple Expands UPS Autonomous Routes

Jacobs Says Cylinder Deactivation Saves Fuel, Reduces NOx

Partnership to Test B100 Biodiesel System in High-Mileage Class 8 Trucks

NACFE Fleets Saved Almost $900 Million in Fuel Costs

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