The North American Council for Freight Efficiency has released the 10 fleets and drivers that will be participating in its Run on Less Regional Challenge in October, as well as a series of educational webinars focusing on emerging trucking technologies.
Less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight has been named a 2019 SmartWay High Performer by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for reducing its fuel consumption and improving efficiency.
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency has released its latest Confidence Reports, including one that delves into the intentional pairing of tractors and trailers for optimal fuel economy benefits and another that updates findings on idling practices.
Peterbilt has constantly refined its Model 579 in the past seven years and in this video Equipment Editor Jim Park does a walkthrough of the fully-equipped truck showing all of the latest features and amenities.
Steve Kron’s heavily modified 2001 International IHC 9400 routinely logs 10 mpg and has a million-plus mile lifetime average of 9.21 mpg.
Owner-operator and fuel economy pioneer Henry Albert is attempting to take the lessons he learned breaking the 10 mpg barrier and see if he can log double-digit mpg numbers at higher highway speeds.
A pursuit of the latest fuel economy technology led Jamie Hagen to a close, two-way relationship with Mack Trucks.
Truck driver Clark Reed says slowing down and taking the time to let traffic situations sort themselves out on their own is one way to avoid unnecessary stops – and the fuel burn required to get a tractor-trailer up and under way again. Part of our MPG Top Guns series.
MVT Solutions is partnering with the University of California, Riverside, and MeasureMission to bring a comprehensive fuel efficiency and emissions evaluation package to the trucking industry.
One owner-operator shares his advice on how and why he maximizes his fuel efficiency while on the road. Part of our "MPG Top Guns" series.