Encouraging drivers to drive more efficiently through coaching tools and reviews will get fleets further than limiting or taking away performance features.
While an experienced driver with a light foot may still be the best way to maximize fuel economy, with the advent of predictive cruise control, you'd be hard-pressed to beat its efficiency in everyday driving.
Hyliion founder and CEO Thomas Healy explains how his electric axle integrates with a Class 7 and 8 truck to improve gas mileage under acceleration and up hills.
Hyliion's hybrid system adds an electric motor to the non-driven axle of a 6x2 setup. The system helps trucks in the least efficient situations such as under accleration and up hills. Equipment Editor Jim Park drove a loaded truck with Hyliion’s system and gives his intial thoughts on how it operates.
For fleets interested in improving their fuel economy, an upcoming webinar featuring NACFE exeutive director Mike Roeth will discuss how some fleets have improved fuel economy and offer tips on how to push beyond 10 mpg.
Even with potential fuel economy gains, fleets have been slow to adopt the new FA-4 engine oils. Experts from ATA's Technology & Maintenance Council explore some of the reasons why fleets seem to be waiting.
The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into Ford Motor Co.’s emissions testing and certification processes, the factory revealed in an SEC filing today.
As it gets closer to announcing the availability of commercial truck platooning, Peloton Technologies laid out the details of how its two-truck platooning system, PlatoonPro, works to ensure safety and security in a new report.
International Truck has added Powertrain Packages to the LT Series MPG Fuel Efficiency Packages, designed to maximize fuel efficiency.
A new study by the American Transportation Research Institute looked at a particularly notorious freeway interchange in Atlanta to determine the impact congestion has on truck operations.