Heavy Duty Trucking, June 2018
Get advice from industry leaders One factor in your favor is that many of the industrys leading fuel economy fleets are willing to share their secrets with others just getting started I guess Im kind of strange says Morrow who also drives and posts fuel economy results on social media I just happen to love doing this stuff It fascinates me And theres always something new to work on So Im willing to talk about fuel economy a lot more often than my friends and family like Brent Nussbaum is so committed to helping boost fleet fuel efficiency nationwide that he publishes his fleets entire spec for anyone to see Everybody thinks that theres some great competitive advantage that youre giving away by helping others with fuel efficiency he says And I dont see it that way at all Nussbaum says 92 of fleets running in North America today are made up of fewer than 20 trucks and dont have the resources he does to purchase install and evaluate new fuel efficiency components and technology But I want to give something back he says When I retire one day I want to be able to look back and feel like I contributed in a positive way And there is no doubt that running more efficiently is good for our industry and our country The other point fuel economy experts make is to not try to do everything all at once Large fleets have the capital personnel and assets to jump in and spec a fuel efficient truck with multiple new technologies and systems on it Small fleets dont have that kind of buying power or manpower The trick Morrow says is to start with technologies or components that are within your budgetary range And then once you start to boost your fuel economy and dollars start dropping to your bottom line youll be able to build on what youve learned by adding additional specifications to your new and existing vehicles JUNE 2018 HDT 57 WWW TRUCKINGINFO COM BUILT TOUGH TO KEEP UP WITH YOUR DEMANDS800 753 0050 ReycoGranning com TRAILERYoure meeting the toughest demands with your trailer dont you want a suspension that can keep up Rely on Reyco Grannings 90 years of proven American manufactured suspensions to keep your trailer on the road Engineered for minimal maintenance superior components mean fewer repairs Reyco Granning keeps up with you For System Freight Inc as its fuel economy initiative progressed experience showed that using a systems approach was key PHOTO KENWORTH
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