Sustainability
Aerofficient designs sliding trailer fairing for improved fuel savings
LINCONSHIRE, Ill. -- Aerofficient has come out with a new Slider fairing for trailers, which the company says expands or contracts when the trailer’s axles are moved, increasing fuel savings by 80% compared to fixed trailer fairings.
When greening your fleet, focus on existing vehicles first: FedEx exec
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Greening your fleet starts with optimizing the vehicles that are in the fleet today, Russell Musgrove, managing director, global vehicles with FedEx Express explained during his keynote address at the recent Green Truck...
NADA, ATD say EPA underestimated costs to meet emissions mandates
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and American Truck Dealers (ATD) have released a report which questions the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) cost analysis of emissions control requirements for...
Volvo plant becomes first US facility to achieve ISO 50001 certification
DUBLIN, Va. -- Volvo’s New River Valley (NRV) assembly plant in Dublin, Va. has become the first US facility to be certified to the ISO 50001 standards under a pilot program supported by the US Department of Energy (DOE). NRV is also the...
AMTA calling for increase in allowable weight on wide-base single tires
CALGARY, Alta. -- The Alberta Motor Transport Association is working with the province to allow an increase in the allowable weight on wide-base single tires. An AMTA delegation met recently with Alberta Transport Minister Ray Danyluk to...
FleetSmart handbook to help fleets create incentive programs for fuel-efficient driving
OTTAWA, Ont. -- Natural Resources Canada’s FleetSmart program has released a handbook designed to help fleets create incentive programs that promote fuel-efficient driving. The handbook, titled Driving for Fuel Economy - An Incentive...