TORONTO — The Ontario Trucking Association Road Knights are encouraging all transport drivers to maximize every litre of diesel fuel by practicing fuel efficient truck driving practices, reports the Ontario Trucking Association in a press release.

The ten-member team has now completed Natural Resources Canada’s fuel efficiency program, SmartDriver for Highway Trucking, and will weave the skills they have learned into their public speaking presentations.

The OTA Road Knights are a group of truck drivers who step out of the cab several times a month to speak to the community and media about the trucking industry and road safety. To truck drivers they deliver a message of the importance of professionalism, the vital contribution the industry makes to the economy and how driving practices can impact fuel efficiency and operating costs.

"The Road Knights are ideally placed to promote fuel efficient driving in their role as trucking industry ambassadors," says Rebecka Torn, OTA communications director. "Fuel cost is now the number one expense in fleet operations and drivers have an important role to play in reducing those costs through fuel efficient driving practices. The Road Knights are committed to doing their part for environmental protection and conservation."