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2013 Fleet Fuel Benchmark Report (New)
Ten major North American fleets share their adoption experience of various products and practices for fuel efficiency. It is our first annual update of this landmark work and now includes data for ten years and 60 available technologies, as well as describing benchmark best practices of the fleets. Included are a 30 page report, a complete set of data and NACFE membership. Findings can be found .
This report compares the results of a deep investigation with eight major North American fleets concerning their adoption of various products and practices for fuel efficiency. It identifies benchmark competencies of the eight companies in many different subject areas. The Full Study Package includes an online course, the 28 page report, a complete data set of findings and a one time live webinar with the study team. An Executive Summary Report is also available.
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PRESS RELEASE: MARCH 10, 2013, TECHNOLOGY AND MAINTENANCE COUNCIL MEETING, NASHVILLE, TN
NACFE has initiated a number of new projects to help advance our commitment to doubling the efficiency of North American goods movement. With these projects, we have defined how we will perform the program planning and delivery of the studies for the industry. Projects will be funded by organizations who support the scope of each of them and an unbiased core program team will execute the work. Click on the link to learn more and to offer support for our work.
During an amazing week in Charlotte, the North American Council for Freight Efficiency conducted our 6th Driving Innovation Meeting. These meetings were created for the industry to come together and work on solutions that will help deliver a more effective and efficient freight transport system. Past topics have included the NACFE Inaugural , Technology Adoption, Freight – O/O, Fleets, OEMs & Dealers, New GHG Regulations and Rethinking Trucks – Urban Ports. In Charlotte, our focus was on Fuel Efficiency Testing and improving confidence in new technologies in the industry. Speakers from Peterbilt, Werner, Michelin, FPInnovations, Transportation Research Cneter and the Carbon War Room all presented their ideas and Mike facilitated a Q&A and action brainstorming. See the content of this meeting here. DI7 will be held in March 2013, contact us if you have ideas for this next discussion.
This is a CALL TO ACTION for all those involved in these technologies or practices, or those interested in helping NACFE with the projects. Opportunities include project sponsorship, in-kind contribution of expertise or materials, becoming a member of the unbiased study team, contract opportunities on the project, etc. Please contact Mike Roeth at mike.roeth@nacfe.org.
ACT Research to Publish Natural Gas Study
ACT Research (www.actresearch.net ) is a firm located in Indiana who, for over 25 years, analyze and assist the commercial vehicle industry with forecasts and future trends. They have been a two year Platinum Level supporter of NACFE and we have been collaborating on a few projects with them over the past few years. ACT is finalizing a very comprehensive review of the natural gas situation for trucking. Titled “A Multi-Client Study – The Future of Natural Gas Engines in Heavy Duty Trucks: The Diesel of Tomorrow?”, the report will be quite a comprehensive look into this important and timely topic. Distribution is planned for early August. A description of the study and form to purchase it are available here. We are pleased to help ACT Research with this important work.
NACFE will be holding our 6th Driving Innovation Meeting in Charlotte, NC on September 20th, 2012. These highly successful meetings are open to anyone interested in increasing freight efficiency in North American. We have tackled such topics as the newly enacted Green House Gas regulations, the adoption of freight efficient technologies by fleets, future focused concepts such as Urban Ports and other items. Attendees in the previous five meetings have given enthusiastic reviews on the content and collaboration opportunities offered in these events. On September 20th we will be focusing on the truck testing that manufacturers and fleets conduct in order to raise the confidence in the performance of the technologies. The event is free with a full registration to CALSTART’s HTUF Conference and $50 for the NACFE meeting separate from it. Register for either way via www.htuf2012.org. Please plan on attending. You can contact Mike Roeth, mike.roeth@nacfe.org with any questions or comments.
April 23, 2012 – Yesterday, the world celebrated Earth Day 2012. Earth Day began in 1970 and has as its primary purpose to hold events worldwide to increase awareness and appreciation of the Earth’s natural environment. On Friday, Werner Enterprises celebrated Earth Day with an event for all employees at their Omaha, Nebraska headquarters.
The NACFE held its 5th driving innovation meeting on March 7th in Indianapolis in conjunction with the Green Truck Summit and NTEA Work Truck Show. The meeting was an exciting look at the here and now and future of freight efficiency. Mike Roeth led a discussion of the major findings of the NACFE 2011 Fleet Study and Mike O’Connell, Sr. Director of Fleet Operations at Frito Lay shared how Frito is using the study results to drive even more fuel efficiency improvements into their class 8 OTR fleet. “As a participating fleet, my team and I spent a few days off site pouring over this report, deciding what to quickly pursue and some areas, quite frankly for us to avoid.” Mike mentioned. The Study can be obtained at www.nacfe.org. Then the group stretched our thinking about some longer term opportunities for efficiency led by Steve Viscelli, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Center on Wisconsin Strategy. Steve offered a concept around using Urban Ports as a tool to optimize freight distribution. Steve suggested “how about we have long haul trucks, highly aerodynamic and optimized for 65 mph with trained drivers, bring the freight to brownfield sites, just outside the cities and then have daycab, maneuverable, alternative fuel trucks deliver in the cities”. Attendees had a highly energetic discussion about the possibilities for fuel savings, driver satisfaction, congestion mitigation, etc. Driving Innovation 6 will be held September 20th in Charlotte. Plan to join us!
The NACFE will continue its highly successful Driving Innovation meetings with a Roundtable on Technology Adoption on Wednesday, March 7th in Indianapolis. This meeting will be an opportunity for anyone in the industry interested in how new technologies and practices are being introduced by major NA fleets to reduce their fuel expenses. “Real Fleets. Real Experience.” is a study completed by the Council to understand adoption. This meeting will contain a dialogue on the findings of this study. The discussion will also include future efforts planned by the NACFE. Join us, its free! Click here to register. This NACFE event is being held in conjunction with the CALSTART Green Truck Summit and the NTEA Work Truck Show.
