Categories: Fuel, Operations, Safety, Small Fleet, Technology, Telematics, Telematics & Technology

Using telematics and fuel card integrations, a fleet manager identified driving habits that helped improve one of his truck's cost per mile.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/320590/finding-extra-fuel-economy-through-telematics

Categories: Fuel Smarts, Operations, Vehicle Research

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency is in the early planning stages of a regional version of its 2017 Run on Less fuel-economy road show.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/320015/nacfe-announces-run-on-less-event-for-regional-fleets

Categories: Equipment, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Operations

EPA’s GHG Phase 2 rules are still a couple of years off, but tire makers are already designing and testing new ultra-low-rolling-resistance tires.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/319540/tire-makers-are-thinking-ahead-to-ghg-phase-2-standards

Categories: Green Fleet, Hybrids

XL is upfitting six hybrid electric (HEV) Ford F-250 trucks and one hybrid electric Ford Transit passenger van for the City of Sacramento, Calif.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/316776/sacramento-fleet-grows-xl-hybrid-electric-fleet

Categories: Fuel, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Safety

With fuel prices on the rise, there’s no better time to refocus on fuel economy. Here are three things that nearly any fleet can focus on to drive up fuel...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/303427/3-proven-fuel-saving-strategies-for-truck-fleets

Categories: Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Vehicle Research

Kenworth and UPS are collaborating on the Dept. of Energy's SuperTruck II program, using data from the shipping giant’s typical duty cycles to tune a...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/303026/kenworth-to-work-with-ups-on-supertruck-ii-project

Categories: Fuel, Fuel Smarts, Products

Vnomics announced a mobile app for its True Fuel fuel-efficiency optimization tool, adding new capabilities for fairly motivating drivers with incentives...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/302652/vnomics-releases-true-fuel-app

Categories: Equipment, Maintenance

Keeping truck cabs in good repair has always been good for a fleet’s image. And today, it’s good for the bottom line as well.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/279735/keeping-truck-bodies-repaired-is-good-for-the-bottom-line

Categories: Fuel Smarts, Operations, Small Fleet, Vehicle Research

Shell and Airflow Truck Company have debuted the full-size version of the company’s Starship Project truck - a concept Class 8 truck that maximizes fuel...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/279031/shell-debuts-fuel-efficient-starship-concept-truck

Categories: Fuel Smarts, Maintenance, Products

Shell Rotella's T6 Multi-Vehicle 5W-30 synthetic oil is designed for versatility, meeting the API CK-4 specification for Class 8 Trucks as well as API SN...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/142260/shells-new-oil-works-for-mixed-diesel-and-gas-fleets