Fuel Efficiency in Truck Industry

Abstract

This paper reports range of activities and offer information regarding activities performed at Paccar Inc. truck’s plant in order to reduce of fuel consumption in truck industry. There are six major areas investigated: Aerodynamics, Component Spec’ing, Advanced Technology, Route Management, Driver Behaviour, Proper Maintenance. New technologies to improve vehicle fuel efficiency are also reported.

Keywords

• fuel efficiency
• aerodynamics
• route management
• drive behaviour
• proper maintenance