Increasing energy efficiency in transporting freight by truck in interurban areas is discussed. Technical parameters using various devices described to improve fuel economy are: efficiency of the engine and drive train; rolling resistance; gross weight of the vehicle; accessory load; and aerodynamic resistance. Operating procedures to improve fuel economy are also discussed. Savings obtained up to the present in the USA due to the use of these various devices are summarized. (ERA citation 07:004516)
Possibility for Energy Conservation in Transporting Freight by Truck
1981
20 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Policies, Regulations & Studies , Road Transportation , Trucks , Aerodynamics , Cargo , Commodities , Data , Energy conservation , Energy efficiency , Engines , Friction , Fuel consumption , Fuel economy , Operation , Technology utilization , Transport , Usa , Weight , Foreign technology , ERDA/320203 , Translations