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I
t reads a bit like one of those
dreaded word problems from
middle school math: If gas is $4 a
gallon, and a tractor-trailer that drives
an average of 108,000 miles a year at
six miles per gallon increases its fuel
efficiency by one-tenth to 6.1 miles per
gallon, how much money will be saved
annually?
But that’s a very real puzzle for
trucking companies, which have been
working quietly to increase fuel efficiency,
improving both the environment and
the bottom line. Dennis Morgan, Chief
Operating Officer for Cowan Systems
LLC, noted that his company can realize
an annual savings of $1,182. And that’s
for just one rig — Cowan has some 750
trucks in its entire fleet.
To get those incremental improve-
ments in fuel efficiency, Cowan uses the
latest technologies available, including
Qualcomm, a mobile communications
device that hooks up to the engine and
reads performance.
“We monitor the fuel economy and
idle time of every truck,” Morgan said.
After studying the results, individual
drivers are counseled on the most fuel-
efficient ways to operate. “That’s really
where the fuel efficiencies come from,
the driver,” Morgan said. “The more
you rev up those RPMs, the more fuel
you’re burning.”
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