• 9 slides to explain truck lightweighting

    Aug. 26, 2015

    Trucking Efficiency, the joint venture between the Carbon War Room and the North American Council for Freight Efficiency just released its latest Confidence Report, this one on truck lightweighting.

    This slideshow features 9 slides that highlight key areas of the report. More on the areas, in addition to access to the full report can be found by here.

    Previous reports have covered tire pressure technologies, 6x2 axle systems, idle reduction technologies, electronically controlled transmissions, and low rolling resistance tires. They can all be accessed at truckingefficiency.org.

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