Truckers have been looking for ways to reduce heavy-duty truck idling, with its wasted fuel and engine wear and tear, since the 1940s. Idle-reduction technology has advanced from engine block heaters ...
A typical Class 8 idles 6–8 hours per day. At roughly 0.8 gallons of diesel per hour, NACFE said that can total 1,000 to ...
A typical Class 8 truck spends six to eight hours a day idling, consuming about 0.8 gallons of diesel per hour, which adds up to one vehicle burning roughly 1,000–1,800 gallons of fuel annually, ...
Previously in this two-part examination of oil-drain recommendations and practices: Owner-ops adapt conservative approach to ever-expanding diesel service interval recommendations The most important ...
A new Idaho law takes effect July 1 allowing commercial vehicles to idle when drivers are resting inside and also when perishable goods are being delivered. Enacted March 12 by Gov. Brad Little (R), ...