fuel efficiency

The Trump administration has issued a final rule completing the rollback of Obama-era fuel economy and emissions standards for cars and light trucks, potentially significantly affecting the electric vehicles market, according to a research group. The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicle...

Predictive cruise control was the fuel-saving technology with the most penetration in truck fleets by the end of 2018, according to an annual study by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency. NACFE recently released its study of a select number of fleets both large and small and the...

A senior shipping executive said there is still concern in the container shipping industry about whether there will be sufficient low sulfur fuel available for shipping lines to meet the International Maritime Organization requirement that starting on Jan. 1, 2020, ships use fuel with a sulfur...

With the rise and fall of fuel costs over time, managing fuel consumption is becoming more important to anyone involved in the trucking industry. The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NAFCE) reported that the national average truck fuel economy is 5.83 miles per gallon (mpg). Therefore...

Nearly C$12 million will be available to Manitoba's trucking industry to improve fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse emissions. The provincial and federal governments announced on June 10 that they will each offer up to C$5.9 million (the Canadian dollar equals US$0.75). The funds will cover...

OPEC, the multi-nation group of some of the world's largest and most powerful oil countries, should be worried that President Trump's America-first and energy friendly policies will prove to be a formidable competitor in the global oil market. But there's another threat to OPEC's...

For more than 40 years, it's been an iconic part of American business – and has been Air Force One, transporting the American president. But now, after transporting over 5.6 billion people all over the world, demand for the Boeing (NYSE: BA) 747 appears be in its final glide path. Late last...