Hello I am a First Robotics coach for a grade school in St. Louis, MO. The students are tasked with an innovation project and they chose to work on improving the aerodynamics of semi truck and trailer combinations. The team created a 7 question survey regarding fuel economy and design cost. They would love any input from the industry. Thank you for your time.
Fuel Savings Survey
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Students needing survey data.
Discussion in 'Questions To Truckers From The General Public' started by Ceckstein, Jan 11, 2022.
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I might do this if a mod verifies it’s legit.
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Thank you. I emailed the forum ahead of time to make sure I was ok to post. If there is somthing else I need to do for moderator approval, please let me know.
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If anyone would rather answer on this post here are the questions, and I can tallie the results seperately.
On a scale of 1 to 5. 1 be not very, and 5 being extremely. How important to you is consuming less crude oil? *
On a scale of 1 to 5. 1 be not very, and 5 being Extremely. How important to you is getting better fuel economy?
If you have the option, would you want to gain .35 mpg? *
Yes No
Would you be willing to spend $100 today to save $100 every year? *
Yes No
Would you be willing to spend $5000 today to save $5000, and 5000+ gallons of crude oil every year? *
Yes No
Would you be willing to spend $7500 today to save $5000, and 5000+ gallons of crude oil every year? *
Yes No
Would you be willing to spend $10000 today to save $5000, and 5000+ gallons of crude oil every year? *
Yes No
The average semi truck uses 21,000 gallons of fuel every year. Currently there is no better way to quickly deliver large quantities of freight to many different places on short notice. We are trying to increase a semi truck's fuel economy, saving at least $5,000 in 5,000 gallons of crude oil PER TRUCK per year. This will save the companies money and help the environment. -
1+2) I'm neutral, the importance to using less diesel is to lower my cost per mile.
3) yes I would like better mpg.
Yes to investing in my equipment to save (fuel) money.
Sounds like a great project for your students. Good luckCeckstein Thanks this. -
Beancounting…
Not all of trucking is beancounters paradise. Much of the industry is actually performance based. Aerodynamics doesn’t help heavy haul 1 bit. Why not try to make a better performing engine/brakes/engine retarder/5th wheel/tires…stuff that’s actually useful to performance?homeskillet Thanks this. -
With current epa standards better engines are a dream. Pretty much sum up why I overhaul engines almost continuously at work. -
The answer to everything is "it depends"
I genuinely dont care about saving oil, crude, oil or diesel itself.
i care about saving money, but if the cost of saving 250$ a month is to not do oil changes every month in favor of every other, im out. Preventative maintenance like that will save an engine from premature failure
Do i need to save 100$ every week by not idling/running a generator? Well... is it 10 degrees outside? Or 90? Not doing it.
Do i have to pay 15 bucks a night at specific places that may and may not have parking when i get there to plug in a heater/ac in order to save 25 bucks a night? No, im not down, it limits how you run and cuts the bottom line way more than it saves
Are you selling some snake oil modification to a truck that may sorta possibly incease mpg .35 or is it a tried and tested item
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The kids are working on an aero device to reduce air drag between the truck and the trailer. A tanker, reefer, flatbed, end dump, orspecialty trailer would not use the device. Only setup for dry van. The survey was just a generic survey for their project.
Results show that people dont think about oil consumption. They focus on the bottom dollar. Also if initial cost couldnt be recouped within a year the cost outweighs the need, and if more than 2 yrs the willingness to buy fall off to only 1/8 of those surveyed would purchase.OldeSkool Thanks this.
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