What is the most fuel efficient truck to date?
Discussion in 'Motor Carrier Questions - The Inside Scoop' started by bordomzero, Sep 11, 2009.
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The one in which the driver practices fuel saving technices.
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The European setup with a single drive axle with an air up and down tag to get the weight carrying capacity of a tandem; it cuts friction and drive line losses and is much more efficient empty than running a full tandem due to less friction loss and less rolling resistance.
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pretty much all aerodynamic trucks are about the same, Maybe .3 to .6 differnce
between Volvo 660/80, Internals pro star not sure on the lonestar. Freightliner Columbia/ Cascadia, Kenworth t2000 t600/60 and peterbilt 387.
But like jdrentzjr said if you had same truck same load and route. The driver can add up to 1mpg difference just how he drivers the truck. But also a aerodynamic truck vs a non aerodynamic truck if very thing is same driver, load and route the aerodynamic will get 1mpg better then the non aerodynamic truck. non aerodynamic trucks pete 389
Freightliner classic, FLD Kenworth w900 and the like -
Thanks for replying
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They have kits for old Petes and Kenworths to make them aerodynamic.
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