Energy conservation and money savings through the use of diesel-powered trucks.

Details

• Creators:
  Roberts, Gary L
• Corporate Creators:
  Virginia Highway & Transportation Research Council
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Diesel trucks
  • Fuel conservation
  • Diesel trucks--Fuel consumption
  • Diesel trucks--Economic aspects
  • Trucks--Fuel consumption
  • Trucks--Economic aspects
• Publication/ Report Number:
  VHTRC 80-R25
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Virginia
• Corporate Publisher:
  Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC)
• Abstract:
  This report presents an analysis of the potential energy and money savings to be achieved from the increased use of class 7, diesel-powered, 4-yard dump trucks by the Department. The technical differences between diesel and gasoline power plants are reviewed. The findings of a literature search are presented along with the results of a survey conducted to examine diesel truck use by various types of highway maintenance facilities. A data base of the average estimated mileage use and gasoline consumption of the Department's gasoline-powered, 4-yard dump trucks was generated for this analysis. The possible energy and money savings are calculated using the data base and a computer simulation for the diesel truck fuel consumption. These calculations use five alternative future fuel costs and economic analyses of payback and present worth. The study conclusions indicate that considerable energy and money can be saved by the increased use of diesel-powered trucks.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/19999/dot_19999_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.00 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d73173b1f5a4436871ffd07b22f3d62743d8894ee02dbba53707dd2d04803818787f895029ca6d6f36633adef05b0c7e364279ab4fafb4b5280048fd40fe1677