Idle reduction assessment for the New York State Department of Transportation region 4 fleet.

Details

• Creators:
  Roy, Bryan ; Windover, Paul
• Corporate Creators:
  Energetics, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Engine idling
  • Fuel consumption
  • Environmental impacts
  • Vehicle fleets
  • Trucks
  • Data collection
  • Evaluation
  • Technological innovations
• Publication/ Report Number:
  C-13-01
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  New York
• Corporate Publisher:
  New York (State). Dept. of Transportation ; New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
• Abstract:
  Energetics Incorporated conducted a study to evaluate the operational, economic, and environmental impacts of advanced technologies to reduce idling in ; the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Region 4 fleet without compromising functionality. The fleet actively addresses fleet ; efficiency and reducing petroleum consumption by using more efficient light-emitting diode hazard warning signs and encourages personnel to turn off ; vehicles when stationary. However, with a fleet of 328 on-road vehicles and a duty to serve the more than one million customers in seven western New ; York counties, NYSDOT Region 4 wanted to ensure they were reducing idling at every opportunity. Onboard data collection modules gathered details on ; the route, engine, vehicle and driver operational characteristics from ¾-ton pickups, 6-passenger pickups, stake rack trucks, and small dump trucks. ; Monitored parameters included engine speed, vehicle speed, fuel rate, global positioning system data, and a variety of vehicle state and environmental ; conditions as available. The diversity of vehicle functions during cold- and warm-weather seasons contributed to significantly different operational ; characteristics throughout the year. Energetics Incorporated used the collected data to develop vehicle profiles from which an implementation plan of ; idling reduction solutions was developed. Overall, the results showed that the vehicle’s use is extremely varied throughout the fleet and there is not a ; “silver bullet” approach that will work for the entire fleet. However, many vehicles in the fleet showed favorable estimated savings and are good ; candidates for idle reduction technology
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  NYSERDA Contract 30899
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28958/dot_28958_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.09 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:370274814a5de7294a7845e149c63e34fb98f4917dd543adacefdf7e73b2ffda