Reducing Winter Maintenance Equipment Fuel Consumption Using Advanced Vehicle Data Analytics [Report]

Details

• Creators:
  Northrop, William ; Reddy Challa, Dinesh ; Eagon, Matthew ; Wringa, Peter
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Minnesota. Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Data analysis
  • Engine idling
  • Fuel consumption
  • Snowfall
  • Snowplows
  • Telematics
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MN 2023-03
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Minnesota ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation
• Abstract:
  This project analyzes the impact that idling and snowfall have on the fuel consumed by Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)’s snowplow fleet, with the underlying objective to determine and advise MnDOT on ways to reduce fuel usage of the fleet using vehicle telematics data. This is a significant problem to solve as fuel use reduction contributes to MnDOT’s sustainability goals of achieving a 30% reduction in fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from 2005 levels by 2025. Furthermore, rising fuel costs are a future cause for concern due to an increase in business operational costs that increases the burden on taxpayers to keep roads safe in winter.
• Content Notes:
  Supplemental report: Reducing Winter Maintenance Equipment Fuel Consumption Using Advanced Vehicle Data Analytics: Appendices
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  (c) 1003325 (wo) 63
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73091/dot_73091_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.03 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2a907fc50cb7aab63cceac84a4580eb466a70ef01629e0621559c9329d7b0e6c7cf99e4ce6d6f61cea6366077d8f6660aad0c152913fac7c6313712c9b9c333f