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Title:

Training Heavy Vehicle Drivers to Reduce Fuel Consumption: Results from a Pilot EcoDrive Project

Accession Number:

01126751

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

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Washington, DC 20001 USA
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Abstract:

Training drivers to reduce fuel consumption, an approach known as EcoDriving, has attracted attention in Europe where positive results have been reported. EcoDriving involves monitoring engine revs to make timely gear changes, not operating the vehicle at high revs and anticipating traffic conditions in order to ‘flow’ the vehicle. This paper reports results from a field trail conducted to explore the potential of an EcoDrive approach under Australian conditions. The field trail involved B-double vehicles, each weighing 68 tonnes (74 ton), which are used to transport bulk powered cement. The results of the training were positive with substantial reductions in fuel consumption, brake applications and gear changes. Follow up measurements taken 6 and 12 weeks after the training suggest that the EcoDriver skills have been retained by the drivers. While the results need to be interpreted with caution because of the scale and nature of the trial, the strength of the reductions never-the-less highlights that EcoDriver type initiatives have a potentially valuable role to play in reducing fuel consumption and emissions.

Monograph Accession #:

01120148

Report Numbers:

09-1131

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 USA

Authors:

Rose, Geoffrey

Monash University

Symmons, Mark

Monash University

Pagination:

14p

Publication Date:

2009

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 88th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC
Date: 2009-1-11 to 2009-1-15
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

DVD

Features:

Figures; Photos; References (14) ; Tables (2)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Ecodriving

Geographic Terms:

Australia

Subject Areas:

Education and Training; Environment; Highways; I15: Environment

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2009 Paper #09-1131

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Last Modified:

Apr 17 2009 9:56AM