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Analysis of the potential benefits of larger trucks for U.S. businesses operating private fleets

Year: 2009

Type: report

Abstract: This study examines the current operational and economic performance of a sample of companies that operate private fleets and establishes a present-day baseline of transport productivity and efficiency. It also estimates how transportation performance and environmental impact would likely change if the existing federal limitations were to be lifted, resulting in greater maximum gross vehicle weight (GVW) limits and the use of long combination vehicles (LCVs). The study benchmarked the current transportation efficiency of a sample of companies operating private fleets identified in concert with National Private Truck Council (NPTC). The parameters that were used to define efficiency focused on over-the-road operating costs, cargo transported (both by mass and volume), and miles travelled. It includes measures of fuel use, emission output and truck trips required for the companies’ annual transport tasks.

Source: Deep Blue (University of Michigan)

Authors: John Woodrooffe, Bruce M. Belzowski, James Reece, Peter Sweatman

Language: English

Topic: Transport and Logistics Innovations

Subfield: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

Funders: University of Michigan, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan

OpenAlex ID: W82306278

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