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Fuel Efficiency Faceoff finish line

Jason Morgan
By Jason Morgan
Jason Morgan is the content director of Fleet Equipment. He has covered the trucking industry for more than 10 years, has a CDL and geeks out far too much over the latest truck equipment and technology.
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Now we come to the answer to the question that started it all:  How fuel efficient can a new truck driver be?

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As we saw in the first half of the Fuel Efficiency Faceoff drive pitting Super Spec’er Joel Morrow against CDL-newbie Jason Morgan, handing a new driver the keys to a hyper fuel-efficient truck doesn’t immediately translate into record setting fuel savings. There is still a lot of skill and expertise that a driver brings to the truck.

Yet, with Adaptive Cruise Control figured out and a bit more comfortable behind the seat—can Jason push his fuel efficiency numbers past Joel Morrow, who is working the heck out of the 1996 Volvo VN truck?

It’s neck and neck as the trucks take off from the Volvo Trucks Customer Center and head back for to North Carolina to the finish line.

Click below to see how it all ends and who we crown as the Fuel Efficiency Faceoff Champion.

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How fleet management tools can help increase fuel efficiency

From fleet cards to EVs and data, all work together to help save on costs.

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As Director of Shell Fleet Solutions U.S. – Jim leads a team of sales and marketing professionals that provide fleet owners with a broad portfolio of products and services to help manage their total cost of fleet ownership. 
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The cost of doing business in the fleet industry is high, but one often overlooked way to help increase savings is through fuel efficiency.

Supply chain issues, lingering effects of inflation, cost of vehicles – all are reasons why fleet operators are seeking ways to tighten budgets. In a recent survey of Shell Fleet Solutions fleet account managers, reducing overall costs and finding new solutions for efficiency were among the most important trends they have heard directly from fleets.

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