NACFE: Terminal tractors are good use case for electrification
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) today released the first of four market segment reports—Electric Trucks Have Arrived: The Use Case For Terminal Tractors—based on findings from last year’s Run on Less – Electric (RoL-E) freight efficiency demonstration. The top level finding from the report is that this Class 8 market segment, terminal tractors,
NACFE issues first Run on Less – Electric Report
Trucking is in the midst of a transformation as regulatory and societal pressures are causing the industry to look at ways to produce fewer emissions and lower its carbon footprint. While advancements in diesel engine technology have greatly reduce particulate emissions and NOx, to meet sustainability goals, will require alternative fueled vehicles, specifically those powered
NACFE Run on Less Electric tracks electric truck performance
More than a dozen different electric trucks from companies such as Frito-Lay, Anheuser Busch, Penske and DHL will be measured over the next several weeks along their usual delivery routes to tally the amount of carbon they emit. This is a part of Run on Less, a program aimed at measuring efficiency in trucking that
NACFE announces 13 fleets participating in Run on Less – Electric
This fall, 13 fleets will take part in the North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s (NACFE) Run on Less – Electric: a real-world demonstration of zero-emissions goods movement. The following fleets are helping NACFE and partner RMI showcase the benefits and discuss the challenges of electric trucks: Alpha Baking Co. operating a Workhorse C1000 in
NACFE’s Run on Less Electric will begin in September
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) will be conducting Run on Less – Electric (RoL-E), an electric truck technology demonstration, in 2021. Leading up to and throughout the run, NACFE will showcase electric trucks in everyday operation and the actions needed to accelerate their adoption. The actual Run
NACFE: Hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks have long-haul promise, depend on infrastructure, demand
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) has released a new Guidance Report on the prospects of hydrogen electric power in the trucking industry. Key findings from the report include: Hydrogen fuel cells trucks are just starting to see real-world use and their adoption is being driven by regional or national considerations that are much bigger
NACFE updates low rolling resistance tires confidence reports
As part of its ongoing work to update all of its existing Confidence Reports, The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) has just completed a revision of its Confidence Reports on low rolling resistance tires. The original reports were published in 2015, but since that time there have been several developments that led NACFE
Podcast: NACFE’s Mike Roeth on the potential for electric trucks in regional haul
On this episode of the Fleet Future podcast, Mike Roeth of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency joins the podcast to talk about NACFE’s Run on Less Regional and what it revealed about the potential for electric trucks in regional haul applications. Listen to the podcast here: This is part of an ongoing series
NACFE shares additional findings from Run on Less Regional
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) has released its in-depth report on Run on Less Regional, a fuel-economy demonstration meant to show the value of fuel-saving technologies in Class 8 regional haul applications. After careful analysis of key data from the three-week event, the NACFE team has shared five conclusions: 1) High efficiency
NACFE turns its focus to electric truck in regional haul applications
Through its extensive work on regional haul and electric trucks, the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) has determined that regional trucking operations are well suited to be early adopters of electric trucks. It is also a rather large segment of the market with sufficient scale to have a big impact on the industry.
