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STUDY * Canada - Claims use of turnpike doubles can dramatically reduce emissions, improve safety
Ottawa,Ont,CAN -Truck News, by Adam Ledlow -25 April 2007: -- A recent study by the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and Natural Resources Canada claims extended double trailer configurations – known as turnpike doubles – are two to three times safer than the overall tractor-trailer population travelling Ontario’s multi-lane highways when measured on a per-vehicle-kilometre-of travel basis. The study says that turnpike doubles also represent a fuel savings of 55% when compared to single-trailer configurations moving the same volume of freight, with an average of 28.8 litres of diesel per 100 km of truck travel. Additionally, the longer configuration could reduce the number of trucks on the road by between 6% and 10%, CTA says...
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